GPS Distance Tracker

I am so excited about this! I was given money for Christmas this year, and so I went on the hunt to look for a portable GPS distance tracker that I could wear like a watch. I looked everywhere, and I finally found one at Frye's (go figure right? haha). Anyway, it's an R300 Navman GPS specifically made for running. I just got it today, but I am planning on using it to go running outside during the weekdays and then I can know exactly how far I have run or will run. This way I can run in much more populated areas than at the lake and know exactly how far and how fast I've run :)

5k!!

I ran the San Diego Baloon Parade 5k race yesterday! My time was 34 mins and 49 seconds which averages 11.1 minute miles. I was so excited because my goal was to make it under 35 minutes and I did! I have some pictures of the race that I need to get developed, and as soon as I do, I will post them on here :)

There were 1500+ people who ran yesterday in front of 100,000+ people on the sidelines. The run kicked off the baloon parade so we ran past all the spectators. It was a lot of fun. I think I'm going to run this one next year too :)

Calf Issues

Well, my calf was still bothering me yesterday when I ran at an incline. I took today off from running, but I am still planning on running tomorrow. I'm going to see how I am doing in the morning, but I did get my husband to run it with me so that will be fun. I think I'm okay to run the race tomorrow because the course is rather flat which should be okay on my calf, and if worse comes to worse, I can walk the 5k since it is a run/walk anyway. My goal is to run it all though so we will see what happens. I will keep you posted...

Christmas @ Coronado

My husband and I love going to Coronado, and one of our Christmas traditions has been going there on Christmas morning. Well it was absolutely beautiful there this year, and I just wanted to post some pictures!

Christmas Morning Run

My cousin is in town, and we went for a super nice run this morning (Christmas) outside down by a golf course by my parent's house. We estimated that it was about 1.5 miles that we did this morning, but it was wonderful because it was outside AND my calf is not hurting :)))) Which means I should hopefully be able to run my 5k on thursday!!!

Blog Layout

I got suckered yesterday into "updating" my blog so now it looks a bit strange. I will work on getting it looking better sometime tomorrow, but I wanted to let you know why it looked weird lol

Status Report

Well, my calves are doing better today. They don't hurt anymore, but when I do calf raises I can feel them stretch a bit more than typical. I have not run all week in order to let them recover. I am taking tomorrow off from the gym since I did legs today, but come Sunday, I am going to jog a slow 1.5 miles flat and see how my calves feel. If they are doing alright, I'm going to keep up-ing my miles each day next week so I can be ready to run the 5k by Thursday. I hope that I am up for it!!

On a different note, I was at the gym today, and some random weird guy just started talking to me while I was resting between leg extension sets. It was the one time that I did not have my ipod shuffle with me... It was rather disturbing because I didn't even know this guy and he just started talking to me randomly about how he coaches girl's track and how girls can be emotion??? What the heck?? He talked to me for like 5 minutes while I was staring at him trying to figure out why on earth he was saying anything to me... I've seen this guy at the gym before too so it was really weird. Never will I forget my shuffle and I will remain far away from that guy if I see him lol

So Sad....

So, I need to let both my calves recover right now. I was so sad today when I had to do the elliptical machine.... I was pouting the whole way lol... I just want to go run... I think I'm addicted to running. Anyway, I'm going to keep on the elliptical for at least a couple of days if not the rest of the week to try to let my calves heal. I've got my race in 2 weeks so I need to let them recover otherwise I may not be able to run it :(

Calf Injury

So I injured my right calf on Wednesday running. I took Thursday and Friday off from the gym to give my calf some time to recover. This morning I went to the gym and I walked 1 lap at 3.7 mph and I was feeling pretty good so I ended up running 2.85 miles at 4.8 mph all flat, and my calf is doing alright. I'm going to be running flat for a couple of days and doing some calf raises to get my calf muscle strengthened. I hope it heals 100% by the 28th!

Christmas Party

Well, I've been working pretty good at keeping the diet and workout plan together. It's the weekends that kill me though. This past weekend was my work's Christmas Party and I wanted to post some pictures of me at Christmas party 2005 and this year Christmas Party. I think it's a good indication of where I am going :) Enjoy! Can't wait until next year's Christmas party :)

9 Minutes 40 Seconds!

For the first time ever, I ran 1 mile in 9 minutes and 40 seconds! Almost died!! but I did it :)

New Schedule

So I've come up with a new schedule with Luis' help... and so here it is!

Sunday: Run 3 miles at the Lake
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Morning- Run 2-3 miles
Afternoon- Weights, Run a fast mile, Climb as many stairs in 5
minutes
Tuesday, Thursday: Morning only- Weights, Run 2-3 miles
Saturday: Rest Day

And for my new eating schedule:

5:00 am - Protein Shake or Breakfast Bar
8:00 am - Protein Bar
11:00 am: M,W,F- Yogurt
T,TH - Sandwhich & Apple
3:00 pm - MWF- Sandwhich & Apple
T,TH- Yogurt
6:00 pm- Small Dinner

I've been able to stick to the meal plan pretty good, but going to the gym twice a day is going to proof tough. But I am going to stick with it so that I can hit my goal of weighing somewhere around 145 pounds by summer.

I did it!

I went to the miramar lake and ran 3 miles without stopping, and I'm feeling alright today! It was my first time to run outside in years and it felt wonderful, and the scenario is gorgeous with the sun setting over the lake. Now I just have to get faster for my 5k at the end of this month. Although, I need to be a little careful and let my legs recover because running outside is harder on my knees than on the treadmill.

Albertson's Fruit on the Bottom Yogurt

Awhile back I had posted about not liking yogurt. So I finally got the courage to try different brands of yogurt because I had only had the yoplait brand. So I tried all of the following:

Blueberry Yoplait Yogurt
Chocolate Whips Yoplait Yogurt
Lucern Plain Yogurt
Lucern Vanilla Yogurt
Ralph's Fruit on the Bottom Blueberry Yogurt
Albertson's Fruit on the Bottom Blueberry Yogurt
Albertson's Vanilla Yogurt

Now, I very much disliked all of the above except for the Albertson's Fruit on the Bottom Yogurt. All the others have a disgusting sour flavor to them which I can't stand (although I'm sure you dissagree with me on this but oh well). Even the Albertson's Vanilla Yogurt is not good either. I don't know what it is that they put in the Albertson's Fruit on the bottom, but it is hella good... haha!

The aMazing Title

I've been able to get into the gym all week! It's been wonderful being able to go! I started off by just running 1 mile on Monday. Tuesday I worked biceps and ran 1.5 miles, and today I worked triceps and ran 2.0 miles. I am going to run 2.5 miles tomorrow, and I hope to run 3.0 miles on Friday outside at the Miramar Lake. I heard from a friend that it is a nice run and that it has mile markers. I'm somewhat uncertain if I will be able to be ready to run my 5k since it is only a few more weeks away, but I'm going to work hard for it.

Well, I ended up gaining that 4.5 pounds that I had lost, so I am back at an even 50 pounds again, but I have worked out a new diet plan that I will detail out below that I am going to stick to. I hope to get back those pounds by the end of 2 weeks from this past Monday. Here is my new diet plan:

5 am (if I actually wake up on time haha) - Protein Shake or Breakfast Bar
8 am - Protein Bar
11 am - Yogurt (Fruit on the Bottom Yogurt Rocks!!! Don't even diss it Luis...)
2 pm - Sandwich & Apple
6-7 pm - Small Dinner

Surviving the Holidays

Well, to the say the least, I've been a little unmotivated due to the holidays. We went up to Northern California for Thanksgiving to my mother-in-law's home. It was a nice get away for both of us, but bad on food and no gym since we were out of town. This week I am planning on getting together with my friend to talk about getting back into the gym and getting motivated again. I've been doing quite well marinating my current weight, but I don't want to just maintain... I want to lose more. So I'm going to get back in to the gym and get motivate once again!

Dress Shopping

The company I work for has a formal Christmas party every year, and like always, they are having one this year on December 9th. Because of this, I need to get a formal dress. I went to David's Bridal yesterday to look around to see what was out there, and I tried a couple of dresses on. Now, My wedding dress that I wore was a size 22 from David's Bridal and that was 3 years ago... When I tried on dresses yesterday, I could fit into the size 14 but it was a little to snug so I went with the size 16! I know that I'm still far away from my goal, but that was encouraging for me...

Training

Well, I'm trying to get back into the swing of things as I was unable to go to the gym for the last month due to my work. My work now has slowed thanks to the holiday season so now I'm back in action once again! I went to the gym yesterday evening, and I ran 1.5 miles at 1% incline and at 5.0 mph. I realized that it's going to take a lot to do well at this 5k as I was out for awhile. Anyway, the gym was super busy yesterday. I have never seen the gym that busy before, and I don't know if everyone has renewed their memberships or something. But it is always encouraging to see people working on their fitness especially if they follow through with it. Well I'll keep you posted on everything as it happens :) Thanks for the encouragement!!

December 5k Run

So I've Decided to run the 5k run at the San Diego Balloon Parade this December 28th. I'm going to start training for it hardcore tomorrow, and my husband, Chris, is going to run it with. I can't wait!

GYM

I finally went to the gym!!! Oh boy!! Here was my workout after much debate:

1 mile run @ 1% incline
3 laps @ 4.5 mph
1 lap @ 5.0 mph

20 Stairs on the actual stairmaster thing @ level 5

Leg Curls
1x15 @ 30 pounds
1x13 @ 35 pounds
1x10 @ 40 pounds

Leg Extensions
1x15 @ 30 pounds
1x11 @ 35 pounds
1x9 @ 40 pounds

My goal was to make 15 pounds but to fail on the last two sets. Anyway, it felt really good to be in the gym. Going to the gym just helps out in my outlook and perspective for the day :)