I actually got up on a Monday morning and ran. I haven't done that for a while. Mondays have just been rough. I'm feeling a new sense of commitment this week though, and I'm hoping to get 3 good runs in. I may even get real adventurous and try to fit in some Wii Fit or EA Active workouts. I'm seriously ready to do this thing!
Yesterday I started tracking my meals on Weight Watchers again. I figure if I'm putting in this much time running, I should really be feeding my body better foods as well. I definitely need to learn to bring some healthy snacks to work with me though. I don't mind the smaller portion sizes at lunch, but it doesn't hold me over until dinner. I find myself craving sweets in the afternoon and that just won't work. I should have known this from previous experience, but for some reason forgot.
Along with starting Weight Watchers again, I'm forcing myself to drink more water. This should be a given, right? Unfortunately, I really struggle with the whole water thing. I just don't like it. I always drink water when I'm running/exercising, but when I'm sitting at my desk at work I just want my Diet Coke. As of now, I'm allowing one Diet Coke a day, one Crystal Light or other flavored drink, and other than that it's WATER. We'll see how long I can keep this up.
It's all just a mind over matter thing, right? I can do this. MIND OVER MATTER
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
C25K - Week 7, Day 1
And back to the treadmill I go. Running while on vacation didn't happen. I'm not at all happy about that, but it is what it is and can't be changed. Let's just say it was a bit difficult to take time out for myself when we were planning schedules for 9 people. The days that I could have gotten up to run, I ended up sleeping in instead. I was very tempted to hop on some gorgeous treadmills at the hotel on our last morning of the trip, but opted to take the kids swimming instead. I'd say it was a good trade.
After we got back, I had a really hard time getting up early to run. I overslept twice and only ended up getting one run in last week which was pretty grueling after nearly two weeks off.
This week has been a little bit better. I didn't make it out of bed on Monday morning, but forced myself up on Tuesday and again today (Thurs) so I've gotten two runs in. I started C25K - Week 7 today - 5 min warm-up, 25 min run, 5 min cool down. My legs still feel a bit like lead, and I took it very slow, but I managed to complete the entire 25 minute run without stopping. I was pretty impressed with myself considering I barely made it to 20 minutes on Tuesday.
Besides not staying on schedule with my running, I've also been eating like crap. I really need to fix that if I'm ever going to lose any weight. I know healthy eating will help me feel better and probably help with my stamina when running as well. I just need to get my head in the right place and stop giving in to cravings.
I am starting to doubt my ability to actually complete the 5K in August. I am officially registered for the Komen Race for the Cure now, and afraid that I won't actually be able to run the whole thing. I'll finish it out walking if I have to, but I really was hoping to be better prepared by this point. Taking the time off on vacation really hurt me I think. I have 45 days left and in that time I need to at least double what I'm running right now. Can I really do this?
After we got back, I had a really hard time getting up early to run. I overslept twice and only ended up getting one run in last week which was pretty grueling after nearly two weeks off.
This week has been a little bit better. I didn't make it out of bed on Monday morning, but forced myself up on Tuesday and again today (Thurs) so I've gotten two runs in. I started C25K - Week 7 today - 5 min warm-up, 25 min run, 5 min cool down. My legs still feel a bit like lead, and I took it very slow, but I managed to complete the entire 25 minute run without stopping. I was pretty impressed with myself considering I barely made it to 20 minutes on Tuesday.
Besides not staying on schedule with my running, I've also been eating like crap. I really need to fix that if I'm ever going to lose any weight. I know healthy eating will help me feel better and probably help with my stamina when running as well. I just need to get my head in the right place and stop giving in to cravings.
I am starting to doubt my ability to actually complete the 5K in August. I am officially registered for the Komen Race for the Cure now, and afraid that I won't actually be able to run the whole thing. I'll finish it out walking if I have to, but I really was hoping to be better prepared by this point. Taking the time off on vacation really hurt me I think. I have 45 days left and in that time I need to at least double what I'm running right now. Can I really do this?
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