i did, in fact, make myself run

[wildrice13]

Yesterday evening's run: ~1.9mi averaging 7.0mph, after which I walked and jogged the remaining ~0.7mi at an average of a little over 5mph (alternating a 3mph or less walk and a ~7mph run

Comments

[gregstoll]

If you really want to eat less, the first 3 or 4 days are by far the hardest. You will be hungry and cranky for these days, but after that your appetite will be reduced and it won't be nearly as hard. At least that's been my experience - I'll be hungry and not thinking I can do it for any significant length of time. And then after a few days it gets a lot easier and seems more reasonable...

[wildrice13]

Yeah, I really ought to just push myself through. And now would probably be a good time because it's not near any time where I want to be able to eat a huge meal--i.e. Thanksgiving or Christmas!

[onefishclappin]

I would really recommend heading over to RunTex and getting them to help you out. Nearest I can tell, they are _The_ people to go to for running advice, shoes, etc. You might even be able to find a beginner group to hook up with. They will definately be able to help you with the arch thing. Get expert help - it will pay off!

[tehfanboi]

If you can't get to RunTex or pay their prices, New Balance shoes have always done me well in my running efforts.

[wildrice13]

Actually, I think it's New Balance that I have! But I'm not certain. I'll check when I get home. If I do, in fact, get serious about the running thing I probably will check out RunTex and get something that will serve me well.

[onefishclappin]

It's a lot easier to get the right shoes and some help on your technique now when you are getting into it than relearning after 6 months of running or an injury.

After learning how David's helping me get properly setup on my bike has benefited me, I've become a big fan of "Just Do It Right" instead of "Just Do It". Especially as we get older and are more prone to stuff like knee & ankle & back & hip problems.

Talk to Gary about running sometime; he did a marathon a while back and, being Gary, did a lot of research on running and shoes and everything. (He's another reason that I've started prescribing to the "Just Do It Right" philosophy.)

[bobacita]

I hear that eating 5-6 small meals a day helps. That way you can eat when you're hungry and aren't famished when lunch or dinnertime rolls around.

[wildrice13]

I've heard that many times and while I kinda want to try it, the problem is that I'm lazy. Eating that often would require bringing stuff to work, buying appropriate stuff to take with me at the store, preparing it if it requires preparing, etc. That's not to say that I'm too lazy to ever make myself do it, just that right now I'm not gung-ho enough to put forth the effort. We'll see.

[onefishclappin]

granola bars, cereal bars, fig newtons, bananas, apples, cheese, yogurt. Stock a week's worth in your cube & work fridge & grab what you feel like every 3 hours. Each meal doesn't have to be balanced (meat, carb, veggie, dairy, fruit), just get the whole day balanced.

(I'm having to learn this technique being pregnant... Combine getting hungry all the time, trying to eat heathfully, not handling being hungry well, and not being able to fit tons on my stomach...)

[tehfanboi]

What I've been doing is I buy 15 low fat yogurts (various flavors) on monday and alot of unsalted plain ricecakes. I eat three yogurts a day spaced out about an hour apart. I eat the rice cakes whenever I get the urge to snack at work. Because that is all volume and low calorie it allows me to eat a normal size dinner. I was cranky at first, but I've adjusted to it. So instead of the normal caloric intake of 2k I'm probably getting 1.5k. That combined with my almost daily jogs have helped me so far

[xyloart]

The many small meals thing has definitely worked for me as far as managing hunger. While some of my hunger gets reduced the longer I keep my portion size reduced, before meal time I'd still get to be starving.

So now what I do is make a sandwich for lunch and bring two pieces of fruit with me. In the morning I eat a granola bar, mid morning I eat half of my sandwich, lunch I eat the other half, mid afternoon I eat a piece of fruit, and on the way home I eat the second piece of fruit. That way by the time dinner roles along I'm not starving and can eat a good amount without over eating.

Sometimes before bed I get hungry again, but by then I just want to go to sleep, so I don't even know I'm hungry.

[djedi]

Since everyone else has made such great replies, I'll just say "good jorb".