What a way to kick off week six!
This morning, I followed up my successful 20 minute run with a bit of a failure. I thought today’s run would be easy, at least comparatively speaking:
- Run 5
- Walk 3
- Run 8
- Walk 3
- Run 5
Instead, I found myself seemingly near death during the last five minutes. I made it around the track once, and with nearly two-thirds of that last five minutes remaining, I just shut down. I kept telling myself that as awful as running felt, quitting would feel worse. And yet, I did. I can’t figure it out—why was today so hard?
On another, related note, I signed up for the Scale Down Challenge today. It’s a community-based weight loss tournament. You pay $50 to register, $5 for each of 10 weekly weigh-ins, and $1 for each pound gained. At the end, if you are in the top half of competitors in the terms of percentage of body weight lost, you break even or win up to several thousand dollars.
I’m hoping to fall squarely into the “break even” group. I’d like to see a 20 pound loss over 10 weeks. I’m about 10 pounds higher than my normal weight, and about 10 lower than my all time high (a point at which I conveniently ended up pregnant with Olivia. She was worth it, but that was not fun.)
So, 20 would put me at a decent place, and one that might make running a bit less awful.
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Posted by Liana on June 26, 2010 at 10:20 am
Don’t give up with the running! You are doing great. It sounds like you simply
bonked- do you bring water and a running-specific snack? Maybe you just run out of available sugar.
The weight challenge sounds like a fun idea. Good luck!
Posted by jsmith425 on June 26, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Keep trying Rebecca, I think you are doing great and this is a tiny setback!
Posted by Stefanie on June 27, 2010 at 6:55 pm
I know how you feel. I joined the SERF 3 weeks ago, and I have been either doing cardio in the cardio machine room, or taking ZUMBA classes. I tried to enter the weight room and almost cried at the “sausage party” mentality…and with tail in between my legs went back to Cardio room. So anyways, my goal is to lose 15 pounds and one dress size. We can do it. If we can be working moms, we can be healthy too. You go girl!
Stef