theresa007

How do I go about convincing my body that it is full after a meal with plenty of food and calories but few simple carbs? For now, my body seems certain that if a meal doesn't have bread or pasta or rice or potatoes that it isn't really full. Even when I KNOW I'm full, my brain tells me that I'm not. For pasta and rice, I've gotten accustomed to substituting whole wheat pasta and brown rice. But I probably still eat too many carbs. I really need to add in a second vegetable instead. But when I manage to do so, I'm still craving simple carbs that break down quickly. What can I say? My brain likes a sugar rush. Anyone have strategies that help them with a similar struggle? Thanks. I appreciate any suggestions. -T

I just finished W4D1. My body is complaining a bit, but not too badly. Mostly cramping calves and a sore heel. It's amazing, each first workout I think that I may have to stop and walk part way through. So far, I've managed to complete all the jogging intervals. Granted, I jog VERY slowly. But I manage. By the third workout of the week though, I find that it's not so bad. Just in time for the next challenge... Oh well. So far, I'm managing. -T

Congratulations! I'm going to need to get a play list going. I can JUST manage 3 minutes at a very slow pace without music. At some point though, I'm going to need a distraction from wondering just how long I still have to go for this interval. Thanks for the encouragement! I've been worried about 5-3 also, and it helps to hear from someone who managed to complete it and is excited to have done so. Theresa

I may have made a mistake in going straight to week 3 after a 3-4 week break due to weather after week 2. On day 1, I thought I might throw up. Gasping like a landed fish and sounding like a bellows. VERY difficult, but I managed. That was Tuesday. Day 2 was today and went much better. It was a combination of seeing just how slowly I could jog and focusing on maintaining a breathing pattern so I didn't get started on the very deep and rapid breathing. I don't know yet if I'll repeat week 3 or go on to week 4. It depends on how the last workout of the week goes. I've never *liked* jogging, but I need to get into better shape. And my black lab mix loves being my exercise buddy! We are signed up for a 5K human & doggie fun run on May 16. So I have time to repeat a couple of weeks if I need to. At this point, I'm not trying for any sense of speed. I'm just jogging at about the pace of a brisk walk and increasing my jogging intervals for now. I have no idea if I'll try to go farther than the 5K distance after I get to that point. I'll likely stay at that distance for awhile and slowly try to increase to a pace that actually looks like jogging. LOL -Theresa