This is exactly how I feel most days. My favorite foods consist of anything deep fried and greasy. However, those desires are waning, little by little. Although I wouldn't mind a nice juicy burger from Shake Shack. *Drool* Ok, back to the healthy stuff. As you know, I have been logging my daily food intake through MyFitnessPal. It basically tells me that in order to lose a pound a week, I would need to consume only 1200 calories. If I work out, I get to eat whatever calories I burned. However, I don't think that 1200 calories is anywhere near where I should be. It has forced me to try to make better choices but I find myself hungry all the time. So I've decided that I should probably eat closer to 1500 calories to stay satisfied. Plus the hubs said that 1200 cals would make my body think it's "starving" and will probably hold onto the fat more. I think I learned that in Health 101 in college. So it's justification for my eating slightly more.
Yesterday the hubs and I did another round of hot yoga. This was a more "advanced" class so she went a lot faster. This meant a lot more sweat. And by a lot, I mean buckets full more. Gross. But by the end of class, my shirt was all stretched out and a totally different color than when we had arrived. It was awesome. Then we (I say we but I really mean me) decided to start week 4 of the Couch to 5K training schedule. This week's schedule consists of 16 minutes (broken up into 2-3 min and 2-5 min sections) of running and 10.5 minutes of walking, which includes the 5 minute warm up walk. I normally walk at 3.5 mph, sometimes 3.2 after the run to try to get my heart rate down. I normally run between 5.5-6 mph. Yesterday, I was able to do all 16 minutes at 5.5 and not feeling like dying. I wasn't running fast but I was so excited that I was able to do the 5 min run straight without having to slow down the speed or take a break. I did have to look down at the time and tell myself "OK, only three minutes. Only two minutes. Only one more minute." By the end of the run, I had a HUGE grin on my face. I guess the gradual training is really working on my endurance. Plus I got over 2 miles in under 30 minutes. Effing awesome (maybe not to you runners out there but pretty awesome for a couch potato like me!). I think if I hadn't done a whole 5 min warm up walk, I could have done 2.5 miles in 25 mins. I'm getting closer and closer to my goal of running the 5k in 30 minutes or less. Just like a pizza...mmmmm....pizza.
On a side (and somewhat random) note, as I have said before, our gym is 24 hours. So by the time we left, it was around 10:30 pm. What I don't get is that there are people who shower at the gym before going home. That late? Why not just shower at home? Isn't it more convenient? You could argue they're saving on their electric and water bill but wouldn't you like to rest your feet a little before hopping in the shower? Plus isn't it a pain to have to wear shower shoes and tote around your shower stuff? Also, there was a girl who was all dressed up and putting on makeup. At 10:30 on a Monday?! Where the heck are you going? And how do I get to live an exciting life like that? She must be in college or something. Needless to say, by the time we got home, the hubs and I were pretty ready to pass out. Oh to be 21 again...
Oh well. 26 is shaping up to be a great year :-) Get it, shaping up?! Teehee - off to the gym!
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