Day 2

Well, day 1 was pretty easy. I ate well and exercised at the gym for 2 hours. Today was not as easy. In fact, it was very tough, but the good news is I managed to stick to my goals. I ate well for lunch and breakfast, but then when I got home I ate way to much. I was starving and had a major headache. For some reason when I get these headaches, I feel the need to eat a lot. I know it doesn't make the headaches go away. Maybe it is just a comfort thing. I had a meeting at work at 6:00 tonight, but I still forced myself to go to the gym afterwards. I did three miles and some weights. I felt a little better afterwards. I still have a pounding headache, but I was happy I stuck with my goal. This is exactly what I need to do; force myself to do the things I don't want to do, until it becomes a habit. When I lost my first 20 pounds, I didn't always feel like going to the gym, but I was going so often that I felt really guilty if I skipped. I need to get into that frame of mind again. Fake it until you make it baby!

By the way, all of you who have been lecturing me and offering me advice through e-mail or in person, have been helping me a lot. Thanks you and keep on lecturing :)

Happy Running!
Sally

The Eve of Madness

All week it seems like everybody and their mama has been giving me motivational speeches, and I have been really pumped to get my running started again. I haven't been able to because I was out of town for three days, but now I am back and ready to start tomorrow (gym bag is already packed). Somebody last week told me to stop talking about it and just do it already, but I do feel I need to talk about it, or in this case blog about it, because it keeps me honest and it keeps it fresh on my mind. My biggest problem and reason for forcing myself back in to this is energy. I seem to have none lately, so I have set four goals for me this week. By the way I have decided to start looking at this one week at a time rather than the big picture, which just seems so far off. Anyway, my four goals for the week:

1. No fast food
2. Go to the gym everyday except Friday (I got plans and everybody needs a day off :) )
3. Take a daily vitamin (got to hit Wal-Mart in the AM)
4. Get on a regular sleeping schedule.

What are your goals for the week to head toward a happier, healthier you? Finally, I read this quote tonight and loved it "Don't let life discourage you: Everyone who got where he is and to start where he was."

Happy Running!
Sally

Ugh!

I just read my last post after not blogging for over a month and am so annoyed with myself that I fell off the wagon. Things are going to start changing though. It is time for me to wipe off the dust that has been forming on me for the past two months and snap out of it! I can't let outsiders effect me so much. Yesterday was really bad. I was having a major pity party for one. One of my sisters told me to go run for a half hour and I would feel better. Well, I didn't because it was getting close to trick-or treat hours. I did however go to the gym today. I am going to try a new approach this week. I am going to tell myself I only have to go to the gym for a half hour. I'm doing this for two reasons. 1. What's a half hour out of the day? Is what I'll keep telling myself and 2. I am more likely to go if I know I am only forcing myself to be there for a half hour. Now, I know a half hour isn't going to do much, but hopefully what it does do is get me back into the habit of going and then in the mood to stay longer than a half hour. It's a baby step to being back on the wagon. To be continued...