ACK!
back when i did my little body fat % test i came up with a brilliant plan. i bet Chicago Guy and Hallmark Girl that in 2 months i could lose more body fat than they could. whoever wins gets taken out on the town, yadda, by the other two.
perfect, right? win-win situation for all involved, and the lose weight thing becomes more of a game, less of a nightmare.
so that was i dunno. 2 weeks ago, maybe?
so yesterday at work Chicago Guy informs me that he's lost 5 pounds. already. in two weeks. and i looked at him today and he's all skinny lookin. and......WTH? i got nuthin. i think, actually, i'm getting bigger, if that were at all possible, and i'm dumbfounded. and i'm super annoyed.
and i'm also having just a horribly huge "fat-day" (ladies will all nod their head in an understanding fashion, gentlemen will all roll their eyes in a disgusted fashion. yes. i know. well aware...)
so here's the thing.... this is crap. CRAP! and ya know what, i am so sick and tired of it. all i want to do is have my weekday runs and my weekend training back. i WANT. IT. BACK. this is such b.s. because i'm doing everything right. and yes, i know, its been two friggin weeks, what do i expect, insto-results, NO. okay? so don't harpoon me for wanting it all in a matter of days. yes i know it doesnt work like that. but thats NOT THE POINT!
the point is i'm losing my friggin mind. i'm ansty, i'm becoming highly irritated by those around me (yeah so, popular bitch isnt really sounding all that far off at this point....) and i could not BE more sick of going out drinking on the weekends with my friends.... because honestly? lame. i'm so over it.
so ya know what? screw it. i'm going to my saturday run. i'm running... walking...whatever, i dont care but i'm getting out there and i'm doing it, because really..... i want to. i miss it. and i think i might really blow my top here soon if i dont just get some time out to myself on the trails for at least just a little bit.
WHEW!!!! okay. that felt good. i needed that. ---- end rant----
begin fun cool thing i'm excited about.....
so i got an email from the lady that heads up the alumni TNT stuff talking about this weekend's GG water stop...and i'm so excited!!! i looked at the names on the sign-up sheet, and its everyone i haven't seen since the M. Stripe Shirt will even be there!!!!! and there's gunna be music and a grill, someone's making fajitas for all the volunteers (random, but i can dig it) which in turn got everyone excited for food, so there's gunna be chips and salsa, i'm supplying the guacamole *por supuesto*, and we get t-shirts (i love me some t-shirts) anddddddd... i dont even know what else but i am major way pumped excited about it.
so thats my sunday and i can't wait... i'll be standing out in the cold from 7am-3pm, eating fajitas (still sounds kinda random to say that) chattin' it up with my old running crew, all the while handing out little cups of water to people running past me.
yeah. cuz that sounds like so much fun?!
(ya know what? it DOES!!!)
Comments
DATE: 4:36 PM
SOUNDS PRETTY COOL. SEE WHAT RUNNING AND RUNNING CAN DO TO YA. LOL. SOMEONE WAS ASKING ME THE OTHER DAY IF I LIKE RUNNING IN THE COLD. I SAID THAT ITS NOT TOO BAD. DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD. A YEAR AGO I WOULD HAVE THGOUGHT I WAS NUTS FOR RUNNING IN THE COLD. BUT SINCE TRAINING WITH ST LOUIS TNT LAST WINTER FOR THE STL MARATHON IN APRIL, IT WASNT TOO BAD. HAVE FUN. KEN FROM ST LOUIS
Posted by: Anonymous | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 5:39 PM
i'm so there with you. i'm about to just go walking just so i can get on my shoes and move. i should be swimming until my foot is healed but... ugh! i. want. to. run. i so hear you.and chicago boy? what is up! why can guys do that???? "oh, i think i'll lose weight. well what do you know, i just dropped two lbs just thinking about it." ugh! my hubby is that way. and he can totally walk past an unwrapped bar of chocolate if he wants to. SO wrong.i'm hearing you on all fronts girl. 1 month for me and 15 lbs or a dress size. heh heh... yeeeahhhh. want me to pass you the gu and gatorade? sounds like we can go out hobbling together.
Posted by: mipper | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:31 PM
it's weird. i've always been comfortable with my body. then after marathon i can't run for 6 weeks and i start to like, scrutinize my body and watch oh so carefully what i eat. what a drag! lemme run, eat what i want and deal with it!soon you'll be running! and no matter if you beat those two, you'll still win (oh. corny)
Posted by: partyrunner | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 8:09 PM
You'll be running soon, just be careful with your knee. You don't want to be like my aunt who has to run with a huge metal brace on her leg from all her running.BTW, you motivated me to finally take the plunge and sign up for TNT. Thanks, although I may be cursing you around mile 20.
Posted by: AJH | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 9:06 AM
Men, apparently, cannot have babies. (I'm pretty sure.) So, again, apparently, they do not tend to retain fat. You cannot have a bet with a MAN about losing weight. Cuz you will lose. See mipper.And I guess I missed the memo about not running for six weeks after a marathon. So I started again last week! So far, I haven't hurt anything or killed myself or anyone else. It's all good. Especially when my "long run" is 3.5 miles this weekend! ha ha ha ha ha
Posted by: jeanne | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 5:35 AM
Mmmmm. Fajitas.It's true. It's easier for guys to lose weight (probably something to do with their testosterone).Have fun at the water stop. I'm sure yours will be the best damn water stop on the course!
Posted by: Kurt in Boston | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 1:34 PM
Speaking of drinking on the weekends, you know that alcohol has 7 calories/gram, right? It's nearly as high as fat at 9 cal/g.Just so ya know.
Posted by: bitweever | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 11:16 AM
It's going to be a rock star good time! Bring CDs!
Posted by: Josh | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 6:38 PM
There's a comic strip called "Cathy" and she is always trying to lose weight, and one day she is like yelling about her boyfriend getting fat and how she hates it or accepts it or something like that, and then there's knock at the door and its him and he all thin again and says "I skipped lunch and lost 20 pounds."Guys get lucky that way. The bad news is that 5 extra pounds on a guy is a pair of handles. 5 extra on a woman is a smoother curve. :)Stay strong. Guys get weak sooner too. Stay on course and you'll be fine.
Posted by: Jon in Michigan | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM
DATE: 5:45 PM
It's like that old saying, "a watched pot never boils".... "watched fat never goes away"...LOL! Just have F-U-N!!!
Posted by: Tammy | July 4, 2006 8:03 PM