carolineshannon

I am not a health professional, but here is a bit of advice that I always try to remind myself of when I am faced with food temptations: THERE IS ALWAYS MORE. The candy will not go away tomorrow, and neither will the cake, cookies, chips and other junk food. Learn to tell yourself that there is always more cake (candy, cookies, etc.), and allow yourself a small portion of goodies every now and then. When you remind yourself that the world is not running out of junk food tomorrow, it helps keep things in perspective and keeps indulging at a minimum.

Check out some of Jeff Galloway's training programs and books (http://www.jeffgalloway.com/index.html). I trust Jeff's experience and expertise -- his advice has helped me complete several long-distance races. I am not a fitness expert, but I have also found that any beginning runner should mix running with walking when first starting out. Try a one-minute jog/run, 2-minute walk ratio. Congratulations on getting started! I have been running for more than ten years and it is an extremely rewarding sport -- gotta love that "runner's high"!