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::peeks up from under pile of potato chip bags:: Hello there, H&F.
Hi, my name is bridey, and I am a total H&F flunkie.
I have put back on almost all of the 40 pounds that I lost a few years ago. I have been really down about myself lately yet I've continued to eat like crap and haven't been motivated enough to actually change anything.
I was on vacation last week, so I was NOT starting any new eating plan then. I did walk a TON in the D.C. heat, but I'm pretty sure I ate (OK, let's be honest, drank) back everything I walked.
But I'm starting over today. Eggs for breakfast. Veggies & hummus for snack. Salad for lunch. Yogurt for snack. Beef + veggies + cornbread for dinner. Boooring. But I gotta do it, right? And NO SODA. Since I discovered I can't tolerate fake sugar, I've been drinking way too much sugary soda.
I'm going to restart couch to 5k for the umpteenth time tomorrow. Yay?
Sigh.
Re: ::peeks up from under pile of potato chip bags:: Hello there, H&F.
GO! St. Louis Half Marathon-2:32:13
Omaha Half Marathon 9.23.12
Hi Bridey! I'm no H&F expect. In fact, I'm pretty new to posting in general. I just wanted to wish you luck
I recently gave up soda, and I found that regular soda water (just fizzy water) helped me quite a bit. Plus, the bubbles make me feel a little full sometimes when I'm feeling extra snacky!
Your comment about the couch to 5K makes me wonder if maybe there's an activity you might enjoy more? A couple of summers ago I took an adult beginners tennis course through the local park district that was a lot of fun. There are plenty of sports out there if you don't love to run.
Kelly Monaghan's 5K - 5/15/11 - 3rd Place in AG
Walk the Talk 5K - 5/18/11 - 31:12 PR
Ridley Run 3.1 - 4/14/12 - 1st race of the year, 32:45
I drink club soda like it's going out of style (and it has to be club soda, not seltzer - the sodium content is necessary to make it taste good), but it's no replacement. People claim that you get used to not having soda, and PEOPLE LIE!
I like running; I ran a lot in 2010-2011. I just haven't been motivated to do ANYTHING. The only thing I enjoy more than running is swimming, but a) running is more efficient for me, and b) swimming requires paying to join a gym.
Well it sounds like you know what you like and what works for you, so it's good that you're getting started again
Hopefully the spring weather will help motivate you to run. I always seem to need the least amount of convincing to lace up my running shoes when it starts getting warmer outside!
I am a runner, knitter, scientist, DE-IVF veteran, and stage III colon cancer survivor.
TTC #1 since May 2010. BFP #1 - 5/31/10; m/c on 7/22/10
Started seeing RE in August 2011
5 IUIs: BFN; IVF #1 - Success! BFP - 7/25/12
Yes,I'm smiling...I'm a marathoner!
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CO Nestie Award Winner-Prettiest Brain-Back to Back!
2011 Bests
5K-22:49 10K-47:38 Half Mary-1:51:50
2012 Race Report
1/1-New Year's 5K-22:11
2/11-Sweetheart Classic 4-mile-29:49
3/24-Coulee Chase 5K-21:40
5/6-Colorado Marathon-4:08:30
5/28-Bolder Boulder 10K
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle!
April 2011 CP @ 5 weeks
::waves all the way from CA::
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My weight loss blog
2012 Reading Challenge
Nope, LaCroix sucks. It would be better if it had salt. Club soda is the only thing that even comes close. Salt is the key to happiness. We did make a GIANT thing of iced tea at home, so that helps. Also, being back to good coffee will help. Our hotel had super shitty coffee on vacation. I was dying.
Update: I decided to give myself one week to get my eating back in line and start couch to 5k again next week. I'm doing the whole "baby steps" thing.
Can you sign up for a race. It's so much easier for me to get out the door when I have a goal other than "run for a workout."
Do you have a community pool? I like swimming but don't go often enough to jusify a membership. I've found pools with punch cards that let you go for $3-5 a use.
~2012 Races~
American Birkenbeiner - 50K Ski 3:19:00
Davenport St. Patrick's Day Fun Run - 5K 21:58
UIVA Warrior Challenge - 5K 22:06
Iowa City River Run - 10K 44:37 PR!
Green Bay Marathon 5/20/12