Stepping on the scale this morning may have been a mistake. I don't know how accurate the scale is (one woman told me that she's seen people adjust it if they think it's not set right), but according to it, I've lost two pounds since I last weighed myself. I was really hoping for more, but I also know that I haven't been very careful with my eating this past week. I can't seem to help it. I'm just so HUNGRY! I've been craving protein more and more, like a great big chopped steak, but I don't tend to have those things around the house. I have been trying to watch my portion sizes, but sometimes it's hard. And this weekend, we ate chicken and jo-jos--FRIED FOOD!Still, I've avoided soda and juices entirely and I've cut down on my ice cream consumption. When I'm as hungry as I've been, I simply can't see stuffing myself with a salad. I want SUBSTANCE! I want FLAVOR! I want something with CHEESE or CREAM or FAT. And if you can fry it up, that's all the better.
I really have changed my eating habits, though. No fast food, nary a french fry, no candy and chips lying around the house. I know that I've changed my eating habits, because, while I use to rid my car of fast food bags and soggy drink cups, I now remove yogurt containers, apple cores and banana peels.
So I'm down to 172, which still makes me sick, but at least I'm going somewhere with it. Right? Right?!?
This morning, we started Week 5 of the program. It went like this:
Brisk five minute walk (3.8 mph)
Run for 5 minutes (5.6 mph)
Walk for 3 minutes (3.8)
Run for 5 minutes (5.6)
Walk for 3 minutes (3.8)
Run for 5 minutes (5.6)
Cool down with 3.8 walking for a while, then about five minutes of 2.5 walking. It wasn't too terribly bad, but the last 5 minutes had me panting pretty good.
The next session is supposed to be:
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
Walk 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
But I may just stay on the 5 min/3 min thing until next week, unless I really feel like pushing myself.
One thing I can very clearly see is that I'm not going fast enough. The running/walking intervals were supposed to take me to 2.5 miles today, and I was just at 2.5 when I was finished, including my warmup and cooldown. So I guess if I want to hit this thing, I need to pick up the pace a bit.
We'll see what I feel up to doing tomorrow.
