Started working 10 hour days this week, with Fridays off. My intention was to get up every morning and run. I actually did that this morning, and it was lovely. Discovered I can still listen to an audiobook while running, so hopefully if i get a good book going i can run further. Did have mcdonald's for lunch, but had a very healthy breakfast and dinner. And have made healthy lunches for the rest of the week.
Countdown to nerd tat: T-minus 3 days!
Lunchtime runs are really great, although I can't do them all the time. But on days when there are no students and my appearance doesn't matter, I love the lunchtime run. Next week I start working 10 hour days for the summer so will have to get up 2 hours earlier in order to get a run in before work. Stay tuned for that fun journey!
2 months until the cruise and 10 pounds to lose. Totally doable. Just had an apple instead of cheese toast. I can do this.
Also, possibly getting a tattoo in 2 weeks after talking about it for 10 years. Gonna try to tone up for that as well. Somewhat healthy sexy librarian in a bikini with nerd tattoo, here we come!
Week 5, day 2 of couch to 5k today. This was actually the first day I couldn't complete the last run, although I did run during the cool-down to make up for it. That's pretty good for 5 weeks in! Last time I did this program, I pretty much felt like I was going to die during every run. Not so this time, perhaps running is growing on me? Also taking into account the massive hangover I had today, it's quite amazing I went out to run at all!
I am going to kick this program's ass and get skinny. Probably in that order.
So tomorrow I will finish week 3 of the couch to 5k. This week, so far I have brought a healthy lunch every day and had a modest dinner. I treated myself tonight to some gluten free crackers. So naturally, I have lost weight this week. When I run, I can feel my legs and back toning up, and my measurements back that up! As long as I can drag my ass out of bed to do this, I have an easier time being good the rest of the day. I mean, seriously. Who "cheats" with crackers? I am rocking the shit out of health this week!
That being said, my birthday is saturday so I really am going to let it all hang out food and drink-wise. But i'm only going to allow it for that one day, then it's back to the grind. Promise.
Back to being good. For real this time! I know everyone feels the same way, so I don't feel bad. We all make resolutions to eat right and exercise and are awesome for a while, then start to slack off. I am the queen of this, as evidenced by my previous posts! But I started back on the couch to 5k program today and am going to have a running buddy through the magic of technology in the form of my friend Katy. We're totally going to virtually kick each others asses and publicly mock each other on facebook if we don't run. Okay, maybe not but I think this will help. Also, I'm back to eating well during the week, and my husband and I have made a pact to only eat out once every 2 weeks. We'll see how long that lasts...
Despite my best efforts, I've eaten like shit the last few weeks. Okay, so they were clearly not my best efforts. But here's the thing. When you live with someone who doesn't eat the same way as you, it's very hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle. John and I both eat pretty good during the week because we go our separate ways food wise, but when the weekend hits, we're tired, we haven't really seen each other all week, and we just wanna eat some fucking crap (another fbomb for edward).
However, I do seem to be maintaining my weight somewhat because during the week I lose whatever I've gained on the weekend. And then I go to a conference where I blow it again with some delicious cookies and other crap. Oh well. It's a journey without end.
