I’ve been continuing with my running plan. I felt better with my workout today, having taken two days rest. Well, rest is not the most accurate. Work was absolute hell those two “rest days”. The run felt good though. I challenged myself. Though it was hours ago, I feel a pleasant sensation in my fatigued legs. I know that I had a good workout
I did an upper body workout too. I upped my weight on a few exercises, always a nice sense of accomplishment there. One of the tools I found extremely useful is FitDay software. Not only is it a food journal, but it will also create a diet plan. The food journal is one of the easiest I’ve used. You can save favorites, access history to make entry quick and easy. I think this is its strongest feature. Because I’m also tracking my nutrition, the ability to see what I’m eating is especially important. I can easily see if I’m meeting the RDA requirements for vitamins and minerals. It also includes a feature that can help one identify “bad” situations. You can record where you’re eating and who you’re eating with. Useful for identifying situations where you’re likely to overeat.
The software also includes a module to record your mood, useful again if you’re prone to overeating in response to things going on in your life. Finally, an outstanding feature is the reports section. Follow your food intake, nutrient intake. Learn where you’re consuming the most calories and who you’re with. See how your time is increasing for your runs, your biking. There’s so much you can learn from this software. I can’t recommend it more highly.
Back to the 5k. I’m signed up to do a virtual 5k run with SparkPeople at SparkPeople.com. This is one extremely active website. People in every stage of weight loss and fitness post to the boards, use the site. The amount of information is incredible. What’s more the site is FREE. For the virtual 5k, posters are doing a run where ever–inside, outside–and posting their time on April 2nd, to the virtual 5k board. That’s what I’ll be doing. It’s such a nice way to do the run in a non-competitive atmosphere. I can’t wait!
