Running? More like Jogging without style

So I began trying to run around the first of the year, when I quit smoking. I had no goal in mind, other than to eliminate my belly and distract myself from wanting to spend every free moment inhaling carcinogens. I was going every other day if not everyday to the gym or outside, trying to battle my complete unfitness. I was doing about 14 minute miles and gradually getting faster, going longer. I was feeling pretty good about it. Then I got sick. Super sick. Couldn't-breathe-well sick. I hadn't gone to the gym in 3 weeks as of today. Everyday for the past week I talked myself in and out of going during my lunch breaks. I always found a reason why not. I started defeating myself. Kenny bought me Nike running shoes with a RunKeeper wrist band for my birthday and they were still in the box! I had been asked 3 times this week if I am pregnant or having another baby. WTF!?!?! Who does that? First of all, I am 5'10" and 149 lb. I, by no means, am a big enough girl to suggest such a thing. Secondly, who still says shit like that? Its 2011 people, don't you know better by now? One of the people to make this suggestion was a woman! I know right? Luckily I remembered that she is a LOON on mucho mental meds and shouldn't be taken seriously, (at least that's what my boss said to make me feel better). Granted I have a tummy. I can honestly say its my least favorite part of my body. There is little I can really do to undo the baby damage, other than, you guessed it, cardio exercise. So Friday I made my decision, I was going to run this weekend. Then I put it off and off and off. Megan and I layed down for her nap and she passed out, Kenny was mad at the computer, so he was laying down too. My chance to make a RUN for it, literally.

I grabbed my birthday shoes, dug in the garage for some headphones for my phone (the glorified mp3 player), and headed to the gym. Once I left I realized I had no cash nor water bottle. Cool. Who needs to be hydrated the first time they try to start running again? I arrived at the gym ready to show that treadmill who was boss. Unfortunately, it wasn't me this time. I climbed on and tried to turn on my wristband, neat-o, battery almost dead. I pushed the buttons, started up the treadmill and realized I had no idea how to use the  wrist band. No clue. Pushed so many buttons the damn thing died. Awesome. By now I had jogged .45 miles and none of it was documented with my shoes. So then I decided to try and find an app for my phone to track it. Found one! Sweet. Meanwhile I was on a treadmill, oh yeah. So I was still jogging and trying to program my phone so I could keep track of my "progress". Then I hit the emergency stop button with my belly. Lost all data up til that point. Yay. But now I had the app loaded, which of course I didn't need for indoor running because I just entered the data after I was done. Now, can I run please? Of course not, my headphone cords were wrapped around the emergency stop key. Data lost, again. Fuckin RAD!!!! By this time the guy next to me probably thought I was out of my mind. Which by some standards maybe I am. Having given up all hope on tracking my run, I just cranked up Crazy Bitch (my favorite running song) and took off for the rest of my journey.

I tried to add up the time and distance I did based on my last view of the screen before I erased it, twice. My best guess was 1.9 miles over about a 35 minute period. I went from 3.2- 6.0 on speed based on frustration with electronics, with an elevation of 2.0. Phew!! I was so sweaty it was not lady like. Come to think of it I forgot to shower when I got home because I was busy still trying to figure out my RunKeeper. Gross. Gotta do that.

REALLY long story short, I am going to use this blog for a source of accountability while I get back on track. I have a few realistic goals for myself. I am not planning to cut calories or diet by any means. I do not have a weight in mind per say anymore, if I did it would be 140, but whatever. I have been trying to eat better and watch what I do eat. Mostly just want to focus and the physical aspects and trying to lose this belly!!
1. Run at least 2 miles every other day.
2. Do at least 200 crunches, bicycles, or leg lifts at home, along with using the machines at the gym when there, 60 reps each, which is 120 all together.
3. Drink at least 2 Mucho Gusto cups of water while at work, which I believe are 32 oz each. Gotta look that up.
4. Be able to wear the shirts that I want without looking like I am 3-4 months gestation.

Thanks for listening to my daily rant. I thought of 3 topics i wanted to blog about while blogging. This may become a problem.

Marci