I made it through
I made it through the rest of last night. I did end up eating a lo-carb bar because I was truly hungry and craving something chewy. I have about 5 of them left, I’m not going to buy any more because the more I read about sugar alcohols the more it seems like the body reacts to them as sugar. But they’re good for an emergency.
I tallied up my calories yesterday (had to guess on a few) and figured I’m hitting around 1500/day. I’m going to try journaling my food and see if it’s doable. It really shouldn’t be too hard because I tend to eat the same thing during the day, the only thing that would change would be supper. It’s worth a try, anyway.
Day 2 of my Prevention walking plan. Today incorporates 4 minutes of fast walking (4-4.5 mph) with 2 minutes of regular walking (3-3.5 mph). The first week I think I do 3 rotations of each plus a warm-up and cool-down. Since I will have time I’ll also do a 20 minutes Pilates DVD. I know the 4 minute segments are going to kick my butt but I think I need something like this to challenge me.
I’m also considering walking a half-marathon. There is one in Des Moines in October and I know at least one of my sisters would walk it with me. The only reason I’m not charging full steam ahead is that it’s on a Sunday and I don’t know if I would need a day to recouperate. Plus, it’s about 4 hours away which adds to the difficulty on a Sunday. Since I’m gone with my son all of the time I don’t like to take days off if I don’t have to. It’s something to consider.
WOW, I hope you can do your marathon in October. I’ve considered doing a 5k in my area. I have a walking buddy and she really motivates me to walk faster and harder. Good luck to you and congratulations on doing such a great job!