The New Me….

Woo hooo!!!  252 minutes in 4 days!

My old addiction was food and while I still struggle with temptations, I now have a new addiction… Chewing Gum. (sugar free, of course, the kind that 4 out of 5 dentists like) I have a problem where I eat my meals very fast and when I’m done, I’m still hungry. My [...]

Today has been GREAT.  The weather is a beautiful 70 degrees with a little breeze and NO humidity which is amazing. (I live in Michigan, enough said)  I went and ran my 5k route again.  I got my best time yet, 42:30!  Running really helps me clear my head, I love it!  Then I headed off [...]

This weekend my mind relapsed. I woke up Saturday for work and my knee hurt. I’m sure it’s from running on pavement for the first time on Friday but it messed with my mind. I worked in the morning and then came home and iced my knee, ate junk and then ate [...]

I gained 2 pounds this week. yuck.
This week, it’s balls to the wall! Eating will be in check and exercise will be intense! I CAN DO THIS!
 
    **4:30 Update**

Yeah!!  I just ran my first outside 5k and it was awesome!  It’s also official. 
I LOVE TO RUN!!
Now that week 1 is done I am concentrating on [...]

It snowed today so Patti and I didn’t get to go run outside!!  We ARE going tomorrow after I get out of work.  Question for Runners:  What do you do about water? I don’t want to jog with my water bottle in my hand but what are my other options?  I thought about randomly knocking on [...]

Plain and simple.  I only worked 2 hours of my 7 hour shift, I didn’t go to the gym and I ate ice cream for lunch and taco bell for dinner.  Screw you, TOM! 
Today is already a much better day.  I went to the gym at 8am and got in my run.  I had my [...]

I woke up this morning with the WORST cramps!!  I went to work and only lasted 2 hours before bawling and coming home.  Finally the meds are starting to kick in a litte and the heating pad is doing it’s job.  So much for working out today….
Slump Buster mile count : 3.1/10
 
*5:00pm Update*
I figured out how [...]

I went to the gym this morning for a 5k run. I made it all the way through (no mid-potty break) in 45:18. Just over my 45 minute goal but I still have 5 practice runs before the Irish Jig. I did, however, accomplish a different goal. 1 mile of non-stop [...]

I was reading some blogs this morning and ran across tiny2b’s (Journey from fat to fit) She started a challenge and I decided to join.
Goal: Move 10 miles (ellip, walk, jog or bike) from Mon to Fri! If you succeed, she made an “award” to put in our blog and if you fail, [...]