Good tunes!

So short post tonight.. I did my training today with no problems. Tomorrow I will step it up a notch, kind of excited. I had a bit of drama this weekend with Odin and an infected lip! Sitting down to a nice cup of sleepy time tea. I am going to spend a few mins trying to find really good music for running tomorrow, Good night fellow quitters! We rock

You little stinker!

So its the weekEND!!! Looking forward to hitting up the gym tomorrow morning, my comfort zone! Long story short, I got shown up by a 6th grader!!! It is 19 degrees out and Thomas and I decide to go OUTSIDE for a run. We go to Freedom High School with the rest of our family and Thomas made it a mile. I would have, BUT I have many excuses. I could not feel my fingers and I decided to mess with my Ipod and got more then a little freaked out that my digits were numb. So after one lap I went to the car, took off my Ipod put on gloves and decided to start over.

Lap two of one, lol, I get to the end and Natalie, who I could tell is not having the time of her life, slips on ice while Matt is tending to Alex. So I have to stop and make sure she is not hurt. She says she is o.k. So I am on my third lap of the day and all I could think about.. "Did Nats pants get wet when she fell??? I don't want anyone getting sick or stand there in wet pants while I run in 19 degree weather. So I stopped. Oh well! I did not get in a successful run in since Wednesday night. Thomas and I should have just went to the gym and ran on the treadmill from the start.

I had my whole week planned out with running on Thursday and Saturday (today) but here is what happened. My awesome friend Gloria gave me four tickets to the Flyers game on Thursday. I was so grateful and so excited to go! I went with Matthew, John and Paula. We had a really nice time. It was super cold, and they lost, but we still had a great time! Thank you Gloria! Well, when she offered I decided, if my mom could pick Odin up from school on Friday, I could just hit up the gym then and Saturday. Thank goodness I did because I totally forgot that Friday was month end and now I had arrangements for Odin. Month end at my job means working late and not having a choice in the matter. So I ended up working until a little after 8:30. Well my gym on Friday closes at 9. Today was still a good reminder today that running outside is a whole different ball game!

So I was very proud of Thomas running a mile in way freaking below freezing temps! and kind of excited to have a kid in my life excited to run and hang out with me! Odin is a little young to run, and by the time he is old enough to run with me, will he want to?? Who knows??? Anywho.... tomorrow should be exciting. Odin mentioned he wanted to go to this certain playground that happens to be RIGHT across the street from my spot in Bethlehem that I want to clean up. I told him that once him and Nat get a trash bag full of garbage we can head over there.... I am such a mean mom. He actually said "sure then you can pay us mom." and I said "Oh no Odin, I will not pay you, the earth will" then he says.... "Mom the earth does not have any money" LOL. So I explained this all to him, and he was no too impressed.

So goals tomorrow are: head to the gym EARLY!!! Run my program! Pack my bags and NOT forget anything! Take the kids or go by myself to do some trash picking and head to my moms with Odin around 5. I will also need to go to the grocery store to get some lunch food for Odin which means I also need to get some healthy food for me! I sometimes wish that pizza, bread sticks, pretzels and honey mustard were like "healthy" food. Don't get me wrong, I do like almost all vegetables, fruits and nuts, but nothing fills me up like good old bread! Ugh, if I give up crappy old bread for thirty days maybe I will lose the habit?!?! I don't know. It took one second to give up meat.. maybe I can give up bread too! Seriously I would be like the healthiest person alive. Hum, I am not ready to make that commitment yet. I love bread! and wine! Even Jesus likes bread and wine!

With that note, both the seven year olds are out and snoring! So I am going to take advantage of that and watch some Superbad, get in the shower and head to bed with out hearing MOM!!! Yes I am going to bed! No cigs today and not missing them for one second.

Good night quitters,

Trish!

What's happening!

I can't help but wonder if my knee is strong enough for this whole project. I fell on it like two weeks ago and I think that it may just be bruised but it does hurt. I am going to just visualize the pain leaving my body. Funny thing is, it only hurts when I am not running. Makes no sense to me. I am posistive it will just go away!

I completed my 15 mins jogging, 5 min fast paced walk, 15 mins job and 5 walk to finish. I think Matt may have been right about me starting too far back. Good news is, Monday I bump up to the next level. It was nice running next to my mom. She is doing a real good job going to the gym! I am so proud of her! I even got to see my brother Mike tonight too. Him and my sister in law are in there second week of some Special K diet. I will let you all know how that works and if it is effective after I talk to him.

Incoming bad news alert: Philadelphia Marathon 2010 is not till Novemeber 21. I am going to be looking for one soon then that! And more bad news JUST coming can't do a Sunday marathon during Matt's soccer season. UGH it is getting harder and harder to find a marathon. No big deal. I defenitly want to do the ING Rock and Roll half a marathon in Philly, it is during soccer season but I am sure someone in my family could go. Truth be told, that sounds like the perfect half marathon, its in historic Philadelphia, so wicked cool sites and they have a band set up for every mile, and if you know me. I LOVE LOVE LOVE music, how cool is that. I am going to register tomorrow for that. So I am so freaking excited for that. So not much else new right now, but no more Starz movie channels, cancelled today.

No cigs today, no problem because I don't smoke. Good night!

My sis rocks!

Oh yes that is right, I have my very first follower..... my awesome little sister! Its funny because my sister has been such an inspiration in my life that most of the time... I felt like I was following her! Love you Tracie! What a day I have had! Did not manage to get up to work out but I did get up and stretch my poor aching muscles. It was much needed. I was happy with that!

Work was work... heard a funny little saying, Getting to work does not bother me at all, its the 8 hour wait to get home that is a bitch! LOL I got a kick out of that. Was training at work today. Not much to say about that, but hey I made it almost all day without complaining! One little slip at like 4. Oh so close, I am going to work on that goal for a full time change of life! Not complaining is hard work, oh wait that is complaining. Ok starting now!

I went to the gym with Matt again tonight, he ran I did not. He will not be going tomorrow and I will be going with my mom in Pottstown at 8. Today I did weights and the bike for about 25 minutes and read through the introduction of my new book. One of the authors is a student who was in one of the courses with the other two authors (more on that later) but I found her to be quite the inspiration. She was a 215lb, out of shape, 37 year old full time working single mom, in her last semester of college. She was selected to be in this course. The day she was supposed to start her preliminary training (the step I am currently in) she injured her back. Her mother and two teenage sons were not supportive of her training, well she was lying down with ice om her back and you know what she did? She said screeeeew them! She got up and hobbled outside and walked around the block one time. 18 weeks later she finished 26.2 miles. In 18 weeks she went from one block to 26.2 miles. Can you believe that? Not only can I do this, guess what, I am doing this and I have never felt better about doing something in my entire life!

I have to switch my frame of mind. I need to STOP looking at how far I run but how long I can run. This preliminary stage I am in, is to get me ready to begin training. They have a whole chart and you are to start where you are currently at. So, even though I can run 25 mins straight ...I am starting tomorrow and will repeat Thursday and Saturday the following: 15 min jog, 5 min fast walk and repeat once. So then , I will move up on Monday to the next step: 20 min jog, 5 min walk and repeat. After four times in one week I will go up to: 25 min jog and 5 min walk no repeat. Again, this is four times in one week and then next step: jog for 30 mins straight four times a week for two weeks. Then.... can't wait!! Week one of training. So super excited! I could have maybe started further yet, but I don't want to end up hurting myself.

I am going to take this time to remind myself and anyone reading what my goal is. To finish a marathon. That is it. Period. That is my marathon goal. There is NO WAY I could start smoking if I want to finish a marathon. That is just a benefit not a goal. My goal on Thanksgiving day was to quit smoking, and I have achieved that goal. If I can do that, I can do anything! Just think, in 20 weeks I will be ready to run a marathon! One problem is the Philadelphia Marathon is not until October. I think I need one closer to the end of my training! Guess it is going to take some planing, not my forte!

I must be off to bed soon. One big goal tomorrow, well that would be : to go to the gym and jog for 15 mins ,walk for 5, jog for 15 mins, and walk for 5. I can do it. I just wish I could do it outside! Anyone who has suggestions for good Samaritan goals for me to accomplish, keep in mind I don't have much money and have the weirdest schedule, but am willing to consider any charitable work.

Fellow quitters, we freaking rock! Night everyone!

I am jealous, so what!!

So I should be happy that I achieved as much as I have today but I am all worked up! Let's start at the beginning, I managed to wake up early today and it was like hurricane bitchina outside. So since I got up and out of bed all dressed and ready to run without realizing the weather this morning was so crappy, I decided to hit up the elliptical down in my basement. So I got a good work out and had a good start to my day, just not outside. I will try again tomorrow. It may be super cold but I am going to try. I laugh because there was a day when I would have been outside in this weather smoking. Ahh the little things make quiting soooo nice!

Managed to also eat and purchase a book at lunch today, Thank you Barnes and Noble. Turns out not only do running books exist, but there are like a million to choose from. Books on beginning, weight loss, meditation and running, yoga and running, running for kids etc etc. I ended up choosing The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer. I have yet to get through the introduction but I think I am happy with this book. I will tell you more about the training details, I guess when I know them. All I do know is that the first day of running calls for three miles... I looked at the chart, and I am not quite there yet.

Then what got me fired up, the gym. I head there with no real goal in mind and not much motivation to work out. I was not sure if I was going to do the bike and read, some weight training or run. I literally decided after jumping on the treadmill. I guess since I saw two side by side open I just got excited because I went with Matthew. So I start running right away, again with no real goal in mind. Fellow quitters, get this I am running at a decent speed and see I ran for 2.5 straight miles and decided that I ROCK and hit the cool down button. Well the worst thing happened next. I show Matt how far I ran and he says "I am going to do THREE miles and I am going to sprint soon!" Well that he did and that really just pissed me off! There is no way I can let Matthew run more then me, NO WAY JOSE! Well I try and increase my speed but I was all ready on cool down mood and it would bring my speed down to like a slow walk..... UGHHHHH! Oh I was so angry with him! He just keep saying oh but I am a runner Trish....a. I just wanted to smack his mouth, but instead I just told him that "YOU CAN'T run in my 5k. Get your own" and I meant it. I started this project and I will admit I want it to be all about me me me! Well not really but he just can't run my first 5k and beat me, are you kidding me! I need him at the end waiting for me, cheering me on. So he does not get it why I am mad, but I am so that is all that matters.

So goals for tomorrow, get up work out in the morning, cross train tomorrow after work, and do something good and not running related. Let's see, I am running a million things in my mind... well I do need to reschedule giving blood. I will do that and I will geez I don't know. Wait I know. I am going to stop complaining at work and just focus on the good. I know it sounds lame, but I could benefit from this and I also think my department could too. I have been down in the dumps and I think that I may have been bringing other people down with me.

No cigs today and going strong. Enjoying some fancy beer Matt and I picked up after the gym and hopefully off to a good night sleep. Fellow quitters, stay strong and oh I forgot. Hello I am Trish!

Heating Pad needed!

So my first mini goal.... turns out to be a MAJOR goal! Had Matthew (boyfriend) drop me off so I can pick up trash and only brought two trash bags and they filled up within an hour. Quickly into this hour it starts to rain! I was planning on doing this yesterday when it was nice out but life got in the way, more on that in a minute. There is so much garbage at this place that I think it will take me an entire year to clean up. Now that I have started I can't stop. I will be going there once a week till EVERY piece of garbage is in its place. This is something I am going to have Odin join in with too. He will hate it I am sure... but hating things as a child builds character. I am going to see about getting something that would help me pick things out of trees and off the ground with out having to bend over because my back is killing me. After a few weeks of committing to this I am going to call the township and see if they will give me trash bags to help me clean this area up. I have pictures posted on facebook of my adventure today.

Shortly after getting back from trash picking, Matthew and I went to the gym. I went there with a goal running 2.2 miles and did it. That was just under 21 mins. I really tried to focus on my style of running and am not quite sure what or how to fix what I do wrong. I am hoping to go to the book store tomorrow during my lunch hour and browse/purchase a book on running. I don't even know if that exists! I know I also need to invest in better shoes and clothes but for right now I am ok with what I already own, an old pair of walking shoes and crappy tee shirts and sweat paints. I did ok today, did not have the best breakfast... coffee and french fries but I did ok.

Yesterday I did not make it to the gym nor trash picking. Odin had a birthday party from 11 to 12:30 and even though it is his father's weekend with him, I had to take him. I live an hour away so that means I had to leave at 9:45 to get him there by 11 and we were still ten minutes late. It was fun to see Odin interact with other kids in his class and how he is with girls! Made me laugh! His dad was running late and did not show up to pick him up till 4, which put me back to Bethlehem at 5:00 and it was dark. I can handle the rain and the cold but I am not comfortable going to pick up trash in the dark. Kind of ghetto and dangerous. So at that point during my drive home I was ok with just heading to the gym. Then I get home to find Matthew dressed and hair all done and ready to go eat a nice dinner at Carrabas. At that point I was like F the gym! We went and had a nice dinner just the two of us! Not the greatest restaurant for vegetarians but was very nice. I did get some exercise with Odin. Leg presses and running up and down the road playing football. That did make me realize, running outside is WAY harder then running on the treadmill. SOOOoooo.... my goal for tomorrow, don't laugh is to wake up and run a little outside! Ok I laughed! I hate waking up period! BUT I AM GOING TO DO IT and I am going to gym with Matthew after work too. Maybe I will do some weight training at gym maybe run I don't know yet. One other goal for tomorrow is to find out more information on my 5k in March that I want to run!

Obviously no smokes today and feeling good! I have to focus a bit on work tomorrow as I did not go to work on Friday.... yet I did learn (at a bar) that you need to qualify for the Boston marathon by running two other marathons, so forget that! I only want to finish a marathon, not win a Marathon. Anyway I am heading off for a walk between football games (GOSH I hate the Colts). Oh for anyone reading this who does not know who I am, Hello I am Trish!

First blog EVER

So I am actually doing this.... I am so out of touch with "cool" I am not even sure if people still blog... but that does not matter, cause I am. The reason, I quit smoking (thanks chantix) according to the online quit calculator,56 days 14 hours 49 minutes and 37 seconds ago. I have no urges to start but the I QUIT high is over.

I am hoping to start my now what part of life! I want to set mini, major and many goals for myself that I have always wished I could do but was afraid to attempt because I had a pack a day habit! My main goal is to RUN a marathon, and I want to run a big one like the Boston marathon or the Chicago marathon (they may be the only two that I know). So I am going to start to train BUT I am starting small!! and I mean like 5k small. Now this silly for many reasons, I know NOTHING about running, I can't write grammatically to save my life,I drink too much, I am lazy, absentminded and can't run more then five mins without having to go to the bathroom, who am I kidding I can not even sneeze without a tiny accident!

And running even a 5k let alone a full on marathon takes planning..... and if you know me, yeah I don't plan.... lets put it this way when I gave birth to my son... I had not a clue what happens ( yes I knew the basics) during labor and delivery and that was the sole most important thing I have ever done in my life! But I am going to do this and I am going to write on this silly thing if for no one but myself and some day at some time I am going to run a marathon for the simple fact because I can.

I do have some secret motives behind this.... Since I quit smoking I have put on my fair share of pounds. So I am hoping to lose some of that but if not at least I don't smoke. And I will make goals for myself simply because I am tired of thinking I want to be a better person.... I am going to be a better person.

First mini goal... this weekend I am going to go out and PICK UP TRASH just because I can. I am sure people will think I am doing community service and a DUI offender but I do not mind. Do you know how many cigs I have thrown out my window while I was driving? All I know is I have quit less then 60 days ago and according to this calculator that is 1,132(holy $hit) cigs not smoked and I smoked for like 15 years. So this weekend and going to a certain spot in Bethlehem that is a pig pen of trash and I am going to pick up trash! I hope I don't get hit by a car! I will try and get some photos... if this website allows that??

As for the running, I did go to the gym today and ran 2.10 miles and almost died!!!! I guess I need to buy a running book or something.. not sure but something... wish me luck... and for fellow quitters out the congratulations to you! and if any one is reading this who does not know me... Hello my name is Trish!