i’m back after a 5 week hiatus. 5 weeks of emotional eating and no exercise means that i’m back to 180 pounds. scary, huh?
i can’t believe it’s may already! it’s so silly because when i fall off the wagon like i did these past few weeks, i’m not happy, and i’m not living life. however, when i’m exercising regularly and eating healthy, i have a lot more energy, i feel more confident in myself, i get shit done. so why do i keep on falling into this cycle of exercising & eating healthy/not exercising & binging? i guess i just have a hard time with that “moderation part.”
i went for a 1.6 mile run today. it’s been so long since i’ve ran, and i was afraid that my body would forget how to do it, but it didn’t. it was definitely harder than the last time especially since i’m carrying a lot more weight around than a month ago.
i also bought a bike today and went for an hour long bike ride. it felt great.
and i signed up for a half marathon a coupla weeks ago. so i have to change my lifestyle habits if i want to drag my ass across that finish line. missed you tumblrs.
it kinda makes me happy and a little proud of myself that 5k is a regular weekly run instead of a goal. i’m hoping that one day i’ll feel that way about a five mile run.
3.2 miles in 38 minutes and fiiiiive seconds. 11:54 pace!
time for a nice long stretch =]
starting weight - 187.4 pounds
last weigh-in - 175.2
current weight - 161.6
squishyness lost from last weigh-in - 13.6 pounds
total squishyness lost - 25.8 pounds!
i haven’t weighed myself since march 1, and i have to admit that i was hoping to see the 150s on the scale or at least 160 because that’s how i feel. but i realize that i feel 160 because i just ran an 8k in 58 minutes 48 seconds, which is a 11:49 pace, i haven’t fallen off the wagon for three weeks, i bought some jeans and a bra this past weekend that are both smaller sizes than i have been wearing, and so regardless of what the scale tells me, i know that i am on the right track =]
i just need to get my mind straight and not let the scale dictate how i feel. because well, that’s just plain silly.
i finished the shamrock shuffle under an hour!!!!!
something about running 5 miles with friends and 25,000 plus strangers through the streets of downtown chicago really helped fuel my run =]
and afterwards, i went to the gym with my friend m who ran the race with us. am i beast or what?!
today’s race is probably the best run i’ve had so far. i felt like i was doing something natural, and i couldn’t help but feel a little misty eyed as i ran with a whole crowd of strangers with another crowd of strangers cheering us on.
i’m proud of myself and that feels pretty sweet.
shamrock shufflin tiiiime! i got this =]
i’ve been being pretty good with eating well, incorporating my new nutrition plan, and working out. but a lot of my motivation is so that i can make it across the finish line this sunday at the shamrock shuffle.
i’m kind of nervous that i’m going to fall off the wagon again after this weekend, so i’ve been trying to think of strategies and goals to work towards after the shuffle.
some of my ideas:
and… i’m out.
any suggestions yalls?
tonight is my last run before the shamrock shuffle this sunday. so excite! and nervous.
theme: destress, sleep, snap out of my funky attitude, relax, chillllll
fitness plan for the week:
today: rest or if i feel up to it, strength training at the gym tonight!
tuesday: 3.6 mile run
wednesday: strength train
thursday: 3.2 mile run
friday: rest or if i feel up to it, strength training
saturday: rest
sunday: shamrock shufffffle!
