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It's time for me to get back into the swing of things. I was concentrating so hard on running and training that I seem to have forgotten that I need to be eating BALANCED. I am completely lacking balance in my life right now and I can't stand it any longer. I am having this constant pull, back and forth, between work and play. My friends don't seem to know how to do anything without liquor being involved and if I choose not to drink when we hang out I just get constant flack for it. The problem being that alcohol is a COMPLETE toxin! My body absolutely hates it when I drink any of it. I stopped drinking all hard alcohol about a year and a half ago because everytime I touch the stuff, I blackout. I felt that was unneccesary and dangerous. I am allergic to beer...although typically, and sadly, will just take an allergy pill (which I also hate with a passion due to it's great ability to dehydrate me) and drink anyway. Wine is about the only thing that doesn't hate me. Really. Everyone says they get headaches the next day after having even one glass of wine, but I hardly ever do!
My other balance issue is that of my food intake. Running really wipes clean any sort of nutrients in the body, being a vegetarian, I really need to balance what I eat so that I have enough iron, protein and all the other good stuff of course. I am being an idiot when it comes to this. I am completely low on iron as I am perpetually tired. My body has not been recovering well from my long runs (last weeks being 10.7 miles) at all. I am still in pain from last week which tells me something is off. I haven't been eating my beans, I haven't been cooking at all, I haven't been eating protein and carbs after I run...in fact I haven't been eating at all after I run. This is a HUGE problem. I am disgusted with myself, I feel like crap emotionally, spiritually, and physically.
One thing I have been trying to work on are my food allergies. I am allergic to so many things, it seems like I can't eat hardly anything anymore. I think I may make an appointment for the with my acupuncture friend, she said acupuncture has been shown to help balance food allergies out. That is after she works on my strained tendon. But whatever the case...I need something. I am completely beyond frustrated lately. My stomach is very upset with me at this exact moment, it has been twisting and turning all day. Ugh.
But enough complaining about my stupidity. All I can do is work on it. I work until 11:30 tonight then I work at 7 tomorrow. And no I don't normally work such crappy hours, I signed for today. Being it's a holiday we get holiday pay of 8 hours and then if you work it you get paid double time. So in a sense, I am getting paid triple time and THAT, is amazing. I can't wait for this paycheck. I am going to buy new running shoes!
Now regarding my training. I have adjusted my long run schedule again! I am having trouble balancing everything (clearly) so here is my new schedule, and it has been working great so far!
Monday: Recovery run 3-5 miles, light lifting
Tuesdays: Track workout or Hill repeats, 6-9 miles
Wednesdays: Cross training and lifting (typically pilates which I recently fell in love with!)
Thursdays: Tempo or Fartlek run, 6-9 miles
Fridays: Day off, completely
Saturdays: Easy does it run, 3-5 miles, light lifting
Sundays: LSD run, 10-12 miles
Awesome!
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Posted by VegRunner on 2008-09-01 20:43:41 | Rating: | Views: 48
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