Monthly Archives: November 2009

I am grateful…

11/26/2009

Today is a day to give thanks. And on my run this morning, I realized I have so much to be thankful for. Don’t get me wrong. This has been a challenging year. Today though (and every ok, most days), I choose not to look at the negative and focus on the positive instead. I am grateful that: I still have a job to complain about and DH has one too. I have roof over my head and food on my table. I have good friends and family who support me even when they think I’ve gone a little bonkers. I have the best kids ever. I have found my healthy place and continue to push myself to eat right and exercise, even if it isn’t always so easy. I have become a runner because I get so much back. It’s the end of November and still warm enough...

Ahhh, That Run Felt Good!

11/19/2009

I did it! This morning, I dragged my butt out of my warm, cozy bed, put on my running gear before opening my eyes, stumbled to the bathroom, grabbed my keys, a water and my gym card and jumped in the car before I could rethink my decision and crawl back into bed. It was dark, I was sleepy but I was also determined. I was getting back into my morning workout routine. With the change in the light outside in the morning and evening, outdoor runs are out of the question except on days off and weekends. Not to mention it’s getting colder. I’ve been meaning to get back to the gym for a couple of weeks now, but it means getting up even earlier, and I’ve been slow to make the shift. But this morning I went. And I got in a good 3.2-mile run on the...

Goodbye Fat Girl. It’s Been Real

11/18/2009

I had a social engagement last night where I didn’t really know anyone. I had one friend there, but the other people I’d never met before. Other than my friend, who is well aware of my weight loss journey, everyone else only knows me this one way. As a medium-sized woman. No one paid attention to my weight or anything else about the way I looked. That anonymity was nice. When I was heavier, I’m sure no one really paid attention to my weight then either, even if I worried about it. However, now, I’m used to going to functions or meeting friends who have seen me only occasionally or have not seen me in a long time, and my weight loss efforts are always the topic of conversation. Sometimes that feels good. Sometimes it’s embarrassing. I always know to expect it. Earlier this week I wrote about starting...

Starting Over

11/16/2009

With the end of race season came a backlash of sorts that I didn’t anticipate. Since I’d set such high goals for next season, I figured I’d stay on track with my diet and exercise plan, no problem. It went well for a couple of weeks and then, problem. Little by little I let old eating behaviors back in and that, in turn, slowed up my exercise some. No excuses, it just happened. I keep trying to get back on track in fits and starts. My last post was titled “I need to run” and I had hoped by posting it, I would have actually gotten out there to do it. That morning however was cold and windy and rainy. I could have gone to the gym. I opted to roll over and go back to sleep. I actually haven’t been running in 8 days. Saturday, the day started...

I Need To Run

11/11/2009

I’m sitting here at 10:30 at night finishing up on the computer after a stressful day, a blog class and playing around with my Twitter design for way too long. It has been a sitting kind of day. I’m a magazine editor by day and I can end up in front of the computer or the TV at night for lengthy periods of time as well. Until a year ago, that was my exercise. But not anymore. Now I run. I swim. I roll around on big balls. I bike. And I like it. No, scratch that, I love it. Not always when I’m doing it, but around it. Exercise makes me feel strong. Exercise makes me feel focused. Exercise really helps me to relax. Exercise makes me feel like a bad-ass. Exercise helps me to not reach for the wrong foods when I’m really stressed out. Who knew...

Trainer Tuesday: I’m All Twitchy

11/10/2009

Even though today is Trainer Tuesday, I have to go back to Sunday for the start of this post. Sunday, I ran 4.5 miles. That’s the farthest I’ve gone to date and I’m closing in on my 5-mile by Thanksgiving target. Sunday was too beautiful a day to not run. I set out to do a 4-mile run but felt strong when I got home so I kept going, just another half mile. I stayed at a manageable pace (about 11.30 minute miles) and never got winded or felt the need to walk. When I stopped, however, my legs felt like jello for a while. And then my right quad started to twitch. Nothing too obnoxious but it lasted most of the day. Yesterday the twitch was gone, until… Monday night’s session with the AB KILLER, as trainer Jen is referred to on this blog. Trust me, she never...

Swearing Off Sugar

11/09/2009

I’m a firm believer in dieting moderation. I have more or less managed to lose 63 pounds eating foods I enjoy…in moderation. Weight Watchers taught me to balance the good foods with the fun foods and to even appreciate the good foods as fun foods. I get lots of exercise too, something I hadn’t done while dieting before and even when there are some over the top days or over the top weeks, I’ve maintained my weight loss. I still have 15-20 pounds I’d like to lose, but I’m thrilled with how far I’ve come. I have changed my lifestyle enough that I can maintain a healthy weight and still enjoy the foods I like. Lately though, more and more sugar has been slipping through. I have sugar issues; this I know. Once I get started with sweet stuff, it’s all I want. And for whatever reason (maybe because...

Things Are Going Swimmingly

11/06/2009

Well not really. I’m still under the microscope with the IRS, but to counteract the stress of this whole audit process, I chose swimming as my exercise of choice last night. And I got a pleasant surprise! My gym has switched the indoor pool over to a salt water filtering system! Yay! Because I didn’t know this at first, when I swallowed water on my first lap, I thought “Hmmm. That’s odd. The water tastes salty.” I crossed my fingers for the next 49 laps (figuratively of course because actually crossing my fingers would have made swimming difficult) that they had switched to a salt water system rather than something being horribly wrong in what was previously a heavily chlorinated pool. There were little kids getting swimming lessons and a lifeguard on duty, so I figured it was unlikely something was horribly wrong with the system. Besides, the water...

Christmas Wish List, Triathlon Style

11/05/2009

I walked into Walmart the other night to get a winter coat. My coat from last year does not fit anymore…in a good way. It’s going to Good Will, along with other wintery clothes that don’t fit me anymore either. I was surprised that already, Walmart is all set up for Christmas. That was fast. It was just Halloween. What happened to Thanksgiving? I know it’s been like this for the past few years, but it always surprises me the first time I walk into a Christmas-ready store. I love Christmas. And I love buying presents for other people…when I know what they want…and I have money…. However, I’m not the easiest person to buy for, and I am a real source of frustration for my hubby and family. I never know what to ask for. I don’t wear jewelry, I don’t like other people buying me clothes, and...

The Stress Effect

11/04/2009

These last couple of months I’ve been under what seems like a never-ending cloud of stress. I’m not complaining. It just is what it is. The stress has emanated from events that I have not had a whole lot of control over but have required hours of my undivided attention. Of course, in the end, I do know that much of this stress could have been avoided if I’d had the forethought to be organized two years ago or to have paid closer attention to things that were happening around me. Unfortunately, that’s not the way these things generally work, and 20/20 hindsight? Well, that’s not much help now. This year, my focus was on my health. And going forward, while that will still be my main focus, maybe I’ll keep one eye glancing to the left and right on the other household/work stuff that crept up this year....

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