One week down. I suppose right now it is over a week down. I have completed 8 bike workouts since Jan. 1. Unfortunately all of them have been on the trainer, but I haven’t missed a day. The beginning of the week was the most challenging for my legs. It took until about yesterday for the soreness and fatigue to leave. I have also started yoga again consistently and that always leaves me very sore for a few days. To be honest I don’t really mind the soreness since it means I have finally gotten my butt off the couch.
Another thing that comes along with my increased training volume is my increased food consumption. Well duh, right? I am burning more calories than before so I need to take more in. Sometimes though, I feel like my appetite is much greater than that of my caloric needs when I am training. When I am just training to maintain fitness, <5 hours a week, I hardly ever feel hungry and the numbers on the scale start to drop. I won’t lie, I like to see that happen. But as soon as the training started again I feel like I have been eating everything in sight (and not always making great choices) and I am up 1-2 pounds. Muscle weighs more than fat? Let’s hope that is the case here. There is just something that I like about numbers around 120 instead of 125. Truthfully, numbers on a scale shouldn’t matter as much as I let them.
Well Monday I decided it was about time for me to try a run. I decided to run/walk every 5 minutes at an easy pace with the dog. We started off walking and as I started running I thought I felt a bit stiff, but it might have been all in my head. I actually felt so good that I ran for 18 minutes! I was completely pain free, but decided to play it safe and head home. It felt so good I wanted to jump up and down in the middle of the street and shout, “I’m running!”. Instead I just whispered it over and over to Kelty. I think she was pretty happy to have another running partner, too. I think I will try again this weekend.
