Training for 10K

Well, its official, I am going to start running. I did a 5K on Saturday and LOVED it! I love how I felt after the race and can't wait to do it again. I did it with no training at all and still enjoyed myself and best of all, I ran the entire time!

So, I am going to follow the last 5 weeks of Hal Higdon's 10-K Training and see how I do. I am just aiming to finish the race and I think it will be a fun race. My sister and friend both run and they love it. I have had a hard time getting into it but I think I am finally starting to see the appeal!

I'll try and keep you posted on my workouts. Have a good night!

R2 - VLCD Day #18

Current Weight: 126.6 lbs. (+1.4)

Dose: 155 iu - TOM

Breakfast: 1 whole egg, 1 egg white

Snack: Apple

Lunch: Eggdrop soup

Snack: 1/2 Apple

Dinner: Lean ground beef and small tomato with ACV, S&P and Basil

I had an eventful weekend! I knew I'd be up because of my carb day on Saturday. If this week is anything like last week though, I will hit my goal very soon! Last week, I lost 9.4 (and gained 5.6) so my net loss was 3.8, which I am very happy about, especially since week 1, I only lost 3.6! If I have similar losses, I could hit 120 within a week. I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed that TOM doesn't derail my losses in any way.

So I have been working out a lot lately. I do Zumba at least once a week, usually twice and then this past saturday, I ran my first 5K race! It was really nice and I felt SO good after! It made me want to run more. I actually went again this morning and did another 3 miles or so. Then, because I had planned to all week, I went to Zumba tonight. Needless to say, my legs are KILLING ME! But I did a detox bath and that is helping a lot. I just hope I can walk tomorrow.

I think tomorrow I am going to take a break then maybe run again Wednesday morning. I am hoping to do a 10K in November. I ran this 5k with absolutely no training and it wasn't bad at all.. I ran the whole time! So I think I am able to do the 10K in 33 days...

Well, I hope you all have had success on the scales over the weekend and I'm crossing my fingers for a big loss tomorrow. I am really hoping that all this working out isn't going to stop my scales. Oh well though, I feel GREAT and that is what counts..

R2 - VLCD Day #14

Current Weight: 125.2 lbs. (+0.6)

Dose: 155 iu

Lunch: Eggdrop soup

Snack: 1/2 Apple

Dinner: 1/2 Apple, P2 Chili

Snack: 1/2 an apple

I figured I'd be up today because of my monster loss yesterday (2.2 lbs). I'm fine with it! These nights though (tuesday and thursday) are rough because I eat dinner at 5:00 and get home around 10:00 and I'm really hungry. I know my dose is good because I'm not hungry at all during the day but when I stay up too late, I get super hungry.

I am having some serious cravings though. DH brought home a HUGE 2 foot long sandwich AND made cookies. Are you kidding me?!! Its a rough night but I am still staying strong!

I'm going to have a bath again tonight I think. I've just been feeling like I'm retaining water and TOM will be here in less than a week. Hope it goes well!

R2 - VLCD Day #13

Current Weight: 124.6 lbs. (-2.2 lbs)

Dose: 155 iu

Snack: 1/2 Apple

Lunch: French Onion Soup and 1/2 an Apple

Snack: 1/2 Apple

Dinner: 7 oz. steak and steamed spinach

Snack: 1/2 an apple

Well well well.. I don't know where this loss came from but I WILL TAKE IT! :) I was so excited to get on the scale this morning and see this!! I was hoping to just see a 125.8 at least and I completely bipassed the 125's and went straight into 124. I couldn't believe my eyes.

I don't know exactly what the culprit was but I did do a detox bath last night. I'm sure that had something to do with it but I also ate dinner at 5:00 instead the usual 7 or later. Maybe that helped as well? I did that again tonight so I am hoping that I at least maintain this loss for tomorrow.

Hoping you all had a successful day as well! Goodnight!

R2 - VLCD Day #12

Current Weight: 126.8 lbs. (-0.2 lbs)

Dose: 155 iu

Snack: 1/2 Apple

Lunch: Curry Shrimp and Cabbage and 1/2 apple

Snack: 1/2 Apple

Dinner: Lean ground beef and French Onion Soup

Snack: 1/2 an apple

So my steak day did NOTHING for me today! I woke up with a .2 lb. loss. PATHETIC! I couldn't believe it but oh well. I had a really really tough time today. I was feeling like I wanted to snack all day. I ate WAY too much gum... like.. seriously I felt like I was trying to quit smoking, I kept going for the gum all day.

Because of that fact (and the onion soup) I did a detox bath tonight. I am hoping and praying I see some movement on the scale tomorrow. How can I be eating so little and not be losing?! I know, the classic stall answer but when your in it, it doesn't make you feel better to know "its normal". Okay, enough venting. I know stalls are normal, I just felt like complaining. Here's why:

So, I came home from my new night class and had been looking forward to my detox bath all night. I got home and looked in my bathroom and oops, no Epsom Salt. After a little debate in my head, I decided to run out and go get some. I asked DH if he wanted anything from the store and then my sister and brother in law overheard. My BIL jokingly asked for a Big Mac and DH said that sounds good and my sister said she'd have some too.. Oh and fries... lol. So after grabbing my epsom salt, I head on over and get their stuff then suffered 7 minutes of pure torture as the delicious scent of warm salty starchy crispy McDonald's fries wafted right at me. They were calling my name! But... I did not succumb! I am really proud of myself that not one of those fries made it into my mouth... All joking aside, even though it was tough, I don't mind hooking up my family - :) In fact, I think I like to live vicariously through them... my kids eat more cookies when I'm on this diet than they should!

Well, enough blabbering! Hope your day went well and the scales were in your favor! Good luck tomorrow! :)

R2 - VLCD Day #11

Current Weight: 127.0 lbs. (-2.0 lbs)

Dose: 155 iu.

Lunch: 1 egg white and 1 whole egg

Dinner: Steak and HUGE apple

Snack: teeny tiny bite of a chocolate peanut butter chip cookie...

Doing another steak day today to get off the final .6 from before the refeed. Hopefully I lose a little more than that though. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the cookie bite didn't sabotage me though!

I ate the protein earlier in the day because for some reason I was hungry. I might need to adjust my dose a teeny bit if I am feeling hunger. I don't know though, I know these steak days are not technically protocol.

I am PRAYING that I see a "125" on the scale tomorrow, even if it is 125.8. That will be Virgin Territory for this diet and really, I haven't seen that number since high school or early college days! Pretty exciting stuff!

After today, I am going to go back on the regular diet and pray that I continue to lose good numbers this week because on Friday, I plan on doing another refeed day if my losses for the week are substantial.

Hoping you all have an excellent night! Keep your fingers crossed regarding the scale tomorrow!

R2 - VLCD Day #10

Current Weight: 129.0 lbs. (-4.2 lbs.)

Dose: 155 iu

Lunch: Lean ground beef with mustard and tomatoes with ACV, S&P and basil

Dinner: Baked tilapia and tomatoes with ACV, S&P and basil (ran out of all other veggies

So my steak day was a complete success! More than half of my refeed weight is gone and I am nearly back on track! I am going to do a normal day today along with a detox bath to get rid of some more water weight.

I am thinking that if I would have done the carb refeed the right way, I would have had a success in just one day. I am thinking I probably should have only gained 3 lbs. on the refeed (max) and then that weight would have been off pretty much today! Next time though, I don't think I'll weigh the day after the refeed because I get super depressed when I gain. (Even if its inevitable!) So if I do it again, I will just skip the weigh in the next day and make that a steak day. *ps, I seriously love steak days and don't mind them at ALL!

Well, even though I still regret HOW I did the carb refeed, I don't think it was the worst experiment in the world so thats good.

Have a good night!