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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!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Day 1: Fail

Yup. It's true. And not just a little... ROYALLY! This whole getting back into the swing of things is going to be HARD! Definitely a lot harder than I thought. I spoiled myself with treats and good eats for over a month and now my body is craving all that yucky stuff. Yesterday I made it to dessert without going over my daily calorie allowance. And then... the late-night cravings hit. Like a freight train.

So, long story short, I ate 150% of my allowance. Not even exaggerating a little. And what I had was mediocre in the delicious category so not even worth it! Add to that, I was so exhausted and hung over from the night before that I couldn't even ATTEMPT a workout and I am basically a mild disaster.

Today I packed my lunch up with good foods and low-cal stuff. I am planning on working out later (and with having given myself almost 9 hours of sleep last night to recover from the weekend's shenanigans, I don't really have an excuse not to) and then meet up with some friends at a lounge for mid-week dancing. I'm still on the fence as to whether or not I'll be drinking tonight. Actually, I'm very seriously considering not drinking until my birthday. It totally throws off my calories. It's just really REALLY hard to do at my age. Everything calls for shots, drinks, a beer, etc. I guess that shouldn't really be the priority at this point. Priority #1 should be getting back on track. UGH!

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