Focusing on the Small Victories

Today I did not bring a lunch to campus.

I decided to get a jamba juice, went online, analyzed calories and grams of sugar (no thank you I will not be needing 78 grams of sugar in my lunch today). And I went with the healthier choice, despite my reservations regarding the tastiness of a "low calorie dairy base". But the mango mantra is fabulous, and so much better for you. Here's the stats:

Original Size
280 calories (its like a lean cuisine!)
1 g fat
57 g of sugar
9 g of protein (and that's without the soy boost that I added, so it was like 15 grams of protein)
5 g fiber

lots and lots of yumminess.

and I got some hot wheat bread sans the honey butter (and oh how I wanted that honey butter).

Not a perfect day, but I'm trying to rid myself of the belief that if I don't eat perfect I might as well eat whatever I want....

so today was not perfect, but nevertheless, I did not eat whatever I want.

Done and Done!

I went to bed last night at 8:30 pm. I got up this morning at 4:00 am. (Note that I never said I slept...though I did. A bit.) The 10K started at 6:00 am at Research Park at the University of Utah. So many people! And so many people looking more like "Runners" than I did. Oh well.

I started the race well back, allowing me to pass people throughout the route. This made me feel super cool, let me tell you! If I had started at the front, loads of people would have passed me--not so cool.

Anyway, long story short, I listened to some rockin' tunes on my Ipod, and danced/ran 6.2 miles in under an hour. WOOHOO! I'm super pleased with myself. And I'm already gearing up for my next 10K--hopefully the beginning of September.

Sense of accomplishment? HIGH.

*Picture courtesy of MY MOM.

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.

10K, 6.2 Miles, or "Almost a 1/4 Marathon"

I signed up this morning for the Deseret News 10K on July 24th. What a great way to celebrate Pioneer Day, huh?! The race starts at 6:00 AM...and I think that's going to be too early. But I have no choice! The money is in, my name is in, and I pick up my Race Day packet on Tuesday. Wow! I'm really excited, actually.

On Friday I ran 5 miles at the gym. It took me 50 minutes. I run 4 miles on a regular basis and it usually takes me about 40 minutes. My goal is to run the 10K in under an hour. Here's hoping that happens!

My training regimen until then:
Monday = Run 4 miles, ab/core work
Tuesday = Run 6 miles
Wednesday = Run 2 miles and some weights
Thursday = Run the 10K!!

If you want to come watch me, you can find the route online here. Or just stick around here and I'll post my results next weekend. YAY!

Oatmeal=Go Power!

Okay, I feel like I'm back on the track for a week of fitness and healthy living. I got up this morning and went for a 4-mile run. It wasn't the easiest run I've ever been on, but definitely not the worst. I think having good tunes to run to really helps.

I got home in about 40 minutes and did some ab work in front of The Today Show. I hate ab work (but its oh so important! BAH.), so it helped to have something to keep my mind off it.

I decided to make up some oatmeal for breakfast. Its super healthy, and totally fills me up for hours. So...oatmeal at 8:30 in the morning. If I drink lots of water, I can hopefully go until 1:00 before eating a HEALTHY lunch. Let's hope it all works out!

Here's to a new week of healthy eating and living!

I'm eating carrots, but still not a runner

I'm eating carrots for my snack / part of my lunch today, just so you know. Also I'm drinking TONS of water lately...too many trips to the restroom, makes me crazy.

haven't been running yet, it was a crazy week. But I did ride the bike to the grocery store yesterday, which I think counts for something.

What was I thinking?!

What do you do when you like...blow it? I know its just one day, but how do you excuse it when you go to a BUFFET?! Sheesh...

I went to a buffet. This is a confessional blog, right? Yeah, I went to a buffet with the fam tonight for dinner. I feel like I have to eat a whole bunch to get my money's worth or something at said buffet. And I ate A LOT. The guilt didn't set in until afterward, but boy howdy, did it! I didn't eat anything else tonight. I drank a lot of water, but I even avoided dessert at our Enrichment night. Nope...I'm feeling like I did something bad. *sigh*

Back on the bandwagon tomorrow, I guess...