Well, it could have been much worse, but I only gained 0.6 pounds this week. I did many things right, and some things wrong and some good things contributed to the bad.
First off, I got in two runs this week. The total of the two was just shy of 10 miles (9.96) with the 1st run on Wednesday being 3.80 miles and the 2nd run on Sunday being 6.16 miles. I was using the extra time on Sunday to start ramping up for the half marathon that is only two weeks away. I completed the run on Sunday with a time of 1hr 12min. Considering that the time limit for the half marathon is 4 hours, I’m sure I can finish in the allotted time (in fact, I’m certain I could do it in 3 hours).
However, I had said some things contributed to the bad. I ended up having a sore ankle on Monday that was feeling like the beginning of another gout attack. I knew I had not consumed enough liquids after the run and it bit me.
So I spent Monday at home and that was not good. Since I wasn’t going to be doing any exercise due to the ankle, I was just going to sit/lie around and pretty soon I was eating. At first it was within tolerable limits, but then stuff just started sounding so good. I showed little self-control and I know that showed on the scale.
I did do quite a bit of good this week and, for the most part, stuck to my points limits. It just all fell apart on Monday (plus I knew I had been doing good and had excused myself to eat more on Monday).
I’m going to be careful and try to get in a few more good solid runs (probably a few with interval training during the work week and another long run on Sunday). I don’t want to have a gout attack keep me from my first half marathon (never mind that it cost me $60 to sign up and I don’t want to waste that either). I’ve got to play safe.
Plus today was farmer’s co-op day, meaning we now have a ton of fruits and veggies to eat up and we have too much leftover from the last one. We’ve been eating out too much and so we gotta put the brakes to that for the next few weeks. Other than eating out on weigh-in night due to the time constraints, I think we’ll save the half-marathon day for a little celebrating. WHEN I finish it (not IF).
Starting weight: 319.0 lb
Previous weight: 269.2 lb
Current weight: 269.8 lb
Current loss/gain: +0.6 lb
Total loss/gain: -49.2 lb
Distance to 60: 10.8 lb
Distance to Doctor’s WW Goal: 19.8 lb
Cross-posted to WebCudgel.com
