I was listening to Nigel’s podcast and he was talking about 5 in 5, which was lose 5 lbs in 5 weeks.  I have definitely added some chub to my frame this winter and have developed quite an addiction to chips and popcorn.  Like many people, I’m a night time snacker.  Also a reading/movie watching snacker.  Even if I’m not hungry, I will grab the yummies (which could be considered on par with “The Precious” from LOTR).  I am feeling not good about myself and also am facing the stark reality that if I want to continue running injury-free and improve my performance, I am going to have to lose some weight.  Also, I have been really upset lately with clothes shopping because it’s getting difficult to find shirts that aren’t made of clingy stretchy material.  I would love to be able to afford Eileen Fischer clothing, which is very pretty and flowing, but I’m not spending $175 on a pair of pants.

So, I am announcing my 10 in 10, and 10 program.  I am going to try to lose 10 lbs in 10 weeks AND keep it off for at least 10 weeks after that.  This would get me in better shape for CHaD and just make me feel better over all.  I am asking if anyone would like to join me in this quest and keep track of their progress on this journal.  NO WEIGHT will be posted.  While I am using this forum as extra motivation to stay on track, that level of detail would make me crawl under a rock.  If anyone is interested, email me and let me know and we’ll figure out how to go from here.  I got an app for my iPhone that’s called “Lose It”, which is a calorie tracker and monitors your intake vs. output.  I have used it before and it is very humbling and you can’t argue with the facts – you need to output more than you input in order to lose weight.  You track everything you eat/drink and can enter in foods that aren’t in it’s database.  It’s a bit time consuming, but it really does keep the facts in your face.  You don’t have to be that extreme.  I just like being organized, as we all know. Let the losing begin!

In terms of post-race recovery, I’m feeling pretty good this week.  I ran a slow 3 miles on Tuesday morning, then 3 miles on Wed morning.  Had some twinges in my right leg, which is usually the sore one, so took Thursday and Friday off from running, doing some short walks during the day.  Will run this weekend both days or maybe if weather is nice, bike ride one day.  Prouty is approaching fast.  In July, will hit the CHaD course most weekends so can work at kicking it’s ass.

Help me be a loser,

Amy