Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties - September Challenge!!

Hey beauties! :flowerforyou:

Sorry I have been so MIA lately. I really wish I could be more supportive around here, and I wish the thread were as active and encouraging as it once was, but I know that we all get busy with life and I am no exception. With work, trying to fit in workouts when my body allows it, and trying to piece my personal life together and keep myself sane, the days usually just fly by and its bedtime before I know it. And then I end up wasting a good portion of my sleeping time hunting down new recipes (ie: late night food porn browsing on the internets - guilty!), trying my best to be social despite every urge to pass out, or going out with Tyler to keep the boy happy. Usually this results in <5 hours of sleep and a very, very tired Meag with no energy or mental capacity to respond on here. I just don't always have it in me - Wish I did, because you guys really do mean a LOT to me and I adore having this group in my life :bigsmile:

I ran a solid 5.48 miles on Sunday which was my longest run in weeks. I wanted to log 6 or 7 but I was feeling like a huuuuge quitter and I know my running confidence is suffering big-time from this injury. But i am determined to run this Half Marathon next weekend. I AM going to run it. My foot is feeling about 50% right now and I am planning on taking the week easy. Tomorrow will be my last run before the Half. Yoga on Wednesday, possibly some strength workouts and core on Thurs and then REST on Fri and Sat in preparation. It's not ideal but I need to hedge my bets that the foot can't take a whole lot of training before this race and I desperately want to finish what I started. So rest it is!

Abby - Welcome! Your results are stunning and you look FABULOUS! :drinker: Congratulations! I hope you keep it up - Strength training shouldn't end when the program is finish. Keep ramping it up and working towards new goals. You're going to be a lean, mean fighting machine in no time!

Greenhumanclay - All I can say is Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Chocolate festival. Did my invite get lost in the mail?

Laura - Knew it! Great job rockin' it out and making the most of a stressful situation. Keep it up and those pounds are going to melt right off, lady

Shorty - Sounds great! I'd love to work in health + nutrition and have seriously considered it. I hope you are really happy with the program once you've started and I'd love to hear your take on anything nutrition or health related. So I hope you stick around! I love any discussion/advice/tips/ongoing conversation on this thread in that regard. I think we all have a lot to gain from it and I know that for many of us (myself included) it's really hard to find supportive friends/family that are really 100% behind us in our journey to live happy, healthy and active lives. It's not always easy! Which is what I love so much about this group :bigsmile:

Alright folks it's nearly 11pm and I am getting up at 5:40am to get my last run in before another hectic/miserable day at the office. Keep it up! I'll check in with y'all hopefully by Wednesday morning. Better have some awesome updates to read :huh:

Very quick update tonight since I need to hop into the shower. Today was ridiculously busy but I thought I'd share my awesome run update from this morning... And by awesome, I mean a HUGE pain in the *kitten*! :grumble:

I ran 4.23 miles in 40 mins flat. Which is a great pace for me - just under a 9:30 min mile average. Then I got home and took off my shoes....




Yeaaaa. So I guess I have screwed up my pain tolerance enough that I just run on a hugely blistered and bleeding foot without the sense to stop and have a look at it? Is it even possible that I thought this sort of pain was "normal"? I need to give my head a shake some days!

Anyway I could regale you with complaints about work, food, and all else but I will spare you tonight Consider it quite the special treatment. I must be REALLY tired, eh haha Hope you all sleep well and get up tomorrow feeling ready to attack the day. I certainly hope the same for myself! I am going to eat well tomorrow and hit up another Yogafit class at night. It's a pretty big time drain but I do really enjoy it. Trade offs, as always, but it's worth it!

Gnight ladies

theperfectratio - Our weight fluctuates quite a bit naturally, and if you've "upped" your weight training, it's very likely that you are retaining water in your muscles. Try to weigh-in the morning after your rest day to give your body time to mellow out a bit. It's a bit like playing mind games with yourself, but over time you will definitely see a steady decline in your weight. When I started MFP i weighed a146lbs and over the course of those 23lbs lost I've gained weight about 25% of the weeks I've been on here. It's just life! It can certainly be demoralizing, but at least you know you're doing things right!

Updating the list to add Kntu...

mkingraham (Megan)- Keep up the 15k training plan, complete my 10k on 9/24, make my workouts a priority even when I'm on the cruise, get into ONEderland
meagalayne- Ice and stretch as needed and try to incorporate core and upper body work into your weekly routine; drink more H20 than you did in August; run on Sept 18th ONLY if your foot is healing/healed and if you are capable of doing so without risking further injury; continue not logging food and be good to yourself
elksy- Run 5k three times a week, start logging faithfully, develop healthy attitudes towards food.
abby459- lose 5lbs in September; run my first 5K, keep working out at least 5 days/week.
jillybeanruns - Continue training for my marathon and train smart; keep up with PT exercises, stretch/do yoga, and ice; strength train a minimum of 2x a week; 96 oz of water minimum a day; work harder to get my net cals up on long run/high burn days;
greenb trying to get back to 150 lbs. I'm currently 209; I've already lost 6.8 lbs. I also want to run a 5k and work out atleast 4x a week.
GreenHumanClay continue Jogging 3xs/week, Drinking plenty of h20 64. oz. minimum, Continue practicing Bikram Yoga 3xs/week, more rest 7-8 hrs, not obsess over the scale, hiking or mt. biking 2-4 times per month and be nicer and loving to my self.
cmg2008: continue to run at least 3 days a week, get into the low 130s, and try not to get stressed out over grad school =D
imarunner8908-track at least 5 days a week, lose 10lbs (5 that I gained last month and 5 more)
KanCrav~Loose my last pound.. stick with my strength training.. get back in the habit of working out at least 4times a week.
lalonmeg000-drink 2 full nalgene bottles of water everyday! which means it has to come with me to class , only 2 meals out to eat a week, eat something for breakfast everyday
GuamGrly~ (Bethany) - start and continue C25K training, 8 oz. of water per day, 60-90 minutes per week of additional exercise, eat out no more than 2 days per week, and lose 5 pounds this month. Going big or going home this month!!
emmarie- exercise!!, get back to bootcamp, solid dinners, get the hang of my schedule, don't stress!
lexgem - keep up with ripped in 30 and be able to do level 3 by the end of the month, lose 2 pounds, join a capoeira class
lostalykat- Lose 5 pounds, strength train 2 times a week, start half-marathon training for fun and just focus on eating healthy tasty food.
theperfectratio-get to 160, complete 30DS, work my way up to running 3 miles every few days on the treadmill (not necessarily on C25K though)
Kntu- get to 140lbs, aqua jog 2x week and swim 1x week, and feel more confident/comfortable in high waisted jeans

AFM - Today at work was actually decent. Not too stressful and miserable. I was easy getting up, and slow to get ready, and then my day went by pretty well. Hit the grocery store after work and picked up some spinach, strawberries and beets (which I am very interested to experiment with!) and a few choc covered pretzels because I was CRAVING a treat and I'd been super good all day/week. Then I hit spin class, despite my better judgement. Did cyclefit for 25 mins before calling it quits - my hip was just wayyyy too sore for it. Sunday's race should be interesting :huh:

Two more days, ladies. Two days until I finally finish what I started ! It won't be pretty but it's getting done!