I haven’t made weight loss an explicit goal, but I figured if I followed a regular training plan (with a higher volume of exercise than I’d been doing previously) and I watched what I ate (mostly avoiding sweets and booze, with better portion control too), some weight should come off.
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That’s pretty much what I peaked at during the full holiday craze. I was active during the holidays (relatively speaking), and I felt like I didn’t sin too much, but still I have nothing to show for week 1. Like I said, I didn’t make it an explicit goal, so I won’t get stressed out about it, but I think I’ll try to monitor it in the weekly training posts for posterity’s sake. Having a few less pounds to drag across the finish line should make me faster come race season though…
I actually ran my long (12.2km) run on Saturday rather than Sunday, because on Sunday, I tried Crossfit (see my review here). It was clearly a beginner session, because we also took the kids tobogganing that afternoon and I was able to pull them along and up the hill.
After 7 straight training days, I took Monday off. This was more difficult than I thought, because I was feeling really good and strong and able to take on the world – everyone was posting motivation messages for ‘Motivation Monday’ (including me!). Still, the rest day should be observed; it’s just that the rest day is usually forced upon me by life interfering with my plans…
I moved Monday’s 5.6km run to Tuesday, and I found the missing Blackberry! Incredibly, it still worked, which means I’ll be able to recover my contacts and other info. Since it was Trifecta Tuesday, I also did 47 pushups from the 100 push-ups app and a Yoga workout before bed.
On Wednesday I did a 7.4km run on pavement. I was pretty pleased with my pace. I could almost feel myself getting faster and stronger.
Due to some early morning toddler wake-up problems and a re-scheduled meeting, Thursday ended up being a rest day, unless you count air-guitar and dancing in the living room with the kids before dinner…
I did my tempo run on the treadmill on Friday; I used an incline of 1.5 and it felt fine. A mile warm-up at 5mph, the tempo run of 1.5 miles at 6.8mph and a mile cool-down (again at 5mph).
Though I’m pleased with my running and mileage this week, I am a little disappointed with strength and cross-training. Cross-fit was tough and a great workout, and the re-structuring of the week was probably what threw everything else into disarray. I should try to figure this out since this weekend will probably also involve a Saturday long run and Sunday Crossfit.
Like I said, weight loss is not an explicit goal, and I'm not doing any formal observation of calorie intake, but thanks for the words of encouragement!
Like I said, weight loss is not an explicit goal, and I'm not doing any formal observation of calorie intake, but thanks for the words of encouragement!
Be patient with the weight – if you're eating less than you're burning it will come! If not, try tracking your calories for a few days and see where you might be getting more calories than you expected. Keep up the great training!
Be patient with the weight – if you're eating less than you're burning it will come! If not, try tracking your calories for a few days and see where you might be getting more calories than you expected. Keep up the great training!