1/4/12

Aaaand Wednesday it is!

I woke up this morning again feeling crappy and not quite like myself. I don’t know what the deal is but I’m determined to kick it. I asked for winter running gear advice on Facebook today and got some good suggestions.. so I think I’m going to head over to Dick’s after work to pick up a couple of things and I AM GOING TO RUN TOMORROW! I’m determined, dammit. It’s supposed to be about 25 degrees… sounds cold but I’ll deal with it. I want to run the 5k in February but if I don’t keep up with my training, it will be a pathetic showing on my part! I’m thinking about running to the gym, getting in a good arm workout, then running home… it’s about 1.75 miles each way so it would be a nice little run! I’m sure I’ll regret that decision after I do my arm workout and it’s time to go home but oh well lol….

As I mentioned yesterday, I went out to dinner with my cousin and my sister last night. Welll… I didn’t do as well as I had hoped. I filled-up on chips and salsa/guacamole and literally only took 2 bites of my veggie tacos. I also had 2 cocktails. Needless to say, it was a heavy night. Karma was obviously upset with me over it, I was in so much pain I almost got sick. I think the pain was partially due to the fact that I simply ate too much but also due to the greasiness of the chips and the fact that I ate so little yesterday before I went to dinner. It was absolutely delicious… but a little too painful for my liking.

I’ve been reflecting back on my less than stellar decisions lately and keep asking myself what the heck is going on? You would think that after I’ve come this far and worked this hard that I would be SO motivated to keep going and keep busting ass on my journey.. but it’s just not there. It’s really disheartening but I’m hoping that after I get some new running gear tonight that will help. I always get really amped when I have new workouts and/or new gear! I’m also going to have Branden put together some new workouts for me… the Crossfit cycles that I had going were getting boring, which is likely part of the problem. I need to switch things up every 4 weeks just to keep it fun! Another thing is just that my schedule/life has been so incredibly out of whack! I haven’t even been to the grocery store this week – it drives me crazy when I don’t have my regular foods available. Tonight I plan on taking down my Christmas decorations and getting my house back to normal.. so that should help a bit in itself. I love the holidays SO much but I just need some normalcy back in my life! Of course I’m saying this knowing that starting next week I’ll be going out of town for 3 different work trips before the end of the month lol. I’ll be in Atlanta 1/12 – 1/14, Dallas 1/20 – 1/22 and New York 1/27 – 1/29. I’m totally excited about these trips but concerned at the same time. I know that it’s up to me to be ‘good’ and wise about my choices so I just need to man-up and do the right thing!

Food Today

Breakfast

Fresh Juice

Snack

Oatmeal w/ raisins and cinnamon

Lunch

2 small soft tacos w/ black beans, guac, rice, various salsa/veggies

Chips and salsa

Snack

Protein Tofu

Dinner

Spaghetti w/ steamed veggies and Whole grain bread

My mom got me a steaming basket for Christmas – I’m excited to break it in!

I suppose that’s about all I have for today.. I have been weighing myself every other day or so and it’s not changing much, so that’s one good thing.. always within a pound or 2 which isn’t enough of a fluctuation for me to be too terribly concerned. J

Well, here’s to a cold but refreshing run in the morning!

Until tomorrow…