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Harewatch - April 12th, 2010
Weight: 185.2 pounds
Earlier this month I made a promise to my friends on Twitter (http://twitter.com/jakebe if you're interested) that I would be 180 pounds even by the end of the month. I'd like to repeat that promise to folks here; if I don't manage to drop the weight by May 1st, please pinch my belly when you see me to receive a free cookie.
Of course I'm trying to get everyone else fat to alleviate the guilt and shame I would feel if I didn't meet my goal. Who wouldn't? Also, I know it'll just kill me to go to a store, but approximately a metric ton of cookies, and give them away to anyone who publicly calls attention to my least attractive trait. It's good incentive, I think; every time I cave and nibble on a danish I really shouldn't or skip a day of exercise, I can visualize legions of people pinching my belly in another two weeks. The thought makes me shudder.
Yet, even that isn't quite enough to keep me on the straight and narrow. I'm falling victim to snack attacks, cravings for pizza, and I've recently found a store that sells movie boxes of Sugar Babies(!!). On top of that, we effectively skipped a week of training for the Bay to Breakers race because my dear husband fell prey to illness and exhaustion. To be honest, it hasn't been the best showing for lapine willpower this week.
And now I'm paying for it. My most recent weigh-in had me up at 185.2 pounds, which means I have a mere 14 days to lose 5 pounds. Or else the cookiepocalypse will be upon me. Will I be able to make it? Can I pick up the slack on training and complete a 4-mile, 3-mile *and* 5-mile run this week? We shall see. I'm feeling pretty optimistic about my chances right now, but I have to outsmart my cravings, if that makes any sense.
What does success look like this week? Here are my three biggest fitness-related goals:
+ Complete all three runs. This is my biggest goal; that week we've missed leaves no room for error in our training, so I'm really going to have to step it up this week. Making all three runs gets us back on track, and sets the tone for our final training push to the Bay to Breakers.
+ Make and bring breakfast and lunch to work this week. I've cracked the code on how to eat healthy at Specialty's (stay away from the sandwiches, pastries and cookies -- which is 75% of everything they sell), but it's insanely expensive. Breakfast typically runs $7, lunch is a little more. Bringing lunch is cheaper, and ultimately healthier -- I know exactly what I'm eating, and can fine-tune my diet accordingly.
+ Cut back on sugars. According to my little nutrition tracker, I'm eating anywhere from 90 - 120 g of sugar a day, over twice the 50g it recommends. There's technically no RDA of sugar or anything, but it's not good for me and I am well and truly addicted. It's time to start making a concerted effort to slow my roll.
We'll check back in next Monday to see where I am. I'm hoping that my weight will be around 182, which means I'll have to be pretty dedicated the rest of the week, and really good this weekend.
Earlier this month I made a promise to my friends on Twitter (http://twitter.com/jakebe if you're interested) that I would be 180 pounds even by the end of the month. I'd like to repeat that promise to folks here; if I don't manage to drop the weight by May 1st, please pinch my belly when you see me to receive a free cookie.
Of course I'm trying to get everyone else fat to alleviate the guilt and shame I would feel if I didn't meet my goal. Who wouldn't? Also, I know it'll just kill me to go to a store, but approximately a metric ton of cookies, and give them away to anyone who publicly calls attention to my least attractive trait. It's good incentive, I think; every time I cave and nibble on a danish I really shouldn't or skip a day of exercise, I can visualize legions of people pinching my belly in another two weeks. The thought makes me shudder.
Yet, even that isn't quite enough to keep me on the straight and narrow. I'm falling victim to snack attacks, cravings for pizza, and I've recently found a store that sells movie boxes of Sugar Babies(!!). On top of that, we effectively skipped a week of training for the Bay to Breakers race because my dear husband fell prey to illness and exhaustion. To be honest, it hasn't been the best showing for lapine willpower this week.
And now I'm paying for it. My most recent weigh-in had me up at 185.2 pounds, which means I have a mere 14 days to lose 5 pounds. Or else the cookiepocalypse will be upon me. Will I be able to make it? Can I pick up the slack on training and complete a 4-mile, 3-mile *and* 5-mile run this week? We shall see. I'm feeling pretty optimistic about my chances right now, but I have to outsmart my cravings, if that makes any sense.
What does success look like this week? Here are my three biggest fitness-related goals:
+ Complete all three runs. This is my biggest goal; that week we've missed leaves no room for error in our training, so I'm really going to have to step it up this week. Making all three runs gets us back on track, and sets the tone for our final training push to the Bay to Breakers.
+ Make and bring breakfast and lunch to work this week. I've cracked the code on how to eat healthy at Specialty's (stay away from the sandwiches, pastries and cookies -- which is 75% of everything they sell), but it's insanely expensive. Breakfast typically runs $7, lunch is a little more. Bringing lunch is cheaper, and ultimately healthier -- I know exactly what I'm eating, and can fine-tune my diet accordingly.
+ Cut back on sugars. According to my little nutrition tracker, I'm eating anywhere from 90 - 120 g of sugar a day, over twice the 50g it recommends. There's technically no RDA of sugar or anything, but it's not good for me and I am well and truly addicted. It's time to start making a concerted effort to slow my roll.
We'll check back in next Monday to see where I am. I'm hoping that my weight will be around 182, which means I'll have to be pretty dedicated the rest of the week, and really good this weekend.