Time for my daily update, sorry I'm a little long-winded :)
Workout(s): Last night I did one set of 10 pushups. I figured after the hard strength workout that was enough and also the video worked my abs pretty well so I skipped extra abs before bed.
This morning found hubby and I out at the park again set for 3 miles and run how you feel. We warmed up and he took off, he's faster than me so we only spent the warmup together today. I timed my first run with "Let's Get it Started" by the Black Eyed Peas, which use to be my song to start off the 5Ks I ran. I ran the duration of the song on the first lap (each lap is 0.75 miles), then I walked a little and ran about 4 minutes then I finished the lap with walking. Next lap I picked up a run for 4 minutes and then walked and then ran for 6 minutes! Yay my longest non-stop run to date :) After walking, I ran again for 4 minutes and then walked and ran for 4 minutes on the third lap. I was starting to tire, my legs were hurting, but I wasn't having problems with breathing at least! On the final lap I ran 4 minutes, walked and finished up with running 2 minutes and then a brief cool-down, if you can manage to cool down in this heat and humidity we are blessed with on the NC coast. And of course you know there was no breeze today on run day lke there was yesterday on walk day. So I did 3 miles in 39:49, which is at least a 2 minute improvement from the other day! I guess that averages to a 13-minute mile at the moment and I'll take it.
Mile times:
mile 1: 14:02
mile 2: 12:45
mile 3: 13:02
Time running: ~32 minutes
Time walking: ~8 minutes
Food notes:
Lunch: A great spinach salad that I packed from home and then picked and chose my protein and a few additional veggies from the Lowe's Foods salad bar which I am in love with!
Supper: Was inspired by last night's appetizer. We grilled shrimp with bacon wrapped around it and put BBQ sauce on it. We also grilled some seasoned shrimp as well. Both were delicious to me. We also grilled some cheese stuffed banana peppers. These are wonderful and so easy to make. Additionally on the side we had okra and sweet potato fries. I made sure and drank some apple cider vinegar mixed with water before my meal to help prepare my stomach for the meal since I had my gall bladder removed 12 years ago. I just read this post on the Balanced Bites website yesterday and it got me really thinking. I will be incorporating some of her ideas into my diet in the next few weeks.
Breakfast: Van's Chocolate Chip bar and a banana.
Water: I drank 72oz yesterday, only had one diet coke and the rest was water!
How I feel:
A little tired today, the run was tough, but I really feel like I accomplished something. I also have decided to mainly do Pilates leg work on my strength days. I think doing the weights and then a good run the next day is a little much. I'm going to give it a try in the morning. I'm still playing around with what works for me. I'm not overly sore, and I like to be sore, but I don't want to overdo either.
On the good news front I weighed in today. I like to weigh-in on Wednesday but the last time I did was Friday, but I went ahead and did it today. I have lost 1.8lbs! I'm not focusing on the number, but I do like to see it. My main focus will be accomplishing longer and faster runs and increasing my muscle definition (bye bye bat wings and thunder thighs!) My weight goal is something that may change as well. Right now I'm thinking 25lbs, but I'll analyze how each weight feels and looks and decide for myself. Again I'm more focused on improving myself and helping my health, which I will get to in another post.
Personal notes:
Night at home with the hubby, my parents kept our youngest again. Still haven't heard from oldest at camp. Talked with one of the mom's that is there and she asked him about his cell phone (he wasn't answering texts and I was afraid he lost it). She said he said it was dead and I guess there really isn't anywhere to charge it close to their campsite. Oh well.
I'm reading The Paleo Answer by Loren Cordain and I'm really enjoying it so far. Lot's of ideas I want to incorporate. I really want to go Paleo, but haven't done it yet. I will continue my research and one day the Paleo bug will bite me just like the running bug will. I feel it coming soon!
Hubby and I watched the last two episodes of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Very enjoyable. I have really liked the first two seasons of the show and can't wait to watch Spartacus: Vengeance. Hubby recommended these and since he's sat through Grey's Anatomy (which he loves) and Gossip Girl I decided it was time to watch a guy show. I think we are watching Dexter next when we finish Spartacus. These are the Mommy-Daddy-time TV shows obviously. I also want to watch The Borgias eventually. Do you have a good recommendation for TV show watching? We do all ours through Netflix and love it. We don't have a DVR and have a hard time watching a TV show every week. The only one we manage to do that with is Survivor.
Well this is a very long post, I seem to like to ramble.
Everyone enjoy your day!
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
My name is Crystal and I hope to run a half-marathon :)
Does saying it on a blog make it official? I hope so!
I'm starting this blog as a way to hold myself accountable and also to document my running, my eating goals, and hopefully my weight loss and increase in health. I'm almost 40 and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia over 5 years ago when I suddenly lost my energy and felt awful. I had been in the middle of training for a half-marathon and was religiously running 3-4 days a week and had made it to 8 miles for my long run. A year later I found out I had/have cysts (syrinx) in my spinal column and also have a Chiari Malformation that has hopefully been fixed after two brain surgeries. Over the last 5 years other problems have crept up, one summer it was headaches and most winters find me confined to bed at least 1-2 days every week or so. Also as the years have gone by I have been steadily adding to my medications as these new ailments crept up.
Then January 2012, I had a friend who also has fibro to suggest that going gluten-free could help me. So I gave it a try and was serious about it and found out it truly did make a difference in my life. Last winter showed me it isn't the full problem, but I was better off. So I have stuck with that for 1 1/2 years now and love it. Yes I will miss things from time to time, but not enough to feel miserable! I also recently started going to a more holistic doctor. I am now working with him to reduce the number of medications I'm dependent on and since March I have removed two medications from my daily regimen. Now I have three more to go. The doctor is working with me on eating healthier and using supplements and honestly it has really helped. Well also in the summer a weekly visit to Cape Lookout to hang out with friends and get my vitamin D and salt and sand therapy help a lot too.
So I'm working towards being off all of my medications and running a half-marathon in the first quarter of 2014. Thankfully I have a wonderful training partner in my husband who is picking up running for the first time and loving it like I did 6 years ago. I am so happy to share this with him. We don't run at the same pace, but we have a great time out there encouraging each other and on our walk days we spend the time catching up and talking without the kids underfoot. This time is a true blessing to us, not only to make us healthier but also to make us closer (we've been together 21 years and married almost 17, I love him dearly!)
I also have two boys, one who is almost a teenager, but I'm still very close to him and the younger one is 8 and a mess, but I couldn't love him more.
So I've said all of this to say I do love running, I do have obstacles in my life, but I am hoping to overcome them and make myself healthier in the process.
What can you expect? Updates on my running for the next few months and then eventually updates when our official training starts. We also have to decide on a marathon, so I'll probably post on which ones are in the running and if anyone is reading they can let me know their thoughts on them. I will also update on my health as I make progress. There will also be other random posts. I run a book review blog so although this one is more personal, I'm use to blogging and love it.
So that's it. Later today I will post our awesome morning workout.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
I'm starting this blog as a way to hold myself accountable and also to document my running, my eating goals, and hopefully my weight loss and increase in health. I'm almost 40 and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia over 5 years ago when I suddenly lost my energy and felt awful. I had been in the middle of training for a half-marathon and was religiously running 3-4 days a week and had made it to 8 miles for my long run. A year later I found out I had/have cysts (syrinx) in my spinal column and also have a Chiari Malformation that has hopefully been fixed after two brain surgeries. Over the last 5 years other problems have crept up, one summer it was headaches and most winters find me confined to bed at least 1-2 days every week or so. Also as the years have gone by I have been steadily adding to my medications as these new ailments crept up.
Then January 2012, I had a friend who also has fibro to suggest that going gluten-free could help me. So I gave it a try and was serious about it and found out it truly did make a difference in my life. Last winter showed me it isn't the full problem, but I was better off. So I have stuck with that for 1 1/2 years now and love it. Yes I will miss things from time to time, but not enough to feel miserable! I also recently started going to a more holistic doctor. I am now working with him to reduce the number of medications I'm dependent on and since March I have removed two medications from my daily regimen. Now I have three more to go. The doctor is working with me on eating healthier and using supplements and honestly it has really helped. Well also in the summer a weekly visit to Cape Lookout to hang out with friends and get my vitamin D and salt and sand therapy help a lot too.
My favorite place on earth!
So I'm working towards being off all of my medications and running a half-marathon in the first quarter of 2014. Thankfully I have a wonderful training partner in my husband who is picking up running for the first time and loving it like I did 6 years ago. I am so happy to share this with him. We don't run at the same pace, but we have a great time out there encouraging each other and on our walk days we spend the time catching up and talking without the kids underfoot. This time is a true blessing to us, not only to make us healthier but also to make us closer (we've been together 21 years and married almost 17, I love him dearly!)
I also have two boys, one who is almost a teenager, but I'm still very close to him and the younger one is 8 and a mess, but I couldn't love him more.
My wonderful family
So I've said all of this to say I do love running, I do have obstacles in my life, but I am hoping to overcome them and make myself healthier in the process.
What can you expect? Updates on my running for the next few months and then eventually updates when our official training starts. We also have to decide on a marathon, so I'll probably post on which ones are in the running and if anyone is reading they can let me know their thoughts on them. I will also update on my health as I make progress. There will also be other random posts. I run a book review blog so although this one is more personal, I'm use to blogging and love it.
So that's it. Later today I will post our awesome morning workout.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
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