Last Saturday was my first 4 mile run/walk, but I didn’t time it. I just wanted to see if I could go that far. Today I timed it and measured it (on MapMyWalk). It was actually 4.11 miles and I did it in 53 minutes. I don’t think that is too bad for an overweight 59 year old woman. I remember doing the Fishy Four in around 52 minutes years and years ago.
Speaking of overweight, at my weekly weigh in yesterday, I was a pound lower than last week, and I didn’t “diet” at all. We actually ate very good this week, as we are using up all the stuff in the freezers. I’m not doing so hot on my filling the plate at the counter and not having seconds. Some days, I’m perfect, but other days, I rather forget and take all the food to the table, and end up nibbling on this or that while we are talking. But at least I’m working on it and have to assess each day how I did that day.
4 miles is great! I ran a 5k today. It was fun 🙂
Way to go, Mom!!
I’ve been starting to add slow jogs into parts of our walks. We’re still in the 3 mile range for our walks in the 1 hour that we’ve given ourselves time for. But it’s getting closer to 50 minutes than 60, so there’s definite improvement!!
The jogging is going okay. My shoes are developed for “barefoot style” running, which means landing on my toes instead of my heels. It’s new for me, but my legs seem to like it better than the “regular” way of running. My biggest problem is that my heart still isn’t ready, so I run until my heart is beating pretty fast, stay there just a little bit (not enough to be a danger, just enough to make my heart work a little), and then walk again and let my heart rate return to normal. Once I’m more slender, I’ll be able to wear my heart rate monitor again and that will be good.
Frustratingly, I haven’t lost any weight. In fact, I’m back up 3 pounds from where I’d managed to get to. On the other hand, though, I have lost 3 inches from my waist and I’ve got significantly more muscle definition in my calves.
I’m also not counting calories, just trying to make sure I eat appropriate portion sizes and add enough fruits and veggies to my day (I’m still not doing great on this) and eating as few sweets as I can manage without cravings.
Mostly, though, I’m excited about running again! It feels great!
I love you!
Kylene