Starting again.....

I did so well.  I got down to a comfortable size, I ran one very awesome marathon (another one not so much....), and had felt like I had regained my life again.  Often on the Biggest Loser they always talk about how your fat is holding you back in your life.  I could not agree more.  Not that I have ever been a "sit on the sideline" kind of girl, but it can hold you back, especially when you use it as a crutch.  It may be scary letting go of that, but totally worth it.  But then what happened....I got comfortable.  I slipped back into bad old habits, like whiskey binges followed by 3am Golden Nugget adventures.  After the gym picking something up on the way home, when I could have easily just cooked at home.  Also not living with Toni, I let my eating habit slip.  She is such a healthy eater...and I always felt guilty eating crap.  Now I live alone, no guilt there!  I have started to gain my weight back.  I have no idea how much, it doesn't really matter the number.  I have learned in the last 2 years its not about the number on the label of your pants its how you feel...and my work pants that use to be loose are getting tight.  So its time to get back at it, and I am hoping to start blogging often as well.  Maybe that will keep me honest!

It is going to be a big running year.  I am taking on quite a few challenges.  Thankfully I have a partner in crime to run all my big races, Ms Megan Hallaren!  First up is our back to back half marathons, the Indy Mini and the Flying Pig Half Marathon.  I was not nervous about this, until this weekend when I asked a serious marathoner in California how he suggested I trained for this.  He had a very nervous look on his face, like I had just asked something crazy.  His only suggestion was compression socks...well that got me nowhere.  Still trying to iron out my training plan for these races!   THEN on Oct. 7th (or now better known as redemption Sunday) I will be again running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.  I only have 2 hopes for this race, that I do not throw up and no medic along the course asks me if I need help.  If I make it to the end without either of those...I will consider it a success.

Training starts on Monday Feb. 13th.  Here is to hoping it is a GREAT running season!