Current Weigh in: 219.4
Current Weight Lost: 2.4
Total Weight Lost: 90.6
Sorry it's been a couple of weeks since I last posted. The week following my last post was kind of a train wreck. Stuff in my family life kind of went haywire and I experienced probably the worst 48 hours of my life. Then last week, with the holiday, I kind of just forgot to post. I meant to, I swear! I wasn't hiding!
I have to admit that I'm kind of proud of myself that considering what all happened in the last two weeks, between the drama and the most gluttonous holiday of the year, I managed to lose weight. I will admit, I kind of pushed exercise to the side. I still managed to get in probably 3 workouts per week, but certainly not the 5 per week that I had been averaging. My eating was not the greatest, but I guess it wasn't as horrible as I had made it out to be in my head.
I had my follow up call with Dr. Dan in the midst of that horrible first week and I felt bad for him because he kind of just became my therapist. We didn't so much talk about weight loss as he just listened to my problems. But, he's a great listener! And he randomly helped me set up an email filter over the phone. He's just a jack of all trades!
In exercise news, I ran outside last week a couple of times. The first was for a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. I had never done one before and I think its such a great idea that I decided to find one while I was in Palm Desert. I found one, but I wasn't quite prepared for it. Sure, I could run a 5K, but a 5K in the desert? In sand? On rugged terrain? With rocky uphills and downhills? That... I was not, so much, prepared for. Then on top of all the trail issues aside, they only really had one water stop and we were running in sand (ie - dust was EVERYWHERE in the air) so I inhaled quite a lot of sand while I was running. So much so, that I actually could taste blood as I swallowed at about the halfway mark. At that point, I decided to just walk and did so for about a half mile until I hit the water stand. Then, with some hydration back in my throat, I finished out the race. I was not happy about it. I don't know if I've ever hated a race as much, to be perfectly honest. But, the one good thing about it was, there were some incredible views along the trail! My second run outside was to make myself feel better after the Trot. I ran on the streets by my hotel and it definitely redeemed me. The Trot just made me feel weak. The second run I felt strong. I didn't want anything to get in my head like after that treacherous 10K back in the day that ended up pushing me into a year long running sabbatical! I wanted the redemption and I got it. I need to stay strong in the mental running game if I am going to run this half marathon in Edinburgh! I will not let anything distract me from that goal.This week I'm in San Diego. I'm so excited to be here! It's such a great city, with so much to offer! I was so excited to run outside while I was here, and then guess what? The day we arrive, BOOM! I get sick! Yay... I have some sort of weird sore throat/congestion thing going on. I'm still actually hoping to get out there and run this morning. Even if I can't go that far, even if it's really slow, I want to do something. Why? Why not just stay in bed until I feel better?
Because I am determined to finish 2013 stronger than ever.
As you might (or probably don't...) remember I had decided a month or so back to experiment with the idea of Paleo and with Intermittent Fasting. Well, both of those fell by the wayside. Neither quite worked for me. What does work? Counting calories and exercise. So my goals for the month of December are pretty simple:
2.) I will exercise for 45-60 minutes 5-6 times per week. No excuses. None. Not even sickness. I took a rest day yesterday when I was truly feeling like crap. I feel better today, but still not 100%. Guess what? Exercise is calling my name!
3.) I will drink at least 100 ounces of water per day. I had been slacking in my water intake for a while there, but I honestly do feel better when I try and keep up with it. Plus, I drink less soda when my stomach is full of water instead. So, there's that.
That's it. My three goals to try and meet every single day until January 1st. Hopefully, if I do this right, I will lose some weight in the process. I'm currently on Day Four of the plan, and so far so good. I have a real follow up phone call with Dr. Dan this Friday so we can actually discuss weight loss this time, and not my crazy personal life. I'm hoping he'll be pleased with my goals. In the mean time, I have some homework I have to work on for him, but before that? I gotta go to the gym!
I'll update you guys after my session with Dr. Dan. Until then, have a good week!
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