Day 4- Running Schedule
Slept late last night thanks to 'The Apprentice'. I really don't know why I watch that show. The twerps ( the biggest being the boss) really raise my BP up with their egos and apparent blindness to the simple fact that they all suck!!
Anyways, to cut a long story short, I slept at 11:00 and though I woke up at 6:00, I could not bring myself to get out of the bed. Finally managed to rise and shine (?) by 7:00 and was feeling very shitty about falling off the wagon by only the 4th day.
So, managed to do a few simple stretches ( and my legs are thanking me for it now) and am now hoping to run today evening. Its cloudy and overcast this morning..but , even if it rains today evening, I'll just wear my windcheater and run. The only problem is that the wet shoes will not allow me to run tomorrow morning then. These all are already sounding like excuses not to run, so fingers crossed, I'll run today evening.
This morning's failure to run, also got me thinking about setting realistic expectations on myself. So, in light of that here is my list of motivation/goals:
1. I am running to lose weight in a healthy and sustainable manner.
2. The running should become a part of my lifestyle and hence the routine I set should be sustainable. In other words, irrespective of travelling, early mornings for travel, late nights at times, moving to different countries ( as of now whenever I go back to India), etc, I should still be able to follow the routine.
3. At the end of it all ( Target date May 24th 2009),I should be physically able to run for 30 minutes at a go.
4. I should run at least 3 days a week for 30 mins going ahead ( after 24th May )
5. Weight is not the only indicator of health. Hence, I should also, follow a diet of healthy food( chew 30 times, lots of fruits and veg etc). Again, my diet should be sustainable. I love food and should not deprive myself, as long as I am aware of what I eat and more importantly, HOW MUCH I eat.
6. The most obvious barrier to my health - Cigarettes!! I have been rolling my smokes for the last few months now ( since November in fact) and this has reduced the amount of tobacco I smoke. However, I need to really eliminate this habit, if I am serious about running. May be it's now time to include a column on the number of cigarettes smoked in my run/diet diary.
7. Last but not the least- Drinking. I love my drinks , especially beer. Have found a good substitute in red wine ( one glass only per day). The real test will come when I go to the pub with everyone next time...
Update: its 10.25 at night,so I'll be sleeping late again.On the positive side, I came back from office and went for a run. The 2 minute run was achieved and that has really boosted my confidence!! ran for 25 minutes in total.
Tomorrow is the same schedule for running, and am looking forward to the weekend. Also, stretched after the run today and can make out the difference it made almost immediately.My legs are feeling much better.
Treated myself to rice for dinner!!
Anyways, to cut a long story short, I slept at 11:00 and though I woke up at 6:00, I could not bring myself to get out of the bed. Finally managed to rise and shine (?) by 7:00 and was feeling very shitty about falling off the wagon by only the 4th day.
So, managed to do a few simple stretches ( and my legs are thanking me for it now) and am now hoping to run today evening. Its cloudy and overcast this morning..but , even if it rains today evening, I'll just wear my windcheater and run. The only problem is that the wet shoes will not allow me to run tomorrow morning then. These all are already sounding like excuses not to run, so fingers crossed, I'll run today evening.
This morning's failure to run, also got me thinking about setting realistic expectations on myself. So, in light of that here is my list of motivation/goals:
1. I am running to lose weight in a healthy and sustainable manner.
2. The running should become a part of my lifestyle and hence the routine I set should be sustainable. In other words, irrespective of travelling, early mornings for travel, late nights at times, moving to different countries ( as of now whenever I go back to India), etc, I should still be able to follow the routine.
3. At the end of it all ( Target date May 24th 2009),I should be physically able to run for 30 minutes at a go.
4. I should run at least 3 days a week for 30 mins going ahead ( after 24th May )
5. Weight is not the only indicator of health. Hence, I should also, follow a diet of healthy food( chew 30 times, lots of fruits and veg etc). Again, my diet should be sustainable. I love food and should not deprive myself, as long as I am aware of what I eat and more importantly, HOW MUCH I eat.
6. The most obvious barrier to my health - Cigarettes!! I have been rolling my smokes for the last few months now ( since November in fact) and this has reduced the amount of tobacco I smoke. However, I need to really eliminate this habit, if I am serious about running. May be it's now time to include a column on the number of cigarettes smoked in my run/diet diary.
7. Last but not the least- Drinking. I love my drinks , especially beer. Have found a good substitute in red wine ( one glass only per day). The real test will come when I go to the pub with everyone next time...
Update: its 10.25 at night,so I'll be sleeping late again.On the positive side, I came back from office and went for a run. The 2 minute run was achieved and that has really boosted my confidence!! ran for 25 minutes in total.
Tomorrow is the same schedule for running, and am looking forward to the weekend. Also, stretched after the run today and can make out the difference it made almost immediately.My legs are feeling much better.
Treated myself to rice for dinner!!
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