I am just trying to have faith in Janelle (my dietitian) that this is the right way to go about it. The Turkey Trot is in two weeks, and I feel less prepared than I was a month ago. Granted, my NC trip is probably a big part of that, but still, this Zone training makes me feel like I'm not making the best use of the little time I have to train. This is made worse by Nick, an attorney whom I have a great deal of respect for and consider to be pretty intelligent, telling me that Zone training is a myth. He even sent me an article about it: http://www.builtlean.com/2013/04/01/fat-burning-zone-myth/#fn-15366-3.
I go back and forth. My run today was easy and slow, which is fine for days in between my Team Training. I was noticeably tired; even for a slow run this was bad. I should (according to my metabolic testing) be able to run the majority of this between 4.7 and 5.1 mph, and I was around 3.7 for the majority of it. So, the more I do this the faster I should be able to run with my heart rate staying under 141. This will be good for me in the long run.
However, I may be drawing out this process longer than it needs to take. I get that running and training causes stress on the body and that stress increases my already elevated cortisol which is preventing my body from losing this spare tire I am trying so desperately to shed. But I can do more than this, right? I feel like I am going to embarrass myself at this Turkey Trot because I haven't pushed myself hard enough leading up to it.
Ultimately, we'll see. I am going to go through this metabolic training program that Janelle has set up for me, even if it limits my potential for a faster finish for these runs. If a month or two from now I see increased fat loss, I'll owe her an apology for doubting her. If not, (and it isn't from my own sabotage) then I'll strike out on my own more aggressive run schedule. Overall, I'll take being a slow runner in exchange for the ultimate goal of dropping this frustrating body fat!
245.3 today. I figured some of that 247 was inflated, and I expect that I'll get back down in the 242 range pretty quick. That trip is gonna put off me getting into the 230's for a while, but hopefully this metabolic training will work it's magic and the pounds will keep falling off. Stay tuned.
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