Started off yesterday morning with a 20 minute run. My phone was refusing to acknowledge the headset (aftermath of the bath I guess?) so I ran without music, but it was fine. I had been grumbling to myself about needing to invest in cold-weather gear (it was about 5 C yesterday morning), but got over it and just wore regular tights under my shorts and a long-sleeved t-shirt over my top, and it was fine. No excuses!
Then I went to see my physiotherapist, who was happy to report that my back is a lot better, but did some IMS on my pecs which hurt like crazy! I don’t even know if “hurt” is the right word, it’s just this intense spasm reaction that isn’t really “pain” per se, but boy did it make me yell.
This morning, I woke up to a bit of vertigo, which I do not like. My shoulders are even though (in August when I had vertigo, my left shoulder was up 2” higher than my right). So I don’t know what’s going on. I even got a good night’s sleep last night, even if I was out late!
Still managed to get some exercise in this morning: 30 sit-ups, plus this routine for glutes, which I am doing for the month of November. And then a giant breakfast.
Look at all the B12! I am guessing that’s from the kippers.
The other thing I’m trying out is Intermittent Energy Restriction. I was going to try this before, thinking it would be easiest to fast on the days when my kid is at his dad’s house, but as it turns out those were the days I enjoyed eating the most, because I could eat out, or eat things the kid doesn’t like, like eggplant with lots of garlic! So this time, I’ve worked out that Monday and Thursday are good days for me to fast (not really fast, but keep calories under 600), and then I can enjoy grownup meals when my kid is away. IER has been correlated with better heart health and blood sugar levels, but most interesting to me is the research showing cognitive benefits.
Not fasting and running on the same days though! That would be nuts.
So for now, my schedule looks like this:
| Monday | Fast |
| Tuesday | Run + Glutes |
| Wednesday | Glutes |
| Thursday | Fast |
| Friday | Run |
| Saturday | Glutes |
| Sunday | Run + Glutes |
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