Anyway, when you're training there are different things you do each day. Different distances to run, different ways to run, different forms of exercise to do, and even resting. In my plan, I have 2 Rest Days a week. Sounds awesome right? If you said "yes", you are what I like to call "wrong".
My wonderful husband also introduced me to a fitness app which makes me keep a food diary. I was really curious about how many nutrients I was lacking in so I signed up.
Yesterday was Day 1. I ran 3 miles on Day 1.
Today is Day 2. Day 2 is a Rest Day. It is 3:08pm on Day 2 and I have only 110 calories left on which to feed. Herein lies the ugly truth about Rest Day.
No, no, I have not been pigging out and yes, I did some mild exercise in the form of yoga with my 2 year old. But come on! I ate 2 servings (1 cup total) of Bran Bits for breakfast this morning and that ALONE was 400 calories!!! WHAT?! I never noticed THAT before. Where are all those calories coming from? Bran Bits, people. Bran Bits.
So, on I trudge through Day 2 feeling a rumbly in my tumbly and all bummed out. It looks as though unless I call off Rest Day and go run around, I will be choosing between a couple bites of dinner and a glass of red. Which one do you think I'll choose.....
I used that ap for a while before trying we decided to try to conceive. Since I stopped using it I lost seven pounds without trying. No idea how. Must be the anxiety and caffeine -k
ReplyDeleteYou can always go for a walk today after dinner to make up for any overages!
ReplyDeleteJust for the record, it was her idea to start the same fitness app that I was using. Even though I ran that marathon last year, I had to take 6 months off after injuring my foot and still continued to eat as though I was still training for a marathon. I have a lot of running to do to make up for that.