Happy New Year!!!!!

This year has been great! I made a commitment to maintain a healthy lifestyle and run a 5k race and I did it with losing 45 Ibs total! I had time to reflect upon my last year and I was pretty happy with myself except for the binge eating that I acquired the last 2 weeks before the year ended. I just got sick and then I ate all the junk from Christmas and then I stopped exercising for a 1.5 weeks! Why do we do that to ourselves saying, "I will stop when the holiday ends" we work so hard and then we ruin it by giving in to our weakness! I hope that I can have better self control this year. Some of my goals are to continue to keep a healthy lifestyle and lose about 20 more pounds. I will be a happy camper if I do that. I also would like to train for a half-marathon this year and possibly run a marathon? I am not all sure about that however, I would like to try at least. I remember when I first started to exercise I couldn't even run 1 mile...haha and then the more I exercised and the more goals I set, I was able to improve on my time and run more miles. Before the year ended I could run about 7 miles! It really is amazing how our bodies respond to exercise. I just love that. I also am setting a goal to keep this blog updated...It helped more to talk about the food I ate and my experiences with pictures. Overall, I hope we don't get to busy and forget about the importance of life. We need to continue to be healthy and think of our bodies as something sacred. We need to exercise and take care of ourselves. If we do this we will find peace and happiness within. Whatever your goal is ....set it and keep it. :) It will be worth it all in the end and your body will thank you.

Happy new year to all of you!!!

Journal

I ran 3 miles yesterday and it was pretty easy to do. I did it at a slower pace than race pace so that I could build up my stamina. The first mile warm up is always pretty hard for me but after that I just start to enjoy running and I just feel like I could run forever! I love running, it is such a wonderful sport. I am a stay at home mom so getting out and running is everything to me. I can think, get out my frustrations, and I can gather my thoughts without other others talking to me, I love it! Today was a pretty mellow day. I took it easy and rested. I was pretty tired because I went to sleep pretty late, never do that, it is not worth staying up late if you have to get up early. It just throws off your clock and you become tired and lathergic, especially if you have small kids running around. I also ate pretty well except for the fact that we ran out of veggies today and I was to lazy to go to the store, so we ate carbs and protein but no veggies or fruit! I am horrible. I guess I can think of this as my junk food day. I am out of town tommorow so hopefully I can get some fruit and veggies in my system. :) Cheers to a better tommorow!

Challenging workout of the day

Add more time to your workout. If you run 2 miles easy try running 3 instead. Increase your time and stamina! Build up your strength and become strong!

Challenging work out of the day

Push yourself a little harder in your workout. Add 10minutes to your normal workout and if you are a runner, try several hills in your run. That should get your heart rate up and burn you some more calories!

First Day of Detox

I am really hating myself right now! Today was a pretty rough day of detox. I did not feel so well, almost a bit dizzy today. I am very greatful that I did not have any headaches! Not drinking Caffeine or soda really pays off. :) I had energy but I could not push my body the way I normally do when I exercised. I could barely run 2 miles...I was so tired when I was done. Hopefully tommorow will be a better day. As for the food aspect, I was a bit tempted when I was fixing the kids' dinner. They had hotdogs with veggies and an apple. I had to keep telling myself, "don't put that hot dog in your body...all you have done will be worth nothing if you do!" It worked but it was very very hard! Lets hope I have a better day tommorow :)

So Tired!!!!

I have been so tired lately and I truly believe my diet needs to change. When I first started living a healthy lifestyle I made a huge change in my diet. I stopped eating fast food, greasy foods, and found new healthy ways to cook. However, I did not really limit my sugar intake. I love sweets and candies but my body does not! Especially since I am running a lot more than I ever have in my life! My daily nutrients consist of about 50% Carbohydrates 15% protein and 35% fat! That fat is coming from sugar and as a runner I need to have 60% Carbohydrates and 20% Protein. The fats and oils should be coming from the protein and complex carbs like fruit not the sugar intake. It is time to limit treats to a "treat" mentality. It is a special food that comes only so often. Sad to see it go but I am looking forward to a lot more energy.

I will be starting my detox plan tommorow and it will be 7 days long. Ugh!!!! I hate this part. Such torture! I guess its the price we pay for all the junk food we eat. I have created my own plan fit to my body and my needs. I will share the plan once I have finished the detox. I am curious to see what kind of results will come. I have always followed a premade plan, so this will be very interesting. Will power is key and lets hope I have it. My husband is no help with his candy and junk food! I want more energy, I am so tired of being exhausted! I am 25 years old, there should be no reason that for me to be so unhealthy and tired. It is time to make a change and I can't wait for it to happen! :)

Happy Monday

I ran my first 5k!

Sat, 10/17/09, I ran my very first 5k. This was such an accomplishment. I felt like I had completed something that was so important to me. I am so addicted! I want to run more races…perhaps a 10k in the near future. I was so nervous the week prior. I was worried about so much, my weight (heavy on my body), being in enough shape (did I train hard enough), if I was going to not make through the finish line (would I be too tired?), and most of all walking during the race. I wanted to run the full race and I had to mentally prepare my mind that three miles was not a lot, I could make it to the finish line. All of these thoughts ran through my head that week and I had to overcome the negative ones to feel like I could run the race at the best to my ability. A part of me wanted to skip out! However, I psyched myself out and kept telling myself I could do it. As I arrived I was by myself and an hour early, so I had some time to reflect on my run. I had some time to warm up, get my blood flowing, and heart rate up a bit which helped for the run. People were casual and nice. The competitive itching to race runners stayed in the front…it was nice to stay in a group at my own pace. If I had been up front I would have been compelled to run just as fast as them and probably would have been too tired to complete the race. I started at a slow pace, stayed focused, listened to good music, and kicked up my pace every .5 mile and had a strong finish for the last mile. After I completed the race I thought, “That was easy!” It was fun and accomplishing at the same time. I know I can do it, I know I can run and if I can then so can you! Don’t ever say that you can’t do something especially if you don’t try. It is worth every minute of having that feeling of accomplishment. It is not only about how much weight you lost, it is also about your health and your body. They both deserve to be happy too!