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, October 11, 2010

Blame it on the a-a-a a a-a alcohol!

Well that and my good friend's housewarming party that contained an open bar, 20 of my closest amigos, and a house with no neighbors and you've got yourself one big 'ol recipe for disaster!! Weight-wise anyhow. I was too hung over on Sunday to eat much of antyhing and what I did eat... well... it wasn't exactly healthy. Not terrible either, I guess, but Mexican food is heavy and filling and SALTY. And did you know that one of those giant Chelada drinks has over 300 calories in it?!!? OMG! I didn't find out until I'd dranken 75% of it and was completely heartbroken. Somehow I'd convinced myself that it could be somewhat healthy since it contained tomato juice. Boy was I wrong!

So I weigh myself today and my elation at losing 3 pounds last week turned into total disgust when I saw that I had maintained the same weight as the week before. Okay I'm like 2 ounces less. UGH! And it's not even real weight-gain. It's my self-induced punishment for getting a little wild and crazy on a Saturday night. Oh, the things I sacrifice for good times with good friends. So... I'm on the fence about actually documenting this horrendous week. I may. I may not. I can't quite figure out if it will totally screw with my emotions to see 2 ounces in the loss log. Better than a gain, but not what I'd acheived by Saturday morning. Maybe document the 3 pounds I'd recorded prior to Saturday night's shenanigans? I'll figure it out, I guess. I'm going down to the gym tonight. I'm definitely going down to the gym tonight. I missed yoga this morning because I woke up late after spending a restless, sleepless morning of asthma issues starting at 5am. Needless to say, I'm a pretty hot mess right now. Kinda loving it though. Weird, right?

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