God answered my prayers today and she was at the end of Sadie's leash!

Kim a.k.a .runninfool II

When I started this blog site, it was for my runninfool' II, Kim. I thought it would be a good way for her to keep track of my training progress, since we have registered for two races together this year. But as you can see....I have been focusing on other things. I have half heartily run and weight trained for the past 6 months. Not very conducive to race preparation. I kept justifying this pitiful attempt at a "pre-training" schedule with, "I've got time"and "As long as I get a few three milers in a week, I'll be o.k." I did that, as well as couple of weight training sessions per week. But the piece that I failed to fit into the puzzle was my eating and eating and eating....and let's not forget drinking. Those of you reading this know I love my appetizers and wine with friends on a beautiful summer evening and a couple of coldy colds on the front deck after gardening or softball. These things are all well and good when you are burning enough calories, which I have not done in quite a while. So here I sit feeling large and not-in -charge!
I have been planning my attack on this adipose tissue for weeks with minimal results. I am still 5 lbs. heavier than when I began training for the 2007 Marathon. I told myself that I have two months to lose it(that's when I begin training for Disney)but the kicker is, training for Columbus starts in 3 weeks. The bomb, which I am very hesitant to admit, is that I am almost 25 lbs. heavier than my marathon day weight. How embarrassing and disappointing. I know why and have come to terms with my emotional eating problem. I really want to learn how to control it, for years it has controlled me. ENOUGH is ENOUGH!!!
I want to be finished with the yo-yoing crap that I have dealt with for my entire life. I want to be able to maintain my weight for life, not just when I have trained for something. I have prayed on it, read books about it, searched the Internet for it and yet I still wonder if it is possible for me to conquer thison my own. I always thought."Only weak people need support groups."
My answer came today in the form of my friend and running pal Tiffany. She was walking her dog, Sadie down my street at the same time that I was cleaning windows on my front deck. What are the chances of that? Slim to none, considering I wash the outside windows just a couple times a year. I had just last night pondered the thought of e-mailing her and asking if I could borrow her Weight Watchers reading material in hopes of getting a handle on this eating situation. I hadn't decided whether I would have the courage to admit my shortcomings to her. But now my secret was out, she had seen me in my shorts, she was bound to notice 25 lbs. She was so supportive, tears and all, and invited me to a Weight Watchers mtg. this Thurs. Thank you Tiffany. Thank you God for sending her to me. She was at the end of Sadie's leash right when Iwas at the end of my rope.