This is Why We Do It

Day 1

I started off the day in preventative medicine.  I got a massage and got all the knots worked out and now I know what I need to work on.  I also saw my PCP to work on preventing cankersores (which I'm prone to).

1. Great! I didn't eat anything crappy and had three meals, no snacks.
2. Rest day
3. Rest: had to pack for camping and the day got away from me
4. Did my stretches.

Pre Day 1 III

1. I did well.  Taco Bueno for lunch.  Not the best, but I didn't binge during the day.  Tried Ezekiel bread today.  Delish and super filling.
2. Spin for 45 minutes.  Love that class!
3. No weights...tomorrow
4. Stretched during spin class.


Tomorrow starts Day 1!  I. Am. Ready.

Pre Day1 II

1. Not good.  I was anxious and started eating for no reason.  I realize my downfall was the peanut butter pretzels at 10 am.  It snowballed after that.
2. Walked 3 miles in 45 minutes.  I was happy with this.  My hip is hurting a little so I opted not to run.
3. Probably no weights today.
4.  Getting ready to do my stretches.

Pre Day 1

1) Did fairly well: ate some pasta at 4 pm that I didn't really need.  Only ate half my supper.
2) No cardio today.  Slept in.
3) Didn't do weights.  Decided to try the stretches tonight.
4) I did my 8 stretches tonight.  Took me 15 minutes and I felt really good afterwards. 

Runners Stretches

I found a good website for running stretching.  I'm going to try to do these 8 exercises every day.  Should take about 10 minutes/day.  I can find 10 minutes in the day, right?  RIGHT!!
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/runningworkouts/tp/BestRunningStretches.htm

It's Official!!

I am signed up for the 2013 Houston Marathon.  We were actually going to run in the 2012 marathon, but most of the ladies got hurt so we all deferred and get to sign up early.  So here come the emails and encouraging words!

Welcome to My New Blog

So I'm starting a new blog today.  This blog is just for me.  In 239 days, I will be running my 2nd marathon, this time in Houston, Texas.  I'm really excited about (as I always am about new things).  But I remember my 1st marathon in Vegas and while I enjoyed it, I wasn't quite in shape to run well.

 And now, I am fat and not fit and I want to change this.  I know the number on the scale, but honestly, the number doesn't mean much to me.  I've lost 15 pounds on a diet and didn't feel any better about myself.  And gained all that weight back.  I recognize that I eat when I'm not hungry, when I'm anxious or happy or sad and I set all sorts of goals and then don't follow through. 

So I will add random posts to this blog, but there will be one common theme.  It consists of 4 parts: 1) diet, 2) cardio, 3) strength training, 4) stretching.

1)Diet: nope, this isn't another scheme to lost weight.  My rules are simple: anything that goes in my mouth has a few questions.  Is it good fuel for me? Am I really hungry? Will it help me achieve my goal?  This doesn't mean I won't indulge in a sweet treat, but I will work on accountability.

2) Cardio: this consists of mostly running, plus cross training like swimming or spinning.

3) Strength training:  I have wonderful legs.  My quads can move boulders.  I am so proud of them.  My arms....are weak flabby sticks which can barely hold my 50 pound daughter when she needs me.  I want to change this badly.  I'll start off with free weights at home. 

4) Stretching: I am so inflexible.  And it shows...my hip hurts occasionally.  I can barely stretch my hamstrings and quads out.  And every morning when I get up, I feel stiff. 

Okay, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.  The official countdown starts Wednesday, March 23 when summer vacation starts.  That's 236 days to Houston for those of you counting.