Workout: running
Weight: 123.6
A lot has changed in 4 1/2 months:) I stayed at 6.0 mph and gradually worked up to more and more miles per workout. By Christmas I was running 6 miles on Saturday and 4 on M/W/Th. I think I only ran 6 miles once before Christmas and by later that day I was so ravenous I couldn't eat enough food - I never felt full. Kind of like how I felt after surfing in Cabo.
Right after Christmas I hit a wall with my running. I gained 4-5 pounds over christmas because I got overconfident with running = I could eat whatever and however much I wanted to (sugar). I also got pretty dehydrated. I could barely run 3 miles without being wrecked the whole time. So per Michelle's advice I took a break for a week. Then my hip began to hurt more and more and I had a bunch of dental issues - so I ended up taking a month off of running. I waited until my dental issues were resolved. The result, though, was that I lost the 5 pounds that I had gained because I couldn't eat solid food for 4 weeks. I started running again as soon as that was resolved. It took a few days to get it back, but I was soon back to 4 miles 3 days a week and a longer run on saturday.
Now, 2 months later, I am running 4 1/2 - 5 1/2 miles on M/W/Th and 6-7 miles on Saturday. My goal is to run about 20 miles/week. Two weeks ago I ran a personal best of 62:30 without stopping for any breaks. Last Saturday I ran 65:00 without significant breaks (I had to jump off for 10-20 seconds twice to talk to Dave or to Ryann). My saturday runs are still at a 6.0 pace. I have increased my weekday runs to 6.3 mph.
Today I ran 5 1/2 miles. I ran 4.75 miles at 6.3 and the last .75 miles at 6.5. With the increase in speed I've had to go back to adding time to my continuous running. This morning I did 3.25 miles before stopping to catch my breath. My heart rate is again at 185bpm when I stop.
My weight is fluctuating between 121 & 125 based on water consumption. Right now it is TOM in addition to Monday morning so double whammy on that. Saturday morning my weight was 121.6. Sunday morning it was 125. This morning it was 123.6. I am in size 6 jeans and small or xs shirts. Probably would be comfortable in size 4 trousers and could fit into size 4 jeans if I tried although they may not be terribly comfortable.
I was telling Dave a few weeks ago that this is the longest that I've maintained this weight. Each time I've gotten here in the past, I've gotten pregnant shortly afterward. This is the first time I can buy clothes with long range plans behind them. I see no reason why I should not be this size a year from now.
I now really, really enjoy running. It feels good. Dave and I challenged some of our college friends to run in the Calvin Classic 5k in April. I've never run in a race... I'm excited and hesitant all at the same time:) I've gotten pretty comfortable on the treadmill - I don't want to go back outside! But again, running feels good now. I still dread it sometimes, but I probably more dread getting up early than the actual running... the running I now KNOW I can do. I've proven it to myself - I can run for an hour without stopping. A year ago no one would have ever convinced me that I'd EVER be able to do that!
