Mid-February check-in

2/2 Sunday: 3 miles, 11.17 min/mile

2/8 Saturday: 2 miles, 10.44 min/mile

2/9 Sunday: 3 miles, 11.05 min/mile

2/11 Tuesday: 2 miles, 11.27 min/miles (hilly)

2/13 Thursday: 2 miles, 11.08 min/mile (hilly)

2/15 Saturday: 3 miles, 10.53 min/mile

2/16 Sunday: 4 miles, 11.13 min/mile

I don't really know why I took the first week of February off from running.  We had ice and freezing temperatures, and I guess I just didn't want to bother with it.  I am planning on continuing to run in Mount Vernon on the hills during my lunch break.  For now, I 've decided not to increase those miles.  I can't even run the 2 miles without walking, so I figured I'd just keep with the 2 miles.  My min/mile are getting a tad faster, so that's not terrible.  

Yesterday I decided mid-run to run 3 miles, instead of 2.  When I was done I decided I'd run 4 miles today.  I know I want to increase mileage, but I've been reluctant.  2 miles is so easy, 3 miles seems so long.  It's easy to talk myself into a 2 mile run, not so easy to talk myself into a 3 mile run.  Today I ran 4 miles, I really didn't want to run.  I talked myself into 2 miles because I did 3 yesterday, then while running, I decided I might as well do the 3 miles.  At the turn-around point for 3 miles, I just kept going, and ended with 4 miles.  Often when I really don't want to run, I don't take Peanut with me.  I feel guilty about it, but I do like running without him, so I can usually force myself to do it if I don't take him.  

I'm still doing the weight training, although haven't been as diligent at doing it as often as I was.  Yesterday I did legs, and man do my legs and butt hurt today.  Earlier this week I did biceps, and that was also very, very painful the next day.  

I am still weighing myself daily, which is quite disappointing.  I am also taking measurements every 2 weeks or so, and I've seen a little bit of change there.  

Don't give up

1/28 Tuesday: 2 miles, 11.32 min/mile (hilly)

2/1 Saturday: 2 miles, 10.53 min/mile

I did not run as much in the last 2 1/2 weeks as I wanted to.  Last Friday I got a post put in my mouth where I had a tooth removed in November.  The post is for the fake tooth that will get put in my mouth in 4 or so months.  Honestly, I think the post insertion is worse than the tooth pulling.  If your bone is good (jaw) they can put the post in at the same time as the tooth pulling, which is recommended, however, I had an infection and they said my bone was too soft for the post.  Instead they had to let my bone heal and then they drilled into it and put the post in.  It sucks.  

Anyway, my first run after that was Tueseday.  I was going to run again on Thursday, but then I got sick, really, really sick, and that prevented that run.  Today I'm feeling better, so I went for a run.  It means that I ran only 27 miles in January.  

I'd like to get back into hilly running shape, so my plan is to run on lunch breaks at work 2 times a week.  I keep looking back on when I started running in 2012, wondering if I can do that again.  But I just don't think that's going to happen.  Back then I was running 5 days a week, I haven't run 5 days a week since 2013.  But I am essentially starting from scratch.  

I have quit focusing on my weight, and have been recording my measurements.  I decided I'd do the beginning of the month and the middle of the month.  Sadly, I'm not going down much, but there is a little progress by a half inch here and there.  I am still weighing myself, but have not lost anything at all.  It is frustrating, but I don't want to let it get to me, not yet.  

In January 2024 I stated, on this blog, that I would not be at the same place come January 2025.  Sadly, I am exactly where I was in Jan. 2024.  I gave up in August, maybe July because I knew I wouldn't get to where I wanted to be by the time we went on the cruise.  So stupid, I was down 10lbs or so, but I gained it back in the 4 months between then and now.  I have to keep that in mind when I think about giving up again.