Restarting and going to be STRONGER than before!

good news and bad news:

fantastic workout today, did it twice!! ran four miles and it felt GREAT!! :)

as for the nutrition...was doing soo well until a little while ago :( its ok tho, my weekend has come to an end and ill make it up in the morning by running at 6 plus some weights too :)

i think that the main thing for me is to learn self control!! arghhhhh i hate living with people who can eat whatever their hearts desire and still look like sticks :(

its ok tho, i mean i ran four miles todayyyy :) and i cannot wait to do it again! i know it will be slow but i know it will happen because i want it soo bad
 
So I am home for the holiday weekend!

I havent kept up with my running only because I am swamped with homework and assignments that are due next week during the last week of classes and then finals! :/

As for the nutrition part of it...you know where I stand on that hahaha..but i have been a lot more conscious then before which is good. The stress of just finishing off the semester strong keeps me from eating vigilantly. My priority coming back into my fit mode was to get back on track with my running which I am proud of myself for being able to do in such a short time, but nutrition is still a struggle I need to overcome.

havent been too on top of my transformation lately due to the winding down of the semester and the major load of stress that comes with it! thats what i get though for poor time management early on in the semester.

I have been doing my best to become familiar with all of the stuff I need to when it comes to the topic of healthy foods so I think that in the new year I will be a whole new person when it comes to food.

As for the running, i planned out where I will be running in the winter and I will be just rotating my 2 week cycle until school starts back up again so that I can use the gym. Luckily the midwest hasn't shown its wrath when it comes to the weather just quite yet so lets hope its kind to me when I run :)

The thing that really motivates me is when i do run a longer distance that I never thought that i could before and i think about how i will be able to finish the half marathon in august. just the idea of that keeps me running and the feeling afterward is just thrilling. its the damn food that can kill it at times :/ but im working on that too.

Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving to all!

peace&love
 
sorry i havent written in a while.

so here's an update!

NUTRITION: much better at making healthier choices now that what i was before! I mean i still have alot of work today and today was dec 1 and by the end of it my goal is to lose 10 pounds. I feel that this task will be much eaiser fo me once finals are over on the 14! so in those two weeks i need to be able to change my eating habits around completely. I mean there is still a lot of work to be done but i promised myself that it will happen slowly but surely!

EXERCISE: i havent really had the time to sadly :( this is the last of hell weeks and then I have a heck of finals weeks coming up next week :( but i think the best thing right now for me to do is to watch my diet and to be consistent cause that is my main struggle, i mean i love to exercise, its the food!

my goal for the month though will be a little easier to get to since ill be at home and i plan on catching up big time on my running and will just run about 4 miles a day until the new year where i plan on starting with marathon training and continuing with that very strictly until my birthday!
 
This week has been a rough one in many ways.
I just want to be on break and I cannot wait to run again.

as of right now i really hate food. lol
the best way of explaing this is that there is too much information out there and im not patient enough.
 
finals start tommorrow and end next monday.

i cannot wait until then. I am going to start running again tommorrow after i take my final. im hoping for a good four miles.

i love running but still hate food :(

grrrrrrr
 
Congrats on the half-marathon goal in August! I must have missed this before when I read. Sounds like your running is coming along pretty well. Food and sweets are my problem usually too. But you shouldn't HATE food! I mean, we all got overweight by probably loving it too much, but I find that running really helps me keep a more balanced diet, b/c I'm always thinking about eating healthy and enough but not too much so that I have energy for my runs but don't feel bloated.

Good luck on the finals!
 
Thanks Marathon Man--
I think that its with the stress of finals that i really dont pay any attention to what im eating. it makes me angry. But im excited to run once im done with finals! I havent run in a while so tommorrow im going for a run in the morning, but just a bit since i have so much to do.

breakfast im planning on a bowl of oatmeal with some of the protien powder that i have.

i think i just need winter break right now haha


also, i think its definately official that i will be doing that half marathon! i dream of crossing that finish line lol
 
today is the end of my terrible terrible year that started to go down hill in may :/ I was looking at pics from before and its sad how much weight I have gained in the last 8 months.

today and sunday and monday I am going to just drink purified water in order for me to totally purify my body. I am planning to go for a run on sunday, monday and tuesday before I go home and wen. will be the first day i run my four miles at home! i am excited to do this again!!

wish me luck.
 
so i was really planning to go for a run today but i cant cause my last final is tommorrow!!

grr. but that's ok, I have eaten healthily but just getting back on track with the running. i will continue with my schedule and still do the three mile run tommorrow morning. I havent done this in a while so i am kinda nervous, but i want the rush so im excited! i will moved up to four on tuesday in the morning and then continue with that for the rest of the time
 
feels good to write again!

i def. need some motivation folks.
since i have been at home my diet has been terrible and i have not worked out at all!

i feel depressed and find that my quest is hopeless. but i have been getting through it with a little help from my friends.

I was watching this episode of the biggest loser, and the winner Ali vincent, was talking about how before she would pull away from society and feel depressed and not want to hang out with n e one. I feel like her and the way she described how her weight made her feel is EXACTLY how i feel.

I think that my battle is still tackleing that diet. i got a few books on proper exercise to work out specific muscles as well as some on nutrition and am planning to educate myself while fixing my diet.

i think that the thing that still brings me down is that exactly one year ago, it had been two years since i had not had sugary drinks or sweets for two years and was toned and prepping for my run :/ now im the complete opposite of what i used to be.

i hate it but i know i want to and can change it. i know that this is the state i am at right now that i really dislike and the only way that i can change it is if i take initiative.

i dont know what had inspired me to change myself before but i had loved what i had become and i want to go back to that but i WANT to be BETTER. the thing that still keeps me going is the fact that i really want to run the half this august and im prepped to put my ALL into training and running it.

i think that i still need to get over my inner demons before i can really be passionate about this goal and go about it with no regards to anything else around me. i want my focus back and i want to maintain it until i run my run :) i just need to build it back up again.
 
dreamer6 said:
i hate it but i know i want to and can change it. i know that this is the state i am at right now that i really dislike and the only way that i can change it is if i take initiative.
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Well, you said it. It really just boils down to priorities and what's the most important thing to you. I'm in the same spot, focusing on training for the marathon, but I'm trying to get a much more balanced life and that seems to help. I just printed off my training schedule, so it's nice to know EXACTLY what and when I'll be running. Now all I have to do is eat fairly decent and hit my miles and I'll make my goals.

It's hard to stay focused all the time. Hopefully the half gets you excited enough to carry you through August!
 
This is def. going to be harder than i thought it would be..
thanks marathon man for ur support. the idea of running that marathon is what really pushes me!
the semester starts back up soon and im just afraid of repeating past mistakes.

i know with the new year i need to look forward and i think that i have done a good job of it!

wish me luck! and good luck to all of you with your new year's resolutions!
 
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