Abbreviated Run and Extended Happy Hour

Today I had a meeting at noon and 1. That meant that I didn't get down to run until 2. I knew we were headed to happy hour before 5 so I kept my run short. I ran for 30 min at 5.5 with no walking breaks.

At happy hour I didn't have any of the tasty appetizers. I just had two beers. I would be sitting pretty were it not for the mid-morning snack of white sheet cake.

I haven't mentioned it, but my boss is in town. She is normally in Columbus. My boss is awesome. She is fun and smart and if she actually lived in Des Moines I would change jobs so I could be her friend. As it is she lives in Ohio so I can hang out with her when she's here and the whole boss thing isn't too weird. Because she lives in Columbus and I get to see her 2 to 4 times a year when she is here we go out a lot. Yesterday was dinner at the Flying Mango. Tonight was happy hour at Court Ave. Tomorrow is dinner out again. I'm loving it and having a wonderful time. I just don't know how to lose weight while having two or (if I'm feeling crazy) three drinks a night.

Have you ever lost weight while imbibing in work related dinners, cocktails, and cake? How did you do it?

Flying Mango and Whatnot

Today I ran 4 miles. Seriously. I ran 40 minutes at 5.5 MPH. That is pretty darn amazing for me, as I am slow and don't run very far. Also I did the elliptical for 20 min.

Oh, also I had Chex Mix for lunch and had three glasses of wine with dinner. But it was a damn good dinner.

You know what????

This sucks. I am tired. I am hungry. I have PMS. But I logged my food (well, except for the chocolate I took from a co-worker's desk). I did the elliptical this morning and walked for an hour at lunch. Tomorrow will be a better day.

So much Mexican food....

This morning I lifted for 30 min. At lunch I ran with a few walk breaks for 45 min. I ended up doing a little over 4 miles.

I did great with food at work. After work I had to walk Cooper and get right back in the car to head to dinner with friends. We ate at Taco Casa. I had never been there before - it was a fast food place. For $5.08 I got the Mexican platter #2 - a tostada, beans, a quesadilla, and chilaquiles. Thank goodness I ran for 4 miles. I'm now uncomfortably food sipping mint tea. I went to the restaurant too hungry and ended up eating way too much. I may be uncomfortable, but I'm happy I'm still within my target calorie range.

Finding my Stride

Where have I been? I've been at home. Being lazy. Eating too much. I did great on Saturday (getting a 40 mile ride in makes it easy to eat within your calories). Sunday and Monday were another story.

The problem with a day or two off isn't that I cheat on those days. It's that it is so hard to eat a normal amount after just a couple of snack filled days. By 10 AM this morning I'd had peanut M&M's and some Bunny Crackers. I decided to let loose in the morning and make up for it later.

At lunch I met Mandee for some elliptical and catching up (we both slept in). After work I ran 3 miles and did the DVD. I only did level 1 but I upped my weights from 5 lbs to 8 lbs for the second set of weights and the chest fly in circuit 3. Running felt great. It really clears my head and helps me focus on what I need to get done.

I'm headed to Davenport this weekend for another wedding. One bad day won't kill me as long as I can get myself to immediately refocus.

Friday

I didn't enter my food from last night until this morning, but I did OK with food yesterday. I lifted in the morning, ran after work, and did the DVD. Noting new or exciting to report on that front.

Today I went to the farmer's market so I'm now full of papusa and coffee. I'm headed to Cumming for 30 miles of fun on the bike later, so I'm hoping today will be a good day. I'm even going to try making kale chips (because those people at the Grinnell Heritage Farm can get me to buy anything).

Doing Fine

Today I did 30 on the elliptical in the morning. I tried to run at lunch, but after 10 minutes my calves were still painfully tight so I hopped on the elliptical for 20 more minutes. I didn't do the DVD tonight because I was busy getting my hair cut.

I mostly tracked my calories today. I did fine up until dinner when I was too tired to figure out the calories in homemade pizza crust and sauce. Instead of plugging the info in I decided to just pick a frozen pizza to use instead. I'm not sure how accurate it will be, but I figure if anything it is more calories than in homemade pizza.

Tomorrow will be tricky. Instead of working out I'm meeting my friend Derek who up and joined the Army at 33 for lunch. He's back for a week before he ships off for good, so I figure lunch with him is pretty important. I'll try to get a run in after work, depending on how my lower legs feel.