DAMN WEIGHT!!!

Ok, seriously, it's been 3 weeks since my last post. I've been working out about 6 times a week. I am faster, I feel healthy, and yet, the scale laughs at me every week. Today the Princesses in Training crew switched up our run:walk ratio to jog 3 minutes, walk 2 minutes. We also upped our group mileage to 6 miles and I kept going and did 9 miles. Our group pace is down to 13:59 minute miles. Steadily going down.

On another note, I'm p'd off about this damn weight issue. Two of my running buddies and good friends enlightened me today.  "Diet is 80% of weight loss and exercise is 20%".  S%$#!!!!  Really?!?! Ok, I am doing something really wrong and it's time to make a drastic change because I have had enough of this weight issue. Tomorrow I begin a new plan of eating. I won't diet and cut calories altogether because I am exercising way too much and need to fuel my body. I'm not willing to compromise feeling stronger for losing weight but I need to find a balance.

Soooooooooooo, I downloaded an app to my phone called MyFitnessPal. I am committed to eating every 3 hours on the dot and counting calories of every single thing I eat. Let's see if this finally pushes me in the right direction. Starting weight, and I hate to admit this, 166 lbs. My goal weight is 138 lbs, my pre-baby weight.  

On our road to Disney Half Marathon Princess Training

17 weeks to go and we upped it to a 2:2 today. We are jogging 2 minutes and walking 2 minutes. Our average pace is about a 15:00 mile. That should go down as we get stronger and change our walk:run ratio. We are having a great time daydreaming of our big day so far away. 

I added more mileage to my run and decided to go for 8 miles. I finished it and felt great. The longest run I have ever done. In a few weeks, I'm going for 10 miles. Is that crazy or what? I could barely do a few miles just a few months ago and 10 is not that long to me now. 

The Color Run 5K

Today we went to our first Color Run 5K. What a blast and what a great event to take your children to. I took my daughter and left the baby with the grandparents. We ran, we walked, we laughed and we got hit with color, lots of it! Every so often, they had volunteers waiting to spray you with different color powder. Word to the wise, take a handkerchief for your face so you don't get stuck breathing, or eating, the powder. They handed some out there as well and we took cover every time we had to go through the color bombings. All in all, a really fun family/friends day!

Damn scale, damn weight...

I've never been the woman with an issue to lose the weight... until now. How completely irritating and frustrating. I've been working out 5-6 days a week now and doing the long runs on Sunday with my Princesses in Training running group. That's our nickname. I began a running group on facebook so we can all train together and schedule runs, etc. That is going great and we are all enjoying it. We met up yesterday for our Sunday run and accomplished 4.12 miles at a 15:40 pace. To complete the Disney Princess Half Marathon, our pace must be under 16:00/mile meaning we are running miles at 15 minutes and 59 seconds or less. Even if we walk a lot, we should be able to do it. My goal is to be down to intervals of 4 minutes jogging and 1 minute walking or 3 minutes jogging and 1 minute walking. My dream goal would be to do it at a 12:30 pace. It's a lot faster than where I am at for long distances but a girl has to dream.

Just as I dream about speed, I dream about fitting into all my old jeans. Damn this baby weight!

Another Sunday run.

Today we completed 4.07 miles at a 15:38 pace. We sped up a bit. Everyone is doing their weekly runs and we are all excited at the prospect of doing our first half marathon. Now to keep it up! 

Training begins.

After signing up for the Princess Half Marathon, a few friends have joined in and there are now 6 of us that have registered and have begun training together. We meet on Sundays for our long run and we began a 20 week training plan that leads us straight into February. Today was our first run together and we did a total of 4.16 miles at a 17:10 pace. We began with jogging for 1 minute and walking for 2 minutes. This is called doing intervals or a run/walk pace and it is easier for beginners. I am doing it with the group so we can all train together then I go off afterwards and run a bit longer to continue what I started a few months ago. It feels really great to have a goal to works towards to.  

Commit to a goal.

So I was on the phone with a friend of mine. We start talking Disney Princess Half Marathon. Next thing I know, I go online, I check if you can still register. You can. I go to my purse, grab my wallet and click, click, click. I'm registered a few minutes later to run a half marathon on February 24th, 2013. WHAT?!?! Yes, me, half marathon, February 24, 2013. I had originally wanted to do this towards the end of this year but February 2013 is a good month. It's a great month in fact. It's going to be the month that this mommy runs her first half marathon!

 

My first receipt for a half marathon... Let the training begin!