Week 1 - Day 2 in Training

My run today was great. I can already start to feel that running is getting easier for me. I brought Lexi with me in our new jogger stroller and she said it was "fun!!" I ran around 5pm today, and of course because it is becoming winter, it was already dark. I stayed right along main street, though, and it wasn't so bad.

I did what I mentioned in my last post and ran in intervals tonight. I ran 4 mins, walked 1 min throughout my 30 minute workout. I compared my time/distance tonight with my stats on Tuesday and found that the intervals caused me to have a better time!

TUESDAY STATS:
Time: 30 min 57 sec
Distance: 2.23 miles
mi/min: 13 min 52 sec

TODAY'S STATS:
Time: 30 min
Distance: 2.24 miles
mi/min: 13 min 22 sec

Today I ran farther in less time and improved my pace from Tuesday, even though I ran in intervals rather than try and run the whole thing. Very interesting and encouraging! Jeff Galloway talks about this at his website jeffgalloway.com, but I really had my doubts about it. It certainly worked for me! We'll see how my 3 mile run goes on Saturday, as I still haven't decided whether I'm going to run the whole thing, or run in intervals.

WEIGHT LOSS TIP: Change white bread to wheat bread, sugar to spenda, butter with spray butter, and pasta to either wheat or smart taste pasta. These are just some of the "changes" I made to my lifestyle. They definately took some getting used to, but now I can't imagine going back to eating the way I was. These changes help me stay under my calories easier. NOTE: Changing to wheat bread doesn't change the calories much, but what it does is give you a lot more fiber, which helps you stay full.
TRY: I Can't Believe Its Not Butter Spray, Smart Taste Spaghetti, Light Wheat Bread (any brand, just make sure it says "Light") , Sugar Splenda Blend