My how time flies! Cannot believe it is Dec 9th. Where did this year go? Seems like every month goes faster and faster!

So excited for our new work out room! We have had family work out which has been a blast! I forgot how nice it was to go run on the treadmill and not have to go anywhere but across the side walk. It was so nice running outside this summer and fall I couldn't bring myself to run inside but now that it is soooo cold the treadmill is not so bad!!! Anything to get a couple miles in!

Starting to look at races for the spring...research starts now.....

Another week gone by and not much done on my diet! UGH!!! I really need to get serious!

I have decided that this year my NEW YEARS RESOLUTION needs to be different! For the last 25 years the resolution has been the same - weight!!

This year my resolution (I know it is early but.....) is to not ever have the same resolution again! The time is NOW!

Starts today!!!

First on the agenda - finish the work out room...we started setting it up and just needs to be finished...doing that instead of going shopping today.

I ran a Turkey Trot 10k yesterday so I am just going to do a quick treadmill run today to be easier on my body and maybe one body part of strength training!!!

And the diet part.... all about vegi's today!! (NO CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES-A feat in itself!! Especially since I feel like I have been sustaining life on chocolate chip cookies over the last month!

Have a great salad planned for dinner - YUM!

Quick run tonight in the wind and rain! The weather did not matter just a great quick run! I have to get them in when I can!!!

Just need to invest in a good lightweight running jacket. I have great cold weather gear but not water proof!!! The new Nike light up jacket looks cool -- might have to check that out -- but for $250.00 it better be great!!!

Decided not to do another half this month -- I am just not ready and don't want to get hurt! So switching gears and doing a Turkey 10k on Thanksgiving!!! I was stressing about doing another 1/2 and now am really excited about the 10k.

I am also going to check out the Nike run club next week -- anything to stay motivated and running!!

Now to focus on the eating-- Chocolate chip cookies should be illegal!! At least for me!!!

I am doing it! Excited to be a part of the bloggy challenge!!!

Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge

I am really trying to stay current with this bloggy thing but I haven't done very well. Maybe because I am doing so poorly on my weight loss journey that I am afraid to post anything and admit it in writing!

Today is the day -- I am going out in the wind and cold and going to run 8 miles. Digging out my cold gear for the first time. Hopefully it works. Will be my longest run so far. I am not counting the half since I walked part of it!!!

Just need to STOP eating the darn chocolate chip cookies!

Also, I am joining the bloggy land Holiday Booty Buster Challenge. Gotta get some motivation somewhere!!!

Human Race

NIKE Human Race 10K last night!

Wow it gets dark early now. Had a busy kid day so waited to run until the evening. Started about 30 minutes late and it got dark on my run which I was not prepared for. Luckily I planned my run which was mostly on the sidewalk so I was safe.

Ran the whole 10k even added in a hill or two :). I felt great. Ran a 11 minute mile pace which was good for me since I have been running 12+ lately! Only my knees starting hurting about the last third of the run, has to be the extra weight I am carrying. Need to focus on that!

New weight 208. Each pound counts but I need to be more focused and serious about it!

I broke down and talked to my trainer this weekend...I haven't used her in a year! I was thinking I could do it by myself but decided to swallow my pride and ask for help..... this isn't always easy to do but i did it. I am going to call her this week and we are going to get together and make a PLAN!! I am excited!

Busy week this week....must plan ahead and stay on task!

What a busy day! Work was so crazy today that I almost made enough excuses NOT to run! I almost got away with it too - BUT I ran tonight just before dark right as I left work. It felt good to get out for a short 3 mile run. I am taking tomorrow off from running and doing the NIKE 10k on Saturday!

I think I have decided to do another Half Marathon on Thanksgiving weekend! WOW do I have the bug or what? Hopefully I can get a few pounds off by then too! Running is so much easier at a lighter weight!

So as far as the weight loss goes - I did OK today! Other than the 2 cookies I ate when I got home -- I ate good today!

I hardly realized I had eaten the cookies -- I get home and on auto pilot grabbed a few cookies. Need to make all of the junk food go away....my family is not going to like it but it will be good for all of us :)

So I did it! My first Half Marathon. I met my goals.....ran more than I walked and I finished. It was a great experience and FUN FUN FUN! It is a good place to start anyway.....I felt really good during the run and could have run more if it wasn't such a hilly course! I am already looking for another race to enter. Setting my goals a bit higher this time....thinking cutting 15 minutes off my first race time is doable!!!

Now for my weight loss - ICK! Do you ever tell yourself I will start tomorrow? I tell myself that every day.....tomorrow never comes. It is a constant battle..."I can eat this I will start tomorrow" which is how I ended up gaining back all of this weight....NO MORE! I start today...I start tonight .. I start right now!!!

I am planning my food diary for tomorrow..I do best when I write everything down. Planning a 3 mile run at lunch tomorrow too. Legs are healed from the weekend and ready to roll again!

Off to the city tomorrow AM to pick up my race packet!

I cannot believe I am going to do this! I really am 2 FAT 2 RUN 13.1.

I have two goals for my first half --

1) run more than I walk

and

2)FINISH!

EASY RIGHT ???

Packing my camera in my vest pocket so I will at least have great pictures of the race!!!

My First Blog, The Start

So this is my first blog and the start of my new journey!!


This will be my journal and an honest day by day account of my journey.


Here I start........I have spent my entire life overweight. About a year ago I weighed 221 lbs. Not the heaviest I have ever been - I think my top non-pregnancy weight was 238. But, heavy enough. I lost 38 pounds the right way....eating right and working out. I started running for the first time in my life. I have always been active but have never been a runner. I loved it. I got down to 183 and felt GREAT!!

So, I signed up to run a half marathon and something happened. I quit running, not all together but was not consistently running. I started eating crappy again and now back up at 210 lbs. I feel horrible!!!
I try to run and everything hurts.
I eat wrong and I feel terrible!

Time to stop the maddness and focus!

This weekend is the Half Marathon that I signed up and paid for last March.


Oh, and FYI - I AM 2 FAT 2 RUN 13.1 !!! Just thought I would mention that fact.......

I am going to do the half marathon anyway. I will walk it if I have to but, it is going to be the start and end to my journey! My goal is to actually run a half-marathon start to finish!!!


So here I am ready to start my "journey" with a half marathon the same way I want to end this part of my "journey" with a half marathon. Hopefully at the end I can change the name of my blog!!!!!

Join me on my journey .......