Binge....AVOIDED! Sweet, sweet victory!

[Amanda]

Sorry if my workout summaries are so boring. I like being able to write it down and actually see my improvements on paper.....er...screen. :-)

I think I did pretty well today! Got up and hit the gym with Lauren (half marathon partner). We put in 3.4 miles total. Our workout called for 3.0, but we tend to not lump a warm-up or cool down lap in our actual mileage count. I ran 1.4 miles consecutive! And you know what? Aside from my shoes bothering me I think I could have done more! (I need to invest in better shoes- mine are causing blisters on the arches of my feet. Otherwise they feel pretty good. I think I'm going to hit up an actual running store this weekend and invest in some quality shoes.) We then walked two laps (.4) and I was able to jog another 3 laps (.6). I frankly could have gone more if my feet weren't so irritated. We finished up with a walk one, jog one and then cooled down. Oh, we also threw some stretching into our workout and strength training. Since I felt pretty good today I'm going to try tomorrow to run 1.6 or more of the two we're scheduled for. I slowed the pace today and it really helped. (I should add I've been doing longer mileages of intervals, so I'm not particularly worried about an injury from increasing my consecutive run at the beginning of a workout)

Eating was a success for the most part. I had a piece of amish friendship bread my roommate ate, but that was my only sweet! I made a mango/banana/pineapple smoothie after the gym for breakfast/lunch. My snack before class (the smoothie just wasn't enough) was a banana and string cheese. Get this- NO CAFFEINE! I said no to coffee and opted for some tea since I've been having problems staying hydrated.

Dinner was a serving of the lentils I made with 1/4 cup chredded cheese, 2 RF crescent rolls, and about 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds (yummy!). Now, for the dreaded....

BINGE!

My dinner didn't stay with me for very long. I think my body was really off since I didn't eat until 4 hours after I got up and had put in a full workout by then (I value sleep too much to get up early on most days to allow time to digest before a workout). Anywho, by 7 I was ready to eat anything and everything. I went to the store and ended up picking up a spicy tuna roll from their sushi. It probably had about 1/2 cup rice total and *maybe* and ounce of fish. Pretty simple. I ate that and made up a salad with 1/4 avocado. I needed to eat, my body was making it clear, but I resisted the urge to swing through a drive-through and eat a really bad meal just ot save 10 minutes. I'm really proud. :-)

All told I think I had just under 1,700 calories according to the site I track on. I'd like to be closer to 1,500, but almost all of the calories came from pretty decent nutrient sources and I estimated I probably burned around 350-450 calories at the gym, so it's still a net loss for my weight.

Ok, off to write a paper and hopefully go to bed early! Have a great night all!

[Heather]

I think you did great. Sushi isn't a bad choice and avocado has healthy fat. Awesome on the working out. It does sound like a shoe problem for sure. Can you get fitted at a running store? I also use Body Glide on my feet and other areas that chafe. It is awesome and really helps - I have found it at Sports Authority and at some of the running expos before races. My toes usually get some blisters with distance and this stuff really helps! I also got some expensive socks that I use that seem to help - I think they are called Moving Comfort or something. Anyway, you are doing awesome!!!

[Elaine]

Proud of you!