Marathon Mom

Yesterday was my first really big challenge to my commitment. I could have very easily said “can’t do it. Life, the universe and everything is working against me and there is no way I’m going to make the gym and evening workout tonite. It’s ok cause I workout every other day…” and then the excuses begin. And, at least with me, once I skip that first one, it’s all too easy to skip the next time there’s a challenge… and so on and so on until I get to the end and am skipping half the time. This is BOOT CAMP, not a picnic (uh, yeah, I don’t really get that either but it was all I could come up with!) It’s SUPPOSED to be hard, difficult, a struggle… that’s the whole point. One of my rules was NO EXCUSES. And yesterday, there were NO EXCUSES.

UPDATE 7:48 AM

Just finished updating the Boot Camp page with my DAY 10 stats and pics. Well, color me disappointed. Maybe I just aim too high or have unrealistic expectations. But 3.8 lbs in 10 days? There is no discernable difference in the pictures. I’ve lost some inches. My clothes are looser. But less than 4 pounds? I workout like crazy - up to 3 times a day!! I don’t know, maybe I’ve watched too many episodes of Biggest Loser. I just expected more in the first 10 days. It’s sort of deflating. I’m going to keep going. But I was REALLY counting on being in the 150s by today. Just… not what I was hoping for. I’m running late. I’ll check in later. I ran this morning and I still need to write that blog.

UPDATE 8:39 AM

Sunny, thanks for mentioning the waist inch loss - that was a type-o (or wishful thinking!) The correct measurement is 33.5 inches (not 31.5 inches.) That’s still a 2.5 inch lost just in my waist and I’ll certainly take that. (Just makes me sad to remember back when I was a young blushing bride of 19 and my waist measurement - 21 inches. My HIP measurement was 32! Oddly, bust measurement was still 38! Back when all my curves were in ALL the right places - and you know what? I hid under huge shirts and baggy pants back then - I was embarrassed by them. And it was the ’80s when huge baggy shirts were still trendy.)

I need to plug everything I’m eating into My Daily Plate and see where I am. I think Beerab, you’re probably right. Because my first instinct is to cut back more. And let’s face it, even I know I’m NOT eating that much. Not for 3 hours of hard exercise almost every day.

UGH - time to get out the door for work.

UPDATE 10:04 AM

I finally updated my Marathon Mommy training blog - I am now averaging UNDER 12 minute miles!! So while was bummed about the less than stellar weight loss, I am THRILLED about how much my running is improving!

And I picked up a box of Fiber One bars this morning and am adding them in as an additional morning snack. My nutritionist last year had recommended them, so I know that they are part of a good, healthy weightloss diet. I’m trying to get more of my calories in the morning and less as the day goes on. That whole eat Breakfast like a King, Lunch like a Prince and Dinner like a Pauper - I totally believe that. I also do most of my workout before 7 am. It makes more sense to eat most of my calories earlier in the day too. And to be honest, by 5 o’clock at night, I am not hungry AT ALL. So I’m tweaking things a bit for the next 10 days. Just some small adjustments to food. More small snacks. So that I’m always “stoking the furance” (oooh, that sounds dirty!) And then I’ll re-evaluate again at the 20 day mark. Ooooh, I’m SO looking forward to that reward - a facial/massage spa package! Oh man, am I going to need that!!

I still haven’t thought of a “reward” for completing the 30 days. I mean, besides the smug smile of satisfaction at having actually COMPLETED something! After all this, it’s going to need to be something big. Like Brendan Fraser… but I think he’s still filming on the east coast. What’s a girl gotta do?!

UPDATE 10:07 PM

I’m supposed to be asleep right now. It’s not insomnia this time. I’ve been scanning and uploading old pictures to Facebook. I know, totally ridiculous. But once I got started I couldn’t stop!!

I made it to the gym today (I also took my grandmother to get us girls manicures. I now have show stopping RED nails. I love it!) I did my 60 on the elliptical when I got home tonite. And then I had two Mike’s Light Hard Lemonades (at 98 calories each, that’s well within my limits.) And now I’m all kinds of buzzed. I totally could not drive after even half of one! I have no alcohol tolerance whatsoever!! Probably a good thing I rarely drink. But tonite, I just wanted a couple. I had two left in the fridge from before I started Boot Camp. So I finished those off.

I was going through my running schedule earlier today and realized that starting next week, my running jumps from 4 to 5 days a week (Wednesdays.) OUCH. My only non-run days will be Monday and Friday. From here on out til the marathon. I am digging down deep for the dedication.

Night all. Tomorrow is day 12. Almost 2 weeks in. And since I’ve started taking Saturdays off, I’m REALLY looking foward to it being Friday. Oh, and it’s payday! Course, it’s all earmarked for bills. But at least it means they’ll be paid. So that’s awesome. And it’s movie night. Booyah!

Posted on August 27th, 2009 by firefly
Filed under: daily blathering