Saturday

Today was very successful. I woke up 9:30-ish, after some of the most wack dreams ever (revolving around you-know-who which is stupid but can't help it, whatever.) I went downstairs, no one else was home, made raisin toast, had that, got dressed, then was like... well I've had enough of the internet for right now, let's go do something. So I did, I walked the dogs down to the beach. It's pretty far, maybe a k and a half? Mum doesn't really like me taking them that far, cos they have such little legs but I like the getting there, because you know, it's the beach.

But I overdid it a little because then I went walking on the beach etc, then around the park before we went home.... so they were very tired. But they sleep most of the time anyway so it was fun for them.

Then in the afternoon I went and did my run. I am calling it a run and I don't care that half of it is walking. I did twelve laps (not ten), and that was my new diagonal line, not straight, so it's a little longer.

I also have thought of a way to increase the running without it being double or nothing. Because I do find it intimidating at this point, to have to run 300m at once, maybe it's just mindset but it's hard still. So there are like, trees that I can use as markers that split it into three. I can run the middle third. Then eventually, I can run the outside thirds and only walk the middle third. Or I can just say for tomorrows run, the same amount of laps but every second lap, I have to do that extra 50m of running.

So todays was 3600m, 1950 jogged, 1650m walked. Tomorrow, with that added 50m, 6 times, 2250m jogged, 1350m walked. I'm happy with that for tomorrow. Or maybe do an extra 2 laps and do 14 but we'll see how I feel when I'm at 12.

I do enjoy the jogging- I mean, kind of. I hate right before I run, when I'm trying to psych myself up. But if my mindset is quite positive, and I'm not in pain from shin splits, I get into it a bit, and I have my own methods for trying to keep myself motivated. And afterwards, I don't know if it's endorphins or just 'I did exercise, I can feel good about myself' but I feel happy and good.

And walking I do enjoy, it's not hard really, and I feel some accomplishment from it and it gets me to and from places. I had to go down the shops to get stuff for dinner and i didn't even think to use the car, I just slipped on my thongs and walked. Its only 2 blocks lol.

Food wise, I had a really good day, it's the first day of my fitness week (I am now in WEEK 2 of my fitness goals), and it is also shopping day so the fridge is chock full of goodies. Which for me now means fruit, not chips :P So I had fruit salad for lunch (and arvo tea, cos I made quite a lot) and then mince, which I have never been allowed to have in the house before because it smells or something (mum doesn't like it) but since I'm now allowed onion, because I said I needed it for my salad, Mum said, well, why not.

So I made mince with onion and tomato and tomato paste and gravy (not that healthy, but not awful) and mashed potato. I put in too much butter, well, less that normal but now I'm calorie counting, I have to be even more aware, to just put in less. I know it's one of those things where I feel I can actually taste the different but not that much. I have mashed rather than chips or boiled (cos I only like those if I smother them in butter) and if it's not actually much healthier, there isn't much point, since it takes longer to cook.

But anyway, that was my day, it was good, very chill, feeling good. Ready for tomorrow. Bring it on!