Motivational Monday ~ Anon

I'm late but that's to be expected. I sat down to write yesterday but ended up reading the blog entry by Runsforcookies.com. Kate is a local, (she lives in the same town as I do), and has already gone through the journey I'm on. I read her stuff daily as it inspires me and reassures me that I'm on the right track. Her post from Sunday was about her evolution as a runner. I've been really drinking up the stories from other runners and I just had to ask her, since she was also heavy when she began, how she started to run and finally become a marathoner. Her response to that was, I started to run and after I couldn't run I walked the rest of the distance. Each day she'd try to run a little longer. I think I can do that. However, today is not going to be my day. I can't shake this unbalanced dizzy feeling I have in my head. I've had some sinus drainage and I can't help but wonder if I'm coming down with something. So for now it's fluids and rest.

I'm still working on the water weight I gained thanks to Asiana's fantastic shrimp pad Thai that I ate on Saturday. I didn't eat badly, but by the next morning I had gained 3lbs and for lunch that day we finished the chicken fried rice so it wouldn't go to waste. So Monday I was up another 2lbs. 5lbs of water weight. Monday I spent the day eating right, did half a workout and drank drank drank water. Today I've managed to flush out several lbs of water weight. Tomorrow is my 10 month weigh in date. My good weight on Saturday (pre-Chinese takeout) was 171.8. I'm at 174.6 so I'm getting back down there. That's a huge difference from yesterday's weigh in at 177.4/8. As you can see, I store water like crazy. I'm not stressing because as long as I make my 90lb weigh in by December 25th I'm going to be a happy camper. My plans after that are to 1. celebrate with NON salty food and 2. schedule my consult at Henry Ford with Dr. Donna Tepper. I'm just so nervous about that consult.

~ I'm dreaming of a new treadmill! ~

I've been watching Craigslist.com for a treadmill in my area worth buying second hand, so far no luck. I don't want to pay 50% or more of the cost of a new treadmill for something that's been in someone's garage for years or their basement for that matter. Most of the treadmills look ancient. For a $300 I can get a new Proform from Wal-Mart. I'll just keep watching and waiting for my spring vacation check.