determinedchick

koleni @ 06:58 pm: agh, run screaming!
That subject line refers to the holiday treats abound at my office. I can't say no to free food. Or I'm having a really hard time doing it. I got a huge gift basket from the volunteers at work FULL of sugary foods. Oi...I am not doing well on the foo consumption side of things.

Nice run today, the weather is warmer, but avoiding the slushy, melting snow was a bit of a challenge.

Weigh-in tomorrow. I'm not confident that it'll be good.

koleni @ 08:31 pm: Sunday, weigh-in and run
Ugh, horrible run today. I did my 10 miles, but at a fairly slow pace, and with two walk breaks, and two full stop breaks (plus a bathroom pit stop, but I don't have to count those, lol). I should be able to go straight through! I just felt doped...maybe 'cause I haven't been eating enough? Or eating the right stuff? I dunno. We'll see if it's a trend.

Weigh-in Sunday: 149 (-1 from last week)

Food success for the day: made whole wheat pizza crusts for the week, a batch of chili for my lunches, and blended up some hummus (first time trying that) to dip carrots into for the next couple of days. Yay me!

I don't know quite how many calories to budget for days where I do my long runs. In theory I'm going for 1500-1800 on normal days. Sparkpeople says I burned around 1000 and my GPS says 1200. I ate about 2500 today. That sounds like a lot, but it's less than "normal + expenditures". I dunno. I suppose I should ask the marathon training group on Sparkpeople, or LJ...

Tags: question, running, weight

koleni @ 08:42 pm: ran...
Went for the planned run today after a week of not running (too cold). I did .5 less than I intended, and at a slower pace. Sigh. Part of me says, "At least I got out there!" But I wish I had been more up to the challenge.

Tomorrow is a weigh-in, and a 10+ mile run, at any pace.

Right now I have a goal of 145, and training for the Eugene Marathon in May, 2010.

I've decided to reintroduce the pay to play gimmick I used last (time? fall? spring? whenever...) to keep eating at the forefront of my mind, and hopefully help me think about my actions. I put a dollar in an envelope if I eat HFCS, office treats on non-special days, and every Sunday when I weigh in at over 145. When I hit 145 I get this envelope to celebrate. Fun. I did this with 150 and it was cool to have a built in prize at the end!

Tags: goals

koleni @ 06:59 pm: holidaze
Bad week food and exercise wise: ate lottsa office treats that I didn't need, and finished half a bag of chips on the way home after work. The office snacks are a challenge, but the chips I could've avoided if I had packed a larger lunch. I skipped my runs because the weather was waaaaay too cold to go out, but I should've done something indoors...it wouldn't have burnt the same calories, but I could've done some strength or flexibility work. The weather is making me feel lethargic, and I'm not too motivated. Must work on that.

Tomorrow: 6 miles (aiming for a 10 minute or at least less than a 10:45 pace)
Sunday: 10 miles (at any pace that gets me there)

About 20 weeks 'til my marathon!

Tomorrow I go grocery shopping, and I will make sure I have enough stuff to make a good batch of chili for my lunches, plus have veggies and snacks to accompany them.