Epic Fail/Day One

No excuses here.  I completely failed.  I told myself I would keep up with this blog, and that has obviously not happened.  My apologies.  Which really, this blog was designed to help keep me motivated and when I fell off the wagon, I stopped using it.  Well, time to change that, and a lot of other things.

My husband and I just bought a house.  My photography business has increased significantly, and I still  have a full time job.  On top of that, I am trying to get certified to teach in the state of Oklahoma.  I've been busy, but it's still no excuse for my weight gain and increase of laziness.

To help motivate me, I signed up for the Oklahoma City Memorial half marathon again.  Maybe training more will make this one easier.  Last time nearly killed my legs, but that's probably because I didn't train enough.  Starting today, October 6th, I am going to start running again.  I will start out small, and build my way up.  When I say small, I mean like a half mile, if that! That's how out of shape I am! I let myself stop working out, and I've noticed a big difference in my daily energy and obviously in my physique.  My pants barely fit.  My shirts are snug.  And I am completely and totally uncomfortable with myself.  It has to change, and I'm the only one who can make that change.

So, here we go.  I am 5'8, and weigh approximately 180 lbs.  That's a 13 pound increase since February.  Awful!  According to several websites and my doctor, I am about 20 pounds overweight.  So, here's my goal.  I want to lose 20 lbs by April 27, 2014, which is the OKC Memorial run.  That's a little less than a pound a week.  Here is my plan for the first week:

Day 1
exercise: run 1/2 mile

Day 2
exercise: run 20 minutes of intervals. 10 sets of stairs. Calf raises, lunges, squats, curtsey lunges.
calorie intake: 1320 calories.

Day 3
exercise: run 1/2 mile.  p90x arms.
calorie intake: 1320

Day 4: 25 minutes of interval running.  Nike ab workout.
calorie intake: 1320

Day 5: Run 1/2 mile. p90x plyometrics
calorie intake: 1320

Day 6: run 3/4 mile.
calorie intake: 1320

The hard part is going to be the eating.  For some reason, during the week while at work, I do fine.  But as soon as I get home, all I want is junk food.  The weekends are the absolute worst.  I think it's because I get so bored.  I am for sure a boredom eater and an emotional eater.  I'm going to start working on that today!

Wish me luck.  Later I will post all about my run.  Tomorrow I plan on using this as a food diary as well.  Don't judge too harshly on my foods, I'm working on it!