My streak was broken

I gained. A pound. I'm posting this late because yesterday I was so bummed. I kept beating myself up over it. But, it is what it is.

This last week our chapter challenge was to keep an accurate food log. Anything that you placed on your lips, you wrote down. That was an eye opener for me. Want to know how many times I had breakfast? 3. Lunch? 5. Most of my eating came after 5pm and before 10pm. Gotta work on that.

My exercise has been good though. The weather has helped. Still cold, but I've enjoyed the sunshine on my face- even in 40 degree weather.

Next week, getting rid of that pound.

For me, the anal minded

I need something to keep track of how I am doing. I found a nice little blank book for a training log at RE. So I bought one for myself. I figure it will work with my GBOR that RE suggested for me.

I'll start it tomorrow. Why tomorrow? Because the sheets inside start on Monday. :)

Runner's Edge: Missoula Style

My first trip to the store wasn't very long ago. My second trip was to turn in my forms for my 2nd race of the year: Run for the Luck of It." (3-13-10.)

I just realized (I so need to read forms better) that it goes before the parade starts. Umm... what happens if I can't finish before the parade takes me over!! I gotta email the ladies to find out. My pride can't handle a DNF. Not at all.

Anyhow (that was a blurp because I got the link and was reading about it) on to RE. It's a GREAT little store. Really. One day, I'm gonna be able to buy clothes in that store. Real clothes, not just socks.

Mental Games

This morning I was asked if I had lost weight. My instant reaction, out loud, was , "nope, not really." When asked again if I was sure, I replied I'd lost a little bit this year, but nothing to be noticeable at all. No clothes size change or anything like that.

The 3 people let it go and we continued on with our project we were doing. I was explaining things but my head was having it's own conversations. Namely-- "why can't you just take a compliment with a 'thank you for noticing.'"

I'm still thinking about it 12 hours later.

Maybe it's because I've been boycotting all things healthy since Wednesday. Or maybe it's because I'm still in 260-ville (SparkPeople Team). Or maybe it's just because getting a compliment makes me blush and feel very uncomfortable. I don't like the spot light shining on me. Kind of like when I was the last one in that race... they were all cheering & I wanted to cry. I just wanted to cross the finish line in peace & quiet with no one noticing my time...

I know I can't be the only one out there with this kind of issues, right?!

Slow and steady.

Tools for Starting

I had known that we would use some of the taxes to get me started on my learning to run. Our state taxes came in & it was time to pick up things I'd researched and wanted. A trip to REI & Runner's Edge, both in Missoula, took most of the afternoon. But I left with a very diminished account, but 2 bags of things to get me started.

The iPOD is from my husband, for Valentine's day. I've been wanting one, but hadn't gotten anything. Even yesterday I kept going back and forth. This morning he said he was sweating bullets when I kept looking at them at every store we went too.

I started reading "Slow Fat Triathlete" on the way to stores and then home. It's very well written, so far.

But I have to admit, it was the name of the book that got me smiling and made me buy it. One of the phrases I tell a lot of people when we talk about diet & exercise, is:

"I may be fat, but I'm certainly not dead."

I'm on my way to being a runner. I've got some great tools to help me get started. I hope to be like the lady in Runner's World, this month, who lost 108 pounds by taking up running. She ran the New York Marathon a year after watching it form her couch. A little over 8 hours to finish. But she finished.

THAT is a hero.