Well I've been silent for a little bit here but I'm still around. It was a busy end to the week work wise but it didn't affect my workout schedule, just my blogging one. On a side note I was never a fan of blogging at all because, why should I care what other people think or say, but I never looked at how much of a tool it can be to keep yourself accountable. I don't want to post a gain or a missed workout and so it pushes me just a little extra to get things done. Well this week was my top week for distance so far. I ran 4 miles for maintenance runs twice this week, did 40 mins of cycling on the spin bike on Saturday and upped my long distance Sunday to 7 miles in just under 69 mins. The run on Sunday was tough, at first my legs felt very heavy and keeping a good pace was tough but as usual, one I make it to the halfway mark and turn around, it really isn't bad at all. I was getting very dry mouth on the way back, not thirsty as much as just needing a shot of water so I will have to start doing something for that on my upcoming long runs. I'm a little ahead of the HH program because I pushed it last week instead of repeating and just added another mile this week. I've felt good so I figure I might as well.
Another positive note, the scale dropped last week which has been frustrating me because its been a little back and forth lately. I'm really going to concentrate on eating well this week so that I can crack into the 280's somewhere I haven't been in at least 5 years. If anyone is reading this, any ideas why my weight has fluctuated so much even though I've still been burning calories like crazy with the extra miles?
Congrats on the long run! You may actually not be consuming enough for the calories burned; when you increase your mileage and burn more calories, your body wants a corresponding increase, otherwise it goes into 'starvation mode' and won't let go of the weight. You might try eating just a little more than usual on the days you have a longer run to see if it helps break through to a lower number. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteEat more to lose, sounds like a trick :). I agree on Sunday I probably didn't consume enough calories but I think during the week I'm pretty close to 1800-2000 daily. This is based on logging for short periods of time (I just can't last more than a couple days of doing it). I put it in perspective some last night when I realized I can't compare myself to others, doesn't mean I won't, but I've lost 35 lbs in just over 3 months. Thats a pretty solid clip of weight loss and it could have been more but I made mistakes. I want instant gratification but don't we all.
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