A detailed journal surrounding weightloss, the discovery of a healthier lifestyle, and it's application to real-life at 20-something.
Welcome Message.
Benvenuto! (Welcome!)
This month marks just over 1-year since my journey with weightloss, health, and fitness has started. I've decided to begin documenting the changes that I continue to experience as I lose weight, become more active, and try new things. During the past year I've gained a love and obsession for running, turbo kickoboxing, and yoga. I've run 1 5K, 1 12K, 9 Half Marathons, and 1 21-Miler in 4 states since October 2009... and I'm nowhere near finished!
Changing your life, though, can really sometimes be a very lonely experience. And this is where this journaling thing comes in: a public connection to what would otherwise be a private experience.
My plan is this: be honest. I'm going to be documenting the food I eat, the exercises I do, and all the other things that happen during this journey to help me succeed... and talk about how I overcome the failures that will inevitably occur as part of it.
I'm not giving myself an exact timeframe, just the ultimate goal of being where I want to be in the end.
So here I go... across the start line of the longest marathon of my life. Scared, but excited as hell! :)
Written Day 1: 07.01.10
Modified 1.3.11 to add new running info!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Well, today was weigh-in day...
Last week I stuck to my foods pretty damned well, I'd say. I even went to the Giant's game and maintained good eating habits by having a cha cha cha bowl. Problem is, though, that a lot of the food I ate over the weekend was chock-full of sodium. Salt, salt, and more salt. Add to that, it's that time of the month... and I am seriously a mild disaster. My hormones are all over the place, my face is breaking out, I'm craving chocolate like a crazy person... I just want to SCREAM! So, I'm trying SUPER hard to stay focused on the end-results. But, losing only 1.7 pounds last week is really putting a damper on my "get up and go." I know, I know... every week can't be a +5 pound week, but I want it to be! I feel miserable. I'll totally take a loss over a gain any day of the week... but since I'm an emotional wreck, I've decided to just moan and groan about it a little.
On a side note, there are only 2 weeks left until my next race. My lungs have been KILLING me. I ordered a new puffer... hope it helps! I need to be able to run at least 6 miles this week or I'm screwed. UGH.
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