Considering running a marathon. Admittedly I realize how insane that must sound at this very moment when I’ve not begun a full recovery much less have a scheduled PT session at this very moment. Pause. Side note: I’ll be attending PT twice a week for 8 weeks. If I can’t get it figured out by then, surely I have bigger problems. Restart. I’d like to run a marathon. Notice I didn’t say race a marathon. Just run. For fun. To say I did it. And I’ve got the perfect one in mind! Sometimes the cart is located before the horse. RnR San Antonio, 3 Dec 2022. We’ll get back to this.
PT update: it’s now mid-Feb and I finally have an appointment. Finally. I almost feel like I should have just kept the original appt in early March. Then I wouldn’t have spent countless hours on the phone waiting on a referral, then a call back, then for a fax machine to work. Seriously. A fax machine. FFS.
I’ll probably write a whole other post on this eventually…for now, let me mention the usefulness of My Fitness Pal. I know a few people who employ this app to keep track of their eating habits, etc. Until recently, I was under the impression I was doing just fine without any help. But, for some unknown reason, ahem, probably my age, my body does not seem to be reacting well go any weight maintenance tools. Could it be my consistency lately would best be described as totally inconsistent.
Nonetheless, I’m having zero luck sticking with any real plan. I’m keto on the weekdays and off the charts on the weekends. The cravings for everything are almost unbearable. My weight makes me grumpy. Is this a midlife crisis?
Truly I think I’m just frustrated with waiting so long to get started on physical therapy. I’ve been “slogging” aka very slow jogging whenever the mood strikes me. But I know I perform better in life when there’s a plan in place.
So here’s to starting PT this week and finally moving forward with recovery, as well as returning to a consistent lifestyle of training, however that may look.
Happy Valentine’s Day! May your Hallmark holiday be everything you hoped for. Please remember to buy your spouse/loved one/child(ren) a card and write a message inside. Trust me.
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I ask you –
Do you use an app to track nutrition?
What is your experience with My Fitness Pal?
Share your own PT story.
Running on Fumes 
Every once in a while I use a macros tracker, but in general I find any sort of food/meal/nutrition tracker too tedious to use consistently.
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Yes, they are. And many of them want you to pay for whatever their premium version is.
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I never track anything I eat. When I dropped 30 pounds, I just ate better and exercised like I am supposed to be doing.
My PT story? I married one. Theeee End.
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Hahaha, Larry! I feel like there’s more to this story!
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I use noom and I love it!
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Hope you get to run RnR and let us know how you like it. It seems like a good race. Of course take your time to recovery first before begin training. You have prenty of time. I would go and run it too but my schedule is full at the moment. For Texas, I am likely lean toward the Houston Marathon, because of wanting to meet up with other MarathonManiacs people but now I would consider RnR SA too if you give it a good report
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Antin, I truly hope we get to meet at a race one day! When is Houston?
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I do too, always looking forward to see running friends from around the country/world. Houston will be Jan 15, 2023
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