Runners Month

In my quest to remind myself that I am human, I have also decided to start the first phase of South Beach again. It really worked for me the first time, and so far I have stuck to it pretty well… today is day 2 though. But still, that’s a good thing that its day 2 and I feel I am doing well. If I felt I wasn’t, I would give up.

Why didn’t it work the first time? Well, simple. I got comfortable and forgot that part of the reason I started to lose weight in the first place was because of better eating habits. I went back to eating what I wanted with no restrictions.

I would like to start a goal; a goal for myself and anyone who reads this. Since May is Runners Month, why not set a goal to run/walk at least 1 mile a day? That’s probably an easy goal to set and keep. I mean, it really isn’t that far when you think about it.

I am going to do my best to keep that up even while I am on vacation! I will just map out an out and back from my sister’s house and attempt to take care of it early when she takes the boys to school while I am down there next week.

What will your goal for Runners Month be?

C25K??

So I am considering give the couch to 5k a chance. The reason I haven’t is because I forget to go to bed at 9:30 most nights, how am I going to remember to update the pod cast? But, I need a push from something.

Everything I have read about running, the writers are always argues against wearing anything in your ears while you run. Their argument is that if you are busy listening to an iPod or its equivalent, you may not hear something that could potentially be important; such as sirens, other runners, or anything at all.

I listen to my iPod at the gym, only because watching the TV while I am busy having a seizure on the elliptical or treadmill makes me motion sick… So, I made a rockin workout play list and jam out to that. And I usually have the volume all the way up. What? It drowns out the machine noises and other gym sounds that can get loud. Plus, I am always looking around, because I get bored looking at my reflection in the dark screen ahead of me.

I did go to the gym last night, and I worked out on the elliptical for 2 miles and then headed home. I got stuck at work until 5:30 and it was almost 6:30 by the time I got home and changed. It makes for an extremely short evening if I work out all night long.

And tonight, I probably won’t get to the gym at all. Well, my roomy’s dog got sick about a week ago and ended up needing surgery. She hasn’t really been the same since; the pup, not my roomy. This morning, the poor dog was throwing up and it really made my roomy nervous. So, being the wonderful puppy parent that she is, she took Daisy to the vet and they kept her for observation for the day. After work, which takes an hour to get home from, I have to go home and let Lucy and her other pup out and then make it to the vet before 7… The vet is only about a 10 minute drive from my house, and I don’t anticipate any problems between here and there, but time crunches make me nervous. Why doesn’t roomy take care of it? She has to work late, and I consider myself to be a good friend. That’s why!

My hope for this evening is to at least take Lucy for a run around the neighborhood. We are planning for the Humane Society Fast and Furriest race on Sunday morning. No guarantees, because they are calling for rain for the next 10 DAYS!! And Lucy, she won’t even go out to pee in the rain… she won’t have any part of it. At all.

Plus, I want to try out my new shoes on the road. I tried Sauconys, but they really hurt my feet. Then I tried a pair of Asics and am now onto my second pair. The first pair I primarily use at the gym, the second pair I want to run and do whatever in (they look super cool!) Only running will tell though.

Let’s just hope that I remember to look into the C25K tonight for download…

One More Time!

It sure has been a while… and you all are probably wondering what happened, right? Well, I lost my motivation last week. I went to the gym one time. I don’t know what happened, I just felt so run down and unable to function.

BUT

I have decided to start over. Starting over with everything! I am starting the first 2 weeks of my diet again, hoping that helps me. And I am also going to look into some new eating plans that I have heard about recently.

I am also going to work on getting over my stupid fear of the gym. I am always afraid that people are looking at me while I mind my own business and work out. To be honest, people probably are looking at me just as much as I look at them… which is hardly ever. I need to lift, and I bought a book to help me with different lifts to try out. Plus, I need to get over my fear of the weight machines too. I don’t know how to use them, but nothing is stopping from asking except for me… I really get in my own way most of the time.

So, here we go again… trying to get myself in some kind of shape. I will say this though, I feel better now than I did a year ago. I just wish I didn’t have so much going on. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. I have to get up so early for work, be there for almost 12 hours, then come home and be expected to get in a good workout, get some food, do the normal stuff a person does when they get home in the evenings, and still function the next day.

Enough with the excuses, though. It’s time for me to tell everyone and everything telling me that I can’t that I can!

Here’s to another try!