Oh Lord Give Me Strength...

So today is my big birthday party with my fish tacos I can't wait for and I am scared. I felt as though I gained all my weight back after eating my first birthday meal and this one is going to be even bigger and greater. Not to mention the more alcohol!

Good news is my body is sore today from not yesterdays, but the day before. My butt, thighs, and sides are extremely sore. 

I will update this tomorrow when we get back and let everyone know how it is all going. Even if I fail today I will forgive myself and start again. 

Updated

Nothing really cool going on. I am having digestive problems so I am not recording my weight until I can get some relief.

I took two days off because I was lazy (it was my birthday) and my tummy wasn't feeling well. I felt really great today though. I ran 6:1 today and then ran an extra 5 minutes. I want to start a new training system where I will increase my minimum time to 3o minutes and do the interval things and then when I can run 30 minutes straight I'll start doing sprinting intervals. I don't know if it is possible but ideally I would like to complete my 5k in less than 3o minutes. 

Felt very strong today. I worked out my legs and core yesterday and my legs and back and obliques are sore! 

I am doing well with my stretching. I am putting more yoga into my stretches. I am becoming more flexible! I hope to be able to do some of those bad ass yoga moves soon!!

Don't think I am going to make it

This morning I weighed myself and I weighed 135.6. I don't think I'll be down to what I wanted but no fret...I made that goal back in January and I got sick and was unable to do anything for over a week. Since I have been serious I have been doing great. 

Technically lets say I did make it because the first 3 numbers are 135!!

Up to the 5:1 !

I think now would be a good time for me to figure out how many minutes I am running in each ration round.

3:1 which was repeated 5 times so that is 15 minutes

4:1 which was repeated 4 times so that is 16

5:1 repeated 3 times & ended with 2 so that is 17 minutes

6:1 repeated 2 times and ended with 6 so that is 18 minutes

7:1 repeated 2 times and ended with 4 so that is 18 minutes

8:1 repeated 2 times and ended with 2 so that is 18 minutes

9:1 repeated 2 so that is 18 minutes

10:1 repeated 1 and ended with 9 so that is 19 minutes

wow such a long way to go!!!

One another note I enjoyed my run today and felt good. I didn't feel too pushed or feel as though I was overdoing it. It felt semi natural with the exception of my hip. I might need to ice that!! I did finally run a mile under 11:00!!!!

No More Weight Loss But

So a little history about me. I use to completely believe in these fasts called the lemonade fast. I attempted it twice. The first time I went 7 days and the second time I went 5 days. This last time I had some days and weight recorded.

On my fourth day I weighed 139.6 and my fat percentage was 24.7. I don't remember my starting weight at all. Here is my thinking on this. You may lose some fat but you also lose muscle too. I think in all I lost 6 lbs or something (some of that was poop) and my fat percentage started at 25. something and only got dow to 24.7. 

Here I am now and have went from 140 to 136 and have gone from 25 percent body fat to 24 percent body fat. So I am proud of myself for losing fat and not just muscle.  

The Breaks Make Me Feel Lazy

I did some core exercises today and hopefully kicked my own rear, but that being said I thought I kicked my rear yesterday and have yet to feel pain in my legs. I want PAIN so i know there is GAIN!

Did well eating today. I always do well when we don't eat out though. I mean that is easy, stock your house with only healthy food. 

I have kept up with the stretching and feel pretty good about it. 

Luckily There are Other Ways of Measuring Success

I weighed myself this morning and weighed 136.2 again. I small part of me was sad (10%) but the other part of me said oh well. 

Since I am running and working out I feel as though even if I don't lose and ounce right now I am getting stronger. Every time I improve my running time or distance that is an achievement. Every time I work out and can go longer and harder than I did the week before I feel great. I can see my body changing. 

Needed Relief at the Horizon

I ran my typical 4:1 and was pleased to notice I could go a little farther. So I only went one more round of the 4 minute run but I was glad to see I didn't die like usual. 

After I was done I came in and did lunges and all sorts of exercises to strengthen my legs. I think I might do some more tonight because tomorrow is my off day from running and I want to be sore so my body can really recover on its day off.

I bought some food today so I can increase my protein intake.

Why Does That One Minute Kill Me

I did my running today. My 4:1 (running for 4 minutes, then walking for one minute and I do this until I hit 20 minutes) killed me but that was because I ran my first quarter mile for time and about died! I just can't seem to make myself continue past 2o minutes like I use to when I was doing 3:1. They say to go a week and then increase and I think I am going to go a week and a half until I feel more comfortable with my body. 

I really want to run a mile for time but know if I do that I won't be able to run much after that so I am discourage from doing so. I know tomorrow would be a good day to do so but I really am looking forward to running on that empty campus. 

So yesterday I picked up this book on how to target fat zones and well I hope that works but most importantly it told me the importance of stretching. I am going to begin stretching 3 times a day. I am really going to target every muscle though, not just my legs. Perhaps I can do that chinese splits I remember in my youth. 

I am going to research on how to gain some muscle. 

Nothing Like a Huge Hill to Kill You

Today I thought...okay my sub conscience thought...lets finish this run with a half mile hill! OMG I about died. I did my 4:1 well. I then came home and did 30 minutes of yoga. 

My husband is a book full of great advice and yesterday let me know that eating protein after a work out is good for you so after my work out I ate an egg with a piece of toast, light laughing cow cheese (omg this stuff is the bomb[i know who says the bomb anymore?]...35 calories for a lot of cheese), fresh basil (only because I have 13 basil plants), and tomato. It was the best open faced sandwich ever!!

I really try to pay attention to where my 1200 (or more when I run) calories go. I am trying to make sure the correct amount goes to protein and fiber.

Well I am going to go drink 4 glasses of water and try to sweat it out in the shower. 

Tomato Soup! Dang You

So yesterday I was all ready for running. I though I would eat a little tomato soup and a few hours later go run...

That didn't happen that tomato soup never left my stomach and come to think of it I believe it is still there.

The only thing that makes me not feel like a complete failure is that for my beginning rate I am suppose to run one day on one day off. 

I did run on wednesday that 4:1 schedule and let me tell you I died. I ran so slow and so horrible it was sad. I completed it though and I guess that is the point. I don't know what happened. It wasn't like I ran so much more I only ran 1 extra minute in 20 than I did last week. 

I am wondering also if I should do some actual running training so I can go faster. Now I am just concentrating on running longer distance and longer periods of time. 

Some how today I have to get motivated to run....

That Little Trophy Grew

I weighed myself this morning and to my surprise I weighed 136.2! 

Today is my new running day of 4:1! I am so excited (okay a little scared). I'll post today or tomorrow on how it went.

Horray Horrah

Well I weighed myself today and... it was 137.8! 

I took a day off from running to let my body get some rest because tomorrow is my 4:1 day! I am excited! I do exercises everyday to help tone my body. I am trying to pay extra special attention to my core. 

So only 2.8 lbs left to go before I reach my birthday goal weight!!!

A Little Trophy

I have been doing great with everything. Still watching my calories. Still running. It was nice this morning to wake up and see that I had indeed lost a pound. I was truly very happy. I know it may not sound like much but for me it was a trophy saying see this was for all your hard work...keep it up. 

Running has been great the last few days. I have been going off track and just running on the sidewalks. I find this more entertaining to me because I can't run everyday on the same track. I find my new way keeps me motivated to go longer. Saturday I did my 3:1 thing and at 20 minutes I kept on running until 27 minutes and then took a minute off and ran 2 more minutes. My hip was starting to hurt and I didn't want to push myself too much. 

I did yoga yesterday and some strength exercises today. I feel really great. I actually perhaps may have more energy. I use to take a nap almost everyday and I can't remember the last time I took a nap. 

One pound down...19 or so to go!

No Much to Report

I am using an application on my iphone to help track my calories from food and exercise. I am still doing quite well. I made enough room to eat 700 extra calories tonight at the steak place!!!

I ran my 3 days in a row and did yoga yesterday. I am sore. I mean SORE!! 

This has been pretty easy. Okay not easy but not as horrible as I would have thought.

Still Going

Today I ran 3 min walk 1 for 20 minutes and then I ran an extra 2 minutes. I am working out hard. I still need to do some yoga! I should have a small chocolate cake as my reward if I do it. 

I am doing well with everything (except not doing yoga)! 

Running and Injuries...

Saturday I did this thing where I ran 9 minutes of my first mile, 8 minutes of my second mile and 5 minutes of my 3rd mile. I killed my hip and had to rest a while. I got up and ran this morning. I have decided to do this as my training:

run 3 minutes, rest one and repeat 5 times

I'll do that for a week and move to four minutes. 

I am having to stretch like crazy and ice and heat my hip. I feel like an old lady...i might even smell like one! 

I have also been watching my calories. I love running because it allows me to eat more! lol And since we are celebrating valentines on thursday I am saving up some calories every day because we are going to salt grass and eat steak like crazy!!

Here We Go Again!

After being sick for over a week I have not ran in 9 days! Some of those days were because of the sickness and a few were because of my laziness. I fell out of my routine and I am ashamed. I am starting again. I have to do this for my health and because I want to lose that weight!

I will run at least a mile today!!!