BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!!! No that is not the sound of me backing up, it’s the evil sound of my alarm clock at 5:30 a.m. It would have been so easy hit that snooze button like I normally do but no, I dragged my butt out of the warm bed and headed outside into the 23 degree darkness to start running.
It’s been a very long time since I’ve done any sort of running so I kept things at a fairly slow pace and started running around the block. I had brought my iPod with me but the ear buds kept falling out so I just took them out. It was dark and still this morning. An eerie silence seemed to just hang in the air. The only sounds were my feet hitting the pavement and my out of shape breathing. I couldn’t believe it but I was actually enjoying myself. Running in my neighborhood this morning was so peaceful. I ended up going about 2 miles. Not too bad for an old, out of shape guy that hasn’t really run in 15 years.
We’ve decided to try and do some yoga every night. It has really helped me relax before going to bed. I also think that the stretching will do some real good now that I’m stepping up my activity level.
I’m still doing well with my meals. My goal is to stay under 1500 calories per day.
Breakfast
Fat-free blueberry muffin
2 cups of coffee with 2 tablespoons of creamer
Lunch
Turkey and Swiss cheese sandwich on whole wheat
Dinner
Grilled pork tenderloin
Brown rice
Green beans
Dessert
Sugar-free Jell-O cup
Activity
In addition to my 2 mile run, I walked another 1.5 miles and I’ll be doing yoga again in a few minutes.
Oh Jared,
ReplyDeleteI am so excited about your progress and so proud of you!!! It has put me to shame! I want to lose 20 lbs and you are my inspiration! Last year when I lost 10 lbs. I felt so good and was so happy about the changes my body was making. Winter is so hard to be motivated and of course I put the weight back on. We had to cancel our gym membership and I really loved working out there...felt so good after. But you are inspiring me so much, I'm going to get going again! I have a friend that walks me when the weather is good. Love you! MOM