Casey's Diary, Part Deux!

Hi Casey! I didn't realize you were back! Welcome! I was MIA for a while too, so maybe you've forgotten me. lol
It sounds like you're doing amazing with your running. I'd love to be able to say I could run 12 miles. Someday, maybe. :) I hope you're damn proud.
 
Thanks for all the support! Half marathon is in five short days! Ack! I keep thinking of everything that could go wrong (puking, falling, getting lost).

How does it feel to run twelve miles? Let's see...it hurts! Haha. Actually, it's not that bad. I usually use the first three miles to "find my rhythm" and warm up. I take the first half of my run and try to go a little slower than my usual pace to save my energy. After that, I just get into this rhythm and my body starts doing the work for me. Around miles 7/8 I kind of get a numb feeling. All is good for awhile and then by miles 11/12 I get pretty tired. I think it's more of a mental fatigue because at that point I've been running for about two hours. I start to feel it in my knees and feet (especially). It's really not that big of a deal...

Eating is getting much better. My scale is now saying I'm at 153.5, so I guess I didn't gain as much weight as I thought. The water-weight is gone too, so I feel a lot better in my clothes.
 
I bet it hurts. It probably "hurts so good" though, lol. I can only imagine what your feet feel like when your done. My feet are usually what hurt me when I run for awhile. I have a few different pairs of running shoes at the moment, and one of my favorite pairs gives me blisters about half the time. It's a fifty/fifty chance usually. There isn't really any rhyme or reason to it. I know how to deal with blisters a lot better now than when I first started running. I just usually tape them and I don't even notice.

Congrats on the eating. That is usually the hardest part for me.

-Sam
 
Half-marathon went great. I really feel like I was ready for it. I am proud of myself for sticking with the training and accomplishing my dream. The spectators were great, the course was fun (with a few hills, nothing major) and my energy was consistent throughout the race.

Now back to the present-day. After three days of rest (I was so sore!), I'm finally feeling like myself again. I'm planning on a workout on the elliptical with some serious resistance after work. Time to record my eating again, and see what I'm doing right/wrong.

Yesterday

Breakfast:
2 whole wheat Eggos
1 cup chocolate soymilk
(280)

Lunch:
1 6-inch tuna sub on wheat, no cheese
1 bag Baked Dorito's
(650)

Snack:
1 serving apples with caramel dip
(160)

Dinner:
whole wheat spaghetti with veggie/marinara sauce
(700-guessing)

Snacks:
1 piece birthday cake
1/2 serving peanut m and m's
1 20 oz soy latte
(450)

TOTAL: 2240
Yeah...the snacks got me. Gotta get out of the "I'm training for a half-marathon, so I can eat whatever I want" mindset. I love soy lattes, but if I'm going to drink them, I need to get a smaller size (less cals and less caffeine).

So, now that the half-marathon is over, what am I working for? Continued fitness. I want to run another half-marathon at the end of April 2008 and I want to be fit enough so that I will have a good base to start training from (I'll probably have to start training again in February). I have a pair of expensive jeans that I bought in June that are a little too small. I can fit into them and wear them, they just don't look as great as I want them to. I want to look fabulous in those jeans. It will only take about a 5 pound loss. They're from Abercrombie and Fitch, and they're a size 8. I don't have a specific timeframe to do this, just in the next couple of months. I think my goals are sensible.

As far as my eating goes, I know what to do, it's just that executing it is difficult. Fresh fruits and veggies. Less packaged foods. Protein. Fiber.

Wish me luck!
 
Half-marathon went great. I really feel like I was ready for it. I am proud of myself for sticking with the training and accomplishing my dream. The spectators were great, the course was fun (with a few hills, nothing major) and my energy was consistent throughout the race.
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You are a rockstar!!! that is wonderful for you... for both being proud of yourself AND for completing it...

YAY for you!!
 
So now that you have been there done that... any insider tips for next time or those of us who hope to have a first time sometime in the future?

I'm so impressed that you stopped smoking & trained for this half marathon. You deserve a BIG reward.
 
Hey Casey,

Congrats on the 1/2 marathon. That is a great accomplishment, especially when you worked and trained so hard for it. I can only imagine how sore you were in the days after. I'm sure it was completely worth it though.

I am also trying to get into a pair of jeans that I'm a still a little too big for. They are a size 32 and I am currently holding strong in a 34. I hope to be in them sometime soon tho. It's a good motivator.

Take Care,
Sam:)
 
Yesterday

Breakfast:
1 bowl wheat pasta with veggie/marinara sauce (got up sorta late)
1 cup choc soymilk
(800)

Snacks at Work:
2 glazed, chocolate doughnuts
1 Banana nut muffin
(600)

Dinner:
1 can Minestrone soup
5 Saltine crackers
(250)

Snacks:
1 special K bar
3 slices pizza (freschetta)
(1230!)

Exercise:
Elliptical, 45 minutes, Level 10, Random setting
(approx. 450 cals burned)

So I'm not even adding up my calories for yesterday. I know I did lots of things wrong. I HATE when there's food in the office! Why do some people have such an easy time saying no to food and others do not? Plus, my co-workers were egging me on. "You just ran a half-marathon! One donut won't kill you!" (Obviously I had a little more than that). Thankfullly I brought my own healthy lunch today so I won't be as tempted (although the doughnuts and muffins are still here). And I gotta stop late-night eating, or at least make it more sensible and conducive to weight loss/stabilization. Oh well, just gotta keep trying. :)
 
Thats all you can do. I struggle with food at work sometimes too. People are always baking stuff and leaving it in the breakroom and I always feel like I have to have some. Like I'm being nice or something. I know it's only going to get worse the closer we get to Christmas. Oh well. I try to be strong and I try to make it to the gym as much as I can. I have to remember that this time last year I would have eaten all this crap but, I wouldn't have even made it to the gym... Thats progress to me.

-Sam:)
 
Thanks for the perspective Sam...and congrats on all the progress you have made. I don't know about others, but I often get trapped in the "here and now" mindset and have trouble looking at the big picture. For example, I am a tad pissed that I've gained a half-inch around my waist, but I often forget that my waist is still two inches smaller than it was this time a year ago.
 
CaseyAtMartin said:
Thanks for the perspective Sam...and congrats on all the progress you have made. I don't know about others, but I often get trapped in the "here and now" mindset and have trouble looking at the big picture. For example, I am a tad pissed that I've gained a half-inch around my waist, but I often forget that my waist is still two inches smaller than it was this time a year ago.
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I'm right there with ya Case. I often get trapped in that mindset too. At least we both have great accomplishments we've made to focus on. It's funny, I'm still kind of bugged by my waist. Its so true that it's the first place for weight to go on and the last to come off, at least with me. It's definitely much better than when I started but, it's not where I want it to be at all. I still definitely have some work ahead of me. Its all such a process though...

-Sam
 
Gah. Already had an eclair and a muffin. They were in the office. Why do these people bring this crap to work???? Can't these people eat junk food in the privacy of their own homes? No, they have to drag everyone else down with them. Sorry. Bitter.
 
oh do I know the feeling....

We are having an office party next week & all I hear is about the food.... no activities mentioned (unless you count the decorating of gingerbread people!).. just lots of talk of the food.

Tis the most fattening time of the year... I think I remember a song that went like that! :) Hang in there & be strong.
 
I guess it's my own fault. It's just so hard to say no to delicious, sugary treats! Hoping for a tae-bo workout this evening, then I'm cooking dinner for my boyfriend. He eats nothing but processed, crappy food and I'm making him some oven-baked salmon, veggies, and maybe some rice. :)
 
My sister does this thing that gets on my nerves but seems to have worked... when she does end up getting a dessert or something she will eat some of it & then dump pepper or hot sauce or an obscene amount of salt on it & then push it away since its now inedible. Cuts herself off.... course sucks for the rest of those at the table that would have enjoyed a bite.
 
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