From Pennies To Yennies

When I started dieting and exercising this year, I made a promise every time I lost a pound, that I’d never weigh that weight again. I’m thrilled to say that I’ve kept that promise, but I’m not trying as hard as I was earlier this year. I’m full of excuses- tired after work, don’t want to be tired for work, don’t want to get sweaty before work, it’s hot out. You get the idea. While I’m so pleased I’ve been able to maintain my weight, I think I’m ready to dedicate my time and attention to weight loss again. Also…

MY HALF MARATHON IS 93 DAY AWAY!

I gotta get in gear! The furthest distance I’ve run so far is 10 miles, so I’m still looking to add 3.1 miles! I’m hoping to achieve this goal in the next couple weeks! And to help motivate me a bit, I got some awesome new kicks…

I just love them! They’re bright and really lightweight. They aren’t designed to hold up for tons of distance running, so I may just use them for race days and getting close to races. But I think they’re very me 😉

I got out for a brief run today. I ran to Roka Park, ran 2 laps there, and came home, for a total of 3.5 laps.

Anyways, back to being strict. Some guidelines I followed earlier this year I’ll be adhering to now…
Run 4 times a week (I think I average 3 now, so I’m doing ok. beating the heat will be a pain though!)
Hit the gym 2-3 times (Dan and I thrived in “daily doubles” in the winter- running in the morning and gym at night, or vice versa)
No alcohol (not too hard, we’re not big drinkers)
No dairy (gonna be hard now that it’s summer and I want ice cream! Going to really try on this one though)
No ramen (this one hurts my heart. Nothing is more delicious after a long day than a giant bowl of noodles with egg, bamboo and onion.)
Less eating out (when we do, it’s usually ramen)
Plan ahead!!! (pack snacks for work, don’t eat before bed)
No soda (pretty easy, I only have soda maybe once or twice a month)
Limit juice (for some reason I crave it like crazy after a run! So I might have some postrun, and then maybe with dinner, and then maybe at work, so it creeps up on me).

I have high hopes of giving you a good update soon! I’m hoping to do a 6 month New Year’s resolution check in at the end of June, and I want to be able to have something to talk about!

I’m also going to try GU for the first time. It’s a little packet of energy goop that’s supposed to help you maintain energy on runs. I don’t think I will need them for my half marathon (maybe), but I plan to use them when I start marathon training, either this summer or in September.

That’s all for work out stuff! Wish me luck as I put myself through boot camp!