A week of change

This week has been one of adjusting to new schedules. My work has adopted a 9/80 schedule so on week one (this week) you work 44 hours, then next week you work 36 hours and get Friday off. I'm sure I'll like next week better ;-)
My running goals have changed slightly thanks to my grandfather in-laws' birthday party in June. As it happens to fall on the same day as the Wasscally Wrabbit ultra I had to find another race to train for. I looked at another ultra but the distance to get there is just too prohibitive. So...I'm going to wait until the end of July and giv'r at the NS Marathon in Barrington and do my first road ultra at the Valley Harvest 52km.
Since I don't need to train hard-core for that just yet, and my next goal is the March 25km Moose Run, I've decided to try adding some lifting to my routine. Currently I'm following a Get Lean program which is pretty rigid in its meal plan and strength routine, but if I get results anywhere close to what others have achieved it'll be worth not eating 6 cookies each Saturday night lol. I've increased my protein intake and started lifting really, really heavy weights (for me). I've been super careful when I'm using barbells as I'm sure it wouldn't take much to tweak my knee. Good form is even more important when you are trying not to anger a certain body part.
So I've been doing my lifting at lunch since I have access to a well stocked gym at work. Then after work I've been running in accordance with a 27 week marathon training plan. I'm pretty spent by the end of the day and I've added a second why shake for after my lunch time lifting sessions to help repair my measley muscles. So far, so good. I do need to find better, more protein rich snack to eat at night. cereal is ok sometimes but it isn't the best thing I could be eating for sure.
You would think with all this work I'd be losing weight, well not quite yet. I'm not sure if that's my body trying to hold onto my rolls of fat or if my nighttime somewhat-healthy snack are sabotaging my efforts. I'll have to curb my nighttime eating to find out I suppose.
The absolute best part of upping my training is the lack of constant pain from my knee. The saying, "Use it or lose it" truly applies to knee function. I think I've taken a pain killer for my knee ONCE in the last month. I wish other arthritis sufferers would push themselves a bit harder and stop listening to that horrid advice to not do anything once you're diagnosed with arthritis. It only made things worse for me, for both my body and mind.