weigh in today

I wasn't going to weigh myself but I figured if the number didn't change or showed slightly higher (which will happen- that's part of the process) that it would be good incentive to keep my weekend eating squeaky clean. It's easy to stay focused during the week because eating during work is not a practical option for me. Also, my evenings are riddled with parental duties. Kid pick ups, kid home work, kid dinners, etc. Sheer madness with little time to deviate. My children are usually indifferent to the fact that we do not keep an abundance of junk food in the house. (sometimes they inform me that there's "nothing" to eat) I have to really really go out of my way in order to succeed at ruining my food regimen. I'm glad to say that it's just not worth it.

About a week after my last marathon in November, I saw 136 lbs when I stepped on this scale. Let this be a reminder to all of us "average" runners with slower metabolisms that high mileage does not give you the license to eat whateverthehell you want.

Hard Logical work = results, people:

130.75 lbs! I'm less than a pound away from my first goal! It's honestly not that hard. I just keep reminding myself that I want results more than I want to impulsively eat something unhealthy. I remind myself that I can have whatever it is I have a fleeting craving for if I'm willing to put in the extra time/effort to burn it off. My willingness to work it off is my deciding factor. Last weekend, a strong sweet martini was TOTALLY worth the extra time on the boring-as-hell elliptical. Today, I don't want a martini enough to work for it.

I'm going to start running more again to prepare for the 13.1 NY and this will be in addition to all of this moderate cardio and core training. I loathe running in cold weather almost as much as I loathe high mileage on a treadmill. (actually anything more than five miles on a treadmill is almost unfathomable) I wonder which will ultimately be the lesser of two evils for me.