After a successful first round, there is a large temptation to start sprinting. It has taken many face plants and painful exhaustions for me to learn the valuable lesson of PACING YOURSELF! We all make the mistake.
When you start running, you usually say something like “I’ll just go until I can’t run anymore.” Sure enough, after a mile or so (if that), you’re choking on spit, grasping your sides, and wheezing! Come day two, your painful memories are too fresh, and you quickly find reasons why you need to wait a few days to recover. Which, of course, turns into a few weeks.
When you start a diet, you usually cleanse the fridge and cupboards of sweets and fats. Your first week is full of well planned meals and carefully counted calories. Then comes week two, when a neighbor or friend brings over a small baked offering. When you didn't plan your meals as well and you begin to starve and crave something easy (and greasy, or sugary).
You know the trend. But we’re already beyond that point. We've already started out with something simple. Now the trick is to not get too excited and blow it all. After that first week of running at a slower pace, you start thinking “I can handle much more than this, I can afford to push myself much harder.” And then you fall right back into the same pit.
So remember that Phase 1 is about keeping it simple. It’s about making the commitment. There is no point in stretching our wings and showing off yet (“mating” doesn't come into play until Phase 6)! So, if the last date was successful, stick to the same basic plan.
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