Skipping Meals

Hey team,

How is it going? I had a less than great day today…

Due to an unexpected variation in my schedule, I concluded (some time early this morning) that going for a run can be done in the early afternoon. I was going to finish work at 3, you see… This happens once in a blue moon in my industry (literally), so how could I pass the opportunity to sleep for an extra half hour?

Turns out, running mid-day is not so hot. Unless you are training for the Sahara dessert run! To make matters worse, I overate on sushi for lunch. (yes, it is possible!)

So try to picture me:
Stomach full of sushi,
I am the only crazy person running on the Promenade at 3p.m.
I forgot to bring some water with
It is 60 degrees outside (or so it feels)
And the wind is blowing against me (but not making it any cooler!)

All I am trying to say is… may be I bit more than I can chew with that race. It was my second day on the road today; I don’t have much time to prepare and I really stunk today… (I am not exaggerating! You should have seen me!)

May be I will feel better tomorrow…

Mel

Jeni:
Mel,

I cannot believe that this is the same person that has been working so hard this last month! Pull yourself together girl! I know it is intimidating…
21km is a long race. You have never run that long before. There are loads of hills. And so on and so forth…

You know what? You can do it! Some days you won’t feel like running and you will not be as fast and blah, blah. Stick with it! You are not always performing at 100% at work. Do you hand in your resignation on the first day you felt under the weather?

The only thing you need to watch is your eating! You see guys, what Melissa is not telling you, is that her eating was really not good today. She overate at lunch and tried to compensate for that by not eating dinner. This, of course doesn’t work and as I am typing this now (at 9p.m.) Mel is munching stuff she shouldn’t be!

It doesn’t work like that guys. You can’t make up for one thing by doing something else. If you overate, you can’t simply cut another meal off. The best thing is, of course, to not overeat. But if you do, simply have a smaller meal next time. So have a “snack” for dinner if you overdid lunch. That’s OK, as long as it doesn’t happen too often. But skipping meals will only set you back. Just don’t do it!

Ciao!

Jeni