Day 1

Day 1 is all about making better choices. Not a drastic over haul, but small tweaks. Here's some that I made today:

- 2 creams in my coffee instead of 4+ (some days the coffee is terrible and mucho creamer needed. I'm considering a keurig purchase since my coffee pot broke)

- Brought my lunch instead of eating out

- Fruit and yogurt and protein bar for a snack instead of chocolate, chips, or animal crackers

- Drinking water over diet soda

Overall, I felt pretty good. I had a moment where I was starving after my snacks, so I ate a 100 cal bag of popcorn and then downed a whole nalgene of water. I think I was hitting a stressed out point and wanted to munch. 

The dreaded day 1 picture.....ugh!

I ran, well rather ran/walked 3 miles. It was hard. Everything below my belly button hurt. And it pissed me off. 3 miles a struggle?!?! Pathetic. 3 miles used to be when I was just getting warmed up. How the hell am I going to run a marathon? Was this a really bad impulsive race to sign up for?

Its funny how you always remember the good stuff. Not the fact that I've really let my running go this year. Or that I've gained weight and my both legs have an extra load. Somehow I still expect to pick up where I left off pacing-wise. I have my work cut out for me to get marathon ready. Eeek!

But why the hell not? I remember when I decided to run my first half. Talk about mixed reviews. This resulted in 2 responses: the happy, excited "good for you!" response or the "really your fat ass can run" smirk. And I did....5 times :P 

After the run, I did feel better that I went. It's a step in the right direction. When I got home I forgot to leave meat out, so peanut butter sandwich and milk was dinner. Then the dog park so crazy dog could run some energy off. Now I'm finishing this post and it's time for bed. Pretty decent Day 1 start. Gotta keep this up!