Well, my second day of cardio went better than my first, and I walked for a whopping 25 minutes today. However, unlike yesterday, I was able to walk with a little less pain, and honestly I felt like I could have walked another 15-20 minutes with very little problem. I suppose I should qualify that - I could have walked longer without my ankle hurting, but the thigh chafing is still an issue.
It makes me laugh to write about such a thing as thigh chafing, but I swear it is one of the biggest issues I am going to face in terms of getting back into the swing of things. I mean, there is nothing more annoying than having that kind of pain when you are already struggling to both get to the gym and to do your cardio to start with. It certainly does not help to encourage me to stay on the treadmill for any length of time, or to push myself to try to go that extra minute or two.
I guess my hope at this point is that I can train myself to the point of where my thighs shrink up a bit so that I do not have to worry about that anymore. Or, I suppose I could always hope to develop some calluses?
In terms of the diet, things are going okay. Breakfast is weird, as I am not very hungry when I start eating, despite waking up absolutely ravenous. However, a few hours later I get very hungry, as was evidenced by my urge to eat everything under the sun for lunch today. I am trying to stave off the hunger pains by drinking water and chewing some gum, but it is difficult. The thought of blueberry pancakes makes my mouth water, and some chocolate would be a perfect snack. I will not even start on the amount of ice cream that I am craving.
It isn't that I am going to limit myself forever and ever, but rather just that I am taking it day-by-day. I think when I hit 250 I will reward myself, and then keep on keeping on. Let's just hope that 250 gets here soon, or that these cravings ease up a bit.
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