Well, last week was a bit of a downer with that
gain I had, especially after the small gain from the week before. But, I
chose not to see it as anything more than a setback. It was/is not a
failure. I had an off week and I got back at
it this week. Last week I allowed myself to give in to food cravings
and urges and ate a bunch of crap. This week I had a plan of attack. I
decided I would roast some brussels sprouts and some carrots to take
for snacks. I also bought some mini sweet peppers
and some grapes for snacks as well. And, for lunches, I was eating
quinoa w/pinto beans, seasoned with Mrs. Dash and cumin. I figured that
I would try to eat more WHOLE foods and more nutrient-dense foods. You
know? Quality over quantity. What was the
outcome of this “plan of attack” you ask? Well, see for yourself:
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! There is so much about
this that is so very awesome!!! First, not only did I lose the 3 lbs I
was up on the scale last week, but I lost the .8 I was up from the week
before. Then, on top of that, I lost an additional
.6 of a pound!!! That’s a total of 5.4 pounds lost in a week. Well,
technically in 6 days. See, I weighed myself yesterday because we were
having a going away party for a coworker and I knew I would be having
some foods that would cause me to retain water
and all that jazz, so I thought it wise to weigh myself a day early and
call it good. So I did and boy was I thrilled to see what the scale
had to say! And, you know what this means…I am now officially LESS THAN
10 POUNDS away from my goal weight!!! Oh,
and I’m in the 170’s again! That’s a number I haven’t seen in over a
year! So very happy right now.
Sometimes I like to list any non-scale victories
I have. I would like to announce that I had one this week!! Someone
at work went and got McDonald’s for lunch and I walked by and smelled
the french fries and almost threw up because they
smelled so GROSS to me!!! So awesome.
Let’s go over this week’s exercise, shall we?
• Saturday: after 5 days without running, I ran
an amazing 7 mile run that was basically mostly progressive. My mile
split times were
10:26, 10:36, 10:08, 10:18, 9:51, 9:38, and 8:58.
I am SUPER happy with this run, especially that last mile! It got me
thinking. Maybe, after I run the Army Marathon tomorrow, maybe I will
focus on getting a little faster and pushing myself to run faster paces
during most of my runs. I want to run the Las
Vegas Rock’n’Roll Marathon in November and they have a cut off of 5
hours for the marathon. Based on my Austin Marathon time of 4 hrs 56
mins, that is cutting it really close. So, I’d like to see if I can get
my marathon time down to 4 hrs 40 mins, or dare
I hope, 4 hrs 30 mins just so I’m more comfortable running that race
and knowing I have more than enough time.
• Sunday: ran 10 miles this day and it was
good. It was cold out and I was little sore from Saturday’s fast paced 7
miles, so I ran a little slower, however not as slow as I was actually
aiming for. An 11:07 overall average pace. I was
shooting for around 11:30 overall average just because I am trying to
“save my legs” for tomorrow’s marathon.
• Monday: I was going to run 5 miles but when
the alarm went off I was super sore from my weekend of running and I
hadn’t slept well because of it (couldn’t get comfortable so I kept
waking up). So, I chose this as a rest day. Turned
out it was a good idea because when I left to go to work I almost fell
down the stairs of my apartment building because there was ice on them.
Not safe to run in those conditions.
• Tuesday: it was 30° out, but that did not stop
me from running my 5 miles! Heck, I’ve ran in colder. Also, 30° is
nice and toasty compared to a lot of the country on this day. I was
excited because a while back I went to Old Navy and
they were having a big sale (up to 50% off on some stuff!) on their
running gear and I bought a couple fleece jackets with thumbholes and I
bought this jacket with a poofy front on it that resembles those poofy
vests that some runners wear in really cold weather
to keep their core warm which then increases circulation in the arms to
keep them warm. I have to say, I love this jacket. I was nice and
toasty during my 5 miles. Plus, it’s fashionable, don’t you agree?
• Wednesday: first workout with my NEW Polar
M400. The replacement, that is. It arrived Monday evening while I was
at work, so UPS left it with my apt office (OMG! YAY! they usually
like to leave my packages on my doorstep where they
could be stolen), so I didn’t get it until Tuesday morning after my run
and it had to charge still. And oh my was it good to have my M400 with
me again when I went for a run. This was a really good short run. 3
miles at a fairly good pace.
• Thursday: I worked the morning shift at work
this day, so no workout. Just a snapshot of my M400 and the percentage
of my activity goal for the day I was able to complete. I didn’t make
it to the rowing machine. I just didn’t have
it in me. I slept horribly the night before and was doing good to just
stay awake. I know, not an excuse. The rowing machine would have
gotten my blood pumping and woke me up, but oh well. Next time.
• Friday: last run before the marathon. Just 3
miles. Also my last run for February. So, I totaled up my mileage for
the month post-run and in 12 runs (ugh, that’s it?!?!?!) this month, I
ran 104.6 miles. Not too shabby…also, not so
great. My usual monthly mileage is around 130. However, if February
had been 29 instead of 28 days, I would have logged over 130 miles after
the marathon tomorrow. But, it’s only 28 days this year, so no such
luck. I just have to deal with only 104.6.
BLAH! I’m not saying I’m not happy with it, because I am. My base
goal is a minimum of 100 miles a month, so I definitely hit that and
that makes me happy.
I would like to announce that I registered for the San Antonio Rock’n’Roll Marathon that happens on December 6th
this year. I’m toying with the idea of, if I have the money later this
summer, wanting to register for the 10K
the day before (and run it super easy if I do) to get the weekend
challenge medal on top of the 10K medal and the marathon medal AND my
heavy medal for running multiple Rock’n’Roll races in one year. We
shall see. I will try to run a 10K the day before one
of my super long runs during training to see how it feels and if it’s
something I want to actually try and do.
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