Confessions of a Bulk Eater

I went running last night.   That in itself is no big deal.   The surprising thing is that I went in the middle of a rain storm.  And I’m not talking about a light drizzle.  I’m talking about a bottom falling out of the sky tropical monsoon downpour.  It had been a week since I had been running.  And the last run I had sucked ASS…  i couldn’t even run 1 mile.  I gave up.  It’s been raining here every day for over a week now and the rain washed away all of my running mojo apparantly.  So last night, I was hell bent on running - rain or no rain.

I got ready to go and it started raining.  And then it started raining harder.  I was determined though.  Suddenly it stopped.  I knew I didn’t have much time, but decided to drive down to the lake anyway instead of running around the neighborhood.  I got about 1/2 way through before it started sprinkling.  Another 1/4 way through and it really started to come down.  I was on the total opposite side of the lake and had no choice but to go back to the other side.  So away I went.. people driving by probably thought I was nuts.   I would have done the whole 3.4, but by the time I got back to the 3 mile mark, it was POURING!!  Lightening, everything.  Plus… PLUS… my socks were wet.  I don’t know if I have words to describe the hatred I have for wet socks.  I could feel them squishing in my shoes..  I had to stop. 

But really, when did the need to run become greater than the need to stay dry?!  I felt good, don’t get me wrong.  I think I could actually enjoy running in the rain.. and unless I want to start getting up at 4 am to run, I better get used to it for the summer.

Weight- well, that is steady at mid 180’s.  I’m happy with it right now I think.  I mean, I would like to be less, but I think I’m at a point that I’m so tired of counting calories and all that, i just want to sit here for awhile. I feel if I keep up the running I can do it.  We’ll see.  If I start creeping back up, I’ll have to do damage control

That is 2 days in a row.  What’s going on?!  What is happening?!  Could I actually be at the point where my mileage has FINALLY upped?  Is 3 miles the new norm?!  Awesome!   I wasn’t planning on going last night, but my Mon night running partner texted me to see if I wanted to go.  I figured why not since I probably wouldn’t go again until Monday.  It would give me 3 days of running this week.  She asked if I wanted to come to her house which frightened me for a minute.  When we run from my house, we do a 2 mile loop.  Her loop is a 3 miler.  I had run 3.4 miles Wednesday night so I had some trepidation on how my knees and legs would hold up.   But I went for it.  I did really well until the very end.  I would say the last mile or so was the worst.  And a lot of my difficulties come from the fact I feel SO dehydrated by then.   Like I am in the middle of the sahara desert dying of thirst.  Plus it was HOT.  H.O.T HOT.  I felt like I was a million degrees.  I am not going to enjoy this summer.  I mean, I run at night anyway and one would think it would be a smidgen cooler… HA!

Anyway, I think I’m going to strive for 3 mile runs from now on.  And maybe make one of my runs during the week a longer run just to get used to the longer mileage.  I’m going to sign up for the Grand Prix race circuit that the local running store hosts every year.  It starts in August and runs the whole year.  Basically, you are signed up for a certain amount of their sponsered races and you get a champion chip to track your time.  I’m going to do it b/c it would keep me running.  It’s easy to say “I’m going to sign up for race X” and then never do it.  This way, I’ll already be signed up.  Most are 5k’s but there are some 10k’s in there as well.  So I do need to work on my mileage.

Weight — slowly dropping.  Down to 185 this morning.  I’m very close to where I was right before I got pregnant with Addison.  But size wise I’m not… this doesn’t make sense.  At my lowest, I was in the 170’s and a size 12.  At 185 I am still in some 16’s (although they really are falling off of me) and barely in 14’s.  I think it’s my butt.  Not sure what to do about it though. Oh well.  Really, I don’t care what size I am as long as I am at the weight I want.  Can’t do much about body shape.

The mileage I ran today WITHOUT WALKING!! WOO HOO!!! I am beat now though! A friend of mine says I need new shoes. I say no.. we’ll see what happens. They aren’t quite a year old though.

Anyway, yes… I ran 3.41 miles tonight. The battery was showing dead on my ipod so my plan was to run until it died. Well, it never really died. I just kept running… sort of like Forrest Gump.

My own slump buster challenge is not going well. I have a lot going on with work and stuff right now… but I’m trying to keep at least partially with the slump buster.

Getupnow… I know… I suck. Totally not cool. I feel really disconnected, but I’m still lurking around.

That’s right.. I’m done. I finished my 10 miles today. I had the BEST. RUN. EVER!!!!! I found a good beat on podrunners off itunes and i did it. Ran the whole time — 3 miles!! WOO HOO!! I’m taking my trophy now b/c I know that I’ll be able to resist the snacking and drink only one diet coke tomorrow.

Good luck sisterchicks!! And if anyone does those jazzersize videos… I want to know about it!

Okay, I’m sure all the northerners will now start throwing things at me. But really, I’m tired of being cold. This is why I don’t move out of FL… I don’t like to be cold. I don’t want to be cold. So why is it cold?!!

Anyway, I have some news. From Jan 1 - Feb 1, I lost a total of 7 lbs!! YAY!!!! It could have been more if I had been more diligent some weeks, but I am fine with that! Perhaps by the end of Feb, I will be down in the 180’s. I’m hoping running will get easier as the weight keeps coming off…although I feel that I had some of my better runs at a heavier weight. I don’t know if it’s because I’m not eating the right foods to fuel myself now, or what, but it’s a struggle. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever be able to run more than 2 miles. I’d like too, but I just don’t see it now. But I’m not trying to focus on that… trying to focus on not struggling to run 2 miles.

Not much is going on. I didn’t do ANYTHING last week (hence the 2lb gain!) but I am making up for it this week. I did a 2 mile run on Monday and then a 1.5 yesterday. The challenge yesterday… I DID NOT HAVE MY IPOD!! **GASP!!** I had to run sans tunes!! That is very hard for me because my mind starts to wander and I think about a million different things and pretty much lose focus. I was actually having a really good run though! I was feeling good, I was breathing good… probably could have gone further, but I knew if I had turned around and done it again, I would have lost it about 1/4 way through. I decided to quit while I was ahead!

Tiny2b and I are neck and neck…
Josephine is probably kicking our ass

Anyone else on this journey with us? Bigprof? I know you were interested.

Check out tylerdurden’s blog!  There is a forum on 3FC to run 1000 miles in 2009!   I am definitely up for the challenge.  I know I won’t make it to 1000 miles, but it’s a good motivater.

Of course, nothing will happen tonight b/c I am taking my son to see Magic v. Heat basketball.  SKY BOX TICKETS!!  Who’s jealous out there on the internet?  I haven’t been to a basketball game in YEARS (we are talking the freshman years of the Orlando Magic) and have never sat in a sky box before.  This is going to be AWESOME!!  Maybe I can count the distance from the car to the arena as mileage!!!

 UPDATE:   I ran 2 miles today!!  It was a pitifully S — L — O — W run.  We got off work early so I decided I would run before I went to the game.  I started to go to the gym and realized I didn’t have my ipod (thought it was at work).  I knew I wouldn’t make it without it on the treadmill so I decided to run the 2 mile loop in my neighborhood.  OMG, it was horrible.  BORING!!!    I walked more than I wanted too, but I did run a majority of it.  I can still log it on my Blood Sweat and Tears page and count it towards my mileage!   Oh, and guess where my ipod was.   IN MY JACKET POCKET!!  I had it the whole time.  Ugh…..  Oh well.

So yesterday was not all that great food wise. I did okay until I got home and then it started. I was making pizza for dinner and I ended up eating more pepperoni than I put on the pizza I think. Plus a few slices of cheese. Then I ate ONE slice of pizza, although that’s something b/c I am a more than one slice sort of girl.

And then I went running. You can see by my post below that it went well…better than expected. I ran 2.25 miles!! I wasn’t planning on going that far, but that’s what happened. I didn’t know how far I was going while I was running. I had to go to church to practice for the ladies ensemble I got roped into so I figured I’d go down and run around the lake before hand. I had an idea of what the distance was but I was sort of surprised when I got home and mapped it out. And at least I burned off the pepperoni that i consumed.

Hopefully today will be a better day:

Breakfast - oatbran and……. peaches - 190

Lunch: Tomato Alphabet Soup - 167, yogurt - 120

Dinner: TBD

I ran 2.25 miles today without meaning too! I meant to go 2. WOW!!!!