...8 miles on a treadmill.
Never. Ever. Again.
Hurry up warm weather :-/
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
I'll miss you Dairy Queen.
I have officially been training for my FIRST marathon for a whopping three weeks now. And I love it!
I have missed the regular routine of workouts since track ended last June, and haven't been able to motivate myself without a goal in mind. I did yoga and kickboxing once a week, I'd run a couple times a week, never lift weights anymore, and it just wasn't the same. And my pants didn't lie...
Who am I kidding, I kind of missed working out like a crazy woman, but what I really missed was being able to eat anything I want! Let's just say I am quite fond of dessert. I LOVE it! I crave it, I covet it, and look forward to my almost weekly trips to Dairy Queen.
And with 25 miles a week and counting, I am determined to make my whole lifestyle healthy like it used to be.
My boyfriend bet me I couldn't give up blizzards for one month. but I CAN, and I WILL.
but I am NOT happy about it :-(
Bye bye blizzards.
.
I have missed the regular routine of workouts since track ended last June, and haven't been able to motivate myself without a goal in mind. I did yoga and kickboxing once a week, I'd run a couple times a week, never lift weights anymore, and it just wasn't the same. And my pants didn't lie...
Who am I kidding, I kind of missed working out like a crazy woman, but what I really missed was being able to eat anything I want! Let's just say I am quite fond of dessert. I LOVE it! I crave it, I covet it, and look forward to my almost weekly trips to Dairy Queen.
And with 25 miles a week and counting, I am determined to make my whole lifestyle healthy like it used to be.
My boyfriend bet me I couldn't give up blizzards for one month. but I CAN, and I WILL.
but I am NOT happy about it :-(
Bye bye blizzards.
.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Marathon Wannabe
There are two new truths in my life. 1. I can no longer eat whatever I want and 2. My workout mojo is easily lost when I don't have a goal in mind. Can you believe it?! I was shocked, too!
Ihave had this image of myself. I was a totally dedicated runner that would eat, sleep, and breathe track and all included, including healthy eating.
Correction: I used to be a totally dedicated runner.
Well now track is over, and what's left is the admittance (and SHOCK) that I LOVE desserts (and would really have a hard time giving up...so I refuse!), no longer have the metabolism of my former 19 year old self, and often choose to watch reruns of Glee over going for a run. Uhh...Who have I turned into?
So this is me trying to get my mojo back. I spent the fall after my track "retirement" running many 5k and 10k races, that I found I could do with little training, so I would. Can you say slacker?! Yes, that is me. And that was my Fall:
Monday: Yoga
Tuesday: 20 minute jog
Wednesday: Dairy Queen and oops...too late to go to the gym.
Thursday: Grey's Anatomy and pizza.
Friday: Too tired, so I'll do some push-ups.
Saturday: 10K
Sunday: burger and fries! What? I ran a 10k yesterday, don't I deserve this?
Hence, the pitfall.
I was in complete denial, telling myself I was still serious about running. Oh, Megan...you make me laugh.
Well, 10 pounds later, I realized I needed a change.
Hence #2, the marathon!
Why a marathon you might ask?
First, I needed a BIG challenge. I learned about myself that I need a race or something to look forward to to motivate myself to be in any kind of shape at all. And 5ks or 10ks once a month just wasn't cutting it. A marathon is scary...and so far has been scaring me enough to get my running shoes (and running pants that are a bit too tight these days) on everyday, whether Glee is on or not, and just go run.
Second, I never thought I would run a marathon, so I just upped and signed up. I was a sprinter in college, and rarely ran a race that was longer than a minute. For myself I want to do this, to say that I did and I can, and to show others around me that I did, and maybe they can do something they never thought they could.
And third, I still LOVE to run. Plain and simple. (And now I do...a lot).
So this is my journey. And new focus of my blog.
The countdown begins: 165 days until my first 26.2.
I
Correction: I used to be a totally dedicated runner.
Well now track is over, and what's left is the admittance (and SHOCK) that I LOVE desserts (and would really have a hard time giving up...so I refuse!), no longer have the metabolism of my former 19 year old self, and often choose to watch reruns of Glee over going for a run. Uhh...Who have I turned into?
So this is me trying to get my mojo back. I spent the fall after my track "retirement" running many 5k and 10k races, that I found I could do with little training, so I would. Can you say slacker?! Yes, that is me. And that was my Fall:
Monday: Yoga
Tuesday: 20 minute jog
Wednesday: Dairy Queen and oops...too late to go to the gym.
Thursday: Grey's Anatomy and pizza.
Friday: Too tired, so I'll do some push-ups.
Saturday: 10K
Sunday: burger and fries! What? I ran a 10k yesterday, don't I deserve this?
Hence, the pitfall.
I was in complete denial, telling myself I was still serious about running. Oh, Megan...you make me laugh.
Well, 10 pounds later, I realized I needed a change.
Hence #2, the marathon!
Why a marathon you might ask?
First, I needed a BIG challenge. I learned about myself that I need a race or something to look forward to to motivate myself to be in any kind of shape at all. And 5ks or 10ks once a month just wasn't cutting it. A marathon is scary...and so far has been scaring me enough to get my running shoes (and running pants that are a bit too tight these days) on everyday, whether Glee is on or not, and just go run.
Second, I never thought I would run a marathon, so I just upped and signed up. I was a sprinter in college, and rarely ran a race that was longer than a minute. For myself I want to do this, to say that I did and I can, and to show others around me that I did, and maybe they can do something they never thought they could.
And third, I still LOVE to run. Plain and simple. (And now I do...a lot).
So this is my journey. And new focus of my blog.
The countdown begins: 165 days until my first 26.2.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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