Now that I've managed to get my weight into the "normal" BMI range (*) (**), it's time to bump up the cardio exercise just a bit. And really, I do mean just a bit. Because I pretty much don't like to break a sweat. I'm lazy; I'll admit it.
Anyhow, since I used to like running when I was a kid and I hate going to gyms, I decided to ease into things with the Couch-to-5K Running Plan. It's straightforward and starts off pretty slowly, both of which I need.
So far I've done the first workout of the first week. It wasn't too painful, but I did learn something:
Don't eat an ice cream Drumstick washed down with 12 ounces of Diet Coke in the ten minutes before running.
Really. That's what I've learned.
We'll see if I can remember that...
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(*) When I say I'm in the "normal" BMI range, I really mean solidly in the middle of the normal range. I don't look waifish. (Side note: Firefox wants me to correct "waifish" to "dwarfish" which is something that I suppose I do actually resemble.) I still have a gut. And despite all this, someone told me that I needed to put on a few pounds.
(**) If you want my secret, here it is: stop eating so much. That's it. I could spin it out into a few hundred pages, but that's really all it is. Luckily I don't get paid by the word.
I started that but had to stop at week 3 because of work. Hoping to get back to it. I am so not waifish anymore.
ReplyDeleteI think dwarfish is going to be the new thing next season. I'm pushing for it.
ReplyDeleteBut first this important question: Does the five minute brisk walk at the beginning count as part of the 20 minute total or not? I can't decide.
It does not. You end up doing 30 (or more) minutes total.
ReplyDeleteOh well, my first two workouts of the first week were a little short.
ReplyDeleteI passed by a house last night where there was a party going on and someone made a snarky comment about people jogging at midnight on a Friday night. I was going to reply in kind with a comment about people who have nothing better to do than stand outside drinking beer and commenting about other people at midnight on a Friday night, but if I'd tried to talk and run I probably would have passed out, so I took the high road and ignored them...
When else would you run in that hellacious heat? I remember my neighbor being picked up by the ambulance after getting heat stroke from running in daylight.
ReplyDeleteIt hasn't really been that bad here lately, but I hear you on the running in daylight thing. There's some rumor making the rounds that running in the hottest part of the day makes you lose more weight -- most stupid weight loss rumors are just stupid, but this one is truly dangerous.
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