Friday Flop

So, I weighed in this morning and the scale did not play nice. Okay, maybe I didn't play nice with the food intake this week. I want to blame the scale, but that would be a cop out and I know it. The only problem is that my scale gave me 3 different weights with a 3lb span in difference.

I'm not happy with the weight gain, obviously although there are good things to come out of this week. I measured my body and I'm losing inches. That is always good even though I'm still feeling thick. I'm not the best when it comes to measuring myself, but I'm pretty consistent with tape measure placement. That must count for something, right.

I have another long run planned for tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it for one reason and one reason only - it is supposed to be 10 degrees out tomorrow. That will feel like running in the tropics compared to my last two outdoor runs. I'm working 7a-3p and then 10:30-6:30a at my second job. Midnight hangover may get best of me on my long run, but I'll do what I can to be at my best mentally and physically. Short and long, okay not so much short at all, I'm going to be on the street for 98 minutes..... holy hell. How did these crazy times and distances get here so fast?

As I said, I'm not all that happy with my weigh in failure of this morning, so I'm recommitting to being more aware of the bits, licks, nibbles and straight up bites of foods. The water is being gulped and veggies consumed. I'm back and I'm on my way to losing that pesky gain from this week!

Have a great one!

February Fun

Running 79.67KM
I ran a total more this month than last month which would translate to more time too. I started my 8th week and for some reason it's starting to freak me out a wee bit. Trust the training! Trust the process.


Books - 2 books
I didn't read as much this month as I did in January. I blame the Olympics. Go CANADA Go!!!!

1. The Christmas Cookie Club - Anne Pearlman
2. Dear John - Nicholas Sparks

Weight Loss - Loss .2lbs
I did just write .2lbs! That is so very sad. All that running and I've lost .2lbs. Just kidding. I'm not really running to lose weight. I'm trying to lose weight by doing WW and I'm failing miserably in that regard. It will eventually all work itself out in the end.

Stitching - 18 hours 40 minutes
My stitching is fun again. I don't feel the insane pressure to hit particular number goals like I did in my previous stitching endeavours. I stitch now for the pure joy of putting needle to thread. That is fun.

I do have a few pieces that I finished over the years that I've done nothing with. They are currently hanging on a hanger in my spare room closet. I am contemplating putting them up for sale on E-Bay and using the money towards paying down my debt.

Personal Life
Things in my life are just floating by. After my heartache of Valentine's day life has returned to the normal I know. Work work work. I don't work as much as some but more than others. I'm trying to keep my perspective in regards to figuring out how to work, figure out my finances and still find time for Cute Boy and I to spend time together. Not sure that is as important to him as it is to me, but I keep plugging away.

I miss my girls a lot. I don't see them, but talk to them pretty much daily via texting. It is more challenging spending time with them, Queenie an hour and half away and Princess just down the road, but seemingly in another city for all the time we get to spend together.

So, that concludes the summary of my month of February.

Soggy Run Edition

It has taken me since Saturday to get this run entered.

It was long run Saturday AGAIN! There was snow AGAIN. There was rain AND snow. Weather wise it was not pretty. If the weather wasn't pretty, the run itself was downright ugly! Ugly. Ugly. Ugly.

No excuses. I was coming off a midnight with little sleep the couple days prior to my long run. I was running with tree trunk legs. The negative mental chatter was nasty. I couldn't find a groove to save my life. I was running 1 minute walking 1 minute. I would build to 2 minutes run and then walk again. It was just all around painful.

My legs were red for at least an hour after my run. The good thing is that I can walk normal today which was not the case last week. So, are things looking up? I hope.

Lessons learned are that things are not always the way they should be on run day and you can still finish what you set out to do. 11.58K (7.24 miles) in 1 hr 27 minutes. I'll take it. It is my longest distance to date and I survived. That, right now, in my books is a victory.