The Art of Procrastination-Losing Weight and Running a Half Marathon
I am a procrastinator. I would say I am a professional at it because what I do to earn a living seems to get so much better work out of me when I wait until the last minute. I always have been this way and how I wish I were not because I am also a person that likes to take on big tasks that really need preparation. When I was a teenager and played basketball during the fall, I never worked out or played during the summer. Every year the first week of practice would find me in bed sick, sore and unable to move as my body broke down. Yet every year I did the same thing, willing to accept that pain rather than prepare and do better.
Today I am embarking on a dual goal of running a half marathon in March of next year and also being 40 pounds lighter when I take that run. I think I have more than enough time to get in shape for that run but you see, I always wait until the last moments to prepare–or not prepare. I’m not a stranger to running. I do it every once in a while, sometimes when I travel I like to run in a strange city. I wrote a blog about running an 8k in March of this year and how sick I got doing that. So I’m going to try to make the coming event a well prepared for one. I’ve been a good girl and downloaded all sorts of iPhone apps to take me from couch to 5K, 5k to 10k and then 10K to half marathon. I plan to follow the directions to the letter.
I also plan to focus on losing weight and gaining muscle during this time. Being a vegan has been tough on my body. At first I lost 20 pounds by doing nothing but changing my diet. I got really comfortable with that vegan freedom and just sat around enjoying that I could lose weight without working out. Then the muscle tone started leaving me and I started feeling too weak to work out. Then the weight started coming back. Using BMI calculations I should weigh 40 pounds less than I do right now. Never mind that the last time I weighed 40 pounds lighter I was 14 years old and was a flat chested, long legged coltish looking teenager. I’ll still give it shot. I’ll shoot for a big goal and see where I land somewhere in between.
The goal is to stay healthy, eat properly, workout, run and do it all with planning and consistency. No waiting until March!
And of course, I’ll be blogging on my adventures with this goal. Follow me on twitter @spencerhope (roll over name to follow) or my facebook page and you can subscribe by email or view the blog on your Kindle to keep up with the good, the bad, and the ugly of what awaits me.
Some Tools I Hope to Utilize:
A Combination of workout programs:
P90 X -link- (Only Plyometrics, Ab-Ripper and Yoga Workouts)
Body for Life -link- (For Weight Training)
Running Applications:
Couch to 5K (link)
Bridge to 10K (link)
Nike Plus Half Marathon Trainer (link)
Staying a Healthy Vegan:
Becoming Vegan- The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet by Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina
Veganomicon – The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook by Moskowitz and Romero
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