I signed up for a race on March 20th. I'm running the Get Your Rear in Gear Colon Cancer Coalition 5K on March 20th. When I found this race I decided I would sign up for it. It's enough weeks into the year to give me time to get up to "fighting" strength but not enough time to slack off, I'm also running it because my mother is a colon cancer survivor so it's a cause I can get behind (haha). I also got my friend Julius to run with me and then he challenged me back with "run the 10K bridge run in October with me" so I agreed. A 5K on deck for March and a 10K bridge run coming in October, I have my work cut out for me. I went to the gym on Friday night for a run on the treadmill and did a 5k distance as a gauge for where I'm at. My time was 46:36, not too bad considering I haven't run in over a week and I don't think I've logged a 5K distance in how long, but at least I know what I have to work with between now and March 20th.
So on to the weight. I weighed in on Saturday morning at 231 pounds. That's only a 3 pound gain over the holidays which was impressive, I thought I'd be much worse than that. But I'm recommitting. It's 2011 which means it's time to get serious. This week I'm focusing on re-teaching. I've been on a weight-loss journey for so long that it's kind of been the same-shit-different-day. I'm going to recommit myself to this process for 2011 which means I have to re-educate myself about health and healthy eating. This week I'm going to take time to re-acquaint myself with healthy foods and healthy snacks. My biggest problem is when I get home from school. Once I walk in that door I'm instantly ravenous and once I start snacking I can't stop, so I'm going to find a healthy snack to eat when I get home that won't completely derail my plans.
What does this all mean? Well, by the end of 2011 (51 weeks away) I want to be under 200 pounds. As much as the NIH says I should be 170 (I'm 5'10"), I feel like that's too low for a goal weight so I'm aiming for 190 and then I'm going to decide from there based on how I feel whether I want to try and get to a lower weight of I'm comfortable staying there.
That's my plan for this week, what is yours?
Keep the healthy after school snack as accessible as possible - make it something that doesn't require any prep so you can't change your mind about it. An apple or banana combined with a low fat string cheese would add both carb and protein. Throw in a big glass of water to help you feel fuller.
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