March Madness

Weight: 247 (+1, -5 total)

March Madness is here and I handled it better this year than in years past. I did partake of a few beers on Thursday afternoon, but didn't completely stuff my face with food, and Friday I just spent the day at home eating some leftovers. I did not count the calories I had, though I know I should have, but overall I feel like I came through things okay.

My exercise wasn't great this week. I ran on Tuesday but really struggled. My knee and my shins were just killing me. I took an extra day which really helped. I ran on Friday morning and felt better than I've felt in a long time. I also ran farther than I have since the 5K last November. I ran just under 3 miles and didn't feel like I needed to walk at all. I'm mildly encouraged now and looking forward to the Phillies 5K in two weeks.

This week I plan on really sticking to things. I want to lose a few more pounds over the next two weeks. Once I get through the Phillies race I will begin to focus more seriously on the Warrior Dash. I will continue to eat smaller protein-rich breakfasts, and really pound the water. I want to run Sunday/Wed/Fri/Sun/Tues/Thurs over the next two weeks before the 5K. That seems like a reasonable goal.

On Thursday I also went for a blood/cholesterol test. I will get my results at a doc. appt. on the 22nd and will post them then. As mentioned, one of my meds was adjusted about 2 months ago and I'm curious as to the results.

As always, thanks for reading and thanks for the encouragement.