I've had a lot of positive changes over the past four months, as the diet has progressed rather successfully. One of the most promising changes has been my willingness to exercise and my recovery time afterwards. Last year as the half-marathon training started I attempted to go to the gym a couple times per week, and then running with the team on Saturday. Trips to the gym rarely lasted longer than a half-hour on whatever machine I was using. More importantly, the day after a training run I was usually wiped out. It didn't stop me from doing stuff, but I would usually end up with a lazy day.
Four months into the diet and I'm going to exercise at least six days a week most weeks. It's actually gotten to the point where kickboxing and running is actually interfering with other activities. I still get a bit wiped by anything too elaborate of course, but basic running doesn't seem to do it any more. I'm sure as the distances for the training runs extend I'll feel it more, but at least for up to an hour of running I seem able to handle it.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), lunch was peanut butter on a sourdough roll with some milk (500 calories), snacks were a slice of cheese and turkey while shopping, and a sourdough roll after dinner (300 calories), dinner was a cheeseburger on sourdough with a single potato's worth of french fries (1000 calories). Exercise was an hour on the treadmill (833 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2100
Exercise: 833
Points Earned: 1733
Total Points Earned: 171840
Points to go: 28160
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