Mixing things up
So I didn't work out Wednesday, since I was still feeling a bit dogdy. But I walked this morning, for 1 hour -- which I think makes it 6 kms, since I walk a 10 min km.
I'm going to undertake a 6 week walking program, 6 sessions a week. I discovered in NYC that I could walk and walk and walk and not make myself sick. For some reason, even on zero resistance on the elliptical, I can overdo things. I think I build up to the point where, even though there's no physical impact, I'm doing the equivalent of running. And that's what tips me over. I'm not running when I'm walking, I'm just walking. I've worked up a good sweat but my heart rate isn't through the roof -- I'm not overstressing myself. And this route has a couple of gentle inclines, so that's good.
Mind you, I couldn't do it if I didn't have my new friend, lectures from The Teaching Company, on cd. I'm now walking my through the Life and Times of Henry 8th. To come are the Early Middle Ages, the High Middle Ages, The History of English and the History of Byzantium. And that's just for starters!
Hideously expensive if you don't buy them on special ... which I did.
Foodwise, I've been doing really really well. My sugar intake has been zero. My refined carb intake has been zero. When I get an urge for something sweet, I grab a 2g carb choc bar, and that satisfies me. It's more expensive than a regular bar of choc, but it saves me from crashing and burning and going on a sugar binge. I have no idea what my weight is doing. I'm taking my emphasis off the scales. I'll weigh in on April 1st, hope I dont make a fool of myself, keep up the walking and strict low carbing, and weigh again on May 1st.
I'm going to undertake a 6 week walking program, 6 sessions a week. I discovered in NYC that I could walk and walk and walk and not make myself sick. For some reason, even on zero resistance on the elliptical, I can overdo things. I think I build up to the point where, even though there's no physical impact, I'm doing the equivalent of running. And that's what tips me over. I'm not running when I'm walking, I'm just walking. I've worked up a good sweat but my heart rate isn't through the roof -- I'm not overstressing myself. And this route has a couple of gentle inclines, so that's good.
Mind you, I couldn't do it if I didn't have my new friend, lectures from The Teaching Company, on cd. I'm now walking my through the Life and Times of Henry 8th. To come are the Early Middle Ages, the High Middle Ages, The History of English and the History of Byzantium. And that's just for starters!
Hideously expensive if you don't buy them on special ... which I did.
Foodwise, I've been doing really really well. My sugar intake has been zero. My refined carb intake has been zero. When I get an urge for something sweet, I grab a 2g carb choc bar, and that satisfies me. It's more expensive than a regular bar of choc, but it saves me from crashing and burning and going on a sugar binge. I have no idea what my weight is doing. I'm taking my emphasis off the scales. I'll weigh in on April 1st, hope I dont make a fool of myself, keep up the walking and strict low carbing, and weigh again on May 1st.