babyjoggermama

I started training for my next marathon.  I had gotten plantar facsitis in my right foot, and decided to take off of running for a couple months, get fitted for good running shoes and for inserts.  It has been 3 months since I ran everyday, so I went back to my training chart from 3 years ago.  I decided to post it for anyone thinking they might want to train for one.  This is for beginners!  Anyone can do it!  I lost my baby weight from my 1 rst son training for a marathon using this chart.  I followed a healthy diet of 2,000 cals a day, loads of protien and all carbs are complex, with exception to any carbs ingested during long runs (GOO PACKETS) or within 20 minutes after a run.  Very important to get in the complex carbs and protien.  Protien will help repair and build muscle, Complex carbs for longterm energy.  Simple carbs right before and after runs for short term energy.  EI Simple carb:  orange, banana, grapes…  I used to treat myself after my distance day to a vanilla cone at Mc Donalds within 20 mins after my run.  I believe they are 150 cals, 3.5 grams fat.  Nothing when you consider you burn about 100 cals for every mile ran, and my distance days are 12-22 miles!  Stay with the 8-10 glasses of water a day, but you NEED to drink a sports drink like propel, 32 oz has 50 cals, to replenish your sodium.  If you do not replenish your sodium and electrolytes, you can cause seriuos injury to your body.  Marathoners have died from a condition of drinking too much water and not enough drinks that are sources of sodium and electrolytes.  My cousin was running the San Francisco Marathon last year when he collapsed at mile 16 b/c of the effects of not having enough sodium in his body. 

 To lose weight, eat 2000 cals a day the first 8 weeks.  Up it to 2200 cals a day the next 8 weeks.  The last 3 weeks, you will find yourself able to eat 2500 cals a day, with exception of your distance day which is 3000 cals!  Now, the cals have to be healthy ones!  No junk food.  I would eat 2 servings of grilled chicken with an extra serving of veggies for dinner.  I snacked alot too on almonds, reduced fat peanut butter on whole wheat bagels.  I would even treat myself to whole wheat pizza (boboli crust) with reduced fat cheese and turkey sausage, peppers and olives!  YUM!  The last 4 weeks before the marathon is no time to diet.  (At the chance you might lose more muscle mass than weight)  Try to maintain.  To do this, I eat 3500 cals a day.  Now, I did lose 8 lbs the 4 weeks before, but eating 3500 cals of good food was alot!  I couldn’t fit anymore into my body.  The day of the marathon, I ate a light breakfast.  The race started at 7 am, I finished 11:43 am.  I had 6 GOO packets during the race and 10 drink stops.  I went with Powerade instead of water, water can take out the sodium in your body, and with alll that I was sweating, I needed the small amount of sodium that the Powerade provided.  I gained 40lbs with my first son.  I was 196 lbs when I started my training.  I was 134 lbs the day of the marathon.  I went from a size 18 to a size 6.  I was told by many people including my dr that 134 was to small for me.  My hip bones stuck out, it was kinda gross looking….  My dr suggested I gain 5-7 lbs.  I gained 7 lbs to be at 141 lbs.  I maintained it until I got pregnant.  Even the first 3 months were okay, but I started bleeding alot and got gest diabetes.  Was put on modified bed rest. Gained almost 70 lbs.  Then after I had my son, I gained 10 more lbs from depression from gaining so much weight, does that even make sense?  I ate because I was fat…..  So, thats how I got up to 228 lbs.   I joined buddyslim.  I have lost 23 lbs, and am on my way!  I put on my 26.2 necklace again.  I am feeling like a runner again.  It’s the best feeling next to getting married and having my children!  Hope others can feel it too!  Let me know if anyone has any questions on training. 

Now, this is not for the faint at heart.  It takes alot of dedication and running when you hate it.  Running in the rain, running at 4:30 am to get it in, running at 10 pm b/c you were caught up doing other things the entire day.  If you have kids, running with a babyjogger.  I did 80 % of my running with a babyjogger.  There were days I ran 16 miles pushing a babyjogger.  Nice naptime for the kids…  But once you run the marathon, you can’t wait to do your next.  It’s true what they say, running a marathon is like having a baby!  Months of waiting and training, eating for running, scared about the day you run, pain when running the marathon, but wow, when you finish all the months of pain and training are worth it.  You forget about it all, and train for another one…

CT IS CROSSTRAINING (BIKING, SWIMMING, AEROBICS ECT.)

S/D IS STRIDES AND DRILLS

W IS WORKOUTS, SPEED OR HILLS

C IS CIRCUIT TRAINING, IN WHICH YOU DO 5 OR 6 DIFFERENT EXERCISES FOR 1 MINUTE AT A TIME FOR A TOTAL OF 45 MINUTES

So, 50 DAYS till Christmas.  That’s 50 more days that I will exercise, eat right and tell myself everyday that I am worth all the hard work I am putting in.  For Christmas for my husband, I decided to sign us both up for a 3 day course to learn how to kayak.  He wants to do this sooo bad.  He always supports all my ventures, so I decided to support his.  He will love this, I know.  Plus, it’s exercise!  We both are trying to lose weight and be healthy as examples for our children.  This will help.  I was a little against the idea.  Not a fan of water.  Plus I just kept thinking about how I would look in a kayak, overweight.  WHO CARES!!!!  NO ONE!!! No one cares about how I look in a kayak.  Why should I not do something my husband wants to do because of MY ISSUES?  I am not going to punish him.  He started running when I wanted to train for a marathon so we could spend time together.  He does for me, so I will do for him.  Plus, you never know, it might be fun.  And I have till March till classes start.  I could be close to my goal weight by then….  So, everyone this year give the gift of health to yourself, and maybe to another!  The best gift ever! 

So, I always wanted to be in a running club, but the one in my area would have me driving 60 miles round trip.  Can’t afford the gas…  So I was a little bummed about it.  Then, I thought, why not just start my own in my area.  So, I now have a group of 6 people wanting to and we are training for a marathon in April.  And we are raising money for a charity of our choice!  Fun Stuff!!!

Was good!  I wanted to eat some things that weren’t good for me, but willpower kicked in!  I am back on track, and I will take it one day at a time.  I cut my hair and got contacts, for my new beginning.  I am gonna do it!  I know it takes time and in time I will be back to the size I once was.  My first goal, be under 200.  It has been over a year now since I was under 200.  I feel like maybe I lost some of my “buddies”.  It makes me sad. 

I decided today, enough.  I have to win my battle with my weight.  I have to win for myself, my sons, my husband and for my family.  I am killing myself little by little everyday. 

My name is Angie, and I am a foodaholic.  I stand up, in front of all of you and admit it.  I can’t hide anymore.  I can’t afford it for my health.  This addiction is such a tough one.  It’s not like alcohol.  I can’t just avoid it.  I have to have food to live.  Why do I give food such control?  So, I am back.  I hope you all accept me back.  I have missed you all.  I realized, when I wasn’t having to log in everyday, and blog, I ate whatever I wanted.  This makes me hold myself accountable.  And to speak to those going through the same things.  To have such great support from some truly awesome people.  Please take me back, I have been “hanging out” with the wrong group and want to hang out with my buddies again….

So, I was pregnant.  They don’t call what I had a “miscarriage”.  They referred to it as a “chemical pregnancy”.  The egg attached for only a couple days then, it was gone.  Not a miscarriage because I didn’t miss.  I shouldn’t have even known I was pregnant, just happen to be very in tune with my body.  Dr said it happens to lots of women, and they don’t even realize it.  But I knew.  I realized.  I am sad.  I know that everything happens for a reason.  But I can still be sad about it.  It made me realize that I do want to have 1 more child.  I was really happy about it.  My husband was too.  So, my new goal….  Get healthy.  Lose weight.  Maintain for a year.  Try to get pregnant again.  And this time, don’t overeat, exercise as long as it is safe for baby.  Right now, I am depressed.  Need to refocus.  Kickboxing tonight.  I have to go.  Get back in the routine.

I have all the signs, I wasn’t trying.  I might not be too…  Could just be my hormones trying to get back since my last pregnancy 7 months ago.  If I am, I need to do this pregnancy different.  I need to eat healthy and exercise.  Don’t really change anything, just try to maintain weight. But, I won’t know until next week when I “miss”.  I could just be overreacting.  If I am not, I want to wait until I lose the baby weight from my last pregnancy, if I am, I just have to maintain.  Either way, what is meant to be will happen.  I believe the guy upstairs knows what he is doing.

Vacation was great.  My goal was to maintain.  But I lost 2 lbs.  I woke up early and did my exercise daily.  Ate fresh fruit for breakfast, fruit for snacks, grilled chicken for lunches, only 1 piece of pizza when we had it, salads, veggies, fat free pringles, and only drank 2 nights.  I exercised everyday, plus we walked or climbed steps, or went swimming in the lake for at least 8 hours a day.

The thing was I never felt like I was not getting enough food, or not getting what I wanted.  When I wanted to eat, I ate.  And I ate what I really wanted.  I really wanted to eat strawberries for breakfast and drink a glass of milk.  I really wanted to eat a grilled chicken breast, I really wanted a glass of wine, and I drank it.  The greatest thing was the people I went on vacation with, well, they exercised with me.  They never asked me why I wasn’t eating the burger, or why I didn’t want a beer.  I loved it.  I feel good.  It was a great vacation.

I am going on Vay Kay tomorrow.  I am going south, but I hope I doesn’t  go north on the scale.  I have already planned in my exercise time, aside from the fact we will be doing alot of walking.  I am allowing myself one cheat meal, which will include a maragrita…  Otherwise, I have planned to bring healthy snacks when we go out, drink lots of water, and keep track of what I eat.  If I don’t lose any weight this week, I won’t be bummed…. just don’t want to gain any.  I will weigh in for my group still for the challenge.  Thanks so much, and I will miss you my Buddies!