Welcome to my workout weekly.
Running
Sun 9/16- 5 miles, 66 minutes (maybe, GPS issues)
Wed 9/19- 3.12 miles, 37 minutes
Thu 9/20-3.01 miles, 34:47 min
Total: 11.13 miles
Eh, life got in the way this week and I wasn’t able to get all of my runs. Saturday turned into super family fun day and I never found time to
Family Fun Day at the Frederick Fair
run. Tuesday, I was meant to have run 3 miles but tornado warning squashed my plans. These things happen. This weekend should be a little calmer and I’ll be able to get runs in on both days. Likewise, work looks to be slow next week so lunchtime runs shouldn’t be a problem barring more natural disaster warnings.
In fact, next Thursday my work is having a 5K during lunch. It would be a no brainer to do it except that it takes place on the main campus and I work at a satellite site. So do I gear up, catch the shuttle and run or just do my normal run around the office? I’ll probably decide on that day. It would be a no-brainer if I had someone to do the 5K with me but my co-workers aren’t big on activity or socializing.
I’ll be repeating my 5 miler this weekend. I am just trying to build as good a base as I can going into my 10K on October 14. 5 miles this weekend, 6 miles next weekend and then I haven’t decided weather I’ll do 5 or 6 the next weekend, i.e. the last long run before race day. The schedule I have been loosely following has 7 miles scheduled but I don’t think that is right for me right now.
I also signed up for another race in November. the Baltimore Zoo ZooZoom 8K on November 18. This is one of my favorite races, in no small part because it was the first race I ever ran. Way back in 2003. I can’t believe that was 9 years ago! I remember it like it was yesterday. I haven’t run it since 2007 and can’t wait to go back. It is a hilly course that winds through Druid Hill Park in Baltimore and ends with a mile through the exhibits at the Baltimore Zoo. Such fun. All the proceeds go to the zoo and quite frankly, it is a zoo that needs the help. Best of all my friend, L., who will also be running the Freedom’s Run 10K and who has run all the past ZooZooms with me, will be there too. Only this year, we have kids to take on our trip to the zoo. The last time we ran this, neither of us had kids, now we both have two. I can’t wait.
Other workouts:
A couple of walks. I am still struggling here.
Food:
I’ve done OK. I had some treats over the weekend and have just been snacky all week. I am still in the lose weight range but it is more calories than I am aiming for. I’m trying to stay off the scale this week. I caved last week but this week, I’m not as eager to see it since I haven’t been at rock solid with my eating and I missed some runs. I can tell that the pants I have on are a wee bit roomier.
Goal for next week:
Run 15 miles
One non-running workout (still)
Track every single bite that goes in my mouth. Slay the night time snacking demon that dwells within me.
I caved and stepped on the scale on Saturday morning. After a week of knowing that I killed it on eating and running, the temptation of seeing a lower number was too much for me. 220.2, my lowest weight since Baby #2 was born.
I caved and ate a piece of birthday cake at a birthday party on Saturday morning. But I picked a small piece and not a corner piece. Small victories.
I caved and ate a pumpkin whoopie pie at the Great Frederick Fair on Saturday evening. But it’s a once yearly thing and they are delicious. It was not an eating free for all.
I caved and skipped my run on Saturday. I chose to a total family fun day instead. Totally worth it.
And then on Sunday, I laced up my Saucony’s and got back to business. 5 miles. They hurt but I made it through. I’m still on my path even if I veered slightly off course for a day.
10K in 26 days.
It’s been quiet here this week. No time to blog at work or at home. Such is the life of a working mom. While I would happily trade in the “working” part of that title, I really, really love being a mom.
Anyhoo, I have been in the zone this week. Really I am rocking it right now with eating and running. Four weeks until the 10K and I really hope I can sustain this momentum for those 4 weeks.
Running
Sat 9/8- 4.6 miles, 57 min (I’m a little iffy on the exact distance. I know it was at least 4.5 but my GPS gets a little squirrly in all the shade on my path)
Sun 9/10- 2.6 miles, 30 min
Tue 9/11- 3 miles, 35 min
Wed 9/12- 2.65 miles, 30 min
Thu 9/13- 2.85 miles, 32 min (should have been 3 but again with the GPS issues)
Total: 15.7 miles
I am very happy with that. My goal was 12.5 miles, so way better. The runs are really starting to feel easier. I think that has as much to do with a break in the heat and humidity but I will take it. I was averaging 11:30 minute miles pretty consistently in the last half of the week when I had been much closer to 12 min/mile. I will happily take some speed.
I switched running apps. I was using Nike+ but trying to log into their website was so horrific, I had to find something else. I started using RunKeeper and the jury is still out. I also log my runs into DailyMile (see the badge on the side bar) and in an excel sheet.
What?
Other workouts:
2 easy walks. I really need to cross-train but there is a limit to what I can do on my lunch break when my gym is 30 miles away and also, doesn’t open until November.
Food:
Nailed it. I have averaged about 1200-1250 net calories most days. That equates to consuming 1600-2200 calories when you factor in breastfeeding and runs. Alas, my milk supply tanked a bit this week so I am going to have to bump the calories back up. I ‘m hoping it was the sudden decrease that caused it and that I will be able to gradually reduce back down to my current level. But for now it is 1500 net calories per day. That’s not bad but when I am in the zone, I want to max it out. Oh well, my little guy’s eats are more important than maximal weight lost. My son is increasing his solid food intake all the time now (he loves food!) and the nursing will be decreasing so I’ll start losing those extra calories. Hopefully, I’ll also get a decrease in hunger.
It has been a struggle to stay off the scale, but I have resisted. I keep putting it in the closet but my 2 year-old keeps bringing it back to the bathroom. She is so helpful. I feel thinner, no matter what.
Goal for next week:
Run 15 miles
One non-running workout (still)
Stay on track with eating. I have some challenges this weekend, a birthday party and the County Fair. Can I resist a pumpkin whoopie pie? I can’t make any promises.
What is your Fall weakness? Pumpkin Pie? Candy Corn?
Runs
Saturday 9/1: 2.44 miles, 30 min
Monday 9/3: 4 miles, 52 min
Wednesday 9/5: 3 miles, 36 min
Thursday 9/6: 2.53 miles, 30 min
Total Running Miles: 11.97 miles
Other workouts
Umm, I went for a walk on Sunday with my 2 year old. At her pace.
So I’m not really getting it done outside of running, but I think I had a pretty great week of running. You can always find time for what is important to you and for me, right now, running seems to be the only fitness activity that fits that bill.I have that 10K on the horizon and that keeps me focused. If only I could be so dedicated to my eating.
Next weeks goals:
Run 12.5 miles
1 non-running workout (I’ll keep putting it on here until I manage to do it)
Oh, also!
Hello, my name is Laura and I am a sugarholic. It has been 7 days since I last had sugar (excluding coffee creamer because I’m nevah evah gonna give that up). 7 days! That’s big for me. I can’t say it has been easy or that the cravings have gone away because they haven’t. But I have done and I plan to keep avoiding sugar until I get it out of my system.
On that note, I am going to have to stay away from my beloved Pinterest because seeing all those delicious, fall/pumpkin goodies is breaking my sugar-lovin’ heart.
I’m a girl who loves numbers and analysis. Excel is my best friend. I love to pour over numbers and see what the trends have to tell me. When I was trying to get pregnant, I would stare and stare at my temperature charts willing them to tell me whether this was the month. What if I just alter this number a little? What if tomorrow’s temp is this? Or this? Playing around with the graphs until I had covered every possible scenario.
So it should come as no surprise that I also have the same fascination with the number on the scale and the various ways I can use that number. Again with the excel. What will my BMI be ten pounds form now? 20? Or worse, what could my weight be if I hadn’t screwed up July? How much could I realistically lose by the end of the year? It goes on and on.
As much as I love manipulating those numbers, the scale is actually not my friend. Even though I know better, I frequently let it ruin my day. I know all about fluctuations, etc but I still live and die by what I see on that digital read-out. I can eat a salty meal and get on the scale knowing it will be up and still, I am disappointed when I see the number.
I’m not one who necessarily believes that the number on the scale doesn’t matter. It does to an extent. You can tell yourself you are doing everything right but if the number on the scale is still 223 (in my case) you are still obese. That’s just the way it is. But, weight fluctuates. Even when it doesn’t make sense and the scale is only one way to gauge your weight and fitness, it shouldn’t be the judge, jury and executioner.
And so I’m giving the scale up for a while. At least, until I know that I have made some tangible results.
These pants are the next pair in my closet that will fit. I can zip them now but they really don’t fit and I won’t (by public decency laws) wear them out in public.
Clearly, I need to clean the mirror in my bathroom, but that’s a problem for another day.
I am going to use these pants as my barometer for when it is time to step on the scale again. When these pant fit, I will have obviously made some progress and I will weigh myself to see what my current number is. If this experiment works well, I will do the same thing with the next pair of pants in my “closet o’ many sizes.” I have enough clothes in a wide variety of sizes to keep this up all the way down to my goal weight and then some.
I decided to start a little segment reviewing my workouts for the week and setting goals for the next week. the point being to have it all in one place so that I can see what I’ve done and use that info to move forward. Additionally, I can’t wait to look back a year from now and see how far I’ve come.
Sunday: Run 3.5 miles, 43 minutes
Friday:3.11, 36 minutes (I’ve decided to do a monthly baseline 5K to measure improvement)
Total Miles: 6.61
I didn’t get the runs in this week that I was hoping for. My heel was torn up badly from my new shoes. I’ve let heal for a few days and gotten some new socks so I am praying I won’t have that problem again.
Goals for next week:
Run 13 miles
One non-running workout (I’m a one trick pony right now)
August Review
I don’t believe any progress was made on the scale this month. I haven’t weighed myself because I don’t want to see it. My 2 y/o brought the scale in the bathroom this morning (from its hiding place in the closet) and thought we should “play” on it. If only it brought me as much joy as it brings her.
I did run 35 miles (10 shy of my 45 mile goal) and ran a 5K with no walk breaks so it wasn’t a bad month all in all.
Onto September:
Goals:
Run 50 miles
1 non-running workout per week
Just say no to sugar
Challenges expected:
The Great Frederick Fair
Pumpkin spice flavored anything everything
My Friday date with the scale. I was very unenthusiastic about our get together today. I didn’t do the work needed to have a happy encounter. Oh, it’s not that I was out partying with Doritos or Alfredo sauce. It was little things. I skipped my workout too many times. An extra handful of walnuts (those delicious, nutritious, fattening bastards). Too many iced lattes in the afternoon to help me survive having an infant who wakes up to eat several times a night.
There was also that Chipotle burrito bowl last night.
Anyway, back to my first official weigh-in of this blog.
223
This is me!
So, I’m 5’10”, doing the math, carry the 7, that puts my BMI at 31.94. That is obese. And that is just awful. Obese sucks. When your obese, you can’t lie to yourself. You’re not just a little overweight. You can’t pretend that no one notices your extra weight. You can’t tell yourself that your weight doesn’t matter. You are one of the statistics. You are fat.
I don’t want to be that statistic anymore. I don’t want to contribute to soaring healthcare cost. I don’t want to be one of the people they are talking about on the Nightly News. My first goal is to get to 209 pounds. At that weight my BMI is just under 30 and that is overweight instead of obese. There are more goals after that but I don’t want to look too far down the line. It is daunting.
I had a baby on February 13 of this year. Prior to that pregnancy, I had just lost the weight from my first baby and was at 208. Unfortunately, I do not know how to gain weight moderately and ended up 20 pounds again. So I was back where I started. Since then I have lost 6ish pounds (after my weight stabilized) and completed the Couch to 5K running program (for the 3rd time). The weight is coming off slowly.Very, very slowly. Part of that reason is that I’m breastfeeding and that makes my body want to hold onto fat and makes me outrageously hungry. The rest of the reason is my lack of enthusiasm obsession. Obsession is good for weight loss. I’m hoping this blog will help with that as well as give me a place to talk about weight loss, fitness, running and me, me, me!
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