Looking good!

So far since Tuesday I've run 6 miles! Perhaps a 30 minute walk today or tomorrow. Perhaps a 3 mile run today or tomorrow. Regardless of which day, the walking and the running will be done.

The super awesome Garmin arrived in the mail yesterday. I'm still reading the instructions even though it is fully charged. I may have to test-drive it this afternoon.

Depending on the status of Chuck's stomach I'll might try it out tonight.

Off to a good start...

Last night, I purchased three new pairs of running socks!!!

Oh, yeah. I almost forgot...

I also bought a Garmin Forerunner 305!








I just need to figure out the official start date of the official training regimen. Then I'm all good!

One month challenge!

Starting today and running through December 23rd, I will be sticking to South Beach Diet Phase 1 and running five days a week. This is just a jump-start to healthiness over the holidays. It will also involve extreme self-control while baking cookies. How I'm going to do that, I do not know. I know I will have to cheat twice during the next month: Thanksgiving this Thursday AND November 30th (Advent by Candlelight) which I am making tea sandwiches for.

Here's today's progress so far:
Breakfast: Egg substitute omelette with canned mushrooms, onions and 2% American cheese.
Planned exercise: 1.5 miles.

Yes, I start new plans every couple of months...but I haven't completely given up! :)

Well, I have been slightly more athletic than usual lately...and due to that, I have an unfortunate issue concerning a part of myself that I don't wish to dwell upon.

*sigh*

Also, I will be running the Macinaw Bridge on Labor Day! Me and 400 other runners. The only issue I can forsee: I need to run the whole thing without walking. The walk is something separate and not the event I won a slot to participate in.

Still fat, though. South Beach Diet does work BUT it requires serious willpower...something I am lacking at the present.

Hot

Yep, too incredibly hot to run. Not an excuse...I just don't want to die.

Diet was a similar story. Today was 'Open Forum' for the district and I took part. And I ate. And ate. And ate:

-A Gardenburger on a bun with mustard.
-A second Gardenburger sans bun with mustard.
-A small cup of Turkish/Indonesian-style coffee with lots of sugar and condensed milk.
-Five ginger chews.
-Snack sized bag of Fritos.
-Two cans of Diet Coke.

AND FINALLY

A vegan s'more from Whole Foods.

All in all, not too terrible. My intestines are already confused.

Alright. This is it. I am back.

This blog is now dedicated to running AND weight loss. I'm getting older and older and fat. I'm inactive and miserable and it's all going to stop RIGHT NOW!

Everything is going to change! I am finished with being lazy. I am no longer going to waste my 30's in a state like this.

Basically, every aspect in my life is going to change. It needs to change.

In a nutshell here's how it is--

Weight: probably about 136. It should be around 110.

Running: I am registered for the Detroit Marathon. I need to get moving and quit being lazy. I hope to finish in less than six hours.

Job: I work at Starbucks. I have a ridiculous amount of education. This does not add up. I WILL have a new job by December 2010. Why not before that? Simple; I have a major vacation planned for late October/early November. What new employer would hire someone only to have them disappear for three weeks?

Relationships: I need to become a newly energized individual. My boyfriend is probably getting sick of sitting around doing nothing with me. Learning new skills and developing new interests will help make things more interesting.

That's all for now.