I skipped my run . It was just a short one and I can make it up this weekend so I dont feel too bad except that I really had no good reason to skip. I had plans to go over to the neighbors for dinner but I get home from work by 4:30 so I had plenty of time to go straight out for a quick run, shower, and head next door. But I didnt. I came home, grabbed a snack, and fell asleep on the couch. Ive been watching the Olympics every night. Here they are on from 8pm until 12 or 1 in the morning. Every night I tell myself I need to go to bed but then I just turn on the tv in there and watch. Im always waiting to see Michael Phelps next race but ofcourse they never show those until like 11:30. Anyway, I havent been getting more than 5 hours of sleep and yesterday it cought up with me. So I'll run both days this weekend. No biggie,I like my runs on the weekend even more since I haveve the whole day. Eatting was ok except for a snack as soon as I got home that I definately didnt need. Im fighting off some fierce greasy deep dish pizza cravings. TOM should be here early next week so I know exactly why yesterday and today the cravings have shot up. Plus Ive had half a headache yesterday and today. Thats pretty typical too.
TGIF!!! I am so ready to start the weekend. This Wednesday marked 9 years from the day I met my husband (it was Friday the 13th so it stands out ) I cant wait to spend time with him for the weekend. He called me from work last night to let me know he got promoted! Yay! Although with every promotion comes responsiblity and we see each other so little as it is that we are both worried that as a Supervisor they will demand more of his time. He figures most of the extra hours hed have to work would be going in early when I am already at work anyway. Sunday my family is coming out for a fish fry. Im really looking forward to that. My family is a lot of fun and oru neighbors told us we are welcome to come swim. Love the weekends!!!
I way over ate yesterday and I thought it would offset all the good I saw yesterday morning on the scale. It didnt! I was the same today as yesterday, 167.5. It doesnt seem like much of a loss on my chart since I never recorded it when I hit 170.5, but I am still really really happy with it. Ive still got 3 pounds to go to get back to my 164.5 low so far and that seems manageable. I'd really lilke to go another 10 lbs after that but one thing at a time
I loved getting to spend a couple hours with my neice and nephew. We played outside for the first half and then went in to watch a little of Happy Feet. I ate a grilled cheese, knowing I would go straight home and skip my run if I was too hungry but I was also worried about eatting too soon before my run. I ended up having about an hour an a half to digest before my run so that worked out fine. My run actually went really well. I did my 5 mile run plus 1/4 mile warm up and 1/4 cool down walks in 52 minutes! I think I may have looked at the clock wrong or something because that would mean I ran my 5 in like 45mins, a 9 min mile pace and I know I havent gotten there yet. Although I think I am getting better. Still need to pick out a watch so I have a better idea of my progress.
I got home and ate a tortilla with pizza sauce and cheese. Light, but not necessary after having grilled cheese. I was searching everywhere for more food and I think if there had been any kind of sweet treat in the house I would have scarfed it down and regreted it when I got on the scale this morning. I'll have to remember that next time I'm thinking about that extra snack.
but I did. I stepped on the scale this morning because I feel like Ive been doing ever so slightly better but since Im not writing down every calorie I was very curios to see if I was doing ok or if I was still way off. My WI in isnt until tomorrow and I am a firm believer in just weighing once a week. I really wanted to know if I need to do more. Well the scale was back down!!! Thank God! Now I ended up taking the night off from jogging last night, which Im supposed to twice a week but I hadnt had that planned for last night. Anyway, Im not sure if maybe thats the reason, you know like maybe the day after a run I might hold onto water or something. Who knows, i'll find out tomorrow I suppose after running tonight. Still if felt great to get on the scale and see the 2.5lbs from last week gone (although I never recorded them because I refused to believe they were here to stay.) I know I cant get the rest that Ive gained back off by tomorrow but if my weight stays where it was this morning, it makes getting back to 164 seems very reasonable this month.
I get to babysit my niece and nephew today! Just for an hour or two but I dont see them as much as Id like and so Im really looking forward to it. When my sister was having her kids I was always around them. She is 10 years older than me and her oldest is 9 yrs younger than me. There were times when they were living in my parents home with me and when they weren't I was constantly babysitting for them, especially during my teenage years. So they are almost more of siblings to me than nephews and neices (she has 3 boys and 1 girl) However by the time my brother had kids (we are only 1 1/2 years apart) we were both married and living about 45 minutes apart. So Im definately excited when I get a chance to spend time with them. I'll get home a little later than usual which will make running a little harder but Im determined to go out and do it!
I cant believe I ran 7 miles with minimal tiredness and then last night I go and run 3 miles in my hilly neighborhood and I can barely make it, but I did it. I've got my clothes packed to stop at the trail on my way home tonight for 5 miles. I enjoy my runs on that trail so much. Its so peaceful. Food yesterday was better for most of the day but then I snack right up until I go to bed. I think its basically just boredom and that Ive come to acept doing it. I need to get back in the grove of not just having anything and everything I want. Today Ive got my breakfast and lunch packed and a reasonable dinner planned. Hopefully I can stick to it and get back into a healthy routine with food.
I ran 7 miles!!! I couldnt believe it. I was feeling kinda tired after 5. Not like oh god Im gonna die, I cant finish, tired but more like I had been bopping along happy and full of energy and then around 5 miles I started looking for mile markers to see how much farther until I was done. Even still I kept thinking 'I just ran 5 miles and felt great and I am about to do 2 more without feeling aweful.' So all in all I felt pretty good. I also noticed I started to get thirsty for the first time. I never carry a water bottle with me just because I hate to carry anything and there is a water fountain on the trail at 3 1/4 miles so about half way through I could get a quick drink. I think once I get a couple more miles added on though Im going to half to carry water some way, either a bottle or one of those jogging packs. Im not sure which would bother me less. Eatting wasnt perfect but not near as bad as it has been. I'll have to be good for a few days until WI and see where I really am but I at least think that I havent gained anymore this week. I hope!
Tonight my running schedule says 4-5 Hills. That means to run 4 or 5 repeats on hills that are about 150 yards long. I think Im just going to run around my hilly neighborhood for 45 mins and call that my workout. I have no idea how long the hills are but I figure 45 mins is a good medium length run and it will include multiple hills repeated. I cant even imagine adding 6 more miles to what I did Saturday but Im even more schocked that Im excited to do it! I think my husband is actually proud of me. Not that Im suprised, hes my husband and hes proud of lots of things that I do, but its usually a just between us kind of proud. But since Ive been training for the half marathon, Ive noticed 3 different times that hes brought it up when we are with other people how far I ran that day. I had doubts that he would care all that much other than being happy that Im staying healthy, but hes seems to be pretty interested in how I do, especially on the weekend when I do my long run. So hopefully he'll be more than happy to come watch me run the actual race.
I didnt make myself run as soon as I got home like I should have. I ate first, and ate a lot, then tried to take a nap but really never got to do more than lay down for a few minutes, then I knew I absolutely had to go out for a run. I had a 4 miler scheduled, no hills or speed work, however because I waited so long I didnt want to drive to the trail I like to run but I didnt feel up for 4 miles in my hilly neighborhood. So I ended up running in my neighborhood but incorporating a couple extra streets that are a little more flat. I thought it would total about 3.5 or 4 miles. Well it started raining, no biggie, but then I saw lightning and after getting stuck in that a few weeks ago, I decided just to head home. I checked mapmyrun.com when I got home and it turns out i only went about 2.25 miles even though I had only cut off the very last part I felt great though, like I could have kept going if it had stayed a little nicer out. I didnt burn as many calories as I would have liked but atleast I got out there.
Eatting was not the best but not aweful I guess. Ofcourse Im not counting calories and Ive learned over and over that I have no concept of food to weight gain ratios so whet I think wasnt that bad may actually have been aweful.
So I packed on 2.5 just this week. Im running like crazy but eating even more crazy. Why am I doing this!?!?!? So now I know, I cant listen to my body. If it says Im hungry, well Im really not. I am not undoing all the good I have done. I worked so hard for 6 months to get where I am now. Im not turning it around and putting it all back on in 1 month. So it ends today. Food is only specifically for fuel, in proportions found appropriate by doctors. Im taking out all other factors. I have learned this lesson too many times before. I cant eat what feels right and not gain an enormous amount of weight. So Im taking my own objectivitity out of it.
Today Ive got a 4 mile run scheduled. Quite honestly Im so depressed over packing 6 lbs back on in such a short time that I dont feel like doing a darn thing but I know that that only makes the problem worse. So I want to push myself just to go out anyway. But on top of that I havent had more than 5 hrs of sleep each night this week and its catching up to me. Im exhausted. I want to take a nap and then run but I know if I do that the chances of actually heading out for a run are diminished. What I need to do is go for my run as soon as I get home, shower, eat, and then go to bed at like 8!
New goal. 5lbs off by my anniversary, August 26. No excuses.
So today I was trying to research a little on running and appetites because mine has been so off kilter. I found a site that had a bunch of peoples comments (not EP) and a girl was talking about running to lose weight and someone responeded to her that running is not an effecient way to lose weight. This person said it would take over 30 miles to lose 1 lb and that shed be better off doing some other type of exercise. I was flabbergasted! Now, I know the math. 3500 calories = 1 lb. I thought running 1 mile burned round abouts 100 calories meaning about 35 miles to burn 1lb of fat. So Im not blown away by the actual calories/pounds statement but the general idea that running isnt good for weightloss. This person gave a calculation of weight X miles ran X (.75) is about what you burn. That was good news to me because it mean I was burning more than 100 calories per mile. Anyway, 30 miles to lose 1 lb seemed hopeless to me. Then I got to thinking, there is hardly any other exercise that I do that can burn about 125 calories every 10 minutes. The machines at the gym can read more or less calories but I really dont feel they are that accurate anyway. Is running an inefficient exercise for weightloss? Would I be better off at the gym on a machine?
Regardless, more exercise and better eatting will show results. I am enjoying my runs so Im going to stick with them. Hopefully I can straighten out my eatting habits and find a diet/exercise balance so I can see the results I want.
Food. Food. Food. Thats about all thats going on in my head right now. My sister ran the half marathon last year and she was telling me how her appetite went crazy as she got into longer runs and that she GAINED 8 pounds while everyone else was dropping rediculous weight from training. So here I am eatting everything in sight. Tomorrows weigh in cant be anything but bad. Yesterday I had done ok. Normal breakfast, ok lunch, went for a 5 mile run, good dinner, 2 chocolate chip cookies for a treat but I didnt over do it and have 5 like I sometimes do. The neighbors called and I went over to swim for a bit. Then I came home to unwind and watch a little tv before bed. A great day right? Wrong! That is when I decided to put an entire pizza in the oven (a big one) and eat half of it. So not just a healthy snack to make up for any additional needs my body may have with all this running but an entire second dinner. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Why am I doing this? I have worked so hard to get to where I am. I need to get a grip because Im already starting to pack the lbs back on.
Today is a day of rest exercisewise. I'll be going to a Tastefully Simple party, which is tons of food, however the stuff that they usually bring to sample are not the items that I love the most, except the beer bread. So I shouldnt do too bad. I'll have to purchase wisely though so I dont have all kinds of wonderful treats around the house that'll Ill just eat myself.
Focus, Julie! This isnt supposed to be easy. I have to be willing to do the hard work. That means not eatting all the junk food just because it sounds good! There, I said it. Maybe now I'll do it
I had to make myself get out there and run last night. But I did it and although it wasnt easy, it didnt kill me either. It was just a 3 mile night but 3 miles through the hills seems sooo much harder than 6 on a flat trail. Plus I dont know what my problem has been but ever since Sunday Ive been in a sour mood, just grumpy and grouchy, like if someone said the wrong thing to me I might bust out crying or get really mad. Im no where near TOM so its not PMS. Maybe Im just grumpy because I know Im eatting poorly.
Tonight I've got a 5 mile run scheduled. I packed my clothes so I can stop right on the way home and do it. Theres a chance of storms in the forecast. Im hoping those hold off because I havent been to the gym to try running longer than 20 minutes or so on the treadmill. Im afraid Id get too bored or worry too much about my pace. Either way I need to get it in because Ive got a Tastefully Simple party to go to Wednesday and I wont be exercising that day.
. It was just a short one and I can make it up this weekend so I dont feel too bad except that I really had no good reason to skip. I had plans to go over to the neighbors for dinner but I get home from work by 4:30 so I had plenty of time to go straight out for a quick run, shower, and head next door. But I didnt. I came home, grabbed a snack, and fell asleep on the couch. Ive been watching the Olympics every night. Here they are on from 8pm until 12 or 1 in the morning. Every night I tell myself I need to go to bed but then I just turn on the tv in there and watch. Im always waiting to see Michael Phelps next race but ofcourse they never show those until like 11:30. Anyway, I havent been getting more than 5 hours of sleep and yesterday it cought up with me. So I'll run both days this weekend. No biggie,I like my runs on the weekend even more since I haveve the whole day. Eatting was ok except for a snack as soon as I got home that I definately didnt need. Im fighting off some fierce greasy deep dish pizza cravings. TOM should be here early next week so I know exactly why yesterday and today the cravings have shot up. Plus Ive had half a headache yesterday and today. Thats pretty typical too. 
) I cant wait to spend time with him for the weekend. He called me from work last night to let me know he got promoted! Yay! Although with every promotion comes responsiblity and we see each other so little as it is that we are both worried that as a Supervisor they will demand more of his time. He figures most of the extra hours hed have to work would be going in early when I am already at work anyway. Sunday my family is coming out for a fish fry. Im really looking forward to that. My family is a lot of fun and oru neighbors told us we are welcome to come swim. Love the weekends!!!
I felt great though, like I could have kept going if it had stayed a little nicer out. I didnt burn as many calories as I would have liked but atleast I got out there.