RE: Midweek plod - 9km

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LOL sooooo. I was logging my exercise on my food tracker and with a step monitor. Turns out I was grossly underestimating my calorie burn, which explains why running kept getting harder and harder since I guess I was netting way under 1,000 calories a day. So I got strava and what do you know, I'm faster than I thought and running got easier! We're in a crazy heat wave right now though and I can only run if it's early and early just doesn't come every day for me.
My cousin has a fitbit and it seems pretty accurate, but honestly I don't know how neurotic I want to be about it. I always tell myself hey, at least I'm doing this...

then its probably due to me being significantly fatter lol

The one advantage to being heavier is a faster calorie burn! Maybe I can get a weighted belt. Laced with testosterone.



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Ah well there you go! Apps are only random generic programs, so its only ever gonna be a guess.

So I got strava and what do you know, I'm faster than I thought

Whoop whoop! Thats always a plus! Yeah I don't know where you are in the states, but I know theres crazy hot weather over many parts of it at the moment. Exercise when you can, and its totally ok to skip a session or two. It'll cool down eventually

Theres a Hive Group over on strava if you wanted to join?

...but honestly I don't know how neurotic I want to be about it.

it can be easy to obsess over numbers (and strava is full of them). The same goes with weighing scales and calorie counting as well. I do have to occasionally remind myself to step back and see the bigger picture

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I could join the group. Why not?

Ultimately I want to learn how to make sense of these numbers and know the balance of food and exercise so I can eat everything and run really fast. In moderation. Of course.

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