Irresistible Bliss

This week, I’m actually running! A little. Two mornings so far of intervals of running and walking. I still feel what I’m not exactly sure if I should describe as pain or just discomfort in my leg. Shorter strides feel better than longer ones, so I sort of feel like I’m hopping along with the bunnies at the park. When I can run a mile without any walking, I plan to switch to an every other day schedule until I can do more, with walking on the other days. It took me 7 weeks to get back to a little bit of running, so I don’t want to screw this up.

My eating plan has been fantastic so far this week. I feel very in control of my nutrition and that feels better. So far I’m seeing good results, so I’m going to keep pushing.

Things are looking much brighter.

No, this is absolutely not a New Year’s Plan, or some kind of useless New Year’s Resolution.

But my game plan is changing a bit and I think embracing that is the best way to go right now. So for the moment, I’m running more.. 3 to 5 miles a few days a week, but at least one mile daily (except on Sunday, and usually Saturday because I’m all kinds of full of excuses to not get up that early on a Saturday). And to run that much and more I am going to have to start eating to support it. I’ve been playing with and tweaking the HCG diet to allow for things like more food and more variety while still rapidly losing weight since last summer. And it’s been great and I have lost a lot. But I don’t have the stamina to keep running when I’m on it, and I want to just keep running and running right now…

So it’s back to keeping track of calories, making sure I eat enough to support my workouts without overdoing it either. I’m going to go high on protein, moderate to low fat and carbs. And I’m going to pay attention to what kind of carbs I consume, making as many of them as possible fruits and veggies and as few as possible processed foods. This isn’t really too different than the way I was eating on HCG, except I get more calories and don’t have to feel guilty if I eat a few more carbs than I meant to.

This morning while formulating these plans, I went to one of my favorite nearby parks to run. Added 4 more miles to the one I’d started my day with. Since then I’ve been eating on my new plan and I feel so good. Lots of energy. I’m usually starting to lag by now. But today I feel fine.

I’ll be working with this plan for a couple of weeks before I reassess. I’d really like to up my mileage while still losing weight. Hopefully this will be the right combination for me.

What new things have you added into your plan lately? Or is the same plan still working for you?