Awesome weekend!

Hello everyone! I hope that everyone had a fablous 4th of July. I did.

Started yesterday (the 4th) by sleeping in until 9am...unheard of for me! I knew I wanted to run even though it was much later than I normally run on Saturdays so I fueled up with a sesame seed bagel topped with pb and half a banana sliced up. Then I went to feed/walk the little doggies I am watching and came back and headed out for a run. I didn't know how far I wanted to go, it was my last run before marathon trainng started so it was just a fun run. I ended up doing 6.25 miles but it was so hot and humid. My legs were dragging from the workouts I did earlier in the week which was why I cut the run off at about 6 miles.

Later in the day we had my aunt, uncle and cousin over and a few of my friends stopped by for a BBQ. We swam and played pool bball and had some really good eats. I just started eating meat again recently and my hamburger was delicious! I topped it with some guac and had some breaded chicken on the side. For dessert I had a few cookies and a brownie. It was definately a "cheat" day and I did not count calories this weekend.

I ended up going to see an awesome firework display with some friends later on in the night and came home and passed out, being out in the sun all day will tire you out.

Sundays are usually a long run day for me but I decided to skip the run and do a long bike ride instead. I did 24 miles on a trail with a friend and burned about 1200 cals...not bad! I had breakfast before and made myself a 100 cal pita with pb and sliced banana. When I got back I had a big salad topped with hummus and hot sauce, a turkey wrap with laugh cow and a ton of fruit. And a cookie of course. I layed out by the pool all afternoon and swam quite a bit-the pool was 82 degrees! Left for a friends BBQ later and then came home to eat dinner because I am a picky eater and I liked the food at my house better. Had basically a repeat of my salad at lunch with breaded chicken on top and a brownie.

Well tomorrow begins marathon training! I think my plan starts with a rest day. I am going to try and plan out meals for the week that I can make ahead of time or at least make sure I have all the stuff at my house so I can make it quickly...any suggestions on some easy/nutritious meals?

Have a great night:)

4 Day Weekend!

Hello everyone! I promised a much more optimistic post today so here it goes. Today is the start of my 4 day weekend! Hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend.

I decided to take today as a complete rest day since my legs were dragging yesterday. It was nice to be able to sleep in before work and I am taking care of someones dogs this week so I headed over there before work.

I woke up and had oatmeal, pb, and blueberries. This is seriously my fav meal. It would have been better if there was a banana to add but my sister eats bananas like crazy and there was none left.

Work was okay, I can't tell if the guy I am working for likes me, he is really hard to read. I am doing a good job though and the day flies by which is nice. I packed a wrap filled with tuna, low fat mayo and lettuce along with a nonfat Breyers vanilla yogurt and some strawberries and pb cereal to mix in. I finished my lunch off with a peach.

Later on in the day I had a choc rasp luna bar and a graham cracker. I got out of work early, 5 instead of 5:30 so I headed over to take care of the dogs and then came home and snacked on some pretzals and a balance bar...I NEED to stop snacking after work. It is more of a habit than anything.

My dad and I got Subway for dinner and I got the veggie delight on flatbread <3 it was SO good. I just read the new Runners World (my FAV mag!) and ate a few more pretzals and some strawberries.

A friend suggested to me that seeing a nutritionist might be a good idea and I cannot wait to get a full time job and have some money so I can go see one. I want to eat well enough to fuel my running but not eat too much. I have no idea each day how "well" I ate and I end up being aggrevated with myself because it always seems like too much. I guess it is just a result of gaining so much weight in college and working so hard to take it all off that I have a permanent fear of gaining even a pound more. I just need to see someone that can give me pointers and let me know if I am eating the best foods/correct amounts to adequatly fuel my running and keep me healthy.

How do other people who run long distances/exercise a lot know that what they eat is enough/too much? Any advice for me?

Well I'm off to let the dogs out one more time and then bed...meeting a friend for a 6 mile run in the morning then helping my parents get ready for our 4th of July BBQ. I'm spending my 4th hopefully taking a 24 mile trail bike ride with a friend and then a family BBQ. Also, I think I have a date at some point this weeekend with a guy I met at the gym:)

Bad Body Image Day

Well first of all, sorry I have not posted in a while. I just started my new job as a paralegal and have been quite busy.

Today was a very bad body image day. I just feel large, heavy and slow all the time. I feel like I can't keep up with my fast running friends anymore because I gained weight since I was last able to run. Then this morning I tried on a skirt that fit me back in March and it was a bit tight. It doesn't help that I am completly bloated and feel even fatter than normal.

It is just frustrating because I don't know if I will ever fully feel "skinny". Even at my thinnest I was always paranoid about gaining weight. I don't want to always be worried about this for the rest of my life.

The good news is I am eating very well, even though I think it may be a little too much. I want to run this marathon the best I can and not get hurt or sick during training. Today I had 2100 calories...I don't even know anymore if that is perfect/too high/whatever.

Ugh, sorry for being all Debbie Downer on you guys. I promise a much more positive post tomorrow!