I'm not excited about sharing the following with you, but regardless of if anyone ever reads this, I need to do this because I think it will be easier to chart my progress. Here goes bravery.***
I am convinced I have an evil scale because everytime I weigh myself elsewhere, it's always a pound or two less. I know, not a big deal, but I got home from a two week vaca in Ohio last night and I braved the scale and saw that I had gained 5 pounds.
I was already about 5 away from where I ideally wanted to be, so I'm planning on losing 10 pounds since I don't know when else I'll be so close to my goal health and fitness level. I plan to do this by mostly just cutting out treats and trying to not eat much after 8pm.
Since I'm running a lot, I will be consuming a lot of food and don't ever want to be hungry, so I think just fueling with really healthy options is how I plan to do this. I'm not sure how realistic this is with all the running, but I'm hoping to lose it by the Boston Marthon on April 20. I think it's harder to lose weight when I'm running so much because I'm so much hungrier than normal and it's hard to gauge how much I really need.
The other thing I'm going to try is a food journal. I did one years ago and it was so helpful and a little frightening. FYI: I will be smart about this so you don't need to share any concerns with me if you have them, thanks though:). I do plan to have a treat every night so it's not hard core dieting or anything, just healthier eating.
Q: What I'm wondering from you is do you know of any online food journal places and/or running logs? I am just looking for a simple format to plug everything in without having to come up with my own spreadsheet--even though I'm sure it would just take a few minutes, I want this to be easy.
Q: Is there a way to do a log linked to my blog without it being a full entry? Not because I think anyone would want to read it, just so I can have easy access to it.
Q: Do you keep a log? Would you ever make it public?
Q: Anyone want to join me and chart progress together? I'll try to update my weight loss (or the unfortunate gain) every week.
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The following is not really supposed to interest you, but today is my first day of keeping a log and I want to just be sure to have it recorded. Having the first day public also makes me feel a little accountability for the future. Ahh, the bravery this takes!
Food log:
Bite of cliff bar
6 shot blocks
1 banana
Gatorade
1 small bowl of oatmeal squares
1 bowl of kashi fiber cereal with blueberries
Spinach salad (with turkey bacon, cranberries, mozerella, craisins, low-fat cran/wal dressing)
1 piece 7g fiber toast with low-sugar jam
Handful of almonds
Rice, chicken, broccoli and green peppers
1 &1/2 grapefruit
Chocolate rice cakes
A few crackers and small piece of roll with cheese
Brownie and vanilla ice cream
WORKOUT:
Ran 18 miles at 8:12 min/mile pace
Notes: Ate banana after 13 miles and had small bowl of cereal immediately after with lots of fluids--not sick for the first time in months after long run but also slower pace than I've been doing with Shelah. Need to speed up week runs.
8 comments:
you are AMAZING!! I can't believe that you are running 2 more marathons and at an 8 minute pace. I'd be happy to do a 5K at an 8 minute mile!
Seriously... I wouldn't worry about losing the weight while you are training and running so much... I lost some weight after I finished my marathon and didn't run as much.
That being said, check out sparkpeople.com or if you have an iPhone the "Lose It" application. They both log your food/calories and your exercise.
Awesome, thanks Cecily! I'll check out sparkpeople today. You're so nice about the times, I was running 2 min/mile slower just 6 weeks before the marathon and then ran with my fast friend and shaved off the time. She's shooting for a VERY VERY fast marathon time (not sure if she wants me to publish it?:) but so far she's already finished in 3:17, so running with her I've picked it up a notch. ANd you could totally run a 5k at that pace. Thanks though, you're so encouraging!
I wonder why you lost the weight after you stopped training. I gained weight after ours because I think I was just so used to eating a lot of food that I kept doing it but the running slowed down drastically. How did that work for you?
i think you look great afton! i want to lose ten pounds too though. you are HARD CORE though. those times are fast! :) laurel
Oh you are so inspiring! I totally need to cut out on eating sugary treats; I think that would help me lose a few pounds, which would be nice. When I was training for Hood to Coast, I actually weighed more than before or after. I would ditto your friend Cecily and say don't worry about it too much while you're working out and running so much. By the way, how are your knees holding out?? That's the only thing that worries me, otherwise I'd be right out there with ya! Keep up the great pace, though! 8:12 is awesome.
I was going to reccomend sparkpeople, but I see someone else already mentioned it. I found it fairly easy to use. You can save common foods or meals, so you don't have to search everytime. Just for the reference, they also have a sister program for when you're pregnant or breastfeeding called babyfit by sparkpeople.
When I first read about your qualifying for the Boston, I wondered why on earth you wouldn't do it. I'm glad to see that you are.
Congratulations and good luck.
I can't believe we never got together while we were living in the same state. Too bad. Good luck in CA.
You guys are all so wonderful and encouraging! So far I've lost 2 pounds, hooray! But it's interesting that you, Julie, lost weight after training because I hurt my foot last Thurs on my run and haven't been able to run since--so I'm not sure if losing the weight is correlated. I'm biking, but it's not as intense.
The reason I wasn't going to do the Boston is because it was SOOO time consuming for me to train for the last marathon esp since Josh was too and it was hot out when we did it so Sat mornings were early and hot and the girls weren't thrilled about being in the jogger for so long eating their breakfast from it. THey ate a lot of breakfasts in the jogger.
I didn't want to put them through all that training again and with the move coming up quickly I knew I'd have a lot more things I'd be needing to get done and we'd be moving right around race time, so timing was pretty complicated. The way I decided to finally do it was if I ran before the girls woke up I'd do it, so I tested it for two weeks before signing up. I hope I can still manage it!
I can't believe we haven't gotten together either, I guess you always think you'll have time for things sort of close by until you don't have them close by! Sad isn't it?
I'm constantly amazed by all things you undertake, but this post especially spoke to me.
I stepped on the scales for the first time in months and almost had a heart attack. Needless to say I am back to watching what I'm putting in my mouth and the movement that I am doing throughout the day. I don't think I'll ever be a marathon runner, but I'm back to working out at least 4 days a week, with the goal being 6.
You are braver than I to post weights, but I will let you know if I hit my goal weight. For now it is good enough to feel more energized, less stressed and enjoy the time I have outside of work even more.
Thanks for the kick in the pants to get back into good habits.
I'm on a diet and I keep track of everything I eat because I have a specific calorie limit I've set for myself so I can lose weight. I use this awesome free website that lets you track everything you eat, keeps track of your calories and you can enter your exercise in it too.
The address is:
http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate
Sign up for a free account and click on MY PLATE. Then you can search for the foods you eat. It's really easy. Check it out.
you are amazing. I can't run at all.
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