Running motivation....

....for me involves new clothes....

Todays purchase:

Nike running shorts

I heart them. Can't wait to try them out.

Endure....

This weekend was bad but I must say that it wasn't as bad as usual! This means progress right? Today I had the opportunity to sleep in until 7:30.....ahhh sweet luxury! A.M. workout postponed until evening...I just laced up my shoes and I am ready to tackle the treadmill solo so I can get some more energy. I have a lot to get done but I am not overwelmed. Just eager to check things off my list! Softball starts tonight for John. He has talked to me about joining a co-ed team. I agreed just as soon as I get healthy! I am impressed with the fact that he plays. I want to have a sport that I can love and be great at. Running is my choice. Weather is getting warmer and we spent some time outside this weekend. It makes me happy. Workouts will continue inside but activities like watching John play softball makes me so excited for summer! We have some big plans!

Day two...

Feeling really tired today despite sleeping in. On track with calories but postponed A.M. workout until tonight. It was a nice treat to sleep in. Still very hungry but I am hoping it will subside over time. I am thinking I should jump on the treadmill...should do laundry. Also I am dying to bake cookies. Bad idea?

Day one...again.

This is rough. My day started at 5:50 and I am exhausted. The A.M. workout helped to wake me up. It was my turn for treadmill but I found I couldn't jog for nearly as long as I usually do.

It felt great to eat a hot breakfast with John before he left for work. It's been almost 2 wks since we have been "on track". I have to say though, as I write this I am hungry! Last time I went to the doctor she told me to reduce my calories by 300. I am feeling it. I have been maintaining but my goals of losing weight faster, now seem so lofty. I just can't seem to "stay on track". I know what I need to do. I simply need to keep doing it.

Tonight weight training starts again. I have missed this although when John gets home, it's usually the LAST thing I want to be doing. I am off to put in some more time on the treadmill although I feel like there are a million other things I SHOULD do instead. I guess this is me attempting to put exercise as a priority. I guess I just figure if I do stuff around the house I will end up eating outside of my meal plan. I am trying so hard to make it stick! Wish me luck...

Sore start...

Over the last week we have started walking. I feel sore. We don't walk fast. We don't walk far. How do I get to this point where I want to die after 45 short minutes. I am 26 years old. I should be running! I shouldn't be complaining about my knees during a majorly modified P90X sesh. I want my body back. I want to feel in control again. No more hot wings for me.

PS I feel incredibly blessed to have a teammate to help me along. I know we won't give up on each other and that is the most important key to this whole deal. We have always known how to be healthy. We just haven't figured out how not to give up on ourselves. I love you John. We will do this. Small steps.

Running...

Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the

body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always

tired morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired. When you were

younger the mind could make you dance all night, and the body was never tired...You've always

got to make the mind take over and keep going."

- George S. Patton, U.S. Army General and 1912 Olympian

 

The body does not want you to do this. As you run, it tells you to stop but the mind must be strong.

You always go too far for your body. You must handle the pain with strategy...It is not age; it is not diet.

It is the will to succeed."

- Jacqueline Gareau, 1980 Boston Marathon champ