Holiday Pounds
Every year, I vow to watch my diet during the holiday season, and every year, I roll in to January having packed on a few extra pounds.
I just cannot help myself. There is so much good food around, and usually, this is my down season so I am not watching every morsel that I am eating. Admittedly, I am super guilty of having an extra morsel or two or even three.
Then, comes January. For the next four to six weeks, my running picks back up, my diet returns to normal, and slowly my weight drops back to normal.
But for those weeks, I do feel the extra pounds. Mostly, my knees and ankles feel it.
Once I get back to my normal weight, I know it. Every part of me feels better, and my legs especially feel better.
I imagine other runners face similar circumstances. I have often wondered if they go through a similar phase during the first month or so of each new year.
Kickin' up trail dust,
The Cool Down Runner
I just cannot help myself. There is so much good food around, and usually, this is my down season so I am not watching every morsel that I am eating. Admittedly, I am super guilty of having an extra morsel or two or even three.
Then, comes January. For the next four to six weeks, my running picks back up, my diet returns to normal, and slowly my weight drops back to normal.
But for those weeks, I do feel the extra pounds. Mostly, my knees and ankles feel it.
Once I get back to my normal weight, I know it. Every part of me feels better, and my legs especially feel better.
I imagine other runners face similar circumstances. I have often wondered if they go through a similar phase during the first month or so of each new year.
Kickin' up trail dust,
The Cool Down Runner
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