On my workout yesterday, I changed it up a little bit. I usually do 30 minutes on the stationary bike and 30 minutes on the stair stepper. My achillies has been hurting me so I have not been able to run at all. I have been doing a lot of stretching on the achillies and getting massages, so it is starting to feel better. When I ran a week or so ago, it hurt afterwards and I did not want that to happen again. Of course last time I went running I was not doing any stretching. So I decided that I would do the stationary bike for 30 minutes and run on the treadmill for 3 miles.
I did better than expected. The last time I ran, I averaged 11:50 per mile with a lot of walking. This time I ran for a mile without walking, then after that I walked every half mile. I ended up averaging 10:45 minute miles. I know that I am not a fast runner by any means, but it does help me get in better shape. My goal is to run Bloomsday with an average under 9 minute miles and that is a 7.5 mile run. So I have my work cut out for myself.
My consumption was 2434 calories, 45 carbs and 151 fat grams. For some reason I was having a big craving for a baked potato last night. So I checked it out on my app and it said that a potato has 37 carbs. I knew that I had not eaten very many carbs throughout the day, so I would come in under the 50 carb goal for myself. Sometimes it is just nice to be able to eat what you want and still be able to stay on track for the low carb diet.
As usual I have a Gold Standard Chocolate protein Shake
I weighed in at 218.2 and again I was a little disappointed. Because when I ran on the treadmill, I was sweating like crazy and I was sure that I would be close to 217 when I weighed myself this morning. But I will keep my head up, knowing that I am staying on the low carb diet and it will work out over the long term. The low carb diet is not a sprint; it is more like a marathon. There are going to be some tough times along the way. Then there are going to be some down hills where it just feels like you are cruising along and everything is going your way. The first week or so felt like a downhill, but the last week or so I have been on an uphill trend. I am hoping that it will just be some flat ground coming up.