The Biggest Loser League

Wow, I can't believe I'm heading into week 8 or 12 in training for the half marathon.  Tonight I meet with coach to work on speed.  I'm sure it will be interesting.  I ran 11 miles on Sunday.  I'm beginning to believe I can actually run 13.1 even if it is slowly.  Hey, my goal is to finish with few walk breaks.  If my time is good, that will be icing on the cake.

My weight has stayed the same for this week--which is certainly better than gaining!!!  So I have convinced myself that if I can maintain until after the race I will hit it hard and heavy after that.  I'm also having a tooth pulled right after the race, so maybe that will help me lose weight as well :)

Seems like it's being hard for a lot of people.  I wish we could come up with a plan to get this weight off!!!  Seems like I need something new to jump start me.  I will put my thinking cap on and see if I can come up with something to start about November 1 that can take us through the holidays without getting submarined!!  Hard to believe the holidays are upon us!

 Anxious to watch TBL tonight.  Haven't picked a favorite yet.  I like most of them so far.  Hope we don't ever have another season like the Vicky/Heba one!!!

Hope everyone has a good week.

Well, I haven't posted in a while and you guys are so great to get after me!!  I posted on the chat board my confession.  I am up to 149.6 lb!!!  Haven't been updating my weight hoping I could get it back off and wouldn't have to confess!!

 I am hoping TBL show will motivate me!!

I'm on week #6 of my 12 week program!!  It's been really hard, though with the running.  I am on week #6 which consists of 26 miles of running (oops, I think I put 28 on the board).  6 today, 3 tomorrow and Thursday, 10 on Saturday and 4 on Sunday. When I run I get sooo hungry.  Plus I drink oj and usually eat a banana before I go out (200 cal) and drink chocolate milk-coach says to (200 cal) after I run.  That's all before breakfast!  Then when I run more than 4 miles, I have to take in sports drinks or other forms of nourishment along the way (more calories!!)  Then after I run I am so hungry that I eat.  With all that figured in, I am taking in even more calories than I burn.  And that is another issue.  I wear a Garmin GPS when I run to track my mileage, etc.  For 3 miles it says I burn around 300 calories and my body bugg says I burn around 600---what to do???  I imagine it's somewhere in the middle???  Coach says that some people gain when they are in training for a big race.  Wonder if they lose after the race :)  I'll have to ask that question.

Anyway, I feel better to have confessed and am not being dishonest anymore.  I am going to try to start weighing in only once a week and staying more on track.  Guess I'm just gonna have to be a little hungry. 

Last Saturday's run was hard and it was 9 miles.  I'm wondering how I'll do 4 more in about the same amount of time :(  Anyway, week 8 begins speed building so we'll see.  I just have to trust the program just like I did the c25k and hopefully it will work out the same. 

My goal is just to finish the half in less than 3 hours.  If I do that, I will be a success (regardless of what I weigh!!!)

Thanks for listening and being concerned about me.  I love all you guys!!!