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A new diary for a new year. I had great success in 2013 after several ups and downs. I think I may have figured out what works for me and I am going to keep plugging away at it.
My first official weigh in will be on January 15th and I will weigh in and log on the 15th of every month after that. (I unofficial lay weigh in weekly at home to make sure I stay on track).
My goal for this year is to get to 140 lbs so that I will be a healthy weight for my height (and have 5 lbs of wiggle room).
Activity goals for this year are to run 3 times per week, cross train 2 times per week and rest 2 days per week.
I will better my 10km time and my half marathon time.
I will eat healthy food and drink water. Treats will stay as treats, and not become a daily addiction.
I am an active and healthy role model for my family.

Here's to a productive and motivated 2014!:party:
 
Great title! And congrats on your success last year and finding what works for you! You've got a great plan and goals, you can do this :)
 
Weekly weigh in is tomorrow morning. I ate pretty good this week, until today. We had McDonalds for lunch and then we made chocolate chip cookies for swimming lessons and I ate at least 10 of them. On the up side I make my cookies really small so it would only be about 3-5 normal cookies or one cookie from Starbucks! I was at Starbucks and looked up the nutritional info for the ginger molasses cookie and it was more points than I am allotted for my DAY! Wow! Good thing I looked it up.
 
Weigh in was good today 162.0 lbs. yay! I'll probably see the effects of the cookies next week. I did my run tonight at 75% max HR and I "ran" for 50 minutes straight, with no walk breaks. I thought that was pretty cool. I had to go really slow to do that but it is good endurance training. I think I can walk faster than I can run. Lol.
 
I signed up for a half marathon training program through the running room. We start on February 4th. It's the day after my birthday! What a good birthday present. They do a run/walk of 10:1 so I am a little worried because to keep up with my friend who runs I we do 2:2 and I find that challenging. I guess this is a good way to learn.
 
Wow, a half marathon? I'd be lucky enough to make it half way down the block without collapsing! :p
A great start to your year! Good luck!
 
I didn't start with a half! I hated running and couldn't even run from one end of a basketball court to the other without stopping for a rest! With persistence and determination (and some newfound knowledge on how to actually run and the importance of good gear) I started slowly doing 5ks (lots of them!) then a couple 10ks and finally in December I did my first half and now I am hooked! I really liked getting the medal at the end. My pace is painfully slow and I can actually walk faster than I can run, but I still do it and I even enjoy doing it now.
 
I just realized I missed my monthly weigh in. I was sick last week and seem to have lost a couple days. I am still not back to my normal self but will do the weigh in and measure shortly. The kids have been using my tape measure as a tow cable and I can't locate it now.

I missed my run tonight due to having a cold, but it think that my body will benefit from the rest and it will help me to feel better and get back on schedule Monday. I taught my aqua fitness class on Thursday night non verbally because I have laryngitis and no voice at all. No one was able to sub and I couldn't cancel on my people. The class went surprisingly well. I was very happy about that. I just hope I can talk for my class next week so I can be back in the water instead of on deck.
 
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January weigh in:

Weight............162.0 lbs
Neck...............13.0"
Arm................12.0"
Bust................38"/31"
Waist...............37.0"
Hips.................41.5"
Thigh...............22.5"
 
I have three days of training coming up, which means I have three days of provided meals and restricted breaks. I think I will pack some healthy snacks so I can avoid the oversized cookies and muffins served at breaks. Lunches normally have salad and some form of protein so I should be ok there. Luckily the training is in my city so I can have full control over my breakfasts and suppers. Normally I have been doing some exercises during breaks and lunch at work. I am not sure if I can discreetly fit those in during the next three days.
Being sick sucks! I think I am getting better and I think I should be able to do my run tomorrow night.
I think I need to make a new motivation board and do another X day individual challenge. That worked well for me in the past. I think I will go from tomorrow to Sunday February 2nd. Then my next section will be the running room course. I'm not sure what all that has in store for me so it is kinds exciting.
 
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Ok. I think I have it figured out. I will do a 2 week challenge as follows:
Mondays
Run 60 min @ 75% MHR-done!
12 min HIIT-:( not done
1L H2O-done!
No "candy"-done!
Tuesdays
60 min DVD-done!
12 min HIIT-:( not done
1L H2O-done!
No "candy"-done!
Wednesdays
12 min HIIT
1L H2O
No "candy"
Thursdays
Aqua fitness
1L H2O
No "candy"
Fridays
Run 60 min @ 75% MHR
12 min HIIT
1L H2O
Saturdays
Run 2/Walk 2 5km
12 min HIIT
1L H2O
No "candy"
Sundays
Rest
1L H2O

Let's see how I do!
 
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So far my challenge is going pretty good. I can't seem to get the 12 minute HIIT in, but work and life has been crazy, and I'm ok with that for now.

My training plan with the running room starts next week. I'm not sure if I should do the training they have laid out or wait for the class to start and then switch training plans. The training that they do is less running per day but more running per week.
 
So I am doing the running room half marathon training program through a local store and I am really not loving their plan. Is it wrong to switch training plans half way through or should I just tough it out till the end and change for my next cycle of training?
 
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