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| And I hope this dress isn't too Star Trek TNG-y |
Since my spring marathon in April I have been taking some gastronomic liberties, adding back food that can only be described as "crap" into my diet because, after all, marathon training cancels all that out, right?
Nope. This seems to be a weight-loss lesson that I am doomed to re-learn over and over again: eat crap, gain weight. I gained back about 4-5 pounds that I had lost for my spring marathon....whilst training for a marathon the entire time, mind you. (This is why the "you run so you can eat whatever you want" line never works with me. Ever.) But since I had still been monitoring my weight daily by stepping on the scale every morning at 3:30 AM (!), I knew that this was happening and, once I came out of denial ("something must be wrong with this scale!!"), decided to do something about it. Below is a list of those decided somethings:
1) Take myself off store-bought treats. I freaking love anything sugary, especially if it comes in chocolate form, and I was hitting that stuff way too hard. (FYI, the dogs are also off store-bought treats, so we're in this together.)
2) If I wanted any kind of treat, I had to make it myself so I could make it with known non-weight-gaining ingredients. Example: this ugly but edible pudding pie below that looks like it's just chocolate but really has vanilla, banana creme, and chocolate sugar-free jello layers in it and is freaking amazing.
3) Re-establish my love affair with my crock pot. I had been making casseroles for lunch and dinner that really weren't all that healthy, so I decided to go back to crock-potting it with simple, good ingredients. Example: Steak tostadas with enough jalapeno peppers in them to set your eyes aflame just looking at them.
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| YUMMO |
Since making these changes, I am happy to announce that I have lost 3 of those previously-lost pounds...and did it without being on Medifast as well. I did have about three days of sugar withdrawal symptoms that were not unlike quitting smoking...which reinforced the addictive nature of that sweet stuff and why it was a good idea to cut myself off from it. While my goal was to lose 5 pounds by the time the Dallas half marathon came around (next weekend), I'm still pretty happy with these results. My ultimate weight loss goal right now is to be down to the weight I was in the picture below by the time I end my next marathon training cycle...not because of getting healthy, but so I can PR the crap out of my spring marathon. Priorities, people.
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| 1st Half Marathon WHAAA |
That means I have about 15 more pounds to lose by the end of April. I'd say that's doable...and I'd say I have a lot of work to do. Time to stare down that work and get it done.
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| 15 pounds and a marathon PR... I'm coming for you. *STARE* |
It's also time for a gratuitous pic of one of my animals and the list of nonlearning learnings that signals the end of a blog post:
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| You read her post...now imagine having to live with this woman. |
- Eat crap = weight gain, no matter how much you're running. That's one of my universal weight loss truths.
- Those tostadas were fantastic. Really.
- That jello pudding pie is also fantastic, and easy for someone baking challenged such as myself to make.
- Have I mentioned how awesome those tostadas were?
- Yes, I really can lose 15 more pounds. Don't make me show you where all the fat is on my body.
- Tiny dog there has to watch me running in just a sports bra three days a week...she can tell you where all the jiggly fat parts are I need to lose.
- Tiny dog has also obviously been irreparably psychologically harmed by having to watch me work out in just a sports bra. You can see it in her eyes.
Upcoming workouts: Just a bunch of easy 3-milers this week...Dallas Half Marathon is on Sunday!
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