30 days: day 24

“If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.” – Pat Riley –

 My goal for the day was to run 3 miles or 30 minutes.   I watched my daughter as she led me through a warm up exercise in preparation for our run.  I couldn’t help but be filled with pride.

After the 5 minute warm-up, we made our way to the track. She ran the first mile with me and then went off to do her own thing.

As far as runs go, this was a great 3-mile run.  It felt so easy.  Although I didn’t get record times, I did complete my run in roughly the same time as before the issues with my leg.

And what’s, more my TomTom started working!!!  Another 3 miles in the books.

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30 days: Day 23 – My wife was in my head

If you know me, you know I love to eat. Yes, I’ll admit that I have a sweet tooth! Donuts, candies cakes, and pies, I love them all! My favorite snack is to have an afternoon cup of Coffee (Starbucks) and a donut!  The truth of the matter is, as I tell people, eating those items is the reason that I have a focus on staying active. And I really enjoy it!  On the occasions that I have to cut back on my workouts, such as a leg injury,  it is really a struggle to remember to also cut back on the sweets.
Recently, I’ve made an attempt to modify the foods that I grab when I go for a snack. For the longest time, my wife kept telling me to grab a bag of peanuts and raisins to keep at my desk for a snack. I don’t know what took me so long to listen to her but, I finally did it.  I purchased a bag of raisin, peanuts, and some M&M (for my sweet tooth). I even complained to the cashier that my wife was making me eat healthier. This homemade trail mix is rapidly becoming my favorite snack to munch on. Of Course, I must remember that moderation is key. Wish me luck!

MODERATION IS KEY

I’ve kept a food journal off and on for a number of years, but I have not done it consistently. The idea, as I understand it, is if you keep tabs of what you are eating, you’ll actually eat less, or make healthier eating choices.  So I’ve decided to try it on a more consistent basis.  Check me out on MyFitnessPal.  I could use all the support I can get!

Today’s run was a nice and easy 1.5 miles, preceded by 45 minutes of an upper body workout with Fitness Blender, followed by abs.  I used my Fitbit Blaze to track the distance. I couldn’t figure out how to set it for a 1.5-mile run. And once again, the auto track feature on the Fitbit  combined with #NRC seems like a better bet for me.  Man, I miss my TomTom!

Another run in the books

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30 days: day 22 – The run that almost didn’t happen.

When I left my office, today’s run was not going to happen. I came home fully intending to lay down and crash for the night. But, my daughter wanted to go play volleyball, so instead of laying down I got dressed in my running gear, and we went out.

When you don’t feel like doing it, do it anyway!

I’m trying to slowly build up my mileage and my speed. Today’s run started with a warm up walk, a medium pace jog and ended with interval sprints.  Since my last few runs have been pain-free I felt like it I could try to get back to where I was when I started this journey.

3 Miles that almost didn't happen.
3 Miles that almost didn’t happen.

With only a few days left in this challenge, I’m starting to consider what comes next.   While this challenge was all about determining how to get over an issue, accomplishing a goal has aways been my focus. When you are focusing on an outcome, achieving it seems doable.   One of the audiobooks that I listened to during the last 30 days suggests that achievement is a habit that needs to be practiced.   Many people that say they are not successful have not practiced achieving anything. Thomas Edison said, that he didn’t fail at creating the light bulb 100 times, He simply found 99 way that would not work. So if you want to achieve, you have to do something that will help you get there.

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