Tuesday June 12, 2012

Ahhh, today redeemed yesterday!  


Over the weekend I decided that I needed to suck it up and get outside to run and do it in the morning before everyone is up and moving.  I used to do that and it was wonderful, but I've fallen out of the habit of getting up early and of running outside.  Sometimes I get stuck in the enjoyment of running on the treadmill and watching tv shows on the computer.  Sometimes I just like the easiness of it.  And then I start dreading the challenge of running outside.


Anyway...  ran 5 miles with Dave on Saturday morning and decided I needed to get back to it.  So I went out yesterday morning to run 3 miles.  And I had to stop before 3/4 mile and walk the rest of the time.  My hamstrings were tight, my lower back was clenched, I couldn't get into a rhythm, it felt like every step was an individual mental effort, the humidity was weighing down on me.  So I stopped and walked.  It was fine.


But I knew the weather would be beautiful today and I wanted to make up for yesterday's disaster, so I tried again.  And it was nice.  My lower back was clenched for the first 1 1/2 miles, but when I got to the park I stopped and did 2 minutes of triangle pose and it felt better the rest of the time.  I only did 3 miles, which is just fine with me, but it was nice to be outside and enjoying it again.


Now today I also have to get back to counting calories - I haven't gained any weight and haven't gone crazy, but I would still like to get down a couple of pounds.  So I'm aiming for 1700 calories/day.  I've been eating well, just needed a break from logging every single thing all day long.