I really intended to post this yesterday, but I was busy training……and yes, seriously.
The truth is that If I had written any kind of “Tuesday Training Report” after I got home from Cleveland in May, I would probably be writing about playing in the pool with hula hoops again.
“MO” stands for modus operandi and is a Latin phrase that refers to a pattern of procedure. My usual “MO” is to begin a training and/or food plan and start on a Monday. I will weigh in, make a mental note of it or put it on my iPhone calendar, and work very hard sticking to the straight and narrow plan I’ve set out for myself. This situation usually works really, really well for a total of about two whole weeks.
What happens next is very predictable in my life – I last the two weeks, I’m proud of myself, I show improvement in running (and exercise in general), and actually lose a couple of pounds or so, and then I’m STARVING for a pizza or wings or something I tell myself I’m not supposed to have. I proceed to consume whatever forbidden food it is, and then I figure since I’ve already fallen off the wagon, I might as well give up since it’s easier. So I do. I give up.
When I got back from Cleveland, I decided I was either going to give it one last valiant effort or just quit trying. I went “on the wagon” again on May 30 and I decided I was going to try and not tell anyone this time. (I did tell two people basically for my own accountability and encouragement.) At that point I was feeling like I didn’t want my continued failure to be a public fact – see, I didn’t even trust myself! So yes, now you can count the weeks if you want, but I’ll tell you anyway – I am officially in the THIRD WEEK (YAY!!) and I haven’t quit the food and training plan, and as of Monday June 13, I’ve lost 6 pounds too! And yes, yesterday, Tuesday, I was too busy running 2 miles in the morning, working all day, and then doing some “cross-training” in the evening, so I didn’t make time to do this post.
The difference this time? I would say there are several factors that are different:
√ I’m keeping a food and exercise journal. I am writing down every single thing that passes my mouth – liquid or solid.
√ I’m forcing myself to drink water. I’ve met my water intake goal at least a dozen days out of the 2-1/2 weeks I’ve been at it.
√ In case that last sentence didn’t clue you in – I’m not being my usual OCD self and being rigid about what I can or cannot do, what I can or cannot eat. I’m not kicking myself if I don’t meet my goal for a day, but I brush it off and start over again the next morning.
√ I’m not making some crazy goal like running a half marathon in one month like I’ve done in the past. I’m starting out very small – 2 or 3 miles at least three (or preferably four) times a week and building up from there.
I’ve got another plan going on too, but it requires a little background story to explain. I had an awesome Parson Russell Terrier named Petey who passed away in October of 2015 due to a blood disease. My little Petey had no idea what a weekend was and for that reason, he’d jump into the bed right around the time I would normally get up during the work week, and he would stare at me – literally stare at me – until I would wake up. I would always say he “stared me awake”.
I’ve decided to use this previously annoying terrier trait in a little bit of a different way because I’ve decided to get another Parson Russell Terrier. Thanks to Traveller and YaYa having a successful mating on May 1, I’m expecting my new puppy to be born right around July 2. (See Mom and Dad pics below.) Little Gracie May should be ready to come home by the beginning of September. I am going to teach little Gracie how to become my running companion for short runs. I’ve read that Jack Russells are good to run on 2-3 mile runs, and since Parson Russells have a little bit longer legs, I’m hoping I can teach Gracie to run 3 miles, three days a week. Then, if I decide to increase mileage on weekends, I’ll handle the long runs on my own.
You can look forward to more “Tuesday Training Reports” and I promise, I’ll try really hard to post them on Tuesday!
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