I ran on the treadmill over lunch yesterday and it was tough! I have a feeling as the days get colder, I'm going to be using the treadmill more and more. The difficult thing about doing that is they are two totally different workouts. I had a hard time yesterday because I wasn't used to it now that I've been running outside. It was more difficult to stay focused, and the boredom of staring at a wall was terrible! The treadmill also seems to be harder on my knees and the last thing I want to do is injure myself. I think being able to run outside as much as possible is going to be crucial for me. I'll just have to get all bundled up and go run in the snow! =)
Driving into work this morning I got a gleam of inspiration. I was sitting at the stoplight by the bus stop in Dover, when I saw an older gentleman running. He was running in the pouring rain! I thought to myself 'now THAT is dedication!'. I think that's the mentality I will need to get through this training - knowing that I am going to run no matter what the condition is. I would rather not use the treadmill if at all possible, so I'm just going to have to endure these weather events. Who knows, maybe I'll be running in the rain through Disney!
WEIGHT LOSS TIP: Weight yourself once a week, not every day. This is one of the toughest things for me to do, and even now I slip back into wanting to get on the scale daily. But really it doesn't do me any good. My weight fluctuates from day to day - and the fluctuations aren't just .2 pounds, they are like 1-2 full pounds! I have never been able to figure out a pattern as to why my weight jumps around that much, but I'm sure it has to do with stress, sodium, water weight, menstrual cycle, etc. I am the type of person that gets all stressed out if I see that number increase and my whole day is more gloomy. Rather than put myself through that every day, I weight in once a week and usually if I give myself a whole week to lose weight, the number is almost always lower. There have been some weeks where I did everything I should and didn't lose any weight - which can be discouraging, but usually the next weeks after that I drop significant weight.
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I've found with the Wii Fit which weighs me every day I fluctuate within 2 pounds as well. It's actually a known fact that throughout a day your weight can fluctuate that much. I've gotten on the scale in the morning and been one weight and then gotten on it again in the afternoon and been 2 pounds heaver. So, now when the Wii tells me I'm up 2 pounds, I just wait rather than get upset. As long as I can see progress on my graph, I'm happy.
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