I counted calories yesterday. I ate WAY too many but atleast there was a finite amount. I didnt just shovel food in like a bottomless pit like I have been for the past few days. Today Ive got my lunch packed so that should help a little. I walked 3 flat miles last night. I felt pretty good. I was tempted to run but Im so afraid of getting worse and not being able to run the half marathon. That would just devestate me, Ive been so excited about it. So I stuck to walking. I felt really good, just some tightness towards the end. I made sure I took my time afterwards and stretched well. Today I feel even better, no pain stepping into my pants this morning I really really want to run tonight but I think I may walk again or walk with short spells of easy jogging. If all goes well with that then I can run tomorrow!
So I had mentioned a few blogs ago that my husband really seems to be proud of my running efforts. Well he was talking to a co-worker about signing me up for the 5k they are having at his work. Now he has mentioned this girl before and shes about 90 lbs and bartends at a popular bar downtown on the weekends so I can imagine shes a knock out, anyway she asked if I was a runner and he told her about all the running Ive been doing lately. That made me feel really good, that even when Im not around he still thinks Im doing good and is happy to tell people about it. Ive got a great DH.
I was doing so great just cruising along through my training. I really hadnt even thought about having a set back. Last night I pulled something in my groin. It wasnt an all of the sudden, miss step, fall or anything like that. I think I just pushed too hard going up the hills. I am getting better and better at it. Last night I switched up my route so I was still running over hills but incorporated a few smaller inclines too. So I was feeling great and decided to kick my pace up just a bit faster than I normally run on hill days. It felt like a bit of a strain going up the biggest hill a couple times but nothing bad. It felt good to push myself. I got home and watered the garden, made dinner for DH and then started noticing how tight my groin was. I tried stretching but that made it feel worse. Maybe if I had stretched right after my run this wouldnt have happened. Im terrible about stretching and warming up/cooling down. I walk before and after my long runs on the trail but in my neighborhood I just take off at the end of the driveway. Lesson learned. I just hope it doesnt set me back too much. I dont want to make it worse by pushing though the pain and running. At the same time I dont want to just quit until it feels better. I thought well maybe I'll just walk for a couple days and see how I feel, but when I walk I take a much longer stride and Im afraid that might pull it more. So I think Im going to walk but concentrate on just an easy slow stride and go from there. If I want to keep up with my half marathon training, I need to be back to running in a few days though. Im sure thats possible, I just havent had anything more than a sore muscle in a long while so I dont know exactly what to expect. Anyway, its not terrible just a lot of tightness when I walk and it was kinda painful to lift my leg to put pants on this morning.
Food has been absolutely horrible. TOM showed up right on time today so hopefully the cravings will ease up. Im looking for a little notebook today to keep in my purse again so I can start logging calories again everyday.
I ate everything in sight last night. I know PMS is the reason I want to eat everything in sight but what is the reason that this month I cant say no to ANYTHING? I ate homemade pizza. I ate reece's cups. I ate some more pizza. I ate some more reece's cups. All after having a huge fattening lunch so I should have been having a light dinner. I havent been too careful with my diet because Ive been focusing on running but thats about to change. It takes both. So I have a 5K at my husbands work in mid September. This will be the first time I meet most of the people he works with. My goal is to lose 6 lbs by then. I think thats reasonable. 4 weeks-6 pounds. Maybe a new goal will help me stay on track. Last night was my night to rest and I did. My legs definately needed it. Tonight is a 3-4 mile run with hills. Im looking forward to it!
Well its a new week. The weekends are so nice but they go way too fast! I am thoroughly worn out. Friday I gave into the PMS cravings for greasy pizza. I orderec Pizza Hut and I ate a TON, but that was the extent of my bad eatting. I was fine other than that. I also skipped my run again friday. I opted for the pizza and drinks on the deck with my sister instead. Then I fell asleep on the couch until my husband got home from work. I was fine with that. Ive been doing so great with running that I wasnt too tore up about having one bad week. However I woke up Saturday with a headache. It wasnt too bad so I just took some advil. Well as soon as I took it and laid back down on the couch the pain got worse and I thought crap I should have just went ahead and taken Excedrin Migraine. I should have just known because of day that it would turn into one. I get them sometimes every month, sometimes every other month just a couple days before TOM. Well since Id already taken Advil, I couldnt go take the excedrin on top of that. So I just had to wait it out. I didnt move from 8:30am until 2:00pm. By then my eyes stopped feeling like they were going to explode and I went to the grocery store for our fish fry sunday. So no run again and I didnt do any of the cleaning I needed to get done. By evening I was feeling much better and we grilled out with the neighbors. Sunday I woke up early to get and absolute have to run in before getting ready for company. I didnt have time to drive over to the trail so I did 6 miles in my neighborhood. HOLY COW! If I can run 6 miles over hills I think I can do anything . I felt great! I had to laugh when I got home and say the clock. It had taken me an hour and 18 minutes! Thats about 3 or 4 extra minutes per mile. I knew Id be slower over hills but goodness Oh well I was proud for making myself get out there and for feeling pretty good through all 6 miles. Speed cleaning and then fish fry with the family. That was a lot of fun. I really enjoy spending time with my family. I wish I had one more day to spend with just the DH and I. A three day weekend would be perfect. One day for DH and I to hang out with friends, one day to visit with family, and one day with just each other. But since we only get two days, I suppose we have to rotate among the three.
I usually run on Mondays and I feel like i really need to since I took too many days off last week but my legs are really feeling my run from yesterday so I think ill make today one of my rest days this week.
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.
I really really want to run tonight but I think I may walk again or walk with short spells of easy jogging. If all goes well with that then I can run tomorrow!
I was doing so great just cruising along through my training. I really hadnt even thought about having a set back. Last night I pulled something in my groin. It wasnt an all of the sudden, miss step, fall or anything like that. I think I just pushed too hard going up the hills. I am getting better and better at it. Last night I switched up my route so I was still running over hills but incorporated a few smaller inclines too. So I was feeling great and decided to kick my pace up just a bit faster than I normally run on hill days. It felt like a bit of a strain going up the biggest hill a couple times but nothing bad. It felt good to push myself. I got home and watered the garden, made dinner for DH and then started noticing how tight my groin was. I tried stretching but that made it feel worse. Maybe if I had stretched right after my run this wouldnt have happened. Im terrible about stretching and warming up/cooling down. I walk before and after my long runs on the trail but in my neighborhood I just take off at the end of the driveway. Lesson learned. I just hope it doesnt set me back too much. I dont want to make it worse by pushing though the pain and running. At the same time I dont want to just quit until it feels better. I thought well maybe I'll just walk for a couple days and see how I feel, but when I walk I take a much longer stride and Im afraid that might pull it more. So I think Im going to walk but concentrate on just an easy slow stride and go from there. If I want to keep up with my half marathon training, I need to be back to running in a few days though. Im sure thats possible, I just havent had anything more than a sore muscle in a long while so I dont know exactly what to expect. Anyway, its not terrible just a lot of tightness when I walk and it was kinda painful to lift my leg to put pants on this morning. 
. I felt great! I had to laugh when I got home and say the clock. It had taken me an hour and 18 minutes! Thats about 3 or 4 extra minutes per mile. I knew Id be slower over hills but goodness 
Oh well I was proud for making myself get out there and for feeling pretty good through all 6 miles. Speed cleaning and then fish fry with the family. That was a lot of fun. I really enjoy spending time with my family. I wish I had one more day to spend with just the DH and I. A three day weekend would be perfect. One day for DH and I to hang out with friends, one day to visit with family, and one day with just each other. But since we only get two days, I suppose we have to rotate among the three.
. 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. 