I'm back!!!!!!

I have been working EXTRA hard the past couple of days and I have been neglecting a lot of things including this blog and MYSELF. Tomorrow I am going to get back on schedule and I will be working to update the blog if not everyday at least every other day.

Thanks for the support.

I just want to thank everyone that has been viewing my website and sending postive emails and feedback to me. Starting off in the blogging world really sucks when you have no one viewing. So I just want to thank the ones that have visited and responded either through commenting or sending an email. I really appreciate the support. Feel free to continue doing so!!!!!

Random Thought of the Day

Why does my dog wait until he comes back inside from using the bathroom to eat his food? This happens everyday. I take my dog for a walk outside and he runs in house straight to his food bowl. Five minutes later he is begging to go outside again.

So today is my weigh in......

And I haven't lost any pounds. I KNOW it's because I cheated over the holiday weekend but I am still kind of upset. I think I may switch back over to my old workout routine which consisted of my doing some form of cardio everyday as opposed to every other day. I will continue to go to the running track every morning to prepare for the 8k but I will make more of an effort to include cardio during every workout.


When I got on the scale this morning I was reminded of the old saying "Exercising means nothing when you are not changing your daily diet". I did good all week but fell to the wayside when it came to the weekend. I will try to make more of an effort to carry my postive eating changes over to the weekend when I am out of town.


What about you? Are you sticking to changes that you are making? What are some challenges to your goals? What are you doing to counteract those hinderances?

Sorry I haven't been posting as often. Labor day weekend is upon us and I have been getting ready for my trip back home. Plus work has been kicking my ass. I will try to post when I get to my destination. If I don't get a chance to post, check back next week!!!!!!

So I researched further and I found a VERY detailed training schedule for beginners attempting to participate in a 8k. Click the link to read over what he is saying and tell me what you think. I like this schedule because it actually breaks down everything you should be doing and the different lingos. A lot of websites I visited just posted a schedule without explaining what it means so I am glad to find this site. Here you are:

Hal Higdon's 8K Training Guide

Beginners 5k Program for women

Hello everyone, I just wanted to make a correction. In the Big News post, I stated that I would be participating in a marathon. A reader expressed concern over the fact that I will be attempting to run 26 miles with only 10 weeks to train. It is not the 26 mile marathon that I am participating in, it is the 8k. I should have been more explanatory so I apologize.

But anywhoo, I was doing some research to find a training schedule to train for the 8k and I can across this beginner's program training schedule.It is a program for 5k runners but I am sure it can still be used for people interested in running an 8k or even a half marathon. I can't figure out how to post the schedule so here is the link. If you are training as well, fell free to post a schedule/program that you are adhering to.

Beginner's 5k Program