No Pain, No Gain.... The Truth HURTS!!!

Well here we are, its been 11 days since I last posted. Why you ask? Well let me paint you a picture

So..... I was right in the middle of my third week of training

Or as us C25K'ers like to call it W3R2 (week 3 run 2). I got up like a diligent little runner and got a massive slap in the face. Over the course of the night, the temperature had gone from 20 degrees  Celsius to over 30! The humidity was through the roof, and there was no way I  could run. It was so hot, so sticky, and so ridiculous that I couldn't even walk my doggies for more than 10 minutes. Just enough to let them stretch their legs and do their business.

As the week went on, the heat continued, and my motivation dropped. Then dropped again. Then dropped again. Before I knew it, I was 10 days past my last run.

You know that expression "no pain, no gain". Well surprise surprise.... that's 100% true. I did not feel any aches or pains, but I also did not see any gains. Rather, I did not see any weight loss or increased muscle tone or, well frankly anything else.

So where did that leave me? It left me feeling horrible, like I had failed at yet another thing in  my life. Yup, I'm sure most of you who are reading this have felt the same way at one point or another. Almost like you know that you'll never be successful so why keep trying.

Normally that would be me too, but instead of buying into that negative self talk, I set the alarm on a weekend for 730am and got up and went running. Remember that 3 minutes I talked about 10 days ago, how it was so hard and I didn't know how I would get through it. Well guess what!!!!

IT WAS 10X HARDER WHEN IT WAS 10 DAYS BETWEEN RUNS.

Talk about overwhelmed and under-prepared. I cannot believe how quickly the small little bit of stamina I had built was gone!

But like I keep saying, its all about making it positive. So what does that look like I had to ask myself.

What I concluded was, I got up, got my butt in gear, and made the choice to run again. That in itself was a win. I am not one who likes to celebrate my own successes, but in all honesty this was a HUGE WIN for me!

Until tomorrow (because tomorrow is the last day of Week 3).

At least I am starting to fuel my body with better foods that make me feel full longer, and keep the hunger and cravings at bay....but more on that next time!