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August 16, 2004
Trying to be Better
I have been working this year on a few aspects of my life that relate to my running. The first area is strength. I have been making an effort to get stronger this year. It has actually been going quite well. I do more than just lift. I have been doing body weight work and have really worked on my core. For the first time in my life I am seeing a semblance of a six pack. Based on my genes I will never have a truly cut stomach. I also have an extremely short torso, so it just looks kind of squished.
The other area I have really tried to work on is my eating habits. In a word they are...bad. I do not particularly like to eat. I don't like most foods, and the things I do like do not have many redeeming qualities. My favorites are coffee, diet Pepsi, cereal, and sweet candy. I have a tendency to get sick after eating, so I have negative associations with food. I eat because I have to, not because I like it. This year, in my efforts to eat better I have put on some weight. I really do not have an eating disorder, but I am making an effort to slowly lose some of the weight that I have put on. Most of my clothes still fit, but some are tighter (meaning they actually fit). My main issue is that I am not running quite as well at this weight. I am a few pounds heavier than the weight where I tend to run my best. I feel like I am putting forth more effort to get the same results. I am trying to cut out some of the junk that I like and replace it with healthier alternatives that are not quite as empty.
Posted by Blondie at August 16, 2004 11:58 AM