Guess What????

I FINALLY stopped being a punk and signed up for half marathon training. I decided on Friday and went to workout with the group on Saturday.....WHOA! All I can say is that I survived. We did 5 miles in the Brentwood area, it was cold, hilly, and windy. But the point is I FINISHED!!!!

Considering they had been training for a month I did not do too bad. There were only a couple of other walkers, but I kept up pace.  Although my body was in pain the rest of the day (and still some today) I made it. 

This is going to be a challenge for me, but it is a great way to get Operation Death of Fat Girl back on track. I had gained some weight since the accident and the holidays because I was not working out as much and not eating right, but in order for me to finish the half marathon in April I am going to have to do both on a consistent basis.

I am walking with Team Rio which is helping raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee an organization that I mentor with. If you would like to make a donation to help support the organization and I would be greatly appreciative :-) You can donate here.

I will update you all on my progress! Please pray!!! My two goals are two finish and not passout!

I am an emotional eater (and and update)

I know I have not posted in a while. With having a car accident, holidays, work, and a lot of personal stress I have really not been motivated.  I am working out once or twice a week. My eating is not bad, but not great either....I am going to the doctor today and hopefully he will give me something to help with some of the physical things that have been going on (will explain later).

I came to the realization recently that unless a miracle happens I will not be walking the Music City Half Marathon. I have not given up hope on walking a half marathon while I am 30, but to be ready by April does not look like it is happening.  I am not being pessimistic, but being realistic. I think I will be able to run a 5k in the next few months which I am getting excited about.

I also realize that I eat when I am emotional....and lately this has been happening a lot.  I try to find healthy foods, but sometimes convenient foods are better.  Trying to stop this, but it is a constant struggle. Trying to replace my eating with other things....will see how this goes.

Think I am done for now. Blogging on both sites I am try to do better at. Seems like I blog more when I have a lot going on in my head, we shall see......

RunKeeper

Yesterday while I was out sick from work (not a good feeling) I decided to find a better way of tracking my workout progress.  One of my cousins on facebook is training for a marathon always posts things from RunKeeper, but I never really thought about doing it. I finally looked at the website and I love it so far.  It tracks your actual distance and times. It keeps records of your progress. 

I wanted to start this morning, but the medicines the doctor gave me have not completely kicked in yet and my head feels like it is about to burst!! So not cool.  I am going to test out this weekend, even if it is only for a short walk or workout on the treadmill. I love the fact that it can keep track of different activities, rather I run, walk, get on treadmill, or even dare to tackle the elliptical machine (HA!).

Sidenote...this medicine they have me on the pharmacist said no dairy products....guess she is really trying to make me vegan.  I have come to the conclusion that I am going to stick to just being a pescatarian....might go straight vegetarian, but we will see, that will be another post about my eating habits and portion control.

Have a great day!! Today will be a half day because the more I think the more my head wants to hurt. Not Cool :-(

Treadmill vs. Walking Outdoors

Okay...When I first started operation death of fat girl I was pretty much doing a 2 mile walk around my neighborhood and adding up to a mile walking around my complex depending on how I felt.  Well with it being close to 80 degrees at 4am in the morning it is harder to walk outside without passing out.

Well I have been walking more inside on the treadmill and I am actually pushing myself more on the treadmill. Walking outside it is easier to slow down walking or just stop. On treadmill I have to keep going or I might become a funny youtube clip. I am slowly increasing the speeds on the treadmill and today I actually increased my length of time.

Hopefully next week I am going to mix it up and do some days outside and some days inside.  I have to get use to walking and hopefully running soon. October 9th will be here before I know it. 

Finding My Own Path

Losing weight has been a long struggle for me.  Growing up I was never huge, but I was never little either.  I think in college is when the weight first started getting out of hand. Starting with the "Freshman 15," not having home cooked meals often, and being an emotional eater while going through a lot of things while in college lead to the majorityof my weight gain.  I think I was around 190 pounds when I left for college, during college think I got up to about 250 pounds, then as an adult I got up to 300 which is about where I have stayed for the past few years.

I attempted to exercise in college, but nothing consistent. As an adult I have had gym memberships, gone to classes, got a personal trainer, bought the lose weight in 6 weeks kits, tried the acai berry pills....shall I keep going?  Everything  I have done I have not done long enough to get long term results and I never really had accountability while doing them.

I have had to find my own path to losing weight. My mother use to always say something about my weight and it became (and still is) very irritating.  I had to make up in my mind that I had to do it and sad to say I can't depend on others to help me do it. I mean I am thankful for the encouragement and the people who have offered suggestions, but I have to do this my way.  It might take longer and I might make mistakes, but I have to do what works for me.

Recently I went to a surgical weight loss seminar just to see my options. After attending I honestly still debated is this the best option for me. I didn't want the surgeries where they cut your stomach to shrink it, I just wanted the lap band...simple, not really messing with body organs, and can be reversed. But after weighing the advantages and the disadvantages I realized this was so not for me.  Because in the long run if I am not willing to eat right and exercise any surgery that I have would would serve no purpose.

I am still trying to find my path to weight loss. So far it has been good, not easy, but good. I have not been perfect, but learning.  Think I will do weekly updates with successes & failures, weight updates, and things I have learned. 

Now it is time to pass out....attempted the elliptical machine after working out at my apartment's gym....I can't feel my legs. I told you all that machine was the devil!!!!