Weeks 2 and 3 (or rather, a feeble attempt at said weeks...)

I should be marking my fourth week of full exercise.

However, I am not.

At least for last week, my knee bothering me kept me from running Monday and Wednesday... I lifted weights on Thursday, and resumed running on Friday.  My knee seems very opposed to the idea of doing work... It's kind of like the rebellious teenager, pushing back on the authority of my brain and lashing out.  Now it seems much more willing, but only time will tell.  Poundage lost during last week: 1.

This week I was determined to start off on a good streak.  I went running on Monday and felt really good about it.  I went and lifted weights on Tuesday and felt really good about it.

And then Wednesday hit.

I have no idea what happened to me on that morning, but my body REFUSED to wake up.  It was like my body all of a sudden rebelled against my brain and said "screw you, I'm going to sleep."  Which I did.  Luckily (or unluckily, I should say), my running partner Jordan was feeling sick, so he didn't go either.

I did go to the gym on Thursday though, so there's that.  But I didn't go running on Friday, for much of the same reason as Wednesday.  Poundage lost: 1.

I'm trying to go up a step in my running process.  I had previously been jogging for 60 seconds and walking for 90 seconds for 20 minutes, as a kind of low-intensity regimen.  The next step in the program is reversing it... jogging for 90 seconds and walking for 60.  I think I'll try that tomorrow and see how I feel.  Running has been getting steadily easier and easier for me, and I think it may be time to add on a little more intensity.

So yeah.  I'm kind of excited, and I'm trying to get back into the motivation that I had at the beginning of the year.  It's hard work, but I'm trying to think long term, and not just "omg i werked out for like 5 min y am i not skinny yet???????!!?!?!1"

Which is hard.

See ya!