99 Days and Counting

Soooooo.....

Training Update
It's 99 days until the Army 10 Miler and training has been... well... let's say I actually need to start training. I've been enjoying my love affair with cycling, but alas the ATM is not a bike race. So, I'm putting cycling on the back burner and putting running back on the front lines. Tomorrow, I'm going to try running with this group called the Kingstowne Striders. They have a 3- and 5- mile run every Saturday. So, I'm going to try and do the 5 mile run with this group. I know it'll be the slowest 5 miler this year. Why not run with ARRC, you ask? Well, they meet at 6am. They're already up to 8 miles according to their schedule. And they're sooooo far away. So, I'm going to try this new group on for size. If all else fails I'll have to commit to training on my own.

Weight Update
After weeks of staring at the same number on the scale, I am finally down a pound!!! Most of you are probably thinking, "BFD, one pound." But it's like finally descending after a long, bumpy flight. I felt relieved that my hard work for the last 2 weeks is finally starting to pay off. I've been incorporating a lot of changes to my daily eating habits and cutting out most of my indulgences. So here's what I've done so far.

1. No Fast Food. If it has a drive-thru it's off limits.
2. No Wine/Alcohol. One glass of wine after dinner usually turned into 2 glasses and I can't enjoy 2 glasses of wine w/o something to eat. So 2 glasses of wine and several snacks later I've added an additional 500-700 calories after dinner.
3. No Low Cal Snacks. I use to have a shelf stocked with 100-cal cookies, crackers and cakes. Nothing but refined carbs. So, I ditched them. Only thing I kept on my shelf is Pop Chips and whole grain Fruit Bars.
4. Reduce Processed Foods. When shopping for groceries, I've banned myself from buying processed foods. The trick is if it has too many ingredients or lots of stuff I can't pronounce then it's off limits.
5. Cut back on Starbucks. I'm down to twice a week.
6. High Protein Breakfast. I've been eating mostly eggs w/ fruit, yogurt and a low cal protein shake for breakfast. I end up feeling fuller for much longer.
7. Reducing carbs at dinner. I've heard that you shouldn't eat carbs after 5pm. I'm trying this out to see if it makes a difference.
8. Eating more fruits and vegetables. 'Nuf said.

So, thanks to all that hard work, I'm finally dropping the lbs which is totally awesome!!! I need to go to bed now. I'll update after this weekend with the results of my weigh in. Good Night, Everyone.