Rise and Shine! My Week of getting up early to run!

Friday, November 02, 2012

So lately I have been struggling a bit with fitting everything into my super hectic week. So I had decided to give getting up earlier a try. Why not, I thought? I already run in the dark anyway so that's not any different but I definitely have never been a morning person....ever.

So the first morning I wake up 3 hours before the alarm, then 2 then one hour before and then finally 15 min before. My brain and body are so excited to get going I am outta bed and on the move before I know what is happening...lol.

Day 2, 3,4 are similar. Waking up through the night and raring to go. The morning comes and I feel energized and oddly powerful as I know I am doing this for me and I am in control.I am one of those runners, the ones you think are crazy out there in the rain and cold...yep that's me :o)

I tell myself out loud....."You have got this, You can do it !"

Today is a rest day from training and my brain woke my up early today. Not today I think go back to sleep and I can feel my body protest...lol. But we all need rest, it is as important as everything else in this journey andback to sleep I went.

So this weeks was a success with my experiment of getting up early. I had more time at night with my family and felt more rested and got caught up with everything that I needed to do. I will continue on all next week getting up early and the time change should make that easier. An hour back remember everyone this Saturday.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Keep Sparkling!

xoxoxo



Benefits of Morning Running
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g-morning.html

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Looking for a Running/Walking group? Join mine !

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

I couldn't find what I was looking for so I made my own spark team! Maybe you will like to join me in a motivating and positive way! Sole Sparkers is up and running just in time for November!


Welcome to the Team Sparkles! This is for all levels from novice to advanced. Walkers and runners unite! There will be goals set and Spark goodies up for grabs :) Let's start Kickin' Asphalt!


teams.sparkpeople.com/solesparkers

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Mmmm...Brains......The Zombiefication of VintagePage (pics)

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Guess I better keep on running unless I want to end up like this in the Apocalypse...lol.

Enjoy and Happy Halloween!

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Week 13: Reporting a 1lb loss this week!

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Well my change in plan for the week was rewarded with a 1lb loss and this was a tough week! It's a good thing I didn't give into those binge demons or I would have been the same or up for sure! Thanks again for the support with that sparkles!

Total lbs lost to date : 17lbs in 13 weeks! Not to shabby!

This weeks plan of attack is going to be a little different as I am going to cut out some carbs and add another day of cardio aka:run. I am also going to try a get up early and get it done since this week has been a real challenge at nights. I am really not a morning person, but I am gonna give It a go, heck I used to not be a runner either so who knows!

Looking forward to running the trick or treat trot 5 km tomorrow with all of you that are joining me for the event :)

Have a wonderful Halloween week and try to play more tricks then treats ;)

Xoxoxoxo

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Fight the good fight and Do what you love!

Thursday, October 25, 2012

So yesterday was a close call for me. It is amazing how stress and changing things can make the emotional eater in me emerge like a angry beast that is hard to control.

Hard, but not impossible.

Enter my amazing sparkles that I cherish and love so much. You guys really did make all the difference yesterday in my life. I called for help and I received it, in abundance. I was shocked so see how many of you that I have made a difference in your own lives, and how I....me...motivate you! The more I read your kind words of encouragement the more I fought that inner beast and I am very grateful I did and I prevailed.

So my plan this week was to not run and do something else to try to break out of my plateau that I have been in and you know what I have realized is it wasn't worth the change. I am a runner....I love to run...It makes my happy and it make me keep going. Whats happened when I change this this week. I did one workout DVD and hated it the whole time, skipped it the other nights and just felt like giving up. Yep, just throw it all away that quick..

Until yesterday.

This is ridiculous, I thought to myself. If you like to run that much and you are miserable then get out there and just run, and that's what I did. I ran my heart out the fastest I could 5km in 28min and smiling and feeling stronger the whole time. Energized and re-booted to keep going and get there because it is worth it and I can do it.

So here I am on plan, re-motivated and ready to go. If I never do anything else ever again it won't matter as long as I keep running :o) Make sure you do what you love and it will love you back, sparkles!

Xoxoxo

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