Still no exercise

Still no exercise for me.  Im just drained and cant catch up.  Last night I had a run planned for right after work.  Well I remembered that Im getting my haircut today after work so I had to go to the grocery store last night.  By the time I got home from there my stomach hurt I was so hungry.  So I ate dinner instead of running.  Excuses, I know.  I should have just went for my run and ate when I got home.  Im in no danger of starving!  I did clean the bathrooms and tonight I'll have more cleaning.  We are having just a couple people over for the Buckeye game Saturday.  We are making omelletes  mine will just be plain egg (too picky!)  I SHOULD run after that but I know I'll be looking forward to the evening.  Its my birthday weekend so that will make it even harder to focus on eatting and exercising right.  I just feel like theres no end in sight for my bad behvior! 

Its Friday!!!!!!!!!!!  I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Same old stuff

I made it just fine through the Tastefully Simple party, trying some things but not gorging on foods.  Then I got home and reheated a couple pieces of pizza from the night before    I definately need to head out for a run tonight to start off setting this eatting and to make sure Im back on track for the half marathon.  I still couldnt sleep until 11:30 last night.  Maybe a little exercise will help with that.  If not Im heading to the store for some tylenol pm.  Except then it will be friday and I'll want to stay up until my DH gets home    Thank goodness its getting close to the weekend.  Hopefully I'll have more to report about getting back in the habit tomorrow.

My 5k

Last week was so crazy I totally forgot that I had never posted about my 5k at my husbands work.  I finished at 25:54!  Thats an 8:21/mile pace.  I had set a few goals since I have never really timed myself other than checking the clock in the car before and after and guestimating what my warm up and cool down walk took.  So I had in my head that I absolutely wanted to  finish under 27 minutes, thought I should be capable of 26 mins, and 25 was a long shot hope.  So I was pretty happy with 25:54.  That put me at 205 out of 717 and 8th in my age group.  My husband was pretty proud of me too!  I was so happy to go and do decent rather than dreading meeting his co-workers the way I would have 30lbs ago.  It was the most fun 5k ive ever been to.  You get a really nice t-shirt, one made by their clothing store, not just a hanes type tee.  Then afterwards they have a huge spread of food, burgers, brats, chicken breasts, several types of salad, pressure cooked chips (sooooo good alternative to deep fried chips!) cookies, power bars, vitamin water.  Oh and did I mention unlimited beer and great live music!  I cant wait to go back next year and take some friends!  I havent found any pictures yet but if I do I will post them.

So I still didnt run last night    It was the first free night Ive had since working to just do nothing.  I decided to just watch a movie, then the biggest loser, and then go to bed early.  Well I ended up falling in and out of sleep on the couch before I even put a DVD in.  I got up to watch the biggest loser and ordered a pizza.  So bad I know but I havent doen that in forever and I hadnt been eating a lot lately since my stomach had been uneasy.  Then ofcourse I ended up not falling asleep til 11:30.  I may have to take advice from kimquilts55 and get some tylenol pm to get me back to my old schedule.  So last night of junk and now Im back at it.  Ofcourse tonight I have another Tastefully Simple party to go to.  Im pretty picky with food so I shouldnt over eat there but it means I wont have time to run one more night.  I hope I hope I hope Im not too far gone when I actually go back out and attempt to get back into training.

Out of Sorts

Im still all messed up.  I was way to tired to run yesterday.  Also my sister told me last minute that she changed the date of her jewelry party to last night.  So I went to that.  I got home from that about 9:30 and tired as I was, I couldnt sleep until 12:00.  WTF???  So today Im even more tired.  I felt like crying when my alarm went off and felt sick to my stomach.  I almost called off but I only have a couple days left and figured I could make better use of them another day.  Plus I figure the upset stomach is just stress and dealing with a messed up schedule.  Today I just want to go home and sleep but if I do that then I wont sleep well at night.  RRRRRRRR!  I really really need to run but I know I wont have the energy for that.  How am I ever going to get back in the swing to run a half marathon in 3 weeks?!?!?!

Still Alive

I am plum wore out!  Ive mentioned before that I work for the power company.  Well we had some remnants of Ike come thorough Columbus last Sunday and over 600,000 outages.  I was called into work at 3pm and  have been on storm restoration duty for 7 days straight.  I was supposed to work 16 hours with an 8 hour rest period every day but, living an hour from the garage I was working in, that only left me with 6 hours of rest and thats if I went straight to sleep the second I got home and never showered.  So I took it upon myself to work 14s and give myself time to shower and get decent sleep.  No one seemed to mind.  Also I was the night shift, 5pm to 7am, which just messes up my head.  No one should leave work, go home and sleep, and go back to work on the same day.  Sooooo needless to say my diet and exercise have suffered severely.  I have lost 3 pounds which sounds fabulous but I know its all muscle loss or dehydration because I have not ran in 10 days, I drank tons of pop and very little water, and I ate and ate and ate total junk to stay awake through the night.  It'll be nice to get back to a normal schedule and have my water glass by my side all day at work.  Then Id like to go for a nice run after work.  Although Im tired as heck.  After working nights for 7 days, I couldnt go to sleep at my normal time last night.  It'll be intersting to see what happens this week.  You'd think eatting normally again and exercising would make my weight go down but I think after the loss last week, exercise might actually make me gain.  I'll take it though because I need to exercise!

This new set up on EP is hard to get used to!

Is this a new scale?

Well today my weight was down 3 lbs from yesterday.  What the heck!?!?!  I did watch my portions and ate well but I definately didnt eat extra less.  Heck I had 4 peanut butter fudge stix and a huge class of milk just before bed.  PMS, dehydrations, crvings, bloating, delayed results who knows.  Im am not complaining one bit.  This is the lowest number I have seen on the scale in a while and I am happy.  Im just also confused.  Just proof that I cant handle weighing more than once a week    This up and down is driving me mad!

So last night was just a 3 mile run.  It was supposed to be 5 but I got out of work late, forgot to change at work and didnt want to change in the car, and decided to just head home and do a shorter run over hills.  So I did 3 miles and then walked my dog for 1 mile.  Ive got a couple of soar spots in my legs.  I dont know if its the new shoes or the growing distances but I hope it doesnt get too bad before the half marathon.

Its Friday!!!  I hope everyone has a great and successfull weekend.

Stupid Scale

is up.  I just weighed 2 days ago and was down 1.5 lbs.  Today for my official weigh in....I up 2lbs     Now I gave into a little cravings yesterday but not 2 lbs worth.  I refuse to record it.  I know thats just denial and the weights still there but I cant stand to see my graph go up one more week in a row, especially when it was just down sooo nicely on an unofficial weigh day.  Like I said yesterday PMS hit me big time so maybe my body is just holding onto everything until TOM shows up in a few days.  Regardless I need to be more careful with my food choices.

My run last night was good.  I went 3 miles and carried my phone so I know i made it in 27 minutes.  I felt like I was keeping a decent pace but not pushing 100%.  Hopefully I can do that this saturday at my 5k.  Id love to be around 25 minutes.  But the thought of going to meet all my DH's coworkers UP 5 pounds from my low a few weeks ago makes me sick.

For all of you that are serving our country or are missing a family member because they are a service man or woman, Thank You.  Thank you for dedicating yourself to making sure September 11th never happens again and fighting for our continued freedom.

Cravings Today

Yesterday was a day of rest and I enjoyed it.  I met my sister and a friend for a quick shopping stop and then a couple of drinks.  I resisted the temptation to get yummy bar food.  I still got home before 7 so i just made a healthier dinner then.  So Im pretty proud of myself for that, especially since we went to Bar Louie and I love their grilled cheese and they have french fries AND tater tots to choose from. 

Tonight is just a 3 mile run.  Should be very easy.  I usually try and go a little faster on the short runs but Ive got a 5k this weekend that I know will push myself in, so I'll consider that my speed workout and take it easy today.

PMS hit me like a ton of bricks today.  Ive only got a few good days under my belt and I was all set for another great day today.  Before I even left the house my stomach was growling something fierce.  On my way all I could think about was McD's hashbrowns and an iced coffee.  Luckily I was running late and could not make a stop.  Then I get to work and the cafateria is closed.  My excuse to run to McD's! but I have no cash and although my sister has $7 she owes me shes working out of the office today and is bring back change when she comes in.  So so far I have been saved from my cravings.  All I can think about is food, bad food.  Ive got a lunch packed so no reason to head out then and give in.  Well im off to get some water and see if that helps with these cravings!

Heccckkkkkkkk Yeah!!!

I ran 9 miles!!!!!!!!!  For those of you who have already completed half or full marathons that probably seems like nothing, but then you probably also remember the amaizing high you felt the first time you completed those increasingly long runs.  I went really slow, probably too slow because I actually enjoyed the entire run, but its taken me 10 years to realize Id rather go slow and enjoy it than constantly push my hardest and end up hating it.  I couldnt believe how great it felt.  I was smiling when I hit the 4.5 mile marker to turn around.  Some guy on a bike even passed me and said "you go girl"  hahahaha!  I knew if I felt that good at the half way point that I could make it back w/o too much trouble.  When I hit the 6 mile point, I still felt great so I picked up the pace just a notch.  I felt like throwing my hands in the air like Rocky when I got to the last quarter mile and had plenty left to really stretch my stride to the end.  So the run was AMAIZING!   Then I got home and felt a little nauseous.    I was really thirsty and chugged a little orange juice.  That made the nausea worse.  So I just walked around a little outside with my dog, sipped some water, got a shower, and then finally felt good enough to eat.  So I ate a good dinner.  All in all a great day.  Then I ate some more.  And some more.  I probably ate more than I should have but it wasnt as bad as last week.  Also I probably burnt about 1000 calories on my run plus my warm up and cool down walk.  I was curious about my weight this morning after my long run so I snuck a peak at the scale.  I was down a little.  That could be dehydration but I also think if I eat sensiblely from now until I weigh in thursday I should be able to maintain it. 

Tonight will be a rest day.  I may take my dog for a walk if the rain lets up but thats all thats on the agenda.  Good breakfast, good lunch, decent dinner planned.  So hopefully a good day w/o over doing it on food.

Weekend Food

The weekend was up and down food and exercise wise.  I ate HORRIBLE Friday.  I ended up doing alright for lunch even though I went out but when I met my friends for dinner I had cheese sticks, pizza, and shared fries.    The pizza was aweful, not like not the greatest, but aweful.  I ate most of it anyway.  WTF!?!?  Then because I hated my dinner I went home and made some cheesey bread to feel satisfied.  Rediculous!  Saturday I ate waffles and bacon for breakfast, very bad, but then ate ok the rest of the day.  Sunday, was similar, bad foods but kind of made up for it.  I skipped my 9 mile run because I wanted to spend some time with my DH but I did got for 4.5 in the neighborhood and then walked my dog for 1.5.   I will go for 9 today after work.  I am really nervous about it but I think if I keep my pace slow theirs no reason I shouldnt be able to do it.  I mean Ive exercised for an hour and a half at once before.  If I just look at it that way I should be ok 

Today Ive had a good breakfast.  I will be buying my lunch but Im on my own so I can easily pick a healthier alternative.  My long run should take up a chunk of my evening so I can have a decent dinner and not leave a lot of time for snacking.  Hopefully I can get a few good days under my belt and have a decent weigh in this week.

Warning! Non-diet related rant.  Did anyone catch the VMA's last night?  First off I thought the entire show was dumb.  There was no content aside from passing out an award then have a performance.  The performances were even dull, maybe one or two decent ones.  They were either very poorly lip singing or sounded aweful while actually singing for real.  That could be the accoustics in those places though, who knows.  But that host!?!?!?  He was aweful!  He was horrible in general with nothing to say about any stars or songs/videos or performances.  He was not funny or interesting.  But all that political bashing he did?  I dont mind anyone supporting their favorite candidate.  But I hate when celebrities use their fame as an opportunity to preach their beliefs.  Dont flatter yourself, Im listening to hear your music not because I think you have brilliant political influence.  Support who you want, vote for who you want (btw, hes not from nor does he live in the US and will not be represented by either candidate) be free to express your opinions on who you want and dont want, but seriously, at the VMA's? and to totally trash our current president.  Come on.  Its like MTV was saying 'Hey young kids vote the way we want you to, you'll be so cool.'  I give young voters a little more credit than to look towards an awards host for politcal guidance.