What’s your biggest remaining challenge?
Looking back, I certainly learned a bunch about what works and what doesn’t with regard to my getting fit.
In no particular order…
Works: Outrageous distance-based goal with deadline (Lazy Man’s Triathlon, first 5K race, first 5K continuous run, marathon, open water swim, triathlon… what else to come?)
Doesn’t work: Exercising for X minutes Y days a week. [...]
Wed, December 31 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Strategy, Stress eating, Support, Useful tools » 4 Comments
Well, Saturday I ran 5K for the first time! No walking, no stopping. With hills, even!
I started fairly fast (for me) and made myself slow down just a bit and I was glad I did because I had the energy to run up a endless long mountain goat grade fairly steep incline (for me) [...]
Sun, December 28 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Training journal » 3 Comments
I’ve really gotten hooked on reading about ultramarathons. (Stating the obvious, eh?) The stories are so inspiring, they just make me want to get out there and run! (And I do, I don’t just think about it ;-))
The latest one I just finished is The Extra Mile: One Woman’s Personal Journey to Ultrarunning Greatness by [...]
Fri, December 26 2008 » Motivation » 2 Comments
Some miscellaneous notes…
Jason, who stopped by the other day to offer some encouragement (thanks!), has a great blog about his 130 pound loss. He also started running along the way, is a believer in slow running, and has even done some ultramarathons (my current not-so-secret obsession). Jason and I started within a pound of each [...]
Wed, December 24 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Support » 2 Comments
OK, this is getting ridiculous. I could blame TOM or my mother (visiting), but reality is I exercised too little and I ate too much (and not of the right stuff). Interestingly, I’ve also been getting stressed/weirded out by being in the top three of the BLBE and I suspect I’m sabotaging myself somehow around [...]
Sat, December 13 2008 » Motivation, Progress, Stress eating » 3 Comments
Well, I have to say, I enjoy reading Karno’s books (and blog).
I first read 50/50, his book about running 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states — as in, in a row (thanks to Andrew for that tip).
I immediately had to order Ultramarathon Man. No intention of doing one (a secret fantasy, though.) Certainly [...]
Thu, December 11 2008 » Motivation » 4 Comments
Wow. Read Murakami’s book this week, a memoir of runner and writer, snatching a chapter here and there when I could. Excellent.
Not so much excellent because of how great everything was. Rather, excellent because it wasn’t always great. And he persisted. And was humble. And determined. And kept at it. Through marathons, triathlons, and even [...]
Mon, December 8 2008 » Motivation, Persistence » 3 Comments
Got on the scale this morning and realized:
Last week’s gain (plus a bit) is gone, which is good, so on track for the week.
The scale doesn’t have the power over me it once did — at this point, I get on about every other day to get some data to see how things are going. [...]
Tue, December 2 2008 » Motivation, Progress » 5 Comments
My week’s been crazy, not me — well, no more than usual. However, I continue to lose weight, so apparently this is good for keeping me busy. I really haven’t been thinking much about food. (There’s a lot more time to do stuff, by the way, when one isn’t thinking about food all day. [...]
Wed, November 19 2008 » Motivation, Progress, Self image » 6 Comments
You know, I was just in the kitchen, washing dishes before heading to bed (can’t stand waking up to dried up dirty dishes) and I realized — I am a different person. I have made permanent healthy changes. I’m not perfect, but I do pretty well. And I will lose this weight, in time. And [...]
Sun, November 16 2008 » Motivation, Persistence, Progress, Self image » 4 Comments
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