I came into 2011 with a lot of momentum from 2010. I had run over 700 miles and lost over 40 pounds. I raced in multiple 5Ks, 10Ks and 2 half-marathons. I was on top of the world.
To be honest December was when I started to fall off the wagon – cold weather, holidays, new boyfriend, etc.
I really hoped 2011 was going to be even more stellar than 2010. Despite not loving now the first Quarter of 2011 has gone, I have very high hopes for the rest of 2011.
My weight: I have been gaining and losing the same 7 pounds since December. I’m ready to FIRMLY and STEADILY be in the 170s and then hit my GW of 168 in this second quarter.
My Mileage: Including my last 2 March runs today and tomorrow I’ll have 163 miles for the year thus far. I BARELY ran in January and part of February. I’ve put most of this mileage on the board in the past 7 weeks. I really want to run 1,000 miles in 2011 which meant I needed ~250 per quarter. So I’m BEHIND. Hopefully once I start Marathon training later this year I will rack up the the mileage I lost.
My Body: Although my weight and measurements haven’t changed much (I will measure on Thursday) I feel good about how I look. I am easily in size 14 pants with hopes of soon making the movie to 12s. I am wearing large and medium shirts. My boobs look absolutely fantastic. I was THIS CLOSE to taking a picture of them yesterday and then using the magic of PAINT or something to make it psuedo appropriate. We’ll see, but trust me they look awesome.
My Attitude: Regardless of the numbers on the scale or mileage I’m laying down I feel good about myself when I’m working out regularly and eating well. I vividly remember stretching at the gym maybe in early Feb when I got back to working out and I felt so fat and gross. Then a few weeks later I was checking myself out in the mirror and felt so confident and fit. The funny thing is that the scale hasn’t moved much. It’s the inner confidence of knowing I am putting in the work and “running laps around all those couch potatoes.” (I love that quote I saw I tumblr a few weeks ago).
My Plan: I have my half marathon on Sunday and then I plan to take the rest of April to really work on speed training. I have a 5K on May 1 (aka the first anniversary of my first 5K back on the same course) and I really want to be FAST. In a later post I will be asking you all for speed training fartlek advice. I really hope to be out of the 170s this quarter and see my GW of 168. I want to reach my UGW by my 28th Birthday on August 4th.