Diet and Exercise

This week has been mostly diet and no exercise but this morning I had a nice run over a 1.8 mile bridge and back. It was a little shorter than my former Sunday runs, but my knee held up well. This week at the gym I will start some strengthening to try and help my knees. Especially since I have a new penciled in race with Jason to be announced once finalized.

On the diet front, last Monday morning I weighed in at 210 punds and this morning I weighed in at 200 pounds. It looks like I will be less than 200 shortly which will be the first time in a while. I am hopeful that this makes running easier. I would like to get to 185-190 range, and then maintain it. So week 1 on the South Beach diet has been good. In truth I don't even mind the diet. It is relatively easy to do.

A sad week

This week on Monday morning I weighed in at 210 pounds. Thus began my diet. I have been put on the South Beach Diet. The first two weeks you eat lean meats and veggies (basically). On day one I walked into a training class that had donuts, pastries, and cookies. Sadly I did not partake. On that same day I stopped putting cream and sugar in my coffee and began drinking my coffee with one artificial sweetener packet in it. Day one I tried Equal and I think I am allergic (seriously, I had headaches). Day two I did sweet'n'low which I do not seem to be allergic, but I do not like. Today I switched to Splenda. It is fine, but it is not cream and sugar. Oh well. It is actually not to bad to go on a diet. I think I may make it.