How Marie was progressing.
I went running last night. It's my second run of the summer. I went a couple of weeks ago, and part of it was up Old Main Hill on campus, which is like... the kind of tough that you just think 'lol' about. I did take the less strenuous route up the hill, but it was still intense.
Last night I just went for a standard run at twilight, no hills. It's the first run I haven't taken water with me on, and I fared really well. I drank some water before, and I drank a nice bit after, but even when I was running last summer, my body wasn't in shape enough that I could go that long without being ~desperate for water. After I got back, I did ten minutes of hula hoop on the Wii and then two rounds of golf on the driving range, so I got in about 45 minutes of being active, going from high intensity aerobic down to just moving around and concentrating on muscle movement. I feel so so so so so good about that.
I'm debating whether or not I'm going to run again tonight. I don't know if my body is ready for running consecutive days yet. When I started my Couch to 5k program last summer, I ran my first two days back to back and it was really killer on the second day... but my fitness IS much better than it was. So I think I guess I'm going to go ahead and give it a try. And then I'll run again Saturday - so I guess I really do need to run tonight so I don't skip two days. -nod- Ha, I'll run after So You Think You Can Dance airs tonight. I just love that show so much!
I commented on Allie's post last week about this whole getting fit thing. It's hard. It takes focus and discipline. I really think the key is remembering how awesome I feel when I do it, when I eat right, when I leave work having declined the plethora of sweets for the staff, when I get back from a freaking run! It makes me feel so good about myself! I think that's the key. Shunning instant gratification. And it was also great the way things were timed and worked out last night - I got home from the school, ate dinner, watched SYTYCD with Becky and my roommates, went for the run, did some Wii, got ready for bed, read my scriptures, watched an episode of Fringe, and then went to sleep at midnight, which was perfect for getting 8 hours and then having an hour to get ready for work at 9 this morning.
There are things about being lazy and indulging myself that I love, obviously, but the way I feel when I eat well and when I work out, when I'm responsible, it's just so great - it makes me feel so happy!
So I need to keep chasing that feeling of awesome. -nod-
Also, I love Desmond Hume and I miss having new episodes of Lost.
Last night I just went for a standard run at twilight, no hills. It's the first run I haven't taken water with me on, and I fared really well. I drank some water before, and I drank a nice bit after, but even when I was running last summer, my body wasn't in shape enough that I could go that long without being ~desperate for water. After I got back, I did ten minutes of hula hoop on the Wii and then two rounds of golf on the driving range, so I got in about 45 minutes of being active, going from high intensity aerobic down to just moving around and concentrating on muscle movement. I feel so so so so so good about that.
I'm debating whether or not I'm going to run again tonight. I don't know if my body is ready for running consecutive days yet. When I started my Couch to 5k program last summer, I ran my first two days back to back and it was really killer on the second day... but my fitness IS much better than it was. So I think I guess I'm going to go ahead and give it a try. And then I'll run again Saturday - so I guess I really do need to run tonight so I don't skip two days. -nod- Ha, I'll run after So You Think You Can Dance airs tonight. I just love that show so much!
I commented on Allie's post last week about this whole getting fit thing. It's hard. It takes focus and discipline. I really think the key is remembering how awesome I feel when I do it, when I eat right, when I leave work having declined the plethora of sweets for the staff, when I get back from a freaking run! It makes me feel so good about myself! I think that's the key. Shunning instant gratification. And it was also great the way things were timed and worked out last night - I got home from the school, ate dinner, watched SYTYCD with Becky and my roommates, went for the run, did some Wii, got ready for bed, read my scriptures, watched an episode of Fringe, and then went to sleep at midnight, which was perfect for getting 8 hours and then having an hour to get ready for work at 9 this morning.
There are things about being lazy and indulging myself that I love, obviously, but the way I feel when I eat well and when I work out, when I'm responsible, it's just so great - it makes me feel so happy!
So I need to keep chasing that feeling of awesome. -nod-
Also, I love Desmond Hume and I miss having new episodes of Lost.