Ok. I am on the road, I am getting serious, I am going to get up to 13miles in the next 239 days.
TODAY IS DAY ONE!!!
Thanks right 239 days from today.
There are 5,280 feet in a mile.
The half marathon is 13 miles, that is 68,640 feet.
Now divide 68,640 feet by 239 days, I would need to be able to run 287 feet today and add 287 everyday.
Well that is less then 3 football fields added every day. But, we already know a month ago I had worked up to a mile. So I am ahead and will easily be up to 13 miles in 239 days!!! Watch Me!!!
April 4, 2008. Exercise, Goals, Marathon, Weight Loss. No Comments.
Look at my yummy breakfast, yup berries and light whip cream.
Followed by a nice workout and now catching up on some chores.
I was layed off yesterday. I did not spend the evening eating my way through the fridge and therefore did not have a bunch of food guilt to get over today. I want to take care of myself while going through a very trying and difficult time of looking for a new job. The workout this morning and a breakfast that felt like a treat was a great start to the day.
April 4, 2008. Diet, Exercise, Healthy Food, Weight Loss. 1 Comment.
…at least it does for me. Work has been busy, but tomorrow is the end of peak and that excuse (cause it is an excuse will be over). Today is Sunday and I am in my workout gear with time to kill but am waiting to go into work.
I realize that the days that I have something planned, like work today, or a social engagement in the evening I don’t get as much done for myself. My workouts, my housework, my yardwork. Even in the time I am waiting to go I don’t get much else done.
Realizing and changing the behavior’s are very different. The weekends I get the most done are the very few that I have to myself. Where I don’t have to work and my social circle has other plans and on those days I get right into taking care of my things. Getting laundry going WHILE workingout THEN cleaning house, gardening AND running errands. Weekends like this I sit waiting for the ‘committed event’ to arrive. You must realize that I have been sitting, in my workout clothes, for several hours, just waiting to go to work so I can come back and work out. Um, I could have been done already.
I like Char’s goals for the week, to plagiarize them here:
Track.
Exercise at least four times.
Grocery shop and plan meals for the week.
Eat healthy dinners at home at least 5 times this week.
Keep blogging.
Keep connecting with myself.
I didn’t loose the 2 pounds last week, but like I said peak is over and I will have more time this week so heres to another try.
March 30, 2008. Diet, Exercise, Goals, Weight Loss. No Comments.
What is wrong with me. The moment I say “me too” I’m gonna lose two pounds this week I do everything in my power to GAIN them instead. Including buying cookies at Trader Joes and Not working out yet this week and its Wednesday already.
I did unload 3 pallets of boxes today, does that count. My biceps think that it does cause they are tight now. I still have a chance to workout today and there is still some of the week left to try and lose those pounds.
But the question stands……what is wrong with me?
March 26, 2008. Diet, Exercise, Goals, Weight Loss. No Comments.
Staying on course, or rather getting on course takes day after day after day dedication. Getting into a routine, making your workout a priority, getting up early to do it, or skipping evening events to fit it in. It takes determination to succeed. Once you are in the routine and get to a place that you are enjoying and actually craving the workout (Ok, I know some of you are saying,,,,ya right!) it is easier to stay on course. That is until you miss a day, or a weekend. Like I did two weekends ago when I had to work so much. Then I was completely spent for the rest of the week and even though I was actually missing the workout I was to damn tired to do it. Then Chari came to town and we were determined to both get back on track. We took a couple long walks but my gym door never opened.
And would you look at that, it has been 2.5 weeks since I worked out……HOW does that happen, oh wait I jut explained how it happened.
I even got up this morning at 4:30 to work out, but I didn’t, I drank coffee and watched the news and again didn’t open the gym door.
**********coming soon, the post about how I am back on course
(any friggen day now)*****
March 26, 2008. Diet, Exercise, Healthy Food, Venting, Weight Journal, Weight Loss. No Comments.
Even with missing a week straight of exercise, minus a few long walks over the weekend I am actually feeling like I turned the corner because I am missing it.
I ate too much last night at my sisters for dinner. But other then that I have done well with food lately.
This weeks goal is to track my food, eat less then I use, get back on track with working out in the mornings and lose 2 pounds along with Char’s 2 pounds!!!
March 24, 2008. Diet, Exercise, Motivation, Weight Loss. No Comments.
checking in.
The week has been long and its only Wednesday. Sunday’s work blended right into Monday so there was no workout on Monday morning, or Monday evening for that matter as I was tapped out. Tuesday morning I was still to tired to get up so I planned on working out in the evening but that just didn’t happen.
This morning I did get up, but the work out was abbreviated but I am starting to feel more myself from working overnight on Sunday.
I am starting to think about the running again. I know it is lame to not be doing it now but peak is over in a month and there will be more light as well. I think when I do start to run I am going to do it outside. Ideally I would love Missy to run with me and I figure that will take training as well on both of our parts so we will both be slowly building up distance and endurance. I don’t ever think I will run her more then 3 miles at a time but she will be a great training partner and possibly running partner for life.
Two people have reminded me lately that I used to run all the time “when they first met me” I want to do that again. I see runners in the neighborhood, usually when I am in a car and I envy them. I want that air on my face, endorphin pumping, ponytail swinging feeling again.
March 19, 2008. Exercise, Goals, Marathon, Motivation, Running Shoes. No Comments.
I managed to keep to the one day goal yesterday and did not eat out of pure exhaustion.
I didn’t manage to get up at 4:15 today however cause, well I wanted another hour of sleep.
Today’s one day goal is to work out in the evening.
I don’t have much more then that, but I did just read a fabulously written rant over on a lard off my mind that if you haven’t checked them out you should. This rant is about the assumption that if one is thinner then another they must be healthier. Check it out!
March 18, 2008. Diet, Exercise, Healthy Food, Weight Loss. No Comments.
There will be no workout today. In fact when my 4:15 alarm went off and I was at my desk still from yesterday it scared the heck out of me. I have been at work since yesterday afternoon except a 90 minute window at 1:30 am to go home shower and change out of my (workout, housework, shouldn’t leave the house in fugly) sweats.
So here is today’s goal……to not eat like a sleep deprived sophomore. By the time I leave this afternoon I will have been here for 24 hours, minus said shower time. I will have been up far many more hours then that and the temptation to eat to stay awake should be hitting here very soon and will be in full force by the time I get home this evening.
That is the only goal I have the energy for, and I will be much better off if I can stick to it.
March 17, 2008. Diet, Healthy Food, Weight Journal. 1 Comment.
I am sorry I missed the practice 5K today. Char I want to know how you did and your time. How was your calf during the run? Was running outside better then on the treadmill.
I worked Saturday and then was ‘on hold’ basically being put off a few hours at a time until the rest of the work pushed to Sunday morning, then Sunday noon, then Sunday 4:30 to which I came in and am still at work.
-Just for the record, I am on call the weekend of our November marathon also but if there is work I will find someone in PaloAlto to cover for me!!!
March 16, 2008. Exercise, Marathon. No Comments.
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