Today was weigh- in day.
I was really hoping to see at least a small decrease since I have been eating really well, drinking ALOT more water, and really trying to get time on in on the treadmill every day. I was extremely happy to see that I lost 1.9 pounds this week. This brings my weight loss total to 10.6 pounds. YAY!! I broke the 10 pound mark!It was definitely a morale booster and I felt great about things all day. I came home and my hubby, Lewis, had pork chops in the oven, so I cut up some tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions for a fresh cucumber/tomato salad. So we had a wonderful meal that included the cucumber/tomato salad, pork chop, and fresh green beans. Yummy…
Now the bad news:
My workout sucked. I wanted to continue my workout from: The Beginning Runner's Handbook
The workout consisted of: Run 1 minute, walk 2 minutes. Repeat 9 times.
The first 10 minutes was fine, I was feeling good. At about minute 12 my calves really started to hurt, each step starting to get more and more tight and painful. By 14 minutes every step really hurt. I was bummed that I only got 5 cycles in. I guess I will be researching some good stretching techniques tomorrow.
3 comments:
That is great news Jamie! 10 pounds! Yah!! I know how good that must feel. Don't get too down about not finishing the cycles. You are off to a great start. I am sure you could get some good recommendations on stretching techniques.
Congratulations!
Are you doing a warm-up, stretch, workout, stretch regime? Doing about a 5 minute warm-up on the treadmill, stopping and then stretching your quads, hamstrings, and calves really good help to loosen them up.
If you do find in the middle of your workout that your muscles are feeling tight, in this instance your calves, it is ok to pause your workout and stretch them out some.
Put your toes/top part of your foot up against the wall and then lean in towards the wall and hold. You can also do another stretch where you place your hand on the ground and your body is in a v-shape (feet on flat on the ground). Straighten one leg out to where you feel a stretch in the calf/hamstring and bend the other leg slightly. Just some ideas ;)
I'll just ditto Brea on the stretching. Personally, I am terrible at remembering to stretch. Also, I hate having to warm-up and then stretch, but when I DO follow through with it I can really feel a difference! Hang in there. Don't get discouraged.
CONGRATS on your weight loss! You are rocking already. :)
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