This week I've had a reality check and started thinking on, "Why, do I really want to do this?" This healthy lifestyle and the best reasons I've come up with is, just because. Just because I want to eat right, exercise regularly so that I won't have to struggle when I actually have to exercise, and feel good physically about myself.
My boost off this week was, once again.....a fad diet...Well hell, I've got to start somewhere. Anyway, I'm trying the Birmingham diet....the one where you're on 3 days and moderately eat the other 4. What I plan to accomplish with this is to be more conscious about what I eat. So far, I'm on day 3 and I must say that I'm exceptionally proud that I've made it through the hard part. Not only that but was/am able to put my mind over the matter. I've even been motivated enough to successfully "pass" another PT test. I've also taken the previous advice of B-Kay and purchased "no need for speed" by John "The Penguin" Bingham. So far, this has turned out to be an excellent read and was suprised of how much more motivated I've become since I've picked it up. I feel as if he wrote it specifically for me. (Thanks B-Kay!)
With that said, I'm back in the game! I have lost a few inches over the last week; I've been running twice a week and also been going to a Body Pump class. (awesome!) As John "The Penguin" Bingham said in his book. One foot in front of the other. That's an exciting start for me.
I have returned to this healthy lifestyle journey. I'm really throwing myself a pity party right about now because I've gained all but about three pounds from when I started this blog several months ago. I have a PT (physical training) test next month and I have just got to lose some of this weight. I've been in the gym going on about three weeks and absolutely nada. I know better and yet I still torture myself to lose weight, to lose weight! But it's always the quick way and double it up....it comes back.
I can be disiplined in so many areas, yet not even close where it really matters. I chatted with one of my high school classmates the other day and she still participates in the area races in my area. Well she just found out that she's pregnant....and guess what? She's still racing! Consistency has always been one of my problem areas and I really try hard to stay on board. I know I shouldn't have an excuse, so at this point I'm going to 'Encourage Myself', do this...and do it for the long haul. Anyway....enough of that! You all have a good week.
Haven't fallen off of the band wagon too much, I'm currently redeploying which is why I haven't posted much lately.
The good news is I'll be flying home from Ft Bliss in about 12 hours. I can't sleep, feeling nauseous, anxious, nervous, emotional, etc.
The bad news....well.....I'm not there yet...hahahahahaha
I'll get on the scale when i get home and promise to get back on track with my exercise as soon as possible...First on the agenda is a little love making.... hahahahahahahaha
Ok...I'm on a little high right now. I passed my PT test as opposed to failing it on last week. Now....I am ret to go home!!!! I'm on the countdown. Here are my changes from one test to the next....Gonnnnnnneeeee Jess!
Mar 21; Push ups-20 (in two min), Sit ups-60 (in two min), 2 Mile Run-20:41
Mar 29; Push ups-20 (in two min), Sit ups-50 (in two min), 2 Mile Run-19:21
Required; Push ups-17 (in two min), Sit ups-45 (in two min), 2 Mile Run-20:30
Through all the fears and anxiety, I made it. It was not as bad as I thought it would be. The songs on my iPod were jamming, the power gels (yuck!) I took when I was running, kicked in at the right time, the weather was even nice. I actually had a lot of energy!
There was a young lady here that I know who offered to boost me up and run it with me for the long haul. We had to slow down periodically throughout the run, which was fine because she had cramps in her stomach most of the run. Around mile 11, I felt as if my knees were going to shut down. I started tripping over my own feet (clumsy)
We finished it in about 2:52.
I've heard horror stories about the after effects of marathons. However, so far the pain I've experienced were aching in my knees. I took some ibuprofen before I went to bed and its not as bad as it was yesterday. I'm starting to experience the tightness in my legs and back, but it just feels like I've been lifting weights. Other than that, I'm thinking on my next achievement.....(to be continued)
Man....my first half marathon! (whew) Somebody pinch me because it still does feel real. Now that is what I call achievement!
Ok, I must confess that I did not realize the half marathon is tomorrow. I actually thought I had another week to prepare for it. Oh my goodness! It's all good, though. I am a little apprehensive yet a little excited too.
I'm building me a playlist for my iPod with about 3 hours of music on it. Yeah, that should be enough. I can do this, I know I can!
The only thing I'm going to do in preparation for this journey is stretch, drink plenty of water, and get a good nights rest. I'm actually looking forward to this.....my first half marathon.
I had to take my PT test today and I missed my run by 11 secs. Talk about hard work in vain. I just don't know where I went wrong or what I was thinking. I have been training on top of training. I haven't missed my run in over 2 years since I started the 5k's at home with my girlfriends. I am soooo disappointed.
My plan from now until the retake next week is going to be nothing but sprints. My endurance should be at a level were I'm confident to run without stopping. I just need to work on my speed. I'm planning on taking the test again next week. Wish me blessings.
Anybody got any tips for where my concentration should be during my runs? All I wanted to do this morning was just stop. All I could think about was how bad I'd rather be doing something else at that moment. I thought I prepared myself mentally and physically for this test. But "mentally" I was somewhere else.
Running.....is something that I love to hate. Every since I've been in the military it has been a requirement of our physical activity.
Before I deployed to Iraq, some friends of mine and I decided that we would participate in the local 5k races in our area. The intent was to start our weight loss regime and our goal was to complete a 26.2 mile marathon.
I said that to say this, an opportunity has come for me to participate in a 13.1 mile marathon. One for which I'm not looking forward to. In my regular run work outs, I've only gotten up to 4 miles at one time about 3 days a week.
To be honest, I'm terrified. It's almost like pulling teeth to get me through those four. My goal now is to concentrate on enjoying running and to get past the love hate relationship with it.
I'm signing up today for the 13.1! I'll worry about the 26.2 another day. I'll just take the next couple of weeks in stride....yeah, that's it, in stride. Whew! Good luck to me! I'm going to need it.
Last night before I went to bed, I drank Ballerina's Tea (dieter's tea) or what I call shitty tea. This morning I drank about 32 oz of water with 2 teaspoons of non-iodized sea salt to, I assume, help speed up my eliminating process. I've started to do this on the days that I'm near the rest room for obvious reasons.
I got this method from the Lemonade cleanse diet with the hopes that one day I'll actually do the cleanse. It's supposed to go on for 10 days, however I haven't been able to get past the first day. I would think that its because I'm in Iraq and the food at the DFAC (dining facility) just makes you forget all about fasting, diets, and everything else for that matter. :) Sounds like a good excuse to me!
I'll just continue this process until I can actually push away from the table to make an entire fast or what I will call a cleanse. In the meantime, I'll just continue with my current plan of daily exercise and 2 full meals a day, with my in between snacks until I can.
I'll be the first to say that I never thought I'd be doing a blog, especially one for my weight. Every since I've had my kids it has been a constant struggle to get to what I call High School Fine. I'm looking forward to this blog or journaling, hoping that this is something that I can use to help me to be consistent with my attempt to lose weight.
