Things

Sorry I haven't been blogging much recently.  I have been battling my depression.  Not sure it is the winter blues or a medication thing.  Although I feel like crud I am still trying to get to the gym and watching what I am eating.  I did gain 2 pounds from Christmas, but it could have been a lot worse I am sure.  I start school on 3rd so we shall see how that goes with the depression, stress and trying to stay on top of my nutrition.  My husband has decided to go vegan for a month starting tomorrow, January 1st.  I wish him luck with this.  He is a typical meat guy.  I would say meat and potatoes, but he would rather have a real vegetable with his meat.  In an attempt to be supportive and get back on track I will be going vegetarian for the month.  I just don't think I can give up my dairy for that long.  I would be grateful for any advice, food suggestions and so on for the month.  I will try to keep up with it on the blog.  I think in February I may try a cleanse or something like it.  For some reason I want to blame my depression on my eating and not the other way around.  Here's to a new year and a new body!

Plateau

So for the last couple of months I have hit a plateau in my weight loss.  I can't seem to get past 94 pound lost.  I'm not sure what I need to do to get the last 40 pounds off.  I haven't given up though.  I still hit the gym and keep track of what I am eating.  I have also been keeping track of my measurements and I am seeing an improvement there.  I may need to "trick" my body some how.  Switch up my workout routine or try some new foods.  I have noticed that I am eating the same things every day for breakfast and lunch.  Maybe I will forgo the cereal in the morning for a yogurt and a piece of fruit.  I think I need to up my weight lifting with my cardio.  I have become lax in that area recently.  I need the muscle to burn more of the fat.  The one thing I keep taking away from this is that I have not given up.  I am going to continue to keep losing and trying new things (the healthy way) to loose that last 40 pounds.

The Wiggin Winter 5k

I have been thinking about what I could say about my 5k on Saturday for the past few days and I came up with one word: Awesome!  It went better than expected.  I wanted to get in under 44 minutes and was surprised with getting in under 39 minutes!  I couldn't believe it.  My average pace was 12:25, which is the fastest I ever done a mile.  It was a challenge and I hit a wall or two, but I was able to break through it.  I took my time and picked out landmarks to make it to and most of the time I ran past them.  The hardest part for me was to keep up the momentum.  I had to keep up a constant pep talk in my mind.  I have to tell you though the way I felt when I was running was fantastic.  I kept up a visual of how I wanted to look while I was running and kept my strides even and long without sprinting to often. The best feeling of all was passing that finish line and seeing my parents, my sister Sammi and my wonderful husband waiting for me and cheering me.  My dad was the first one to me and practically cracked my ribs.  


    All the training I have done in the past few weeks really did help to prepare me.  I ran with my friend Michele a week ago outside in the cold air and we did 4.4 miles in about an hour.  Running outside should be apart of anyone's training routine.  Yes, I wanted to kill her for making me run outside with the cold dry air and all the hills, but it really did help me out on Saturday.  I also ran the course on Thursday and walked it with Kitty on Friday.  At that point we were both as prepared as we were going to get for the next day.  


    I am so proud of myself.  It makes me feel strong and capable knowing that I finished a 5k. I will be looking into running more if I can.