| Height: | 157.5cm |
| Start weight: | 130.00lb |
| Current weight: | 115.00lb |
| Goal weight: | 110.00lb |
| Lost to date: | 15.00lb |
| Remaining: | 5.00lb |
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I ran another 5K Saturday, and set another personal best time. YAY!! I ran it in 27:12! It was a flat, fairly easy course, and had I not been sore and my legs not felt as heavy as bricks, I probably could've done it in under 27 minutes. It was sooo humid out, too... even at 7:30 am. I was very proud of the time though.
Hope that everyone is doing well
I hate the treadmill. Maybe it's just OUR treadmill, but it seems like the workout takes forever and I don't feel like the gagues of speed or distance work properly. Not to mention the 'boring factor'
It was really hot and humid last night and I didn't want to tackle my run at the track, so I thought I would try my 5 mile tempo run on the treadmill. Well, THAT was a bad idea. I ended up only doing 2.5 miles, and was more exhausted than if I had done 5 on the road or at the track. I did a FIRM video after my run, so it wasn't a total loss, but it's very frustrating to not do what I plan to do. I will probably do another 2.5 miles on Friday to make up for the missing mileage... since Friday is supposed to be a rest day.
I have another 5K this Saturday. The course on this one is supposed to be 'flat, shady, and fast' according to the registration information.... So maybe it'll be a good one for me. This will be my last race until mid-August. There are no more local races until then. There are a few that I would like to do, but they are just too far away to drive to them the same day, and my finances don't allow me to spend the night away from home for a race.
Today's run is supposed to be a 4 mile easy run.... I will most likely do it in the neighborhood this time... depending on traffic. I have to cross a very busy main road, and don't like doing this run except in the early morning hours when there's very little traffic.
I will make an effort to post my workout plan for the rest of the month, just to keep myself accountable to keep it. I guess it's easier for me to keep up with it if it's floating around in cyberspace as well as hanging on my wall written on my workout calendar.
Work is having a luncheon tomorrow at a pizza joint. I would love to go, but I just don't know if I have the willpower to avoid the pizza buffet. LOL. Maybe I should just decline this one, especially since I already know that I will be eating out a couple more times this weekend. Saturday night, DH and I are going out to celebrate our anniversary, which was Tuesday... and Sunday we will be going out after church with my brother in law and his family. They are having a dedication ceremony Sunday for my nephew. 
Well, even though I feel pretty crappy right now (upset stomach) I suppose I should get some work done. Have a great day everyone.
Becki
Well, once again, it's been forever since I posted. A lot has been happening in my life. It's been insane, but I think it's finally beginning to level out. My husband and I separated for about a month, but I am in the process of moving back in right now. So far, things are going very well. There are issues that we addressed that should have been addressed years ago. I am still working on some issues that I have, especially concerning forgiveness....
While we were apart, I lost about 5 pounds... got down to about 124. I'm still maintaining it for the most part, I think I am back at 126 right now.
Saturday, I ran another 5K.... I set a new personal record (PR) of 27:40. The best part was that when I finished, I didn't feel tired, really. Not like I have at other races. I actually felt great! And I got up yesterday morning (Sunday) for my long run. I did 9 miles. A very S-L-O-W 9 miles, but 9 miles nonetheless! I am going to try to get back into doing my FIRM videos this week. While my husband and I were separated, there was just no room to work out at my dad's house, so it was strictly running for me.
My husband is starting to run a little. I am hoping that he will be ready for his first 5K to run with me in the Jim Herrin 5K on August 11th. That was the race that was my first last year, so I thought it would be great if we could celebrate the anniversary of it by running it together this year... this time as his first race. He has been following a beginner plan that he found in one of my Runner's World magazines, but I think I might show him the Couch -to-5K plan from CoolRunning.com. That's a good one too.
Today, I am planning on trying a 5 mile run. Tomorrow will be crosstraining with a FIRM workout, and then speedwork on Wednesday.
I hope everyone out there is doing well.
I weighed in this morning and I am down a pound. I'm happy about it, because it puts me under 130.... FINALLY. I have dipped down into that territory a time or two, but it fluctuates a lot, so I just usually don't even post it. This time, I am determined to stay in this 'uncharted territory'.
Not feeling well today, so this post is going to be a short one. Today's workout is supposed to be a 3 mile tempo run with 1 mile warm-up and 1 mile cool down (5 miles total)... But we have church tonight and I feel kinda yucky. So it may be a rest day.
I sent in my registration this morning for my next 5K... It's in less than 2 weeks. May 5th! I'll be sure to post the results.
Have a great Wednesday
Becki
Good morning all.... I hope that I don't get in trouble for this, but I wanted to copy and paste this blog from Kristin Armstrong's blog page. I will also include a link.... What she wrote just really struck me as so true. Enjoy.... and here's the link: http://rodale.typepad.com/mile_markers/?cm_re=HP-_-News And Blogs-_-Kristin Armstrong: Mile Markers
One of the best things about running is that it cuts across the crap that litters life and relationships in other areas, don't you think?
I mean, tomorrow morning, after I take the kids to school, I'll head to the track for my weekly speedwork. It's not like I'm training for the Olympics, or to win a race, or even to win my age group..none of those things motivate me. I just want to improve, period...in every area of my life, in equal measure and running happens to be important to me. It is a catalyst for many other things. And my week would not be the same if I didn't get some quality time with some likeminded, ball-capped, ponytailed, strong spirited, quick-steppin' ladies. Half the time I am too winded to talk, and only see the back of their Nike shorts or they see the back of mine...but it doesn't matter.
I just want to be in their good company.
Which brings me to my point, a point I believe is worthy of another entry this week. It came up in discussion on a run and it may pepper the comments on this blog. The point is that to me, running offers a respite, a zone free from the conflicting, competitive, disheartening, punitive and sabotaging behavior that brings us all down.
I am not sure where or when it begins, though I see it already in the relationships at my daughters' preschool. And I can only speak of it from a female perspective, because this is all I know intimately enough to dare comment on it. Though I am quite certain that men deal with it in different ways. There is something about women that permits us to vie for a better impression of and for ourselves by belittling someone else. It rages through the gossip and social strata of adolescence and teenage years, and should by all means end when we "grow up" but somehow it does not end, it only mutates.
Think about it.
Some woman could excel in the workplace and someone else is quick to call her a bitch, or worse. Someone is pretty and someone is not, they are both equally cursed. Someone is skinny and she is 'obsessive', someone is curvy and she has 'let herself go'. Someone has a baby and we judge between natural childbirth and an epidural. Someone breastfeeds and someone serves formula and somehow it is everybody's place to comment. Someone stays at home to take care of her kids and she is 'second rate' intellectually or gets the 'it must be nice' routine. Someone else works outside the home and she is 'second rate' maternally or a slave to materialism. Even if we have no idea what motivates either choice or what makes it possible. We judge if someone is snobby enough to have a nanny. We judge the poor fool who never gets out much. We judge other people's relationships, even if our own are crumbling. We judge other people's parenting, even when we are all hanging on by a thread, not an 'expert' in the bunch. Someone who speaks her mind is 'grating;' someone who doesn't is a 'wimp.' Someone with a successful husband is 'a kept woman;' someone who struggles is a 'poor thing.' Someone who never exercises is 'lazy', someone who does take time for herself is 'decadent'. Someone who hides her feelings is 'cold,' someone who is authentic gets picked apart. We judge who has what job, who is busier, who has more stress, who has it 'rougher.' Like what...like she who complains loudest is the best martyr? Or she who enjoys and is grateful is a simpleton and has no idea of the 'real world?' Someone tells us bad news and we secretly rejoice that it's not us. Someone shares good news and we call her arrogant.
The funny thing is, no one ever wins...because, ladies, we are all on the same team.
Can you imagine if we acted like it? If we treated each other like it? This is why we love to run together! Just for a glimpse of it! For the blessed 30 minutes, one hour, two hours, however long we run, it's our modern day Red Tent. Because regardless of who we are, what our bank account has in it or doesn't, what we do for a living or not, if we are married or not, if we are emotionally broken or healed, if we breastfed or not, if we eat meat or not, if our hair color is real or not, if we believe in God or not, if we are sullen and introspective or freewheeling and hilarious, if we are savvy about world events or if the old Newsweek with Barack Obama on the cover still sits unread on the coffee table with sippy cup rings dried on it...there has to be a place to just BE. And in a sport that requires shorts, a jog bra, a shirt, socks, shoes and some heart, we are probably about as equal as we are going to be. Why not enjoy and appreciate each other, for once, plainly?
After all, we were all just girls and we are all getting old. :)
Hi everyone. It's been a while since I checked in... sorry about that.
Life has a way of getting extremely busy sometimes. I am really looking forward to summer, when the kids are out of school and things slow down some around our house.
I was planning on running a half marathon in March, but they cancelled it and made it just a 10K, but I am thinking that it was probably a blessing, since my training had gotten extremely slack, and there is no way I would have been ready to run it. So, I am planning on doing one in September... Labor Day weekend to be exact. My training is going to start today. It will be running 3-4 days a week, cross-training with the FIRM, and 1 rest day a week. I'm looking forward to it. I am hoping to even reach my goal weight by August. That's the plan right now anyway. It is going to really take some dedication on my part... especially where my eating in concerned.
I find that food is my biggest struggle. I just love to eat! And I love all of the stuff that is BAD for me. How frustrating. Now, don't get me wrong, I could eat good stuff all day long, too... but it never seems to take away the cravings for the bad stuff. I try not to deprive myself. Moderation is key, I know...
I have a few 5K's planned... One, possibly two, in May... Two in June, and one in August. I don't know that I will do them all, but I am thinking about it. My son and my step-daughter want to start running with me some, and my youngest daughter wants to try a 1 mile fun-run. The 14 year old says she has no desire to join in the "fun". 
I ran a 5K on Saturday. It went well. I didn't place in my age group, but I wasn't far from the 3rd place age group finisher. She was actually in my line of sight at the finish. I can happily report, however, that I did set a personal best 5K time on Saturday. My last 5K time was 28:34. This one was 28:03. I am hoping to get my time down under 28:00 in my 5K on May 5th. It's a flatter course, so I'm hopeful. The course Saturday was pretty hilly.
My daughter (14 year old) will be moving up to high school next year (9th grade) and tried out for the high school JV cheerleading squad. I am happy to report that she DID make the squad. That will be the busiest part of my summer, I'm sure.. getting her back and forth to cheerleading practices.
The Phoneix Suns won Game 1 of the First Round of the NBA Playoffs yesterday against the LA Lakers. And the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Golden State Warriors. It was a good basketball day!!! GO SUNS!!
I suppose I should get some work done now. Have a great day everyone. I'll try to make it a point to check in more often
Becki
I feel like I am really making some progress. My eating has been consistently good for the last 2 weeks... (I know this because tomorrow is my cheat meal 
). And I have been running daily.. if only a mile, and doing other workouts. I still haven't gotten below that coveted 130 mark, but I am hovering right at it... I definietly see that it CAN happen. And what really surprises me is that since I started eating well, I don't really crave the JUNK like I did, even a couple of weeks ago. If the cravings do rear their ugly heads, I can usually do a little 'self-talk' to make them go away.
I didn't get to run my 5K on Saturday... we had a conflict arise with other activities. I am planning on another on in April, though. I am hoping that my friend will run with me (yes, Beth... I am talking about you!!).
Good news... I bought a new pair of jeans in November, without trying them on, and when I got them home, they were too tight. I guess I figured that they were the right size so they should fit, not taking into account that different makes size their clothing differently. So I put them in my closet and there they sat until.... I WORE THEM TO WORK TODAY!!! I was so excited about it when I put them on and they fit. They are still a little tight, but not too bad, or I wouldn't be wearing them at work with all these men in my building.
Well, back to work now....
Basketball Update -- Suns play the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow night. They must win in order to gain a full game on Dallas in the standings. GO SUNS!
Hello all.
As I mentioned in my last post, I decided it's time to truly be serious about my workouts and really start eating healthy. Well, I have found that my body has issues with that. I have been eating mostly organic for the last few days... lots of veggies, Ezekiel bread, stuff like that. My body is in revolt. I have still had some 'regular' stuff, of course... but I'm trying to replace gradually and add more organic and healthy foods to my diet.
Anyway, last night..... my tummy was in knots! Not to mention the fact that I was running to the potty every 20 minutes! I feel so light and de-toxified today.
I ran 4 miles yesterday and 3 on Wednesday.... I'm shooting for 4 today if I can, and the 5K is tomorrow.... so we'll see how it goes.
Not much time today... Have a great one all!
I have been saying I am training for a half marathon, but my actions certainly haven't shown it. I have been doing some big time slacking lately. I have been trying to get back into my workouts, but haven't been too worried about it if I miss one here and there. I have been eating right most of the time, but still sneaking my little cheats in here and there. It's time to really get serious about this thing.
I mean, I am either going to do it, or I'm not, right???
So this weekend, I am running a 5K, just to get myself back into the swing or racing. I haven't done a race since November 11th. I will run the race and probably try to do an extra workout that day, since Saturday is SUPPOSED to be my long run day.
I have been walking with a co-worker and friend who is trying to get back into shape after a long period of not working out... but the walks are just not the intensity of workouts that I am used to, so I have to really make a commitment to do extra workouts on those walking days and not call that my workout.
I have been stuck at around the same weight for the longest time. It's plateau-busting time. Time to get serious now.
I'll try to keep my blog updated. The accountability sure helps. Just putting it out there, whether anyone reads it or not. I am getting back to journaling my food today too.
Have a fabulous Wednesday everyone
Hi everyone...
I've kind of been out of the loop lately. Lots of changes happening. At the beginning of the year, I got moved to a new office. It was definitely a welcome change, since (some of you may remember) I had some problems with my co-worker in the old office. I am much happier now. Much busier too! And since we still don't have internet at home, and I have to rely on free time at work to post to my blog, that just hasn't been happening.
Also, some of you may remember that my step daughter came to live with us in August. It was not a good situation for a while, but she is coming around, She isn't wearing black ALL the time now, although she does still wear it most of the time, and she even got involved with playing soccer for the school. She is passing all of her classes at the moment, and is much improved in attitude compared to when she moved in. I am still praying about MY attitude though. Some days, I just can't deal with some things with the situation.
My half marathon has been postponed. It looks like I am going to plan for Labor Day now. They changed the race that I was planning on doing, and it's no longer a half. I guess I will either plan on doing the Labor Day road race here in town (if we aren't on vacation) and if we are on vacation that week, I'll plan on doing the Virginia Beach Rock n Roll Half.
I had gotten off track with my workouts in the last few weeks, but yesterday I got out and ran 3 miles. Felt wonderful. I could have gone longer, but didn't want to push it since it was my first run in a couple of weeks. I plan on trying to do it again today.
I should get to work now. Have a great day all. Oh, and last night's score....... Suns - 115 Clippers - 90!
