Hi, Fit Dad here,

It’s going well.

I managed another twenty minute cross country run yesterday (Sunday) and this evening I ran a mile and a half on the road. I didn’t time the road run but it was probably around the 12 minute mark (fairly slow). Many moons ago when I was in better shape I ran the same distance in just over 10 minutes (which is probably still fairly slow – to some at least).

I’ve been more conscious of my eating today and I’ve avoided over indulging. It’s a hard habit to break but as I start to improve with the exercise I feel I have something to protect now.

In the back of my mind I keep the idea that I don’t want to still be 30lbs overweight in three months time. It could easily happen, after all, it’s happened plety of times before.

Three months is plenty enough to lose 30lbs of fat and I intend to make it happen.

I’ll take a day off from running tomorrow as I’ve made three runs in a row.

Eventually I’d like to be able to run a mile and a half almost everyday as a warm up or just for a break from the stress of everyday living. But for now, I want to break myself in fairly gently and avoid injury.

Next week I’ll try for a couple of longer runs, somewhere in the 40 minute region!

Be healthy!

Fit Dad