Workout: Interval running on treadmill
Weight: 124.4 (I think)
A lot to catch up on...
Weight: My weight has been steady at 122.8, but last night I had Olive Garden and not enough water, which explains the almost 2 pound gain over night.
Workouts: I stayed steady at a 5.4 pace until I went to Mexico. For my first workout in Mexico I decided to up it to 6.0 because I had eaten more than usual the day before - including dessert. So I ran at 6.0 for the whole week (3 workouts on the treadmill, 1 on the eliptical, 1 morning of surfing (3 hours) and 1 day of snorkeling which ended up not being a workout at all). We were very active in Mexico in addition to those workouts. We walked a large portion of the city of Cabo San Lucas one afternoon/evening - about 3-4 hours total that day, we walked around the city again another day, we walked the beach, we played a lot of pool volleyball and we climbed the rocks. It was a great vacation. I ate more than I normally do and didn't gain a pound - I went to Mexico weighing 122.8 and came home weighing the same. I was very happy about that!
Since coming home I have kept my running pace at 6.0. I've tried - briefly - to slow it back down to 5.4, but it is tough - it isn't a natural pace for me and I feel like it is harder work to maintain that pace. I'm running at 6.0 for 25:00 or 2.5 miles before taking a break to catch my breath. My total distance has increased to 3.5 miles in 36:30. I am very happy about all of this. It feels good and I can see where I may eventually get up to 4 and then 5 miles every day once my pace increases a little more. I'm not going to get over eager - I'm sticking with 6.0 for now.
Sugar fast: I broke my sugar fast in Mexico (I had planned on it). Started September 2 and went all the way to October 19 without eating sugar. It was very good for me. I started again on October 26, but broke it on Halloween and again yesterday. I have to not even start otherwise I excuse myself for the rest of the day. I have to make a decision about today - we are celebrating Georgia's birthday tonight and I haven't decided, yet, if I want a piece of cake. I have to remember that I really don't even like cake and frosting...
