Posts by msmeg1984

Yay boots! 24 hour fitness center! oooooh! Don't lose your motivation girl! You are doing so well!

I think I'm going to work on getting my flat abs back by half marathon time (april 11)  time to get a plan together!

I'm giving myself a passing score this check-in!

Eating is back on track, i lost 2 lbs last week!

Running is on hold because I pulled my quad (painful!)

Sara,

Thanks for the message about being a part of this group for a year and a half!

Its hard to believe that I have attempted to stick with something for this long! Its dawned on me many times that this is going to be a long and hard journey and sometimes I just don't have it in me, other days I'm all for it.

Finding that balance in my life will take time. For now, I'm going to focus on my training as that seems to be the easiest part of the puzzle.  Once my body realizes how much better I train with the right nutrients, then I think the eating part will become easier for me.

Time to go ice my leg. Catch you all later!

-Meg

White_Sakura - I eat a pretty standard breakfast - 2 egg omelet with a slice of cheese in the middle and one or two pieces of toast  or i have a ham, egg and cheese sandwich

I have carrots, granola bars, yogurt and special k or a piece of fruit for my snacks and lunch is a big variety. Dinner is usually mostly protein (im a big meat eater) and I'm bad about getting enough veggies...

Adding more structure to my meals might help me stick to it though, how do you do it?

Sara - i like the idea about randomizing pairs. Life is busy for me at the moment, as i have a holiday event that opens the week of thanksgiving and runs through the end of december.

My apologies that I haven't been participating much lately, but I'm working getting my life back on track so i don't feel so overwhelmed anymore.

Halloween candy nearly did me in this week! I allowed myself a few pieces, but then cut  myself off! I need to get the rest of it out of my house!

Weather is absolutely beautiful this weekend. I'm getting ready to take Harley for a run and then to the dog park!

Weekly Topic:

1. I'm tired -Since taking up running, i've found that i have more energy post run than i had before, so its almost like a cure all!!

2. Eating healthy takes too much time - making a decision to eat something with lower calories takes just as much time to make the decision in the other direction! I already make a grocery list for 2 weeks of meals, whats the problem with making those meals healthy?!

3.  Eating healthy is expensive - It is a little pricier to buy some items, but not as expensive as going out for lunch every day.  Once i start planning things out, i'll start to see more money in my pocket!

Thanks for the reminder Sara!

Running is going well, food is going ok! Gotta go - meeting a friend at the gym!

Buffalo Chicken Wraps

I'm a picky eater, so many of my recipes are better versions of old favorites.

Sara, thanks for the congratulatory note on reaching 1 yr 5 months.  This group had been the one constant in my life since i started dieting. Week in and week out i make sure i get my butt on here to check in.  Thanks for everyone's support on this journey. I appreciate you all.

To keep my sanity, I'm ditching my calorie counting goal for this go-around on the goals. My relationship with food is becoming opressive and stressful. I need a break.

Running is going great. I got out and ran 5k on Saturday morning with my dog and walked another 1.25 mi to cool down. It felt great! Looking forward to another 3mi run this afternoon. Work is busy, so I don't have much time. But I hope to check back in later this week.

Ran 3 miles this morning and it felt great! food is still sporadic. but at least i got the exercise on track.

Miss you gals.

I'm here, running about 4x a week, but not doing well with food. grrrr! Missed you girls!

I am a big pro-weight exerciser!  While i am going easy on weight training for the next 6 months, I do think that its important to incorporate into workouts.

Myth Busting - weights won't turn you into hulk hogan!

This week is super busy, I have to work 60+ hours this week. I probably won't make it back to check in again until sunday.

Sara - yes! Both maintenance goals.

Raven - Im doing the couch to 5k, then this 10K training program and then the last 10 weeks i'm following this program. 

If you are running a 5k pretty consistently, when training shouldn't be too difficult for you.  Halhigdon.com and JeffGalloway.com also have half marathon programs, but it depends how many days per week you want to dedicate to it.

The reason I chose MarathonRookie.com is because I'm only concerned with finishing, i have no time goal and this program just focuses on building up endurance instead of building speed. I'm going to detail my progress on my blog www.megintraining.blogspot.com so, starting this week, I'll post on my experience with the training program.

 Sara - Yes, there is a half and full marathon here in April and another in October. I'd like to be able to run both. I want to focus on just finishing in april and then work on a time goal in October. I'm actually excited to start training.  Just hope i have enough time to do it sensibly and without injury.

WELCOME RACHEL!

My maintenance goal was 100%! However my new goal was 75% which is much higher than I've ever achieved in a goal setting session. My eating got out of control over the past few weeks, and i'm sure it was due to me not noticing any changes in my body, measurements etc.

I'm happy with that!

I'm probably going to try the same goals again. I really need to get my eating under control.  That's my biggest challenge.

Kathy brought up something that I really need to fix in myself - my satiety valve. And maybe its more than that - emotional and bored eating are problems for me also.

I will eat and eat and eat when i know i'm full and even when I'm bored and not hungry. Many times I ignore the relationship I have with food, thinking it will just get better on its own.  I enjoy food, and I think its absolute torture that there are so many delicious things out there that are so bad for us or that we can only have a bite or two of.  I mean, three oreos? Who on earth can eat just three oreos!?

I just keep having this battle over and over again with food... And I wish it would just come naturally to me. I hate the struggle.

Boots! That is awesome! You are doing a great job! Keep it up.  :-)

Thanks for the reminder Sara! This week has been a little difficult for me...  Today especially... I already blogged about the crappy mistake i made this morning, so here it is: 

Ok, I admit. I did something bad this morning. just two weeks into my 30 day "No Scale Challenge", I succumbed to the temptation and I weighed myself this morning. Yep, I did it. I cheated and now I regret it.

And what did the lil ol’ scale have to say to me after two weeks of dieting, hydrating and exercising. 1lb. I’ve lost a single pound. Many times it seems, giving in to temptation makes things worse rather than better.

Had the scale said two pounds, I might not have been as upset. I’m not sure why that extra pound would make much difference… It’s just so annoying that I have to work so incredibly hard to make the scale budge even the tiniest bit… and I’m not real sure that I can keep this up for the rest of my life.

So I guess now I’m at the point where I will need to make a decision - jump off the wagon (easy), or try harder (hard). I’m beginning to believe that it’s my willpower that needs to get in shape instead of my body.

Ugh. I'm so frustrated.