Run ticked off again today - YAY.

Got into a nice easy stride that felt really comfortable and was achievable, so that's good. I am quite sore now though, feeling it behind the knees and in my hips. I am sure it is because I didn't do a very good warm-up and stretches first, so that is something to work on, I also may be going a bit hard out for someone going back into running, I maybe should have eased back in, but that's ok.. I'm learning and reflecting on it.

Tomorrow I might just go for a brisk walk, rather than a full on run, that may just help, then back to a run on Tuesday. I certainly don't want to lose the momentum.

My mind was all over the place today, attempting to solve the troubles of the world, I can report I have not discovered the answers.. bugger.. think I'd have to do a run of Forrest Gump proportions to do that, but ah well, it passed the time.

K

Nailed it again!! so feeling really good about myself.

It feels so good to be back on track.

Perhaps the break is what I might need every so often to keep me focussed on the end goal??

Funny what you occupy your mind with while running. Today I ran forming an opinion on the value of your big toe. For years I've read all about how our big toe defines us, it's what made us stand tall and walk etc etc but it's when you're running and you can feel the placement of your toe and then how it influences the rest of your foot as you run, that you truly appreciate it's value. Weird eh... 

While running I try and work out how fast I'm going over 100m and then what that means per km and it's funny how my brain just can't cope with maths lol 

I am trying to learn to find my pace by myself so that I can run at an even pace, rather than go hard out, then not cope and have to walk, I'm trialling songs in my head. So far the Irish Rovers - Wasn't that a party seems to keep me at the right stride - in my head I hear coulda been the whisky, mighta been the beer.... I tell ya, running really is some time to yourself you can think about anything lol

Ah well.. I'm feeling proud of myself and focussed on this next goal of getting under 90kg, it feels achievable and I am going to make it happen. Once that's achieved that'll be 19 kgs gone, I'll then set the next goal. I like these smaller achievable ones because they're more "here and now" and not way in the future. I tell ya, I am treating myself to a pedicure once it's achieved, running does not make my feet look very nice.

K

Well I'm back!

I have had a very busy few weeks and have done very little exercise wise.. so haven't had anything to bore you with ;)

But I'm back.

I haven't been totally useless, I did have a couple of runs, a walk and my daughter and I completed a 5km funrun last weekend in a mix of walking/running.

I was petrified to jump on the scales, I really didn't know what they would tell me, but I plucked up the courage and did this morning and I hadn't put on any weight at all, so YES!!! still have lost over 13kg's. The good news about that is that I know that when I finally get my weight down to where I want it to be I will know how to maintain it, I'll know how to create balance, if I indulge a little more today then I exercise a bit more tomorrow. I can't wait for the day when I have the mix right, where I can eat and drink, but will understand the counterbalance to that in terms of the exercise and diet to keep me on track. This does feel like progress from the other times I have journeyed into losing weight, I feel like I'm setting myself up for more of a long term commitment to weight loss.

I have gone back to running again as of yesterday, and that feels good. I ran 3.8km's yesterday and aimed for 4km today, which I did in 43 mins. I'm pleased with that, but I did go a bit fast again and I was struggling to finish. I think I need to decide whether I want to go the whole distance and just not worry about the speed yet, until I am consistently completing the distance, or I go for speed, get as far as I can and then try and get further and further as I get faster and faster.. Anyway I'll get it right eventually. I'm finding my stride and it feels really good to be off again. It's such a motivator, I've done heaps more today than I usually do and I'm sure it's because i built exercise into my day and had to be organised. Jumped on the scales afterwards and had lost 800g today alone - woohoo! I feel re-invigorated and it's only 6kg and I'm under 90kg, that's where I got to last time I seriously tried to lose weight, so I want to beat that, it feels achievable too - BRING IT ON!!!

K