3 Miles

I ran three miles today. My legs were achy, my lungs burning, and my heart pounding. I felt disappointed in myself at first. My time was horrible. I kept thinking how could I let myself get this bad? I used to run 15 miles and still feel fine, three should be nothing.

I was upset for a little that I was so uncomfortable with what used to be a super "short" run.

Then I mentally slapped myself in the face. And thought for a second, "I just ran three miles and I got through the whole thing." I didn't quit, I kept going.

Even though I am not where I was last year, I got up, put my shoes on, stepped out of the front door, and started running. I made a mental decision to get out there and start working on getting better.

So sure, I may not be as fit and fabulous as I once was but I WILL get back there. I am not going to let a little pain stop me from improving. I am going to be a Marathon Runner again.

May 20, 2012 Capital City Marathon in Washington. That is my next goal. I CAN do this, I know I can :)

Working Out = Happy Me

Today was pretty much an amazing day :) Like nothing could bring me down!

I only had to work a half day, which is awesome!

So this morning I got up and meandered around. I made myself and my Dad breakfast. This morning it was whole wheat bagels with a slice of turkey bacon, egg, and a little bit of cheese and then some yummy strawberries!

I took my medication after that, and I was horribly nauseous for hours. So for lunch I got down some yogurt and a banana.

I got a lot of chores done that had been neglected a tad bit too long. I really hope I can continue to be this productive, it felt really nice to finally be getting things done.

After work I ate leftovers from last night's dinner and a really delicious salad. Finally, after weeks of not being able to move without being winded I got a workout done! I was going to go running but my lungs are not back to 100% I decided to do a strength training workout. So today I focused on my abs and legs... I am sooooo happy right now!

It really makes me appreciate being healthy!!!

I am so excited to attempt running tomorrow morning :) I mean, if worse comes to worse, I can a walk/run mix. But I plan on doing three miles. I hope it goes well!!!

Still Sick

So I am still sick, which stinks because I want to jump back in to working out extraordinarily bad. So instead I chilled in my bed all day watching episode after episode of How I Met Your Mother... And I slept. A lot.

Some of the medication I am on makes me nauseous so eating has not been the easiest thing.
Breakfast: Banana
Lunch: Slice of Veggie Pizza
Dinner: See Paragraph bellow ;)

The only activity I had enough energy for was cooking dinner for my family. So since I am going back to the amazing healthy lifestyle I had prior to my slip up I decided to make a healthy meal for my family. I picked whole wheat pasta with a marinara sauce with zucchini, stuffed mushrooms, and broccoli. It felt good to cook again :)

I am hoping tomorrow to be able to do a little bit of a work out... We will see in the morning!

A New Beginning

So it has been a week since New Year's Day and I know I am a little late on the whole resolution thing... However, I had an ear infection and strep throat so I would like to think that my pain killer medication induced coma is to blame ;)

I have been absent from the blogging world for quite a while. This also means I have been absent from my healthy lifestyle. I have been caught in a tad bit of depression since the divorce and it has taken me a while to face the fact that I need to find happiness again.

So I am going to start anew. Here is my list of fitness and health related goals:
1.) Get back to my pre-break up weight
2.) Run a 5k, 10k, 1/2 marathon, and marathon
3.) Complete a Sprint Triathlon
4.) Send a V3 at my rock climbing gym
5.) Re-start a Whole Foods diet (nothing processed etc.)

That is all that I have for now, but it is a good start to a new life, right??

I also I am going to once again start blogging more to keep me on track :) So hopefully I can stick to it!

Feeling Good :)

So this week has been a LONG week and it is only Wednesday! I have been applying/interviewing for jobs all week and I am exhausted! This whole high unemployment rate thing is killer but I am optimistic :)

Running has been holding steady. I am starting to feel like I used to, I was worried that it would take me a long time to get the comfortable feeling but it has been just a few days and I feel great!

I got a new gym membership yesterday to Lifetime Fitness in Tempe, AZ. Holy smokes it is a nice gym! I have my first personal training session tomorrow morning, I am so excited to get started!

Life is finally starting to come together for me. I feel a lot calmer, I guess you could even say happy. It is odd, at first I was bitter and angry at my ex-husband for leaving me, however, as time now goes on I can see that a happy future is ahead of me. I am excited to live my life exactly how I want to live it and not trying to fit it with someone else's. I get to make all my own choices and I am proud so far of the choices I have made :)

Running with My Dad & Forks Over Knives

This morning marked the start of training my father for his first 10k. We did a 1.5 mile loop around our neighborhood, it took us 15.5 minutes and he was feeling good after it. I am so proud that my father wants to become a runner, it makes me so happy to have this time with him :)

I discovered that Forks Over Knives was on Netflix's Instant Play...

Firstly, I would just like to say, "Hello, Mac Danzig. You are freaking gorgeous ;)" But other than a super sexy mma fighter interview it is an AMAZING documentary.

He is a Vegan... 

This documentary explains in easy to understand ways the immense benefits of a plant based diet. Even if you are not vegan/vegetarian it is something worth watching!!

A Day in the Life of My Tummy

For some reason or another, I am always asked what and how much I eat. So here is a day's worth of food!

Breakfast:
Whole Wheat Bagel w/ pb and agave (It was a whole bagel but I was so hungry I ate 1/2 before I took the picture...)
Raspberries

Lunch:
Corn tortillas w/ cheese
Veggies
Mini grape things

Dinner:
Veggie lasagna
Salad
Plum slices
Chocolate Soy Milk (not pictured lol)

Normally I have snacks in between meals, however, today I was not feeling very hungry and my meals were pretty big.

But there it is, a normal day for my stomach :)

Getting Into a Routine

Life is pretty different now. I went from being Mrs. Independent to Misses "Mom When Is Dinner Going to Be Done?"... It is so weird going from living on your own to being back in your parent's house. So because all of this is such a huge change I am trying to at least make my eating and work out habits normal again.

I made up my running schedule for the next 23 weeks... Since I am trying to become a Marathon Maniac I have three schedule marathons in 36 days. It will put me at the beginner "Bronze Level" and I am more than happy with that!

Next week this is what my plan is looking like:

Monday: 3 Miles and Legs, Butt, and Abs Strength Training

Tuesday: 1.5 Miles and Arm and Back Strength Training

Wednesday: 4 Miles and Legs, Butt, and Abs Strength Training

Thursday: 1.5 Miles and Arm and Back Strength Training

Friday: 3 Miles and Legs, Butt, and Abs Strength Training

Saturday: 5 Miles

Since I have not ran consistently for a while my weekly mileage is SUPER low this upcoming week... I feel lame but I don't want to hurt myself. So time to ease myself back in to the running world. I am soooo excited to be able to call myself a runner again :)

On the food front I have not really been sticking to a vegan diet. I had yogurt yesterday and some cheese today. I have noticed that I have been feeling weak, so I am staying away from meat but introducing some more protein in to my diet. 

I am San Diego bound in two weeks with my family so I am bound and determined to tone up just a little before hitting the beach :) I love my father to death but he believes honesty is the best policy and he will gladly inform me if I am not looking too great in my bikini :p  

I also have spent my time decorating my room seeing as I will probably be living here till I graduate college... YIKES!!! So I took a trip to my wonderful and most adored IKEA and purchased a few items... I didn't spend THAT much money... I still need to get a rug, some bedside lamps, and some picture frames but that will be for another day :)

 

Optimism

Optimism... I try really hard to be good at it but I am far from perfect.

I'll admit that I am bitter and feeling hurt. I hate that I went from being on my own, my own place, job, and car to living with my parents again, jobless, and carless. I honestly felt like my life was on the perfect road, everything was working out and I was happy. I thought we were happy.

But life changes and I need to learn to roll with the punches without being upset.

So today I sat down and planned out a new running schedule, I found all of the races in Arizona that I want to do, I made new goals, new plans. I am going to try to be as positive about all of these changes. I am going to accept my life and work hard to make it the best life possible.

So here is what I have for races so far:
November 6: Women's 1/2 Marathon
November 24: Mesa Turkey Trot 10k (With my Dad!)
December 11: Athleta Iron Girl 10k
January 15: Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
January 28: Arizona Road Racers Desert Classic Marathon
February 19: The Arizona Marathon

I am going to become a member of the Marathon Maniacs. My dad thinks I am crazy but I think it is going to be amazing! I got him to agree to do the 10k with me, we start training tomorrow morning :) It is going to be a blast!

Revenge Body...

So I am not going to lie, during the two weeks of my life where I was not able to sleep at home, cook my normal meals, or follow my normal exercise routine I gained a little weight... I am not going to put out numbers but lets just say I do not feel comfortable. It is time to change that. I hate feeling out of place in my own body and I hate even more questioning if I look okay. I am not the kind of person that wears makeup it is a good day if I remember the mascara, but I do care about my figure.

The EX has a weird habit of picking girls that have no butts, and then he has the audacity to say to me that he was not very attracted to them because of their immense lack of cushion. Well, I have a butt. It is very large and somewhat disproportionate to my skin and bones upper body (and MIA boobies)...

However, that is not the point... Although, it does make me feel a lot better about myself when he says I am better. (I know I should not get happiness from that but I do... I'm terrible...) OK. The point is that this is the time for me to work on me. I want to be confident and happy with myself. I want to feel beautiful, not because someone told me I am but because I can look in the mirror and be proud of my hard work.

My friends are always there to reassure me that my butt is quite voluptuous...

I have nothing but "me time" now so it is time to put it to good use. I want to be the best me possible. So I am going to embark on this stereotypical divorce/breakup journey of the "Revenge Body"... :)