GATEWAY TO 8K, WEEK 3 COMPLETE !!! COUCH TO 5k,
on 5/8/09 6:00 am
Your right Heavelydelight, you may be crashing because your not getting enough food which is your fuel. Which is why I refuse to drop my carbs to low cause my body hates it.
You have to also remember your body will give you what it has for that day so if you can't do it maybe your body is trying to tell you something. (why the hell don't I take my own advice)
I always try to clear my head of all the daily clutter before I run because it can really mess up your run. I usually try to focus on what I want to look like, how good my lungs feel, how I am breathing smoothly, an outfit I want to fit into or my trip, now some days I am not able to do that and crap creeps in my head but try to kick it out in order to keep yourself focused..
I keep telling myself that I need to eat more but I am so scared to increase my food intake. I start thinking what if I stop exercising, or if I injury myself and cant exercise. I am just scared that I will become used to the increase in food / calories but then have no way to burn it off. My appetite just increased about 2 weeks ago. I can actually finish a whole sandwich and a side. So now I watch what I eat very closely and as soon as I feel satisfied, I stop. I make it a point to never finish anything. I used to make it a point to always finish my plate but that was my fat mentality. Now I typically throw away any left over’s to avoid snacking on it later. It’s all a mind game. As many others have said before, the surgery is on the stomach but not the mind.
Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels!
on 5/8/09 7:41 am
since I started running I have been eating a clean diet, but every Saturday I eat one pack of m&m's but that is it, the rest of the day I eat well.
When I was trying to eat to few carbs or calories I get so exhausted that I can't run because I don't have the energy. you have to find a happy medium but you have to get away from that fat girl thinking and I know it's easier said than done.
