I’m Ready

Finally, after Days and Days of feeling kinda stuck in a slump.  I got my Mojo  back.  I’m ready!  I’m ready to love myself enough to treat my body like I deserve.  After about a week of not blogging, not working out and eating all kinds of devil food like cheesecake sundaes.  I’m finally ready.  I felt like that unhealthy lifestyle was what I wanted.  But after temporarily going back to it, I learned that it’s not.  Physically, my body was so stiff and my stomach was always upset from all that deep-fried and sugar filled food.  And mentally, it didn’t feel good either.  However, I did keep myself dedicated to my mirror challenge.   Every time I saw my reflection I said something good about myself.  Every single time.  Sometimes, you do have to be your own cheerleader.  Last night, I promised myself that before I visited any family or ate Memorial Day  BBQ, I had to go running in the park.  I overslept this morning, but decided not to use that as an excuse.  It was super hot outside too, and the gym was closed for the holiday, but I didn’t use that as an excuse either.  I couldn’t find the shorts I wanted to wear, but I didn’t use that as an excuse either.  I got dressed grabbed my water bottle and was on my way.  I remember that time I thought I almost died  from heat and dehydration, so I was more prepared for the humid hot weather today.  I ran to Week 1 of my podcast and I had a smile on my face the whole time.  It felt sooo good to workout again.  It was like my excitement was oozing off of me.  Other runners in the park were smiling and waving and cheering me on (yes, literally).   And then I saw him…this sexy chocolate brother walking over to the pond to go fishing.  Then, he said something to me, but I couldn’t hear him because my iPod was so loud.  I smiled and took out my headphones and said “I’m sorry I couldn’t hear you”  He reached out and touched my sweaty shoulder and said “nice moving”  I almost died!!! OMG! He was so cute.  I said thanks and kept moving.  If it wasn’t 95 degrees outside and I wasn’t already an hour and a half late for lunch, I would have turned around and let him see me “move nicely” again!  LOL!  Anyway, I successfully finished all of the running intervals in Week 1 and walked another mile or so and finished up a little over 2.6 miles overall.  I feel great, and I’m happy that I’m now craving good things.  I’m even going to keep my food diary on a holiday!

What did Carli Eat Today?

B- Snack crackers before my run & tons of water

L- Hamburger, Hot Dog, grilled zucchini & squash, Small side salad, slice of lemon cake and fruit for dessert

D- BBQ chicken and baked beans

Old Cheerleaders :-)

I was finally able to move on to the next week in my training schedule.  I was a little nervous about what to expect.  To my surprise, the goal for the day was a 25 minute run, and what do you know, I DID IT!  Baby, it hurt, and I had to send up some special prayers to get through that.  And guess what happened, my lil old guys showed up and cheered me on through just about every lap, and one even jogged with me for minute.  How cool is that?   I Completed 2.5 miles.  I may have had to limp down the stairs from the track, but I finished with a smile. 

What’s My NAME???!!!

What’s My NAME???!!! I exclaimed as I completed my 20 minute run in the park today, only stopping to find the car keys I lost in my sports bra, and jogging in place at the stop light.  The little sister witnessed one of the total strangers that often cheer me on.  A girl yelled out her window, something to the effect of “get it gurl, you can do it!” Now why me out of all the other gazillion people that were running in the park today?  I assume it’s because I’m…*clearing throat*…curvy.   But this curvy chick accomplished her goal today, and beat my fastest mile record, again….  AND, at lunch time, under the strong encouragement of my co-worker friend we did a brisk walk for ½ mile before we ate salads.  Who am I??? LOL!

It’s Cathartic to Write (Look it Up)

For the 1st time, I felt like I didn’t have to force myself to go to the gym…dare I say it almost felt like a habit…any way, I’m at the next stage in my training (5 min running intervals) and today, I almost quit.  Not b/c I was too tired or out of breath, but the burn in my legs, man it was awful, felt like punishment…then I did a little mind over matter, and completed my 30 min run/walk.  Also it helped to see the old man who cheered me on the last time.  After all this, I took a few minutes to re-coop and stretch, then I tried this fun little machine, it’s like an elliptical and stair climber in one.  It was cool to see what tall people see, as you have to step up pretty high off the ground.  Anyway I completed 20 long minutes on this contraption, and called it a day.  My inaccurate Nike charts are attached.  By the way Tyler Perry and Oprah both agree that it’s cathartic to write, so you’ll definitely see more these emails.  Thanks!

I Can’t Believe It!

The rain was nice enough to let up and let me go to the gym.  I had a couple “I can’t believe it” moments today,

• 1) a Lawyer at work said, “You inspired me to buy a treadmill”,
• 2) a Paralegal said “I wish I had your motivation”
• 3) Two old guys walking the track said, we want to do the “fast mile” like you.  I had to turn around and see if they were really talking to me!…geez, what a day J  I did .78 miles in 25 mins, I’m getting a little faster.  I was actually kinda funky smelling after this, I almost quit because of that, I’m such a girly girl, but, then I realized its okay to be a lil funky at the gym….. Then I hit the elliptical for 20 mins.  Go me!