wondering if they will ever figure out working out while sleeping.

1)  Running

• Now up to 15 + mins without stopping!  3 miles around Greenlake now hard – but not impossible
• My knee has been bugging me a bit, lame.
• Joined a gym after running on mom’s treadmill over Easter weekend.  I like the mental ease of the treadmill  (plus the tv watching!!), and the steady pace.  One thing I noticed when logging my runs on Nike + was my inconsistent pace – and it’s definitely something I want to get better at.  After researching online, I am running at a 1.0 incline, to better mimic the stress of running outside/pushing yourself forward.

2)  Exercise

• Have slowed down on the 30 Day Shred
• Want to start on an arms routine I can do while watching American Idol etc& after run.

3)  Food!

• Hitting my calorie goals (thanks Lose It! app), save for Sunday’s Easter Brunch.  It was the only thing I ate all day though – so ehh.
• Now completely OFF OF SODA.  WHO AM I!?
• Next diet goal will be to reduce sodium intake.

4) Other

• Setting weekly goals for one thing I want to focus on for the week.  I then continue that focus for the upcoming weeks – but since I will have a new goal at the forefront, it makes it less obvious I am missing the thing that is gone / how hard it is to make habits.
• Goals achieved thus far:

No more soda!

Hitting calorie goals (not above or below)

Eating 1 serving of fresh fruit daily

word vomit & ehhhh

I had the chance today to attend a book signing for a book I was actually, legitimately excited about.  I also happen to work with the book’s publisher, but loved the book before I even really began working with the account.

The signing was small, and everyone but me + one other knew the author.  This actually made it more fun – everyone was so relaxed and it was like a conversation for 1/2 hour instead of of a normal book reading + signing.

I realized in the audience was Mel, from Tall Mom On the Run.  Enter wordvomit.  (not as bad as other occasions, but ehh)  Mel is every bit as lovely and funny in person as one would expect after reading her blog.  ( www.tallmomontherun.com)

At some point in the future:

• stop with the word vomit when nervous
• OWN my running and my speed.
• Stop making fun of myself or being sarcastic about my running.  I’ve made it this far!

The 5pm Realization – Oh &;*@#$, I have to run tonight.

It’s 5:22pm, and I am sitting at my desk at work.  Waiting for a file to finish uploading or whatever it’s doing.  While it’s a relief to know I’m busting out of this little box office in a short while, a little nagging voice says ‘If you stay late enough, you don’t have to run!’.
Well, that’s no fun.  I’ve spent 6 weeks now trying to ignore that little voice.  Why is it back with such a vengance at such a critical part of my day?  Oh right, it’s the hardest point of my day.  The point of the day where I used to drive home like a maniac, only to trade my jeans for sweats and plop in front of the TV.  The point of the day where I made the conscious decision to sit on the couch instead of doing something worthy with 5+ hours of my day.  Every day.

Sigh.  The little voice is getting smaller.  But it’s still there.

Re-training myself to eat (Or, STFU brain)

One of the hardest things to adjust to with new Healthy Lifestyle is how I feel after eating a true healthy meal. My previous eating habits left me feeling heavy & lethargic after finishing a meal – and I came to define that feeling as ‘full’.

It’s been really hard to tell my mind to STFU when I’ve eaten a good meal – and feel light(er). Or don’t feel the immediate need to find my yoga pants. I used to worry about going out to eat – because I would want to come home immediately after and find my yoga pants/get out of jeans. I knew I would be uncomfortable in my jeans, and would be uncomfortable to the point where it could ruin my mood. That sucks.

I’m now trying to eat lots of little things, in an attempt to help ease my mind into thinking I’ve eaten much more (Quantity + caloriewise) than I actually have. So far? It’s working okay. That plus focusing on eating slower (and flat out focusing on the food when I am eating, instead of the TV, etc.) is helping me to realize when I am actually hungry – and when I am full. It’s amazing how little food that is when I listen to my body!

i’m turning into one of ‘those’ people.

I am starting this blog to track my progress as I try to live a healthier (Better?) life.  I’m currently training for a 5k, and partaking in the ’30 Day Shred’ program with Jillian Michaels.  I am also working towards knitting 10 lace shawls in 2010; but that has taken a backdoor to exercising & hanging out with the dog.

M (husband person) and I are both overweight and have led a relatively lazy life thus far.  We love to watch sports and go on car trips – neither of which are conducive to an active lifestyle.  While M feels running is silly, he is doing the 30 Day Shred w/ me and helps push me to when I want to skip some reps.

I plan on explaining how I dealt w/ being overweight in a later post – as well as what drove me to suddenly try to live a better life.