This will be a successful week!

Since last Friday, I have been making much much better food choices.
I have not eaten any processed crap - nor anything with added sugar.
It's amazing after just 3 days, I feel better mentally. Something about treating your body right and over coming superficial cravings for junk. makes you feel powerful.
I made so many veggie dishes this weekend. They were all pretty good!
I also bought myself some cool containers.. something about having cool stuff to store your food in.. makes it fun and exciting. There is definitely prep work involved in eating healthy on the go.. but it really is worth it.

I said I was going to plan on doing 30 min on the elliptical machine each day.
Today did not happen. Well not yet.. I could always do it this evening.
I won't be at run class Tuesday..having to pick up sis. I am going to do something on Wednesday instead.
Andrea, did you still want to do Thursday run and dinner?

Its only Monday, but I am really looking forward to seeing yall this weekend and doing our food prep!

Holy Hot as Hell

Today was hard. I went out optimistic enough. I knew we had a 4 mile run scheduled, but I wasn't sold on that mileage .. just was going to get out there and see how I felt.
Zannah and I started off to a pretty good start. We kept it 2 min run/2 min walk. Seems in the heat, thats all I can manage.
All was well until we hit about mile 2. The turn around mark. It all suddenly went down hill for me.
Between the heat, the sweat, and the lack of doing a 4 mile run in WEEKS, I just felt like death.
We did a few more intervals, but our last mile was all walking - and the walking felt like too much at times! Guess that is what we get for going out at 2pm. HOTTEST TIME OF THE DAY!

I did feel proud that we did 4.01 miles. Even with ALL the walking, we stayed at a 15 min mile .. which means we kinda kicked ass in the beginning.
Anyhow, as Zannah said earlier, its a little demoralizing that after 6 months of steady running, none of this feels any easier. I still get out of breath.. muscles feel like they are going to give out..and I see other runners zip by like its the easiest thing ever.

I guess this is part of the journey. We have been told by so many people, that our performance suffers greatly in the heat. I am really looking forward to fall weather when we can hopefully really extend our mileage.

I made a real good eggplant salad in the crockpot.. guess its not really a salad, but dont know what else to call it.. a stew maybe? It was REALLY good ladies. I think I will make it for one of our dinners next week. I didnt even have any rice or other carbs with it :)
Day 2 of good food choices for me. Knowing I have 2 others doing this with me does make it easier.
I was thinking for our Thursday meals, that should be the one meal we can eat whatever and share a desert. Will keep up sane and want to stay on track rest of the week cause we know its coming!

So I realize already how much of a lifestyle change this has to be.
Me and the BF usually go out on date night Friday. Which means dinner out.
I love trying new places ... love eating out!
But now, I am trying to figure out what we can do basically at home.
He doesn't care to go on walks or be outside like me.. so I will have to get creative in making
healthy mini meals at home.

How are you all doing so far?

Hi Ladies!
Hope you like the name - it's the best I could come up with at 730am. We can always change it later.
The vision I have with this blog is for us to be able to post messsages and updates on our diets, feelings, emotions, rage, etc... Also, we can post recipes, schedule runs, and whatever else!
I have added you both so that you can post and comment. You should have gotten an email.
If we ever get daring enough and want a weigh in weekly or monthly or whatever, we can keep track of that here too.

xoxox