Weight Loss Milestone!

This week I finally made it under 200 lbs! Only 8 lbs more to go!

On the road again!

Had my weigh in yesterday and I was down another 1.2 lbs! Any downward movement is good movement in my book!

Big news today! I put on my first miles on the road this morning since my half marathon 3 weeks ago. That means I can finally start weening off the damn treadmill. The IT Band pain finally subsided. I went for a short 2.5 miles and plan on doing my first marathon training run indoors on Monday. Don't want to go right back to pavement and hurt myself again. Good news though and hopefully it stays that way!

Limited posting lately. Trying to push and finish my master's paper in the next few days. Lots of work the last week.

Weigh In and Injury Update Part 2

Well it has been two weeks since the half marathon and I have run a total of 7 miles!!! Sarcasm at all? Good news is that I can go about 2 or 3 miles with no pain and am going out today to try a 4 mile run. If I can complete that successfully then I am planning on starting my marathon training from a 10 mile a week plan (significantly different than my 25-30 miles a week I was doing before ITBS. Wish me luck!

Good news on the weigh in though! I pushed through my plateau and dropped 6 lbs since modifying the diet. Lots more chicken and veggies but may be the push I needed! I am down a total of 34.3 lbs so far and only 6 more to go before I reach my vacation goal! I know the blog has been slow but keep checking back! The support is much needed! :) Have a good day everyone!

Weekly Weigh In and Others

I had my last session at St. Davids and I decided I would conquer the rock wall that I had been stuck on the last three times. The wall is about 60 ft high and I have been able to go half way up before giving up or falling off. Last night I made it all the way to the top. I wanted to give up half way through but the belay person kept pushing and encouraging and I made it!

I had weigh in today and I was down -1.2 lbs for a total loss of 29.2 so far. Its been a tough week getting back and staying on track after the Milwaukee tailgating trip. Doing better with it though and was surprised by the result!

The shinsplints have picked up a little bit but I am in the middle of my two week taper and will be running easier and lighter until my half marathon next weekend. Thats all for now!

Weekly Weigh In and Update - May 16

Yesterday I had my weekly weigh in and lost another 1.5 lbs. That pushed the total to 26.7 and I hit my 10% total weight loss mark. I am hoping to drop another 25 lbs before the marathon! I am changing the weigh in day to Fridays from now on. I tend to be a little less strict the day after weigh in and on weekends so if I combine them into one then I might be able to stay on track a little easier.

I went 10.5 miles on Sunday and with Mother's Day brunch and 90 degree and sunny I hit a wall. My goal was 12 miles so I fell short of that but either way it was longer than the scheduled run. Had a 4 mile on Tuesday night and a 3 mile Wednesday morning. I tried going without my shin splint wraps and it seems like they are still lingering on.

It will be a tough weekend staying on track this weekend. Planning on tailgating for both the Brewers and Twins games and driving back Sunday night. I have a 3 mile tomorrow morning and a 7 mile early Saturday before we are off on the road. Will check in after I return on Sunday.

Weekly Weigh In and Update

Had a great 5.25 mile run last night! Ran over the Minnesota River and through Fort Snelling. Felt pretty good today too so hopefully all the icing has helped the shin splints.

I had the weekly weigh in today and managed to loss -5.9 lbs over the week! Its a lot but I had plateaued there for awhile so it helped catch me up! Otherwise everything is on the up and up!

Last Few Days and Week 8 Weigh In

I put on 18 miles over the last three days and had the most difficult long run day on Monday. Way too many hills which I don't think I was that ready for at this point.... I am feeling fairly injury free anyhow...just a little fatigued so I am taking the next two days to rest :) Lucky me!

I had my week 8 weigh in today and lost 1.3 lbs this week. It should have been more but I think I bombed things this weekend with two different barbecues. I was a little disappointed actually I thought I as doing better this week. Can't change the past and can only move ahead. Total weight loss to date is 19.4 lbs. I have 6 miles of speedwork on Friday and the Melopomene 5k this weekend!