Farltek, you bastard!

Just finished my first Farltek training session and OMG that has been the toughest so far. I thought it would actually be easier than what I've been doing up to this point. Wrong. Basically Farltek is cycles of running for 4 minutes, light jogging for one minute (one cycle). Today I had to do 4 cycles, plus 5 - 10 minutes of light jogging to warm up and cool down. I was dying by the end.**

 

One of the pictures that came up when I searched "Farltek bastard"

Today was a day when I could have happily skipped exercising. I woke up with a very sore throat and just felt generally wiped out. Having a training program on my calendar that I KNOW I have to stick by has made all the difference.

Food:
10am - 1 piece whole wheat seeded toast w/ butter, 1 piece bacon, 2 scrambled eggs w/ salt n pepper, 1 glass oj, 2 cups coffee
5.30pm - about 20 red globe seeded grapes
6.15pm - roast chicken sandwich on multigrain bread w/ mayo, tomato, and romaine lettuce, and 1 bowl of pumpkin and squash soup w/ truffle oil and a bit of parmesean
7.30pm - 2 cups of coffee (sigh)
11pm - cup of green tea

Exercise:
11am - Farltek run (25 mins, 260 calories, 2.3 miles total)
5pm - Walked dog leisurely 40 mins
9.15pm - Did 30 mins of yoga - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL9m8spuMQ4 (might have overdone it on this - my muscles were shaking by the end! Really good session though. Couldn't achieve everything. Will definitely revisit this and see if I improve.)
**See full description here: http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/marathon-training-schedule.html

I bought a scale today. I know I wrote yesterday it was probably best to not obsess over weight, which is true, but Stuart asked me out of the blue today if I could pick one up so he can start tracking his own weight loss.

And... I have lost 7 pounds! W.O.W. I really didn't think I had lost that much. Insane. So I am an even 120 right now. That is how much I weighed in college, and is probably about on par with my lowest weight as an adult.  In high school I hovered around 130. Honestly, looking in the mirror I don't see that much difference in my body. But again, what matters is that I'm feeling great about myself for sticking with this.

One more side note. I am sick. sore throat, and stuffed up nose. Definitely got it from my aunt while she was here. Thank god tomorrow is a rest day, hopefully I'll be back to 100% by Saturday.