Trail Running Granny

Today should have been my first day volunteering at Red Butte Gardens, but with all the snow I bagged it. Since I had a free morning I took 3 fitness classes at the rec center, muscle-up, track and tone ( a new class where you are running and doing afew exercises) and spinning and decided I would take the 6 week triathlon class that starts up in a week or so. It is from 5:00am to 6:30 four days a week.  I think it will be similar to my bootcamp but they won't be calling me names, and it is much cheaper.  It is the first time they have offered a tri class at CHRC so it is very reasonable. 

I am running out of time!  My 50K is 17 days away!  I feel like a cow!  I must drop 10 pounds, I need to take drastic  measures!  This is going to be my venting page, please feel free to ignore me completly as I am going to get crazy  these next 17 days. 

I got up this morning and the scale screamed at me!  I am at my highest weight in the last few years.  I am not sharing that number with you but will report my loss daily for the next 17 days.

This morning I ran 9.36 miles on the JRP with Gary, it was beautiful, we had a nice visit and I am ready for more miles.  I need to cut Paul's hair and then do another appt. and then I will get back out and get a few more miles in.  I plan to go to the rec center every evening and get at least another short workout in.  It stinks to get old, I eat less and better than I used to and still can not seem to drop the weight.  HELP!  If anyone has any tricks please share.  I need to burn more calories and go to bed hungry and onery I guess. 

This morning I had a green smoothie before my run.  During and after my run I had some home made lowfat healthy little cookies made with quinoa, oats, whole wheat flour and flax seed)

4:00 pm update, I did a short hike with Odee on the Pipeline, bad call, I waded thru at least 6 inches of mud and slush.  I ate a banana on the way up in the car.  I am hoping to get in an evening work out at the gym.  So far my day has been good, I should drop acouple of pounds and then that is where it starts to get really tough. 

9:30pm update, I had some turkey speghetti for dinner and then did 20 min. on the stationary bike at the rec center.   Today went well, hopefully I can keep this up tomorrow.

I was happy to wake up to a loss of 3.4 pounds, of course that is the easy part,  the next 6.6 will be killer, but I feel real determined to do this.  I was going to take a tri class, but decided I would just get up at 5:30am on my own and work out, I have become real frugal lately and didn't want to pay for it.  I got up at 5:30 this morning and put on my new clip hed headlamp and took off for a run up to BCC and back and then came home and took Odee over to the pond for acouple of loops. I am going to spin this morning also.  I really liked going over to the gym last night, it was only for 20 min. but it keeps me focused on this mission and I am not as tempted to sit on the couch and eat chocolate covered pomegrante seeds! 

Day #2  down 3.4  and 6.6 to go!

PM update, just got back from doing 20 min. on the stationary bike.

breakfast- green smoothie and 2 of my healthy cookies ( 79 calories each)

lunch- turkey speghetti and an apple

dinner-protein pancakes and scrambled eggs

In my book this is another great day!! My only fault is not enough water, I need to work on that.

I forgot how nice it is to get up before the sun to run and watch the sun come up!  I did the same run I did yesterday to the mouth of BCC and back and then took Odee for a 2 loops around the pond. 

The weightloss is going well!

Day # 3    down 4.1 pounds and have 5.9 to go!  This is the weight I usually get to and then bounce right back up, so anything from this point on is really worth celebrating.

Breakfast- 2 healthy cookies ( 79 calories each)

snack- cottage cheese and pretzels

lunch- green smoothie

I am crazy.  Yesterday for an early dinner,( 3:30 in the afternoon), I had a 1/2 of a turkey wrap from Costco and then just ate raw veggies in the evening while playing cards with some friends.  They had pizza, I did not have one bite.  Yay me.  I got up this morning and the scale was up and  was really ticked and ate nothing before my run.  I met Rachel and Smooth and Kathy and two guys from the blog, I knew I would be slow, but on top of being slow, I was STARVING to death.  I always eat before a run.  Anyway, I took off with the gang, but lagged behind right from the start and decided to just do 4 miles to reach another 40 mile week.  It's all good, it was fun to say Hi and Goodbye!  I came home and the scale was still up and I have been SO good.  Oh well.

I came home ate some whole wheat cereal and then had the other half my my turkey wrap for lunch and tonight we are taking my girlfriend from Escalante out for Thai food, so I will probably be up tomorrow too.  You know I am doing the best I can, and what ever happens with the scale, so be it. 

Day #4  total down 3.3 pounds. 

It was fun to see you girls!!!!