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

Cinco de Diet

Yesterday was Cinco de Mayo and our office manager wanted to celebrate by getting Chipotle. I understand that I could have turned down the offer, but I am trying to walk the fine line of getting enough calories this week for the upcoming marathon while not eating too much. Although I did eat more than I wanted to for lunch, I think I will be okay.

Breakfast: 1 egg, 2 egg whites, 2 pieces of multigrain toast, coffee, 48 oz water
Lunch: Barbacoa Burrito bowl with chips and quacamole (1400 calories, YIKES), 24 oz water
Running: 6.25 miles easy
Snack: 16 oz milk, 4 oz cold pressed coffee, 1 1/2 tsp caramel, 1 1/2 tsp chocolate
Dinner: 3/4 cup of white rice, 1 1/2 cups of green beans, 4 chickens tenders in cranberry sauce, sugar free pudding cup with 6 strawberries, 48 oz water

Saved by the broken machine!

Yesterday my eating plan was saved by a broken machine. Although I do not really enjoy eating in the dinning center at school, I usually do about once a week with some people from work. I have to admit that I have not made the best choices in eating there in the past, but yesterday I did great. The major downfall of my lunch experience is the soft ice cream machine. I was saved yesterday though because it was broken. It was as if it was fate. My healthy meal could have been derailed by the twist cone, but alas I was saved. Although I have been hungry more often, I have been plowing through the desire to chow down on the junk food.

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal, 1/4 cup of milk, 1/3 cup of walnuts, 1 T honey, coffee 48 oz water
Lunch: 2 cups of mixed greens, 1/2 cup of spinach, 1/2 cup of grilled chicken, 2 T dressing, 1 cup chicken and wild rice soup. 20 oz milk
Snack: Banana 48 oz water
Dinner: 1/2 pound cheese burger, 3/4 cup corn, 2 medium red potatoes, 24 oz of Crystal Light, 10 slices of dried apples
Snack: 6 oz fat free yogurt, 6 strawberries, 1 sheet of graham crackers 32 oz water

Unexpected Bumps

So yesterday I had a niece who was born to my brother-in-law and his girlfriend. You cannot plan for the birth of your child, and you cannot plan for dinner on the road when you have to drive during the dinner hour. I despise fast food and do not enjoy eating it, but when you have two little kids and it is 6:00 pm with no sight of getting home...you eat the fast food. Needless to say, yesterdays eating was a bit of a train wreck!

Breakfast: 2/3 of large muffin, 1 egg, 1 egg white, 2 pieces of multigrain toast, coffee, 48 oz water.
Running: 4.25 miles with 2 miles at 7.3 mph
Snack: 1/3 of a large muffin
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sandwich on multigrain bread, 1 serving of Orignial Sun Chips, 1/2 an apple, 16 oz of skim milk.
Snack: 26 almonds, 10 dried apple slices 48 oz.
Dinner: 1 1/2 Culver's Cheeseburgers, fries, 3 celery ribs with 1 T PB, sugar free pudding cub, 2 sheets of graham crackers.
Late night, 8 oz smoothie, 1 slice of fat free banana bread, 12 oz Dunkel Weiss

Saturday in the Park

Saturdays are usually tough in my eating plan. I did pretty well though and need to keep the balance between eating enough to recover for the marathon and not eating too much to pad the mid-section. I wish I would have gotten a run in, but just did not get enough sleep.

Exercise: 25 minute walk at Long Lake
Breakfast: 1 large pumpkin walnut muffin, 2 eggs, 1 piece of bacon, 6 strawberries, coffee 48 oz water
Lunch: 1 1/2 stuffed peppers, 3 ribs of celery and 1 T of PB
Snack: 25 almonds 1 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 T caramel, 1 T chocolate, 1/2 cup of cold press
Dinner: 20 oz root beer float, 4 1/2 cups popcorn, 1 orange 36 oz water.

Let it begin!

So this is my second blog and will be the location where I track my training, running, eating, and overall fitness. I am not sure if anyone will even read this blog, but it will be a great way for me to track what I eat and how much I am working out. I will weight in the first of every month and post it for accountability. Here goes nothing...

Weight: 210.8
Running: 5.5 miles on the treadmill (53:26 avg heart rate 139)
Breakfast: bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats with a bit of milk and 6 oz. fat free yogurt, and a cup of coffee
Snack: 48 oz. water and 1 orange
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on multi grain bread with cojack cheese, apple, and 1 serving of plain Sun-Chips.
Snack: Cold Late- 1 cup of coffee, 2 cups of milk 1 1/2 T caramel, 1 1/2 T chocolate.
Dinner:20 oz of fruit smoothie w/ fat free yogurt, 7 mini beef tacos (350 calories), 1/2 stuffed pepper, 48 oz. water.