4.6 in 45 minutes

I Love Running!

I am LOVING running! I started training for my half marathon 2 weeks ago and I have run 6 times and cross-trained 4 times in the last two weeks. It feels so good to move and even be sore because it's the pain of accomplishment. I think it's easier for me to exercise when I have a clear, concrete goal of the half marathon. I don't care so much about calories burned or weight lost from exercising as I do about being able to finish the half marathon without walking. (Oh, I forgot to weigh in, but I just stayed the same this month. I'm a little bummed but I guess it's better than gaining).

2 miles down. . . . ??? more to go

Today I started my training for the Half Marathon I signed up for on June 12th. I have been working out since Jan. 1 but not running since it is FREEEEZING! But despite the temperature in the teens, I ran. I ran two miles without stopping. I know it's not a lot, but it's a start. I've got to start somewhere, right? I have 15 weeks until the half marathon. I'm REALLY excited!!!

PS - We just got back from 8 days in sunny, beautiful, warm (can you tell I'm jealous) San Diego where I packed on 5 pounds in one week. Scary. A hotel with no kitchen and a McDonald's in the parking lot and toting around 5 kids did not help the diet. But I'm back down 5 so it's all good. I think if you gain it that fast, you can lose it that fast if you do it right away. I'm hoping I can keep the downward trend!

Honesty

I am already frustrated again. I am pretty up and down huh? So I have done PERFECT since Sunday. Not just thought I've done perfect, I REALLY have done perfect. I even went out to dinner last night at Olive Garden and had minestrone soup (100 calories), salad w/ their lite dressing (120 calories) and 1/2 breadstick (75 calories). Then we went to a Jazz game and I didn't have any game food. I had a 90 calorie Red Mango frozen yogurt (SOOO good by the way). I stepped on the scale this morning and I'm up 2 pounds from Wednesday (when I was down 2 pounds). So now after 7 days I have not lost ANYTHING! AAAHHH! I'm not sure what is happening. :(

Results!

I'm finally seeing results! I have been doing perfect (eat clean diet) since Sunday and have lost 2 pounds since then! I wasn't supposed to weigh in until 2/5 but I just couldn't stand it any longer. I feel WAY better too! Success brings success so here we go! Only 8 days left and I want to be down 2 more pounds. I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. :)

I'm Finally Getting It.

I've been on again, off again for the first two weeks of the competition. Now I feel like it's finally "clicked" and I'm ready to be ON! I've done perfect (eat clean diet) for 3 days in a row and I'm actually enjoying the food!

Apparently I'm Not Working Out Hard Enough

So this morning I went to my trainer. I was so excited to tell her that I'd ridden 12 miles on the bike. She was clearly not impressed. She said I'm obviously not working hard enough if I could go 12 miles. So she decided to show me exactly how I should be working out on her treadmill. YIKES! I was more tired in 10 minutes on the tread with her than in 50 minutes on the bike on my own. I really was sweating and working on the bike, just not like that! I felt like I was going to collapse at points! So, back to the drawing board. Well at least I don't have to dedicate an hour to working out, just 20-30 minutes if I do it hard enough.