Running plans foiled

I gathered my jogging clothes together, my ipod, etc...

And wore my jogging shoes

and planned on a midday run

and then I left my clothes at home as I ran out the door.

Curses.

I'm so disappointed.

Woe is me---it's cold and dark

I really want to go jogging. Really I do. But if I want to jog during the work day I need to come in earlier so i can take the time in the middle of the day. This requires leaving early which requires waking earlier --- I have a lack of motivation to wake earlier. If I want to jog at home at night it is cold and wet and icy and dark by the time I get home.

I miss summer. It was so much easier to jog when i could do it outside, in the warmth, in a scenic park.

Any suggestions for getting more motivation?

On the diet front things are getting better. I'm eating less sugar then I used to---at least less processed sugar. I'm craving carbs less, eating less food overall. It's a good thing. I am feeling better. So motivation on the diet front is much easier to come by.

Less Healthy Than I Thought

So I was a running slacker on vacation. And I haven't run yet this week. Yes. Slacker.

Today was crazy at work and I couldn't really afford to take an hour lunch break. I forgot my lean cuisine at home and so I ventured to the vending machine. I got a turkey cheddar lunchable. 17 grams of protein, wheat crackers and...."pasteurized prepared cheddar cheese product" does that sound cancer causing or what? The other day in the airport a geneticist told me that processed foods are cancer causing, to which I replied "oh you mean like these [the pringles I was eating". She said yes. I think that if pringles are cancer causing than pasteurized prepared cheddar cheese product definitely is.

I am eating it anyway. I'm starving.

Today I Went Running

I'll post on my regular blog later. Let's just say I went to bed at 10:30 last night, I woke up around 6:15 and I went running with Joe. He's a stellar running partner.

I need better running shoes, mine are too tight and give me blisters. But I'm making myself prove I'll run 3 days a week and wait til pay day to go buy some.

It was a beautiful morning.