Re: Diet and Exercise 2013: Ready to Suffer and Ready to Hope
Well, we are just about 3 weeks into the new year.
My goal- stay healthy. how- running. I'd like to speed up, but if I can run 20-40 miles a week, consistently, I'll be happy. Moreso if I can do a better job containing the weight when we travel. Which is a lot for fun. I'm up to 185ish, from being at a low of 173 2 years ago during marathon training.
I'm not planning on racing anytime soon- maybe sometime- at least with the mileage I'm doing, my foot is fine (long time posters to this thread may recall that I went from stress reaction in 2010 to stress fracture in 2011 which lead to 2012 being taken "off"). It's not until the long runs start getting to the 15-18 mile range that it apparently becomes a problem.
I've used myfitnesspal for quite a while. Was brutally honest with the intake. And kept my entire workouts on it. Didn't work for me- no idea why. It had me losing weight consistently, but I didn't at all.
On a different "goal"- it sure would be nice to increase my tolerance of heat. I'm such cold body that whenever we go to Puerto Rico, or any place that warm, it takes me at least a week to even come close to aclimate. The first few runs are brutal- even running slow, my HR climbs an before I'm done- it's as if I'm running sprints. My wife, being from there, adjusts in the middle of the first run. I know my weight is an issue, but it's very "painful" to just totally waste myself when i'm trying to have a good vacation.
Well, we are just about 3 weeks into the new year.
My goal- stay healthy. how- running. I'd like to speed up, but if I can run 20-40 miles a week, consistently, I'll be happy. Moreso if I can do a better job containing the weight when we travel. Which is a lot for fun. I'm up to 185ish, from being at a low of 173 2 years ago during marathon training.
I'm not planning on racing anytime soon- maybe sometime- at least with the mileage I'm doing, my foot is fine (long time posters to this thread may recall that I went from stress reaction in 2010 to stress fracture in 2011 which lead to 2012 being taken "off"). It's not until the long runs start getting to the 15-18 mile range that it apparently becomes a problem.
I've used myfitnesspal for quite a while. Was brutally honest with the intake. And kept my entire workouts on it. Didn't work for me- no idea why. It had me losing weight consistently, but I didn't at all.
On a different "goal"- it sure would be nice to increase my tolerance of heat. I'm such cold body that whenever we go to Puerto Rico, or any place that warm, it takes me at least a week to even come close to aclimate. The first few runs are brutal- even running slow, my HR climbs an before I'm done- it's as if I'm running sprints. My wife, being from there, adjusts in the middle of the first run. I know my weight is an issue, but it's very "painful" to just totally waste myself when i'm trying to have a good vacation.
