Back to Reality

I can't believe it's been three weeks since I posted!  It has been a busy and stressful month for me, and I think every aspect of my life has been affected.

Running:

I have had really low mileage this month.  I have a half in two weeks, and I do not feel prepared.  On the plus side, I just ran a half a month ago, so hopefully, I haven't lost that much fitness, but I know it's not ideal.

I had every intention of completing the Runner's World Summer Run Streak, but I got a very painful eye infection from my contact lenses, and between that and long hours at work, I only ran on Monday and Tuesday this past week. 

Food/Weight:

I haven't been tracking my food for the past month.  That has resulted in a 3-4 pound gain.  If I continue this one pound a week gain, those pounds will add up quickly.  I need to stop this trend now.  

I've thought several times about joining Weight Watchers meetings, but with my work schedule, I'm afraid I would have a difficult time consistently attending meetings.  So for now, I'm going to stick with My Fitness Pal, starting back today.

In other news...

I bought a new running skirt!  I've been really looking for another skirt option, and decided to try Sparkle Skirts after reading quite a few reviews.  I have only run once in the skirt so far, and I liked it, but it was different because I'm not used to having that much leg exposed, lol.  I think it might take some getting used to.

Going forward:

Even though I spoiled the running streak, I am going to restart beginning today.  Yes, I've missed the last three days.  I could use that as an excuse to give up, or I can decide that I'm going to move forward and get back in my running shoes.  I choose the latter.  I will run a shorter run today, but I will get a decent long run in tomorrow in preparation for my half in June.  Then I will keep streaking!

With regards to food tracking, I am starting back to MFP today.  I am going to track my food everyday, and I am going to focus on living a healthy life.  If I lose weight as a result, fabulous!  If I continue to maintain in the mid 140's, as I have for the past several years, it is not the end of the world.  I can still run.  I can still be happy.  I can still be healthy.  I cannot, however, continue to gain weight.  I've worked too hard to get where I am to gain back the weight I lost.

Have a great weekend!

Have you ever had a slump with your running and/or healthy eating/weight loss?  What did you do to get past it?