Whaaa? I'm starting to feel really silly for not getting back on track right when I got home from vacation...I've already nearly made up for my 3.4 lb gain from Saturday.
Wall push-ups - 2 sets x 25
Tricep dips - Week 1 Day 1, 150 dips program - 6/6/5/5/8
Bicep curls - 10 lb dumbbells - 2 sets x 10 (too heavy for good form, I'll be using 5 lbs next time)
Treadmill - 7.86 miles in 1:45:00 (13:21 pace)
I will admit I got a little teary-eyed after the run. I ran over 7.5 miles without stopping to walk. It finally really hit me that I am actually a runner, no matter how slow I may be. I mean really, what percentage of the population can say they have *ever* run that far?
Seems like a really long time to spend on the dreadmill, but I was watching Beetlejuice so I was thoroughly entertained. I LOVE that movie! "What are your qualifications?" "Ah, I attended Julliard. I am a graduate of Harvard Business School. I travel quite extensively. I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that. I've seen 'The Exorcist' 167 times, and it keeps gettin' funnier EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE IT. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO A DEAD GUY!" Ahh, good times. And of course there's this classic scene:
I tried to do the dance along with them while I was running...it didn't work very well. Does anyone remember the Beetlejuice cartoon show? ...I digress.
I had my post-run nausea thing hit me again (it's been a while), and I'm fairly sure I'm going to be very sore tomorrow (I'm icing my knee as I type this because it's pretty achy), but I am pleased as punch with myself. 23 Activity Points in one go! I also discovered that BodyGlide might be necessary on long runs on areas that I hadn't even considered...
As for the food log, I went a bit over my daily allowance on points today. Weight Watchers gives you 49 extra points for the week that you can use if you so choose, and considering I burned off well over 1000 calories today, a little more food isn't gonna hurt me!
Dinner was really point-heavy. Mom asked me to finish off the chicken salad, but I still had another dairy serving, both oils, and 3 fruit/veg to meet my healthy checks, so I ate a lot (not that that's a hardship or anything). As for lunch, I had a Morningstar Farms Veggie Corn Dog for the first time, and was pleasantly surprised! I honestly couldn't tell the difference between that and a "real" corndog, and even when I ate some of the "meat" by itself the taste was very close. Thumbs up!
2 comments:
I'm so proud of you! 7+ miles is nothing to sneeze at, no matter the pace!!! I'm battling this incredibly lame plateau right now... it feels like I've been hovering around the same weight for weeks, despite working out and meeting my calorie-count. Granted, that's 80-pounds-lost-weight, but it's still frustrating when I've got more to go. You're motivating me to keep pushing through it!
Thank you, I'm proud of you too!! 80 pounds! That's so great!
Have you tried changing things up a bit to bust through the plateau? A new workout, changing how you use your calories for the day as far as the carbs/fiber/protein breakdown?
You'll get where you want to be, I'm sure of it. <3
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