Monday, January 15, 2007
Starting a New Year
I reached my all-time low weight of 122 in December but the holidays got the best of me and I found myself making excuses to indulge in holiday treats at home although I was able to avoid them at work. I started to FEEL the weight being added back on with a hint of a *tight* feeling in my new jeans. Even breakfast saw indulgences that I had been so faithfully avoiding. We discovered a fabulous Puffed Pancake recipe and made it twice during the holidays complete with full sugar homemade syrup DH had received as a Christmas gift. We did stick with LF dressings, salads, and lower fat (turkey) sausage. I had days sprinkled here and there doing some NS and NS-on-my-own meals (Fit 'n Free pizza, Boca burgers, Hebrew National FF hot dogs, etc). The outcome: 5 pounds gained. Ah well - it was about what I expected. 2 pounds came off pretty easily but I'm currently stuck between 123-125 and have yet to get back down to my original 122. My goal of 120 is still elusive.
I've started going back to the NS bulletin boards and found a pleasant surprise - the boards have been updated and have multiple categories now. I like the new boards and have been checking in on the "General", "30-year-olds", and "Fitness Challengers" boards. After reading an inspiring story about a woman who ran the Disney Marathon at the iVillage Disney Vacations message board, I decided to look into the different races going on at Disney World. The "Run for the Taste 10K" in October during the Food and Wine festival sounds perfect! I even download a training guide that promises I will be ready for a 10K in 13 weeks of training. DH and I are now registered for this 10K.
I've started running/walking on the treadmill slow and easy - a 15 minute/mile pace. I will run every other day on this training schedule and walk/cross-train every other day with my long run on Sunday and Saturdays off. This is very do-able. I ran a mile yesterday at my 15 minute/mile pace and power walked today for 20 minutes with 5 minutes of stretching and a little weight lifting (just arms). Tomorrow, I'll take the kids to the Y for their swimming lessons and I'll plan on running for 20-25 minutes.
I'm really excited not only about the upcoming 10K race but also the plans to return to one of our most favorite travel destinations and finally getting to attend the food and wine festival.
I've started going back to the NS bulletin boards and found a pleasant surprise - the boards have been updated and have multiple categories now. I like the new boards and have been checking in on the "General", "30-year-olds", and "Fitness Challengers" boards. After reading an inspiring story about a woman who ran the Disney Marathon at the iVillage Disney Vacations message board, I decided to look into the different races going on at Disney World. The "Run for the Taste 10K" in October during the Food and Wine festival sounds perfect! I even download a training guide that promises I will be ready for a 10K in 13 weeks of training. DH and I are now registered for this 10K.
I've started running/walking on the treadmill slow and easy - a 15 minute/mile pace. I will run every other day on this training schedule and walk/cross-train every other day with my long run on Sunday and Saturdays off. This is very do-able. I ran a mile yesterday at my 15 minute/mile pace and power walked today for 20 minutes with 5 minutes of stretching and a little weight lifting (just arms). Tomorrow, I'll take the kids to the Y for their swimming lessons and I'll plan on running for 20-25 minutes.
I'm really excited not only about the upcoming 10K race but also the plans to return to one of our most favorite travel destinations and finally getting to attend the food and wine festival.
