Getting Out of My Comfort Zone

Well, I've been thinking a lot since this morning's post about the struggles I've had to lose weight.  Like I've mentioned on my first post, I've tried to be consistent about running in the morning since August.  

The thing is, I haven't lost more than 4 pounds and have been trying to watch what I eat, staying away from crappy food and eating healthier, but nothing has changed.  

I've been thinking all day about what I could should do differently.  And I think something has finally clicked with me.  When I try to run I try to stay where I'm comfortable.  But when that happens, I'm not pushing myself enough.  According to the Women's Running article, dated December 22, 2015, called "Running for Weight Loss,"  

"The pace or effort at which you work will determine what you are using as a fuel source and therefore ‘burning’. The lower the intensity you aerobically work at, the easier the effort feels; this means you are predominantly using stored fats as your fuel source for this activity and therefore fat is being burned. The harder you begin to work, the more you begin to use glycogen as a fuel source, meaning you are burning more calories."

I'm not pushing myself outside of my comfort zone enough, so I'm not digging deeper into my fat stores.  At least, that's how I'm imagining it.

So, my plan for tomorrow is to get up and go for my early morning run and try to push myself by adding some speed intervals.  Like for example, run normally from one phone pole to the other, then speed up until the next phone pole, and so on.  Don't know how much I'll be able to do, but I can, at least, push myself.  I want to get back to this...