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Day: December 7, 2010

Old Truths, New Truths part II

December 7, 2010 by gracefulfitness 2 Comments

(The first half of this post is dated December 2nd)

Old Truth: I like being full.

New Discovery: Being full makes me slow, bloated, and uncomfortable.  I “liked” the feeling because I was used to it.  These days I eat until satisfied or 75% full, more often than full and it feels so much better!

Old Truth: Running burns a lot of calories so running a lot burns a lot of calories and will result in weight loss.

New Discovery: It’s really challenging to lose weight through exercise, especially if you are an avid exerciser of “normal weight”.  Yes, running burns a lot of calories but our bodies are amazingly adaptable.  Once our bodies recognize that we are burning a higher number of calories daily it reorganizes itself to hold onto whatever it can.  I gained a pound or two while training for a marathon and I wasn’t eating more than normal.

Along those same lines…

Old Truth: Running is running…

New Discovery:  …except when it’s jogging!  I used to jog now I run.  This is a discovery I’ve been playing with since New Year’s 2007-2008 but is finally here to stay.  That New Year’s we rented a beach house in El Salvador with some friends.  Amber and I would run on the beach together every morning.  The first half of the week I said “you’re faster than me” but by the end of the week I realized the truth, she was a runner and I was a jogger.  The line between running and jogging is a blurry one but here’s my definition; if I can talk without any interruption in my breathing than I am jogging.  Running requires me to constantly push myself out of my comfort zone just a little to pick up the pace.

I’ve got a very fun kitchen experiment planned for this morning, making yogurt!  Now, I’ve been making my own yogurt for a few months now and have been playing around with some flavors (ginger was good) but today I am making chocolate and peanut!  I am imaging them swirled together…

I’ll let you know how it goes!

 

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I am Faith Levine, a movement instructor, home gardener, mountain biker, hiker, pickle maker, closet poet, and best of friend to some of the most amazing women in the world.

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