Change of plans and it's only day 2
Well, yesterday as I was preparing to go out for my run, I discovered that the stroller tire wasn't merely flat, but has a hole in it. So until I get that patched or the tire replaced (whichever is necessary), I'm not going to be able to do any running, at least during the day. I might be able to squeeze in a run in the evenings after Chris gets home. Since we have sidewalks, I'm not concerned about running at night. But, since it's sleeting today, I thought maybe an hour of yoga during Jonah's nap might be a better way to get my exercise in for the day and I just finished that up.
This got me thinking, I've been too specific on my physical fitness focal point. I'm still trying to make myself fit into a routine instead of saying, "I'll workout x hours per week and in those workouts I'll do y and z." So I may need to reevaluate and go back and say, "I need to run for a total of 2 hours per week and do one hour of yoga." That leaves it nice and flexible so that on days like today, I can make a choice of workouts. Even better, I could say, "I need to workout out 3 hours per week and that needs to contain some combination of yoga and running." Of course, then I run the risk (no pun intended) of not running enough and not being adequately prepared for the race in October. I'll figure it out.
Random statistic I heard during one of the commercial breaks (which are somewhat distracting while trying to hold yoga poses): soda drinkers who choose regular sodas are 30% likely to become overweight or obese, while soda drinkers who choose diet sodas are 54% likely to become overweight or obese. Kind of defeats the purpose of choosing diet doesn't it? The point of the commercial was choose water instead. I'm not a soda drinker, so it doesn't really pertain to me, but I found it interesting.
When I was reading Food and Mood, I remember reading about artificial sweeteners and how they actually make you crave sweets even more because it's not the sweetness you were craving, it was the carbs and calories associated with the sweet food or drink. So, you down a snack or beverage full of artificial sweeteners and are still craving the carbs and calories so you're more likely to eat more at your next sitting to make up for it. There's no tricking the neurotransmitters in your brain into thinking they got what they were craving. It just doesn't work.
This got me thinking, I've been too specific on my physical fitness focal point. I'm still trying to make myself fit into a routine instead of saying, "I'll workout x hours per week and in those workouts I'll do y and z." So I may need to reevaluate and go back and say, "I need to run for a total of 2 hours per week and do one hour of yoga." That leaves it nice and flexible so that on days like today, I can make a choice of workouts. Even better, I could say, "I need to workout out 3 hours per week and that needs to contain some combination of yoga and running." Of course, then I run the risk (no pun intended) of not running enough and not being adequately prepared for the race in October. I'll figure it out.
Random statistic I heard during one of the commercial breaks (which are somewhat distracting while trying to hold yoga poses): soda drinkers who choose regular sodas are 30% likely to become overweight or obese, while soda drinkers who choose diet sodas are 54% likely to become overweight or obese. Kind of defeats the purpose of choosing diet doesn't it? The point of the commercial was choose water instead. I'm not a soda drinker, so it doesn't really pertain to me, but I found it interesting.
When I was reading Food and Mood, I remember reading about artificial sweeteners and how they actually make you crave sweets even more because it's not the sweetness you were craving, it was the carbs and calories associated with the sweet food or drink. So, you down a snack or beverage full of artificial sweeteners and are still craving the carbs and calories so you're more likely to eat more at your next sitting to make up for it. There's no tricking the neurotransmitters in your brain into thinking they got what they were craving. It just doesn't work.