Drought

I have been off this blog for too long, but it is not because I have not been working out. I hit a MAJOR bump in May and ended up turning up the heat come June. I lost 10 pounds in the month of June and have been trying to make it through another dry spell. The plateaus of life are often the most difficult. I regressed slightly over the 4th with my eating, but not with my workouts. I need to get through this flat spot in my training and weight loss so that I can pick up some more steam and make it to my goals. I continue to chug and churn with the rest of those who are seeking to become healthier and happier people.

Press on my friends!

Healthy

I went in for a physical tomorrow and have been deemed healthy, minus the skin fungus that I have. I guess it is not the big of a deal, but sounds nasty! I am trying to do another race this weekend, so I have been nervous about my calories this week, but I am feeling great. We will see how it goes.

Breakfast: 1 egg, 2 egg whites, 2 pieces of wheat toast, coffee
Snack: 30 almonds, 6 dried apple slices
Lunch: 3 cups of Romaine lettuce, 3 slices of turkey, 2 T light italian dressing, 6 strawberries, 6 oz. fat free yogurt
Dinner: 1 grilled turkey and cheese sandwich with mustard, 24 oz. of smoothie, 1 serving of Sun chips, 5 ribs of celery with 1 1/2 T natural PB

I have been missing you...Running!

Last night Nikki asked me if I enjoy not having to worry about when I am going to run this week? I have to say that the answer is a resounding "no." I see people running and I am jealous. I want to be out there running with them, but I know that my body needs to rest and repair. The soreness in my legs is virtually gone. I have to say that the body stick has been HUGE for that. I am trying to find the balance of eating enough at lunch so that I am not starvin marvin at 4:00 pm, yet not too much that I am going to be gaining. Yesterday was not a very good day for that.

Breakfast: 1 cup of oatmeal, 1/4 cup walnuts, 1 T honey, coffee
Lunch: 3 cups of salad, 1 1/2 T of dressing, 1 cup of soup.
Snack: 1 banana with 2 tsp. PB, 2 cups of Crunch n Munch, and 4 snack size Snickers
Dinner: 1 1/2 pieces of meatloaf with potatoes, 3 carrots, 20 oz milk, 1 Skinny Cow

Recovery

I have been trying to take it easy and recover after the marathon this weekend, but it has been hard. I see a lot of people out running, and just want to lace up the shoes. I REALLY want to drop these 20 pounds so out with the dessert and in with the veggies.

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal, 1/3 cup walnuts, 1 T honey, splash of milk, coffee
Snack: 30 almonds
Lunch: 4 cups of salad, 3 T Italian dressing, 1/4 turkey, 1 cup of soup, 20 oz skim milk
Snack: 16 oz. milk, 8 oz. coffee, 1 T chocolate, 1 T hazelnut syrup
Dinner: 3 cups of pasta, chicken, 1 cup of green beans, 16 oz. skim milk

If the shoe fits...

So I have determined that the whole idea of breaking in your running shoes is a myth. I just bought a new pair of shoes last week and put about three miles on them before running a marathon in them. My feet felt great the whole time and I did not end up with a single blister. I think that if a shoe really fits it will not hurt your feet or give you blisters. You just need the appropriate shoe for your foot and running needs. I am not going to post all of the things that I ate over the weekend because I was trying to get ready for the race and recover from the race. When you burn over 3800 calories, you just need to eat to replenish them. You get the large shake, and agree to the second beer. I am going to run another half this weekend, but will not get as crazy about eating this week. I am ready to start shedding these pounds. Yesterday I ate:

Breakfast: Bagel sandwich with eggs, cheese, bacon, veggies, 1/2 bagel with cream cheese
Lunch: Cheese burger, 20 strawberries, grapes, 1 beer, 1 slice of key lime pie
Dinner: 1 1/2 cups salad, 4 pieces of Punch pizza

Marathon Breakdown: avg heart rate 150, total calories 3865, 4:01.20, avg speed 6.7
(8:54, 8:48, 8:52, 8:36, 8:44, 8:37, 8:40, 8:40, 8:41, 8:52, 8:40, 8:45, 8:44, [1:54 at the half] 8:47, 8:53, 8:55, 8:56, 9:01, 9:12, 9:19, 9:24, 10:48, 10:04, 11:11, 10:39, 10:38, 2:01) 4:01.20

Cake is my kryptonite

Yesterday was a friends birthday and I took in a full day of food. I have always had a sweet tooth, and have a particular thing for fresh cake. There is nothing like grabbing a handful of warm cake cuttings and slathering them in frosting. Pure bliss! Although I did go a little over the top yesterday, it is the end of my indulgences as I am headed for 190 pounds this summer.

Breakfast: 3 1/2 whole wheat blueberry pancakes, 1 egg, 1 1/2 slices of wheat toast with jelly and coffee.
Lunch: Pasta with tomatoes
Exercise: 20 minute walk
Dinner: 6 oz pork loin, 2 oz. chicken breast, 1 cup avacado, 1 cup cooked carrots, 1 1/2 cup cooked brown rice, 20 oz milk. 6 oz. yogurt 3 sheets of graham crackers.
Dessert: 1 large piece of chocolate cake with whip cream

Marathon Loading

I am now embarking on the marathon carb loading. It is an interesting thing to eat more than you usually would in hopes that your body will stock pile the carbs to be used on Saturday. I did pretty well eating yesterday, but need to get the cake that I made out of the house. Making cakes for friends gets dangerous.

Breakfast: 1 egg, 2 egg whites, 1 piece of multigrain toast, coffee, 48 oz water.
Snack: 26 almonds
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on multigrain bread, apple, cheese stick, 1 serving of Sunchips, 1 piece of chocolate cake
Running: 3 miles easy with some pick ups
Snack: Vanilla Cone from McDonalds
Dinner: Beef Stroganhoff, 6 oz yogurt
Post Dinner: 3 pieces of Sarpinos Pizza