Half Way There

So, on Sunday I ran 7.25 miles. Hooray!!! I'm more than 1/2 way to my 1/2 marathon mileage. According to my 1/2 marathon training program I could do a 1/2 in 5 weeks. I'm so excited and so proud of myself. Way to go me!

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Run for Sherry

On February 11, 2012 I ran for Sherry. 4 miles of praying for her family after she was killed on her morning run. You can find out more here at www.shutupandrun.net

Things are going pretty smoothly, really. I haven't been able to update this as much as I would like. I run anywhere between 3 and 6 miles per day, five days a week.

I've had a cold recently and have had to give myself one day of rest extra this week. My son has been extremely sick as well so I've had to cut down the runs to 3 miles on some days.

I think that I started getting sick when I stopped watching my eating closely. It was around the time when Waylon got sick, then it was his birthday, and things just slipped away. But my eating is back on track and each day I wake up healthier than the day before.

Weight seems to be slipping off and I feel better and better about myself. I have more confidence and don't wake up feeling guilty about how much food I ate the day before.

Week 3

This has been a fantastic week for me.

1. My mom bought me some jeans for my birthday and they're a size smaller than my used-to-be jeans.
2. I put in 4 miles on Saturday!!!! Hooray for me
3. My birthday was Sunday. Well, that's not so fantastic, but at least I'm healthier at 25 than I was at 24.

I'm feeling so much better about myself. My confidence has grown and is starting to spread to other aspects of my life.

Sucky Runs

My runs this Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday were awful. I put in my 30 minutes but I was gasping for air trying to just put one foot in front of the other. I felt loaded with lead. BUT I did finish my runs and did it even though I didn't want to. AND I've been counting my calories and drinking tons of water. All of my pants are loose but more than anything, I'm proud of myself. I don't wake up feeling guilty about how much food I've eaten or starving myself to overcompensate for how much food I've eaten.

Review: Week 1

So I decided to start my training last Saturday instead of Monday so I've been training for a week now. I researched 1/2 marathons and decided its totally achievable to do the 1/2 marathon in June.

I worked hard this week and am proud of how far I've come. Many may say that I'm pushing myself too hard but that's the way it works best for me. I have two rest days per week - Mondays and Fridays. Mondays are the only days I work and with commuting and fixing dinner once I'm home its too much to try to fit in a workout; I don't know how working mothers find the time to work out. Fridays are just a day that I picked; I'd rather run on that day too but I know that I need to rest.

I have yet to run today but I'll put it in this evening. Yesterday I put in 3 miles straight . I made my husband give me a high five because I needed to celebrate with someone :)

I don't know if I've lost weight cause I don't (and won't) own a scale but I downloaded an app on my iPhone to track calories and fitness. I borrow my friend's scale should I need it and I will because I am trying to lose weight too. My goal weight is 135 lbs and if I meet that goal my wonderful, encouraging, and outrageously devoted hubby told me that he will buy my a Victoria's Secret swimsuit. Crazy, I know! I'm not going to look like them but if my ego continues the way it has been the last week I'll be confident in that thing...hopefully I get to pick it out and not him :)

Because I have to

I'm starting this blog for me. I'm not telling anyone but I needed a place to spell my guts about my troubles, wonderings, musings, etc. It doesn't have particular topic but it'll probably have a lot to do with my health.

You see...my health needs to be reighed in a bit. I'm 25, not overweight, but not necessarily healthy. I make meals for my family every night and we only eat out on paydays-every two weeks. I chase a two-year-old around every day and have run 5K's in the past...BUT my mom had a massive stroke in October at the age of 54, her mother died of heart failure at the age of 45, and her father died of a heart attack at the age of 54. My mom and her sister also have diabetes. My dad's parents both died of cancer but at least in their 70's. Not the best genes to be given.

My goal is to excercise regularly, at least 30 minutes per day. I want to get back in shape enough to run a half marathon. I do love to run but don't have the time to do it with a toddler so I'm turning nap time into running time. Its the only way I'm going to be able to squeeze it in again. There's a 1/2 marathon in our town on June 10, 2012; I'm hoping to run it! I want to run it! I have to run it!

I have to do it because...
-I want to live to see my son graduate from high school, college, and get married
-I want to grow old with my husband
-I don't want to prick my finger 4 times per day
-I don't want to have to give myself insulin 3-4 times per day
-I don't want to live my life full of fear

Monday, the 9th I'll start my training. Right now I'm currently on antibiotics because of a "massive" sinus infection and cannot breath well.