It was 45 degrees at 4:30 this morning so I ran outside again today. I can't decide whether running outdoors is easier or harder than running on a treadmill, but it is different. I hope I continue to have opportunities to run outside this month.
I ran 5 miles in just under an hour, so it appears as if I run a little more slowly when I run outside, probably because I don't just set the pace and go. I know I am getting stronger because the hills don't slow me down as much as they used to. In fact, this morning I did not really notice the hills until I was half way up them and all of a sudden realized I was working harder. Just as I was wondering why the run was getting hard all of a sudden I would notice that I was going up hill. This is a lot better than what I was doing only a few months ago. A few month ago I would start dreading the hills the second I started my run and have to psych myself up for each one of them. It feels good to see the improvement.
Yesterday Jack and I played racquetball and I did much better. I was getting set for more of the shots and doing a better job getting the ball to the wall. We actually went into overtime for one game (still using modified scoring - I can get points when Jack serves, but he can't get points when I serve). After playing racquetball we did a strength training workout. I modified one of the workouts that I did last summer for Jack to do at the gym at work. I think it will be a good all around workout for him to do a couple times a week, though it seemed to be a little too much after the racquetball yesterday. I guess we'll see how it goes.
Between going out for dinner and ice cream (yes, ice cream!) Friday night and having a snack and half a beer while watching the super bowl last night I did not do well with my goal to start working towards weighing 150.0 on February 26th. This morning I weighed 154 pounds. I seem to be fluctuating between 152.5 and 154.0, without dieting at all. I am having trouble motivating myself to count every calorie, but I know that is what I need to do to reach my goal of 150.0 by my one year anniversary. I will do better this week.
154 might be"easy" to maintain with 6 to 8 hours of working out and normal eating. 150 might not be. Think about it.
ReplyDeleteThat may just be the case. I wouldn't be surprised to see my weight stay pretty consistent around 153 or so. I am thinking about weighing 150.0 on the last day of each month with a 5 pound range being fine during the month. That will keep me disciplined enough about food without obsessing about it on a daily basis. I am still thinking about this, though. I feel good and I am not particularly worried about it since my weight seems to be stable within a pound or two. So far, so good!!
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