frogprincess72’s BodyBlog

All my life food has had the ultimate power over me.. Good food.. Bad food.. If i ate bad food, my day was a bad day, and vice versa.. The few times in my life that I have been able to just enjoy food for what it is (nourishment and life) I have had no problem controlling my weight or my eating.. Because the food held no power over me. Does any of this make sense? Sure hope so, cuz I’m about to go on…

So I wake up after a few hours of sleep Thanksgiving morning and I sign on here.. I keep reading about how people are going to do 2 workouts to counter balance what they eat.. Or they’re just going to binge and feel bad and get back at it the next day.. And i was thinking, "self, for the first time in many, many years, i don’t feel like binging.. i want to eat and we’ll see what ends up making it down my gullet.. but i’m not going to feel guilty for eating stuffing.. " and you know what??? by taking that power away, i didn’t over eat.. my appetite subsided and i was able to eat my well-proportioned plate of yumminess.. and only ONE plate.. and only ONE piece of pumpkin pie.. and i was full.. but not stuffed.. i didn’t feel deprived or guilty.

and i was proud of myself for letting go

Sure hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving and have been able to enjoy it for what it is and what it means.. and don’t get down on yourselves if you ate an extra piece of pie or too many sweet potatoes.. in the end, it’s how you’re remembered when you’re gone that’s important.. not what you looked like

and was i flying HIGH today! Today I ran YESTERDAY’S long run of 9 miles.. Just wasn’t up for it yesterday.. CG, you TOTALLY rock for doing it! and your time was fabulosa!!! i’m so proud of you! Well today was my turn.. I got a late start out of the house but I was ready to go. I ate my usual pre-long run breakfast of toasted english muffin, gobs of peanut butter, banana and honey. and some water. It was a cold and frosty morning. AND SUNNY!! The best run weather! I chose my favorite run-around the capital and lake in town. There’s always lots of people out to enjoy and it’s vitually a flat run, expect for one hill that kills.. (fyi.. any one looking for glute assistance, there it is)..

I was in a pretty good mood, despite the day not starting out so well. So I took my cell phone and decided to have fun while on the run. I took pix and sent them to CG (but she didn’t get most of them) and we touched base (as we did during her run yesterday) to encourage each other. MAN! it soooooooo totally helped me! Even that killer hill wasn’t that killer. I just kept thinking that CG was running next to me and we were having the best convo EVER! one runner who was running the same run, only opposite, said "i’ve seen you 2 times now and both times you have a huge smile on your face." Amazing how much one can say in passing.. it’s a learned trait most runners learn =)

 So when i was finally finished, my time was 72:54. and i felt beyond AMAZING! my usual callouses were at peace. No side stitches. I was in my zone the entire time. My breathing easy. And i hit my high before it was even over!

Then I went on a feeding frenzy with my BFF and her daughter. then we went shopping and tried on silly christmas hats. Then I went to work for a few hours. Picked up my son from soccer academy.. and now i’m home, writing this blog.. trying desperately to upload the pix from todays run.. i may or may not get this accomplished..

Todays’ workout was a 6 mile run, including warm up and cool down, with 5 800m sprints thrown in. The prescribed time was 4:58 (right, CG?) but that’s not a sprint for me, considering my easy mile time is 8:20. So after a 2 mile run at 8:34 minute pace, i started my sprints. i did them in 3:25, 3:30, 3:27, 3:22 and 3:39 with a 3 minute recovery between. let me tell you… I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE 800 METER SPRINTS.. did i make myself clear?? if not.. HATE THEM! It probably didn’t help i’d only had 4 hours of sleep and a quick fix fruit bar about 2 hours before. I was FO SHO in anaerobic mode and if i didn’t increase my lactate threshold, well then, I GIVE UP! haha… when i looked in the mirror after the run, my face was literally the color of my bright red running tights.. these, btw, are my NEW favorite running tights.. LOVE the red =)

THEN, i did some glute work (not like they weren’t already en fuego after the sprints) of 1-legged dead lifts, walking lunges and walking side lunges with the resistance band.. and then shoulders.. i was pooped and i crashed.. crashed hard.. probably should eat more than a 200 calorie bar before that training again.. UGH!!!

I’ve been struggling with motivation for the last few weeks. I have lost several good friends over the last few weeks (one moved away.. 1 was just no good for me), which has left my days feeling very lonely. I don’t do lonely very well. It’s also rainy season here and I don’t do rain very well. I’ve been eating like shite and I don’t do sugar mood swings well It had gotten so bad that I have considered getting medicinal assistance. BUT, like everything, there are side effects to those as well, and who’s to say that I’d be better off? I really LOVE my highs.. I just don’t do the lows very well… So, i’m always leaving that as an option but I have decided to do a few things before i go that route..

I had a great workout at the gym today. Chest/tris/abs. I didn’t kill ‘em or rip ‘em up, but i did my thang! then i enjoyed some sprints on the step mill.. LOVE running up revolving stairs! I also decided to start working with a trainer again. It won’t be with Janice (who just had her baby yesterday and i was honored to be one of her coaches) but this new trainer trains just like her. And I’m not really training to do MAJOR revisions cuz I can say that physically I’m really close to where i want to be.. I just want to make some tweaks to my physique while mixing up my trainings! AND (here’s the cool part) Jay the Hottie may train for the 1/2 ironman triathlon with me! haha.. the grasshoppa becomes the master! =)

And today I got a phone call from one of the girls on the college soccer team. She asked if i would be interested in helping her train abuse survivors at the college! She said she didn’t feel right training them when she had no idea what she was doing. WOW! i jumped at the chance. It won’t be a paid position but I will be training them for 4 weeks and then just come in to help mix up the routines from time to time. I’m really excited about this =)

And now i must give a shout out to all my really good friends here.. CG, LEGS, LIL MAMA, JP, GET LEAN, HOOZ, SONYA, SHAN, GRIM DADDY, STORMI, and many others for luvin’ me even during my "poor me.. feel sorry for me.. whine whine whine.. i want SUGAR.. oh look it’s a sweet commercial hence time to cry" moods! I thrive on and soak up your positive spirits! i appreciate you all being who you are!