Week in Review

The week:

FINALLY ran 3.1 miles without stopping...wha-whooo!!! I have found that the first 1.5 miles are the hardest. It must take my body that long to get into a groove?.

I only ran 2-days this week (due to the race), but both days were 3 milers, with NO stops! Those runs felt so fantastic. The one I ran yesterday was the best yet. I felt like I could have kept running. The last mile, I picked up the pace...the last 3/10 of a mile I ran @ a 10 minute mile! Honey was right, I little commitment will get me there.

Bummer...my 5K race was postponed. The weather was too yucky for it. The bad news is, they've postponed it to a weekend I can not race on. So, I'll pick a new 5K for early March, and give myself an extra 2 weeks to be consistent at running, without stopping. No biggy!

Diet wise...eh! I haven't gained any weight, but I also haven't lost any either. THAT SUCKS!! I just have 12lbs to loose. I'll be happy with 12 more pounds. That puts me in the mid-130's and I'm very comfortable there. I feel good (about food) and I look good (naked). Over Spring Break, we're going to Dallas to visit my family (1/2 way point for mom and dad, and my oma and opa and cousins live there, along with my sister in Austin). Since we'll all be there, and Joey is finally here, we're taking pics. That means I've gotta get some weight off before then! Science says, "eat 500 calories less a-day, for a week, and you'll loose a pound a week." So here's the plan...

1. Keep up the running, without stopping (3 miles is about 300 calories)
2. STOP eating dessert every night (about 300-500 calories alone)
3. stay away from processed sugar (the body metabolizes it differently than natural sugar, like in fruit)
4. continue with portion control of my already healthy meals
5. curb the snacking in between meals to no more than 3, b/t breakfast and lunch, b/t lunch and dinner, and maybe a snack an hour before bed. (this keeps up the metabolism, and prevents the body from getting "hungry")

We'll see how this works. According to science and math, it's suppose to! Less food in, more energy burnt equals weight loss!

Day 12 came vomit, Day 13 a tad better

Day 12
Got off to a bad start. Left work on time, but when I got into the gym's locker room I had NO SHOES...AARRR! Because of the 6 inches of snow on the ground, I went home to get the shoes instead of having Scott load up the kids and bring them to me. Needless to say, I was bombarded at the door...cooked dinner...did a little core exercise...ATE dinner (my mistake)...and then went to the gym.

AT the gym, and got on the treadmill next to some FUNKY ass dude. He STUNK so bad...I couldn't tell if it was his breathe or the sweat from his pores, but he stunk and it wasn't B.O. SO on a slightly full belly and running next to a nasty dude, I begin to feel my stomach turn. 2.0 miles in, I vomit in my mouth...yep! I swallow it back down and go home!


Day 13
Ran tonight much later than I usually run...7:15pm. I came home 1st and ate (I know...read above)..but this time I let my food (filet, sweet potato, and creamed spinach, thank you honey!)settle a little longer. Once I dropped Eric off at church, I headed to the gym. For some reason it was tough tonight (again, probably the food I ate). I started off fine, but didn't get very far (1 mile) before I needed to walk. Got 1/2 mile more and had to stop again. So I brought the speed down to 4.0mph, and put the treadmill on an incline for a while.

The last mile I busted out! 5.5mph for a 1/2 mile, 6.0mph till the 2.7 mile, and the last stretch @ 7mph. All done for the day...works for me!

Day 11..another run down

Day 11:
Another run today, thanks to Carrie! She kept the kids for me (Scott was working) so I could get my run in b/c I didn't go yesterday. I really wanted to go this morning, but I was just so incredibly exhausted this morning I couldn't bare to go. I slept until quarter after 9, and by 10:30 this morning, I could barely keep my eyes open. I fell asleep on the couch until shortly after noon. So after a very lazy morning, I kicked myself into gear!

This was a needed run! I have found now that 5.0mph is too slow of a pace. I actually trip over my feet. Today I ran 1.6 miles (1/10 of a mile more without stopping) @ a 5.3mph pace. That pace felt really great. I did my 2 minute walk (3.3mph) and ran the next last mile @ a 5.5mph pace. The last 4/10 of a mile was at a 5.7 mph pace and the very last 2/10 of a mile @ a 6mph pace. Yes, lots of numbers, but all in all, I'm getting better (and faster).

The goal is still to run the 5K without stopping...speed is not a factor this 1st go-round. I'm working on running 1/10 of a mile longer, without stopping, each day! So far so good. Feb. 20th is race day, and it looks like I'll make my goal!

Day 9 and 10...wha-whooo!

Day 9:
Monday morning run! I didn't really want to get up, but knew I needed to, so I did. The problem was I hit the snooze button one (or two) times too many. So I got a late start (really late) and ran out of time before needing to be at work. I ran the 2.6 miles and definitely could have kept going, but time is time and I was for sure out of time! By the time I left the gym, it was already 7:30 and I hadn't taken a shower yet! Sure enough, I arrive at work 2 minutes shy of kids walking in the door...whew! I was aggravated with myself for sleeping an extra 10 (20)minutes, but I still felt okay b/c I could have kept going...I surely wasn't ready to stop running. To make-up for the lack of time I had available, I picked up the pace to 6mph for the last 0.5 miles..so not so bad.

Day 10:
Great run tonight! I left work at 4pm (my commitment to myself) and made it to the gym 15 minutes later. The treadmill I like to run on was available :) and the run on it felt great. I ran a solid 1.5 miles, without stopping..go me. I took my minute off and then kicked it back into gear. The strange thing was, my 5.0mph pace seemed a little slow tonight. So I kicked the pace up to 5.5mph...and then to 6.0mph (10 minute mile). That felt right...I little bit of a push,, but still felt good. At the 3.0 mile mark, I kicked up the pace even more and finished the last 1/10 of a mile at a 7mph pace! Yep, that's a 8 minute mile...it was fast, but the last spurt felt really great!

I think my these past few really great runs have been so great b/c I've figured out the eating thing. I've upped my carbs...I think I just needed a few more for my body to make it where I needed it too go! The 3-day a week runs are something that I'm really beginning to look forward to....and I'm actually finding myself needing them. They help me burn off any stressors of the day, they give me peace and quiet, and get my heart pumping which just feels really great.

Less than 20 days until the 5K and now, more than ever, I believe I will be able to finish out that 5K, without stopping!