Sucky Run

I had a short run today - 2.68 miles according to mapmyrun. But it was hard! (Funny, I was just checking over my blog, and I never thought I would cnsider 2.68 miles to be a short run). I was expecting 'oh, 2.5 miles, that's pretty easy'. Not. I felt kind of sluggish and slow, my chest was hurting a bit. It was hot, and I went at 1:00 pm, a couple hours or so after a protein drink. I actually just calculated my pace, and it was better than I thought, but still not very good. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but at least I got it done! If anybody out there has any thoughts about what I can do differently, PLEASE share. I would love some advice from some of you experts. :)

I was concerned that, being off this week, I would overeat, out of boredom, availability, etc. I haven't. Yay! On the other hand, I also haven't eaten enough - protein or veggies. I suppose that if I had to choose, I would choose to undereat, since undereating will not make me gain weight. At least not in the short term.

Of course, I'm going from the frying pan to the fire, in a manner of speaking. Next week, my life will be turned upside down (or right side up, depending on how you look at it), and I will be faced with a whole new set of challenges when it comes to my eating & exercise routine. But, what has helped me to be successful thus far is my compulsion to plan & prepare. I have been thinking about it for months, and next week I don't intend to skip a beat. I'm willing to cut myself a bit of slack, but I expect to continue to lose weight. My new schedule will not be an excuse to stagnate. There will be things that will come up, unexpected events, which I can't plan for. But, perhaps tomorrow, I will sit down & think about my mealtimes, where I will be at those times (so I can know what my options are), and pretty much everything else that is essential to continuing to eat right. I can't wait to lose this last 20 lbs!

PS - Thanks to all my faithful commenters for your encouraging words. It means a lot!