..don't worry I haven't been caught drink driving; nor have I been drink driving but not been caught!
I’m referring to the limits I set myself mentally years ago as to what I would be able to achieve and how easy it is to go over and above these limits with the right mental attitude!
I'm not entirely sure why I'm surprised that I have managed to push myself over my limits either. I have after all been going over the limit my whole life! For example
1. I will never spend more than £250 on shoes - I spent over that on several of the pairs of shoes purchased for my wedding day!
2. Our limit is xxx for a two bedroom house - I fell in love with one over budget and we spent over the budget on it
3. I will not eat more than one bag of sweets this week - Tesco had a 3 for £1 offer on it wasn't economically sound to only buy one bag; and I couldn't not eat them all!
And that’s not even going down the road of talking about credit card limits!!!!
My willpower has always been terrible; and therefore it has always been easy for the devil on my shoulder to override it pushing me over the limits I'd set for myself. The same seems to be happening now with all the running. 20 weeks ago when I embarked on this journey of self discovery - discovering running does nothing to help me loose weight; I hate running; I will never run again; my hair does not benefit from being washed everyday; high heels make my legs look thinner & 80's pop is the best music to run to - I never in my wildest dreams thought I could do it. I had blocked this stage of the running plan out of my mind - skipping straight to week 24 when the runs dropped back down to 4,5 & 8 miles and that lovely week 25 when it simply says run 3 miles, run 3 miles, walk 2 miles, Race Day! The sneaky buggers who put the plan together have very slyly made that week seem a pleasure with no mention of the 26.2 miles you'll be running at the end of it!!
A few moths ago a 9.2mile run was my turning point – see ‘When the S*it Hits The Wall’ Blog from Feb 2010 – I was so amazingly proud of myself; never thinking I’d get that far it kick started my training back on track and turned it into what it has now become! I’m now running close to this mileage mid-week in line with the plan and way over it on my long runs. Suddenly 26.2 miles doesn’t seem so unachievable.
It hasn’t however got any easier! This week I managed the plan but only by the skin of my teeth and over 1/2 of it done indoors! Feeling unwell from Friday onwards I just didn’t think running in the cold and wet was clever; in not completing the runs I would have done irreparable damage to my schedule and with 6 weeks to go I don’t have time to hit another wall.
So the week’s numbers look like this:
Running:
35.2 miles. 24.4 Inside & 10.8 outside. With the big run – 16.2 miles – being done inside in 2hrs 50mins! Good time but a shame it was inside; although at this point it was only ever going to be inside or not at all!
Alcohol: However many units is in 1 glass of white wine I drank this week! I know I’m meant to be on the wagon but I’d already poured and had a few sips of said glass before I remembered this and at that point I though I may as well finish it and then climb back aboard the wagon!
Weight: Now this is still an area where I am failing miserably – and not a limit I can overcome it seems!! I have actually come to the conclusion running is very bad for weight loss and it is indeed not my fault I’m still fat as all the running is preventing me from getting thinner!! In fact
I now believe that all those people who say they have lost weight through running are lying! They are obviously secretly not eating or being sick after meals!!
So this week my main aim is to stay on the wagon properly with no little slip ups! And run what it says on the plan which is 35 miles! Fingers crossed all outside…
I’m referring to the limits I set myself mentally years ago as to what I would be able to achieve and how easy it is to go over and above these limits with the right mental attitude!
I'm not entirely sure why I'm surprised that I have managed to push myself over my limits either. I have after all been going over the limit my whole life! For example
1. I will never spend more than £250 on shoes - I spent over that on several of the pairs of shoes purchased for my wedding day!
2. Our limit is xxx for a two bedroom house - I fell in love with one over budget and we spent over the budget on it
3. I will not eat more than one bag of sweets this week - Tesco had a 3 for £1 offer on it wasn't economically sound to only buy one bag; and I couldn't not eat them all!
And that’s not even going down the road of talking about credit card limits!!!!
My willpower has always been terrible; and therefore it has always been easy for the devil on my shoulder to override it pushing me over the limits I'd set for myself. The same seems to be happening now with all the running. 20 weeks ago when I embarked on this journey of self discovery - discovering running does nothing to help me loose weight; I hate running; I will never run again; my hair does not benefit from being washed everyday; high heels make my legs look thinner & 80's pop is the best music to run to - I never in my wildest dreams thought I could do it. I had blocked this stage of the running plan out of my mind - skipping straight to week 24 when the runs dropped back down to 4,5 & 8 miles and that lovely week 25 when it simply says run 3 miles, run 3 miles, walk 2 miles, Race Day! The sneaky buggers who put the plan together have very slyly made that week seem a pleasure with no mention of the 26.2 miles you'll be running at the end of it!!
A few moths ago a 9.2mile run was my turning point – see ‘When the S*it Hits The Wall’ Blog from Feb 2010 – I was so amazingly proud of myself; never thinking I’d get that far it kick started my training back on track and turned it into what it has now become! I’m now running close to this mileage mid-week in line with the plan and way over it on my long runs. Suddenly 26.2 miles doesn’t seem so unachievable.
It hasn’t however got any easier! This week I managed the plan but only by the skin of my teeth and over 1/2 of it done indoors! Feeling unwell from Friday onwards I just didn’t think running in the cold and wet was clever; in not completing the runs I would have done irreparable damage to my schedule and with 6 weeks to go I don’t have time to hit another wall.
So the week’s numbers look like this:
Running:
35.2 miles. 24.4 Inside & 10.8 outside. With the big run – 16.2 miles – being done inside in 2hrs 50mins! Good time but a shame it was inside; although at this point it was only ever going to be inside or not at all!
Alcohol: However many units is in 1 glass of white wine I drank this week! I know I’m meant to be on the wagon but I’d already poured and had a few sips of said glass before I remembered this and at that point I though I may as well finish it and then climb back aboard the wagon!
Weight: Now this is still an area where I am failing miserably – and not a limit I can overcome it seems!! I have actually come to the conclusion running is very bad for weight loss and it is indeed not my fault I’m still fat as all the running is preventing me from getting thinner!! In fact
I now believe that all those people who say they have lost weight through running are lying! They are obviously secretly not eating or being sick after meals!!
So this week my main aim is to stay on the wagon properly with no little slip ups! And run what it says on the plan which is 35 miles! Fingers crossed all outside…
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