I managed a fabulous long run on Saturday (7.5 miles) and a run last night (guessing around 5). Felt GREAT both runs. I think I have entered into that training zone where running actually starts to feel good. I wish I could stay in this zone but usually I end up slacking and having to get back here again.
The bad news--
I had about 15 Thin Mints (well an off-brand of the well known girl scout variety) earlier in the day. Ugh. I don't know what my deal is with craving chocolate lately but I just can't get enough. I despise that I am putting such ickiness in my body and would gladly accept some help from anyone who can offer advice on detoxing from sugar. Seriously.
I am all worried about making sure kiddo gets breastmilk over formula, I buy/eat organic, do preventative health (such as the chiropractor, excercise and taking JuicePlus) ... so in many areas I look like I have the health thing down -- so I am not sure why I cannot break this horrible habit of wanting and eating desserts.
Then I get on the scale and I am still losing weight (thanks to breastfeeding) so the only immediate motivation I have in that regard is getting this belly in shape again. Otherwise, I like my weight just fine and can't seem to grasp that this junk is horrible for my future self and the kiddo who feeds off of me.
I don't really have an answer, but I definitely have the same issue. Just a few weeks ago I ate an entire sleeve of Girl Scout cookies, which is probably about 10 or 15 cookies. I even made sure to buy the ones that didn't have HFCS! I really don't know what my deal is. I buy local and organic and really want to feed my body with the best ingredients, buuuuuuut it's really hard to pass up junk food when it's presented to me. I was actually thinking of giving up refined sugar for Lent, even though I'm not religious and I'm not actually sure when I should have started! :)
ReplyDeleteI totally hear ya! I surprise myself how concerned I can be about organic/health in some ways and then down a sleeve of thin mints! Ugh.
ReplyDeleteIf you give up refined sugars, I'd love to hear how it goes!