All day today I intended to run 30 minutes as soon as the kids go to bed. At 8:00 pm, after dealing with a sick child all day plus last minute Christmas Eve details, I'm changing my plans a bit. I've eaten quite well today, in terms of health; but I haven't had nearly enough carbs and I can feel it. Every body is different; and while many health fanatics and experts swear that it is best to do cardio on a completely empty stomach, this simply doesn't work for me.
Now, I do try to make sure that I leave an approximate 2 hour time window between my pre-exercise meals and completing the exercise. In the past I sometimes even got up between 4 and 5 a.m. i order to complete my cardio while fasting. I've always found that I can NEVER perform as well when I do this. Now, scientifically, I very well may be burning more fat under these conditions. But since my focus is on a faster mile, I would rather exercise under the conditions that give me the energy to perform a faster mile.
I got a bit off track there. Technically, tomorrow would be my rest day from exercise. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of using today as my rest day, and exercising tomorrow. Today I've eaten well, in the healthy environment of my own home. Tomorrow will be the Christmas feast with family, and even though I intend to use control and choose wisely, there will still be a LOT of added fats and things that you won't find in our normal diet. I like the idea of an invigorating, calorie-burning run after a large meal.
That will still give me my 6 planned workouts for the week; and the more I think about it, the more I like my impromptu move to Plan B. I definitely know I will feel better if I add a good exercise session to the day tomorrow!
**Also, look for my food intake in tomorrow's post! Making my diet public will keep me in check when all that delicious Mennonite-made food is staring at me and begging to be tasted! :)***
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