Resolutions

I am awful at keeping up with things. I really am. I get lazy and just do not remember stuff. But for the last two years I have been making resolutions that I am actually sticking to. This coming year will be no different.

New Years Resolutions 2015
1. PR my race times.  These will be my 5k, 10k and half marathon races. I have picked out my races and am ready to go. My first race is actually New Years Day and its a semi local 5k. I've never run in this area but am excited to run this race. I haven't run a 5k race since June and I was really not prepared to run that one. Valentine's Day will bring on my 10k and then my half marathon will be just a few weeks later on March 7th. I am running with my neighbor and I'm excited for this race.

2. Be organized. I seriously lack organization. I think that leads to my forgetfulness. My birthday is in Jan so for my gift I told the hubby I wanted a life planner. I browsed a bunch and ended up with a Plum Paper Designs fitness planner with the my home bundle. It has everything I need to keep track of our families crazy schedule, my fitness plans, calorie tracking, meal planning, bill payments and schedule and more. Everything will be in one place and will be a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. Things are just too hectic these days and I need some help with that. Hopefully this will do.

3. Lose weight.  Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is so cliche but its really important to me. I am on a roll right now. Coming off the first round of the 21 day sugar detox and losing a total of 12lbs and 18.25 inches has really put me in a great mindset and I just feel fantastic. I have kept with the paleo type diet with a few small cheats since it ended before Christmas but I haven't gained weight and in fact I have lost another 1.3lbs. Today actually starts another round of the detox for me. I decided to give it another go, this time shorter, at 19 days because of the birthdays we have this month (my twins turn 8 and I will turn 27).  I went grocery shopping today and got everything needed and am excited to begin again. This time I have no fears, nothing is worrying me and I know I will be able to keep up with this. I hope to lose another 8-10lbs this round. My ultimate goal is to lose 32lbs to get to my goal of 150lbs. I am getting so close so I cannot wait.

4. Repair my Diastasis Recti. This one is a bit harder. Due to the severity of my abdominal separation, this will require surgery. I will be getting a tummy tuck while repairing the DR because I do have excess skin after having four children and gaining and losing weight but my main focus is the DR because my core is just shot. I cannot do a sit up, I cannot do a pull up, I cannot do planks, I barely can do push ups. Just sitting upright in bed from laying down requires a ton of effort and if I'm not careful I have ended up in a huge amount of pain for the muscles pulling. It's not fun.

5. Move to Austin, Texas.  I have been dreaming of this for many years. And for a lot of that, I thought this dream was out of reach, it would never actually happen. But this year, it is! My husband is getting out of the military this year and is working on joining the police force and I'm just giddy as could be. Being in Austin brings so many new opportunities to our family, I couldn't begin to list them all here, but just one thing- helllllllo running trails! They are everywhere! Oh I could just dream of running in Austin every second of every day!

There's not too many goals I have this year but these ones I have are big to me and mean so much. 2015 is going to be an amazing year and I have such high hopes.

its not always easy

Today is day 19 of the sugar detox and im still going strong. I am down 11lbs and when i last measured about 5 days ago i was down 10 inches across my torso and hips alone. My belly and my hips have always been my trouble spot. Im very hippy as is and adding any weight there makes it so much worse.  These last few days i havent really lost much weight. An ounce here, an ounce there. I gained a pound during the time i usually ovulate which is pretty typical for me but lost that within a day or so. These last two days Ive lost a full pound. I am sure its because ive been slacking. Im not really hungry. I have to remind and force myself to eat. My calorie intake has been really low. And so has my hydration. I usually drink upwards of 90 ounces per day. Ive only been drinking around 20 which is just not good. To top that off my husband schedule has been insane and one of my daughters is home sick so I havent worked out like I should.
Its all excuses. I could get up early and run before my husband goes to work but I havent. I could work out at home or do my 66 laps around my kitchen island (yes i did see how many laps i needed to run a full mile lol) to at least get some cardio in but I just havent. I fell into a rut. Go figure. We all do at some point. But if I want to get to the point where I am consistently happy with my body and my running I have to get my butt into gear.
I wont be able to run tonight but I will be doing some strength training. Do butt and arms or something. Tomorrow I will get up early and go do some interval work before my husband has to leave. I gotta do what I gotta do if Im going to have the results that I want. My first goal is just 5lbs away. So close. This weekend Im going to do a timed 10k. I havent really ran a good 10k in many months. On my training runs I have come close to my PR of 1:14:30 so im going to get out there and see where I stand. I'd love to continue that same pace for my next half marathon which is not until March but it gives me plenty of time to get there. Its a local race. All flat except for one bridge. After running the bridge at OBX I know I can do the one here as its almost half the size. My normal running paths are hilly so it does give me better training so I do go faster on the flats and am more efficient when I encounter hills. One plus to those evil things.
Im hoping to sign up soon for some local 5ks between now and the half. If i could find a 10k race locally that would be awesome too but those are harder to find around here. Theres usually only 2-3 a year. I need to get back into the racing spirit. Running alone and forging those long distances kinda got me into that rut where you just dont feel like doing it because its easy or you just dont feel like it. I have to get out of that post marathon rut and back into my groove again. After the holidays are over Im sure I'll find some races to do to get me there.

A boo and a yay!

Well its the end of the week and its now day 8 of my sugar detox. It should be day 9 of my run streak but i failed. I guess i underestimated how this detox would effect me and the extreme exhaustion and slight dizziness i had kept me from running for 2 days. I ran for 5 days straight but just had to stop as I did not want to risk passing out and being that my husbands hours are crazy, that means I would have been pushing the stroller and I wouldnt want to put my daughter in that risky position either. I did begin my new half training this week and got 95% of the runs in for that so not worried there. Just now I know that run streaking while on this sugar detox isnt the best idea and thats ok.
   Anyway, week 1 of the 21 day sugar detox is complete. Doing great on eating what I need to and staying away from the sweets and treats and I feel good. Yes I was tired the other day and had some random dizzy spells (not blood sugar related as I made sure to check that) but those have passed and I just feel refreshed. I am on my period and have some slight bloat from that but the grossness that usually comes along, the sluggishness, and crampy discomfort is not here. I havent had any cramps at all except for the very first morning and not only that but my cycle has been a lot lighter overall as well-- a HUGE plus! I am honestly impressed with that.  And the best news of all, I am down 6.2lbs! It makes me want to go out and run 6.2 miles to celebrate the occasion, but i'll wait until tomorrow to do that for my first long run of my training plan =)