Thursday, October 24, 2013

Marathon

I ran my marathon. Got my finisher's medal.

Unfortunately, I don't feel any different. I'm not having any sudden, "Wow, if I can run 26.2 miles, I must be able to change my life!" moments.

Now I've just started a different marathon. A penance marathon. No solid food allowed, ever again.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Commitment: 4

I woke up early and went for an incredible long run this morning along the Charles in the cold New England fall weather, leaves turning colors and covering the ground in a rich carpet of gold. It was right at that temperature where I had the sleeves of my Patriots hoodie rolled three-quarters of the way up my arms but still had my hood on and tied tightly. I looked a bit ridiculous, but what could I do? If I'd taken the hoodie off, my run would've been over in seconds!

I subscribed to a great new podcast and listened to one and a half episodes over the course of my run (they're 40-49 minute long episodes). It's called "Marathon Training Academy." I may or may not have mentioned it here, but I'm training for a marathon myself. It's the Bay State Marathon, and it's in ten days. I'm underprepared physically and even less prepared mentally.

Since it was a long run (for non-running readers, a "long run" is typically defined as over six miles), I had to have a recovery snack, so I had a string cheese stick and a low-cal granola bar. Then an hour later I heated up a hunk of Ukrainian bread and ate it dipped in tomato sauce. So far today that's 70 + 90 + 240 + 65 = 465 solid calories, plus... y'know... vodka. Oh, and I had almond milk in my pre-run coffee, so that's another 30, for a total of 495. The next time I eat will hopefully be 5:00 p.m., when I will have an early dinner of a can of tuna and some steamed spinach before I go see Machete Kills with my boyfriend. (I'm reluctant. He's insistent. I hate movies, especially in theaters. Sitting still for that long is not my cup of tea!)

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

(Lack of) Commitment: 3.

I am so bad at this. At least it's got me updating more frequently, like every day for the past three days.

It is 5:45 p.m.; I've had 1264 calories and done my usual walking-about. Yes, I've been drinking, but actually not that much today. Only four ounces of vodka and one 12 oz. beer so far.

I've been in bed since noon, but hopefully I can rally to go clubbing tonight. I need to get some music pumping through my adipose. Get those jiggly lipids dancing!

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Commitment: 2

I missed the 7:30 mark. Oh well. In the spirit of not vanquishing all-or-nothing thinking, I haven't failed yet!

So far today I ran three miles and consumed a protein shake (almond milk, vanilla protein powder, coffee), three bites of Ukrainian bread, and three ounces of vodka mixed with Diet Coke. It is 12:50 p.m., so my next update will be at or before 8:50 p.m. It will definitely be before, more like 5:00 p.m., because I am busy from 6 to 11 tonight.

My goals for until then are to write Chapter Five of Care and to check my KickStarter and my email. Let's see if I accomplish them.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Commitment: 1

Well, it's 11:30. That means that my next post must occur by 7:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. I have had two more ounces of vodka, half a cup more of egg fried rice, and am now making a serving of whole wheat pasta to have with cheese and tomato sauce because I'm morbidly obese. Awareness might not work its magic right away, but I know it will eventually if I stick with it long enough.

A Simple Commitment.

I am going to commit to nothing more than to post here every eight hours. No exceptions, no excuses. Hopefully everything else follows from that. It's long past time I learned some discipline.

Next time I post here will be 5:15 a.m, if not sooner. Probably sooner, because I might not wake up that early. The rule is that eight hours is the maximum amount of time allowed to pass between blog posts. There is no minimum.