Chasing some dreams

After a talk with my uncle last night I realized that I am FULLY capable of running that half in October. I decided to start training. I want to finish C25k first though. I've never actually finished this program.

Today, I was out on my run and totally forgot to turn around at the half way mark. That left me about a mile from home. CRAP! I was debating having someone pick me up but decided to I could do it. Riding in a car isn't going to get me to run a half is it? NO! I ended up doing a little over 3 miles. It's the farthest since I started running again. I shaved 1 minute off my time putting me at 15 minute mile instead of a 16. It's not where I want to be but it's a work in progress.

C25k w2d1- COMPLETE! 

I'm running a 5k in May so I need to get my butt in gear!

I'm pretty sore from the weights yesterday - mostly upper body though. Tomorrow I lift again :)

 I'm loving being back at the gym and running. While I'm running I don't have to think about anything but what I'm doing and work out my problems. It's my me time. While I'm lifting weights I have to focus on that. I can't focus on other things, it's awesome! I can get lost in my music, thoughts, or absolutely nothing while I'm working out. I don't have to think about the stress of school, work or life in general!

Progress

Hello Bloggy World!

My progress so far:

Weight: Down 23.6 pounds! Woot!! I'm fitting into a new size pants double woot!

Workout: I'm not doing enough of it! I started last night doing 20 minutes of rowing. I now have blisters but I'm okay with that. I plan to go back again today. Eventually I would like to be one of those people who is there 5 days a week.

Food: I'm eating right around 1,500 calories. I seem to be losing at this without exercise so I think once I step the exercise up I will need to eat more.

My breakfast/lunch today is French Toast, Bacon, and Strawberries with of course a cup of Blonde from Starbucks :)

What have you tried?

How many different diets have you tried? Me? I have tried 2! I started calorie counting and after falling off the wagon so many times I tried and failed. I then started paying for weight watchers online. I did that for a few months without success. I have no went back to calorie counting.

I find the most success without a lot of sugar that isn't natural and drinking LOTS of water. I drink between 80-100 oz. a day.

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Tomorrow, we head off to WV again. Great Grandma passed away Wednesday. :( It will be a hard weekend but I know God is good. She is in an amazing place now and is going to celebrate Easter in Heaven! It will be amazing, I bet!

Diets, Death, and Finals

Diets, Death and Finals...they all seem to have the same thing in common in most people's minds. Sadness, hard, and no fun! I can agree they are all no fun. I'm dealing with them all right now.

Diet- Slowly, I'm trying to say I'm not on a "diet" but rather a "lifestyle" change. What does that mean? It means that I'm eating healthy and sensibly but not restricting myself. Hell, I bought 6 boxes of girl scout cookies. I got them 2 weeks ago and have only ate 4 cookies. Why? I put them up and when I really want one I have the serving size or just one. I get over it. I'm not craving these things daily anymore because I'm not eating it daily.

Death- For the past 2 weeks we have been dealing with the grim fact that my great grandma is dying. We went down to West Virginia to where she is and was in the hospital. The outlook was grim then but she was given the option to have her legs removed and keep fighting or to keep them and face the end of her life. She chose the latter of the two.  We were there over this past weekend, she is now home in hospice. It's hard to deal with but I've had these last few weeks to prepare myself. I'm ready for her to go home and be with our sweet Savior. She has slipped into a coma and isn't eating or drinking anymore so now it's just a waiting game.

Finals- WAAA!!!! Finals are next week. I'm stressing. This can make or break my grade in math. I'm not too worried about the others. I'm not doing well in math now so this 33% of my grade could bring me to passing. I'm so stressed. Study, study study is my mojo right now.

Maybe, I will start blogging more often? I'm making this my homepage so maybe I will! haha

See ya!

2012 Already??

In my pathetic attempt to make a resolution I decided to start blogging again. Will it stick? I'll be honest, I have no idea. I'm going to try to blog everyday. I want to eventually start taking pictures of my meals for accountability and posting them.  
Today I ate.....let's not even go there. I will start logging tomorrow. Didn't I say that yesterday? 
Workout: Elliptical 30 minutes and various weight things. My arms are sore! I spent most of my time at the gym looking at boys....ooops LOL
I can't help but think how nice it would be to have an elliptical at home...*dreaming*
2012 Goals Fitness/Health Related:

• Workout 5-6 x/week
• Eat more veggies
• Eat more fruit
• Less Starbucks
• Get Healthy
• Love my body

2012 Goals:

• Save 1,000 dollars
• Learn to Knit
• Be a good influence on my little sister
• Organize my room
• Organize my closet