Thursday, August 1, 2019

Starting From Scratch

The 2 plus months since the Half Marathon, I have GAINED ALL my weight back plus some. I am sitting at 200 pounds! ARG! I won't be running the Autumn Leaves 50 this year as I cannot get myself into shape in only 80 days (2.5 months).

I have enlisted the help of a personal trainer, Jessica Martinez, to help me stay on track. I will post pictures later tonight (Heaven help me, 200 pounds!) to document the start of this journey. I DO plan on running the Capitol City Marathon next year, and think that I will run it every year.... make it a tradition. I would like to lose about 70 pounds between now and then, but we will see, healthy is more than a number on a scale. Right now I just want to eat "cleaner" and get into an easy exercise routine that I can maintain all year long. I spend ALL of my time outside with my horses during the summer and need to get in some short daily runs/cardio/weight training on a regular basis.

I have logged back in to My Fitness Pal to keep track of what I eat. Instead of counting calories, I am counting macros. The MFP app has a handy nutrition button to click that keeps track of your macros. I think it will help me a lot! I will be posting weekly progress reports here as well as any "special" workouts that I complete. I will also post monthly pictures so I can actually SEE my progress.





August:
Goal weight: 195
Treadmill run 3 miles (no time)

Let's do this!

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