Oh my goodness. This week has been super crazy at work and at home. I am very happy to have a nice weekend ahead of me!
I just realized I didn’t go to the gym all week. Busted 🙁
I am really not succeeding at a work-life balance, so I have put some thought into it over the last few days. I really need a plan.
So, I came up with one! Uh, I feel a little less frazzled and out of control already!
The goals:
1. Run a sub 4 hour marathon in October (!)
2. Lose 13 pounds (this used to be 16!)
3. Feel good, healthy and happy
Yeah, I didn’t realize it but if I am using an 18 week training program for the marathon I need to start training NEXT weekend!
Balancing training for a marathon with losing weight is difficult, but I am determined to run the mary in October at my goal weight. I mean, if I can train to run a sub-4 mary, I should be able to be disciplined enough to count calories and clean up my eating!
The Plan:
1. 18 week marathon training program with yoga and KB for XT once a week each. I will post this plan on Monday.
2. Track calories – stay around 1800 or less a day. Since my random snacking adds up to hundreds of cals a day I need to be honest with myself and write it out and add it up. (To maintain my weight right now I must be eating upwards of 2ooo calories each day.)
3. Drink 1 bottle of water after B,L & pm Snack
4. Cut the crap – Cut back on sweets and processed foods. Eat more whole foods and keep sweets to weekends.
The pics of my eats today are very pretty 🙂 I was going to skip them, but I took the time to photograph them and all…
Breakfast –What do you do when you can’t decide between a smoothie or PB toast? 
Have both!
Lunch – sandwich, chips, bell pepper strips.
Snack- 
Dinner – out with Lisa! She’s in town and that means drinks and food and fun!
Dessert – MIA. But it was a HUGE Black & While Cookie. Huge.
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Eating whole foods is my favorite way to feel great! Hope your plan works for you. Good luck!
Is the 13 lbs vs. 16 because you have reset your goal or lost 3 lbs? Either way- congrats! It sounds like a good plan! Can’t wait to hear more about it 🙂
the easiest way to get to a goal, is to make specific plans like you have done- excellent!
Good luck with the marathon training! I really want to run a marathon next year (I have only run halves so far- maybe 10 in total)- maybe you can offer advice on how to jump from halves to a full??
I always feel so much better once I have a plan. I love that you write out not only goals, but how to reach them!
Those look like good goals to me! Snacking and nibbling is my downfall too
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I think if you’re willing to devote the next 18 weeks to it, you WILL meet your goal!
I’m going to try and run a sub 4 in October as well (3:50 to be exact) so that I can FINALLY qualify for Boston and BE DONE with marathoning. I’m doing Steamtown in Scranton. I also stupidly signed up for Marine Corps 3 weeks after Steamtown but I plan on doing that for fun–just to finally experience it–since I live here.
I’d like to try and lose a few pounds during my training but I’ve been through it enough to know that it probably won’t happen for since my hunger gets so out of control while training.
I do know it can be done, of course, I’m just not sure *I* have that kind of dicipline–maybe running I do, but eating….ah, that’s a whole ‘nother bag o’ m&ms 🙂
Those are great goals! I love seeing people set the bar high and then surpassing it! You can do it!!
Hey Monica,
I have been following your blog for a while, it always makes me smile. It is cool that you have some goals, which marathon are you aiming for?
I am currently training for a high altitude half marathon in Colorado this summer but I currently live at sea level in the southern hemisphere (Falkland Islands) so it is winter here!!!. Training can be tough but the results are worth it. One tip I have for snacks are Larabars, I always stock up when I visit the US. I am from the UK and we have similar bar there called Nakd bars which are fantastic,
Remember to enjoy the training and keep up the good blogging
Mike
Great plan! Tracking what I eat always helps me realize how much or how little I actually am eating! Your pictures are def all pretty 🙂 The smoothie toast combo is the best. Smoothies never make me feel satisfied unless I am chewing something with it.
Mmmm…Mexican food!!! I’m going home to Texas soon, and I can’t wait for the good Mexican food! Unfortunately, we don’t really have black and white cookies in my part of Texas, or I would want one of those too! 🙂
i always need to write things down to feel less frazzled too. great goals and a solid way to get there
Which marathon are you doing in October? I ran Baltimore last year and it’s a good race but slightly hilly. Just wondering since you’re an md girl now! Good luck with your goals! You are an inspiration!
It’s good to have a plan.
I look foward to reading your training program. I could use some help in that area as well. I’m not looking to run a sub 4 hour marathon yet, I’m actually running my first, but it’s great to see what others are doing.
Have a great weekend!
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Just make sure that you don’t go to low with calories while training. I think that makes your body hold onto the weight more. I look forward to seeing your plan for training. I always like to see others workout schedules.