Being honest with yourself is always a good thing; but, let’s be real, being honest with yourself can really suck. I don’t know anyone who is honest with them-self 100% of the time. I know that haven’t reached that level of self-actualization. Thankfully, I have a strong network of family and friends that willing to be brutally honest with me. I had two experiences this week (one with my brother and one with a long time running friend) where the their honesty let me know that deep down inside, it is time to really start making a real effort toward weight loss and my running.
The first experience took place exactly a week ago. I was at my brother’s house letting our kids play together. While planning what to do for dinner and, of course, pizza was suggested. Somehow the suggestion of pizza let to someone mentioning how I went a year without pizza in 2014. My brother chuckled when my year without pizza came up and said, “Nick, you may have gone a year without pizza, but all you did was substitute it with other foods that are smothered in pounds of cheese.” I chuckled ad admitted that I hadn’t been truly trying with my diet, but fired back that I was still dang proud of my year without pizza.
The second experience took place on Tuesday. One of my long time running friends asked if I could do lunch with him. I gladly accepted his invitation. Due to my lack of seriousness with my running, I had not seen this friend in 3-4 years. Moments after being seated for our lunch, my buddy looked across the table at me and said, “you know what the problem is with your motivation toward your training? You aren’t scared anymore. If you wanted to, you could run a marathon this weekend. It wouldn’t be fast, but you would have zero doubt that you would finish.” I smiled at him, admitted that his statement was correct, and thanked him for being so blunt.
So, I have decided to use these two conversations as motivation to start making more of an effort toward losing weight and running. I am realist. I will “fall off the wagon” many times as I buckle down, but at least I have made the decision to be more serious in my efforts. My workouts from this week are posted below. You will notice that I lifted weights twice this week. That is a HUGE deal for me! Holy cow, I forgot how sore lifting makes my WEAK upper body! Here’s to staying motivated!
Workouts 2/25 – 3/5
Monday – No workout
Tuesday – No workout
Wednesday – No Workout
Thursday – I decided to start my new, more dedicated effort
- Weights (Chest, Triceps, Hip Adductors and Abductors, Core)
- Running – 3.5 miles
How I felt after…
Friday
- Weights (Back, Biceps, Hip Adductors and Abductors, Core)
- Running – 3.5 miles
How I Felt After…
Saturday
- Running – 6 miles
How I felt after…
Sunday – No Workout
Workout plans for the week of 3/6 – 3/12:
- Monday to Thursday – Limit my runs to 3.5 miles and lift for 30 minutes,
- Friday – Rest,
- Saturday – Long run of 6-8 miles.
