Do a little something...

I wanted to sleep in this morning. I didn't sleep well last night. Too much going through  my head.. too much on my mind.

I was going to take a day of rest. My toes have taken a beating with the extra miles I've been running. They are sore and I don't need them black and blue or nails falling off right now.

Did I take the morning off... I did sleep in for 1 hour.. got up at 7am.. decided to just run our neighborhood 3 miles and call it good for the day. I have lots to do...

I ran the 3 miles in 25 minutes, ran it faster then I would if I were going a longer distance. Felt good out there this morning. A cool, crisp 60*F day.. I still was sweating like crazy but felt good for doing a little something instead of nothing. I at least burned off 300 calories.. my pop tart.

And what is on my mind... ?

One Day At A Time...

I take things one at a time. I'm going to have a busy day and the next 3 days. I will still run every day even though I'm going to be super busy. I could just say.. I'm too busy to run to busy to workout.

I'm taking things one day at a time.. keeping my morning the same, get up, get ready, stretch and go run. Run, run and more running. I run every day to work off those buns, work off any thing I ate that might not be so healthy.. run to keep the weight off and run to keep me sane. Sane for days like this when I'm super busy.. have too much to do.. but will still find time to run.

Running calms me, helps me focus and gives me time to think.. think about anything I want..

Today, running weather was a cooler 60*F.. over cast at first with the sun popping out later. Ran 7.22 miles in one hour and 6 minutes..

Taking My Own Advice

That's right.. I need to take my own advice. I gained 3 pounds since wanting to lose a few pounds. I've been running more.... 10 miles on Saturday, 7 miles on Sunday, 10.5 miles on Monday, 7 miles on Tuesday and today: Wednesday 11 miles. I've just not been following the diet I know works to lose weight.

I need to go back to how I lost 50 pounds.. Rice/and lots of salsa. Veggies and fruit. No cookies, ice cream, pizza, bread etc.. I can easily lose 10 pounds with all the running I do and if I stick to my diet plan if will come off easy.

11 miles to run might seem like a lot of miles. I didn't do it all at once. I took a break after 3.22 miles and lifted weights. I did run the rest of the 7 miles without stopping. I could do it all without stopping but then I would not be able to get in my weights at the gym. I'm still thinking about finishing up the last 2 miles with a trail run later on today to finish my 13 miles.  It's okay to break up the miles and have rest in between. It's a good way to build up to running more and keeps your running fresh.

I think everyone has those days where it's hard to get out of bed, hard to get ready and go run or workout or do whatever it is you want. I have those days, but I try to block out the voice that says just skip it. I know running and working out is key for me to keep off the 50 pounds. It's the voice that is the loudest.. keep going and don't stop. I worked too hard to get here and I won't quit!

You have to find that LOUD voice inside of you that makes exercise a part of your life and not to let the weak little voice win out that tells you to skip it.. because tomorrow that voice will be back. You need to listen to and make your LOUD voice the only one that matters.

Stronger

Running stronger every day... Today I did 10.5 miles (guessing at the miles)
ran the first loop to the gym 3.22miles -34 min, then around the big loop 3.? miles 36min, home 3.22 34 min.

My day was not over there.. I did take a mini break and lifted some weights, stomach crunches.. I worked today.. came home and baked all afternoon for the fair, then off to soccer and home by 8pm.. not a second of rest. Ugh!!! Tired, but stronger and ready for tomorrow.

All this will make me stronger and ready to run the 1/2 marathon... I'm hoping for a good nights rest... for tomorrow I will feel fresh and new.. ready to take on more miles of running.

Sunday...

Oh Sunday. It's the last day of my week.. time to tally it all up and see how many miles I ran & biked for the week.

I didn't run much today. Just a little over 4 miles. Steve kept me company and biked along side of me. It's always nice to have him along even if he wants to ride instead of run. At least I can go my own pace and not have to slow down.

Steve thought I should try speeding up my running today since I really wanted to run more. He suggested I just run harder to get a better workout. Might have a point. I tried.. not sure I wanted to run a lot faster but my whole run too 36 minutes and some seconds for a little over 4 miles so that averages out to a little less then 9 min per mile. Not bad.. not great but I wasn't racing and there were a lot, lot of hills to run up!

I'll write in the weekly totals.. soon..

Tired OUT!!!

I was in the running mood. A lot on my mind.. and a good time to run it all off.

I did the big loop today. To and from the gym 7.22 miles and another 37 minutes around the loop so I'm guessing that was about 3.5 miles? So in all I ran 10.5 miles? I'll have to bike it with my GPS at some point. I did have to take a mini water break in the gym then I headed out again with not much rest.

This has been a busy day.. Got home, rushed Logan to tryouts for soccer, shopped with Celina then back to pick up Logan... home to clean, clean and do more cleaning. We finally finished the floors. All we need to do is poly the quarter round trim and it's done! The furniture can go back in the room tomorrow.


Off to rest and relax for a bit.. Then out tonight..

Fat Pills

.... my daily 7.22 mile run takes me on a direct path to the smell of cinnamon fried donuts.. I run right by Cub Foods and the smell of goodness. I just remind myself, donuts are big fat pills. They will go right to your butt. You just burned 700+ calories running only to eat all the fat back if I go purchase a fat pill.. Donut.

I'm not saying I never eat donuts. I did go by them for my kids today and 2 are still on the kitchen counter calling me to come eat them. A treat once in a while like a fat pill is not the end of the world. I won't gain back 50 pounds from having one or two donuts. I just can't run to get donuts every day.

Instead of a cinnamon fried donuts, I'll have a slice of cinnamon swirl toast, better choice then donuts and I don't feel deprived of anything.

To update on my workout yesterday,  I just biked 7.22 miles up to the store and home again. Called it good for the day!

Today, I ran and did not stop at the gym. I ran the whole 7.22 miles in 1 hour and 10 minutes. A slow ~10 minute per mile. If I had more time I would have liked to run a few more miles.

Tomorrow, I want to run to the gym, keep going towards home and back around to the gym and then lift weights, run home.. How many miles? I'm thinking 7.22 to gym and home, plus extra loop 1.5 miles or maybe 2 max. So 9 miles to run.. I'll be up early 6am.. so I have time to run... run and run.. The gym won't open until 7am so this gives me plenty of time to run the 6 miles.

I also have plans to go run that trail again but I'll save that for Sunday morning.. Looks like if the kids don't want to run it with me.. I'll go it alone. Looking forward to some trail running.

No Go...

Running was not going to happen this morning. I got up on time.. then I had to change plans.

I helped with the sanding/finishing of our wood floors. It had to be done.. and Steve needed help. I couldn't just run out the door.

I have a window of opportunity it's from 5 am to 8am.. anytime after that, I just don't feel like running or doing anything. Well, maybe biking or cross country skiing.

Will I do any exercise today.. ? That is the question. I need to.. I should.. But Will I?

Here's what I was thinking...
Bike to the bank & gym today.. (after working)
Lift weights at the gym for 30 minutes then bike home.

Tonight.. after 8pm go run 2 miles around the park lake on the dirt trails. Because 2 miles is better then Zero Miles..

Okay.. my plan is in place.. No excuses to do nothing.. I need to do this for me...

Weight Worried!

I had big plans to lose the last few pounds to reach my goal weight of 129 before my daughter's wedding August 19th. Not sure that will happen. I know there is still plenty of time to lose 5 pounds. I'm just way off on my eating these days.

I can't seem to get motivated to start eating more veggies and stop the bread. I'm picking up bad habits of joining my kids in an ice cream after a soccer goal scored or a win. Some days I eat after soccer which is 8pm too late to be eating dinner or even a ice cream snack.

Instead of the scale going down... its been going up and up. a few oz here and a few there. Oh, some days it goes down but now it's a pound here and a pound there. I need to start controlling more of what I eat and stick to a plan. Simple foods and the weight will come off. I don't want to have to start running more and more miles. I just have to think before I eat. Think of how hard I worked to burn 700 calories and maybe I'd make better choices.

Trail Run

I did a lot more dirt running today then I have in a long time. I decided to do the 4 mile loop by our house (just because of time- busy) I ran a little farther down Cliff road and took the whole dirt road to my normal road turn. It was the same distance as running the neighborhood route, but more scenic and a softer surface to run on then pavement.

I took a short break to do some work, then drove to the local park. The trail is now finished around both the lakes. It's 2 miles around both lakes and took 21 minutes to run slowly. I was reading that trail running is slower just because you have a lot of turns etc but it's easier on the feet, joints running on dirt and crushed rocks.

I loved my run this morning. Felt great to be out in the woods.. shaded area to run and a nice change. I'll probably start running to the park, then run the trails and head for home. Soon I hope to venture out and run more trails through the woods. For now, I'll just run what is familiar and stick with that until I'm more comfortable. I do cross country ski those woods in the winter. I just feel a lot safer in winter since you can see all around. The leaves make the wood to thick to see far. I'm sure I'll get over this too.

I'm hoping Steve will try outdoor running again. There should be less excuses since he loves the woods, it will be easier on his joints. Now to convince him to join me. Would be nice to have a running partner out there with me...