Trying to pick up the pieces

It feels like forever since I have blogged or really ran. It probably has been too. I have found the longer it is between workouts, the harder it is to get back into the groove of things. My pace has severely suffered or maybe it is my buddy's pace but I have slowed significantly and it upsets me. I am not far off my weight so I don't think it will take much to get back into the swing of things pretty quickly. As for the pace, it hasn't really helped that The Man hasn't been home much to babysit Thing Three or occasionally Things Two and Three which leaves me with a stroller or not going at all. I need to do something soon. My friend challenged me to do 1000 miles in 2011. I had only planned on doing 500! I thought that was ambitious! Apparently not. I have to get going on things today! I am going to try something new. If I can start losing more weight I think that it might encourage me to do better. Here's hoping! I am going to incorporate more protein into my diet. We'll see how it goes and I'll let you know.

And then there was none...

I ended 2010 with such motivation and dedication to keep running. Here it is, a new year with all the resolutions that come with it (I have made none so far weight-wise), and I find myself at a loss. It has been cold and my buddies have more often than not punked out on me so I find myself going at it alone. This has been to my detriment. I bought Zumba and have done it twice and am feeling it but I miss the feeling of accomplishment after a run. I only go now on occasion with my brother and my best bud has challenged me to run 1000 miles this year. My original goal was only 500 but she said I was being a wuss. So I find myself again wondering, "What do I do?" I don't want to punk out on myself and not complete the 1000 miles but I wonder if I can make up for time lost when the weather warms up. I am content to do Zumba right now as I feel like it is making a difference because about an hour later I am sore, not bad sore but sore-I just found some new muscles-sore. Summer maybe very busy for me if this keeps up because I don't know how I'm going to squeeze in 1000 miles with Things 1, 2, and 3 in tow. I will do it though! I just wish there was someone out there to push me a little harder. The rec center near my house is supposed to open soon so I am hoping that I can catch a lot of miles there. X Fingers crossed! X

A new year, a new me! Sort of...

So I made it through the holidays eating lots of chocolate and drinking carbonated beverages; both of which, I normally don't do and I am okay. Hooray for small favors. Christmas day brought me something that I wasn't expecting and it was good and bad. I won't address the bad because it falls under the TMI category so I'll move on to the good. I lost another pound. The scale actually said two but it only said it once so I'm only counting one. Considering the fact that I haven't exercised since before Christmas I am quite pleased with myself. I had envisioned myself rolling out of bed (literally) because I had gorged myself over the holidays. Luckily that is not the case. I am happy.