I still felt like crap yesterday so I pushed my run to today. It went very well!!! I originally told myself I was going to run 2mi without walking. I was feeling good...so I kept going. I ran 3.11 mi in 36:00! Included in that, though, is my .25mi warm-up. I am so happy with that! That time beats my Dec 21st 5k time by a few seconds. I wish I had thought a little more and ran to 3.25 miles so that it would have been running a total of 3 miles instead of 2.86mi because of my warm-up. Either way, it is a distance PR since my knee surgery. Prior to today, the furthest I have ran without walking was 2.75mi.
Were they laughing at me? There were a couple ladies talking on the treadmills next to me. It seemed like they were laughing at me anytime I upped me speed. (I slowly upped my speed towards the end of my run.) I hate being overweight and thinking people are talking about me. I know that most likely they are not, but it's hard to not have those thoughts.
My "Reason a Day to Lose Weight" notebook I have going on is really helpful. When I see all those reasons together, versus one passing thought, it is motivational to not quit. More and more I am seeing that I am making a choice to lose weight versus feeling forced to do so. All the good things that will come of me losing weight outweigh wanting to eat.
Calories. I think I am going to have to up them to 1750. 1500 is not cutting it. I have been getting so hungry that it feels like my eyes are sinking in! It really is affecting my energy level as well. When I successfully lost 35lbs a few years ago, I did it on 1500cal per day but I wasn't running like I am now. Actually, I think I am going to try 1750 calories every-other day first to see if that helps.
Tuesday - 3.5mi on treadmill (3.11mi in 36:00 inc warm-up, 2.86mi without walking)
1mi walk with dog
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Week 1 miles : 15.31
Week 2 miles : 13.11
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2008 miles total : 28.42mi
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