Day 2---316 days till the Marathon

Dear Diary---



So I have come to the conclusion that blogging is just an Internet diary. We have become so lazy that it takes to long to write our thoughts on paper with a pen so we have decided to not only post our inner most thoughts on the Internet but to share them with everyone in the whole world in new from of journaling called blogging.



Cigarette count:

Yesterday's total: 1

So far today: 1



Yesterday I told a colleague of mine about my goal to run a marathon by March 2011. He promptly laughed in my face. For those of you who don't know me, I am extremely stubborn and when I am told I can't do something a switch goes off in my brain to say that I can..... take for instance that when I decided I was going to try and have my son naturally, there were many skeptics and doubters of my decision. Well folks, I am here to say, it can be done without an epidural. To each his own, I am not tooting my horn saying we all need to do it drug free, that was just my choice and I was happy I did it. It was nice to have control over my body and what was happening to it. I don't know if I will choose that again next time around (if there is a next time around) but if I am in good shape.. I may.



I also tired to put my mind to eating right the whole day and drinking water. I am trying to be more conscious of what I put in my "tank" because I want to be a healthy person. I ate well all day yesterday.. an apple for a snack, a good lunch, spaced out meals, a yogurt for a snack.

Well this morning it all went to hell when I had to go into Carol Lee's donuts and pick some up for my boss. For those of you who haven't had a Carol Lee donut, you don't know the absolute desire that rises up through your body when you just walk into the shop and the smell of fresh made donuts wafting ever so succulently in your direction. I gave in a scarfed down a glazed donut topped with delicious toasted coconut... It was better then an apple I can tell you that much.

http://local.yahoo.com/info-12875283-carol-lee-doughnut-shop-blacksburg

By the time I got home last night it was 8pm and little man fell right to sleep. After running around the house trying to clean and do other duties I finally decided I should try and fit in some form of exercise. We have an elliptical in our basement so I forced myself to try that out. 2 minutes in I did not want to be doing that anymore but pushed myself to stay on for 20 minutes total. By the end of the 20 I actually wasn't hating exercise as much as I originally thought.

Starting Monday I will begin training with a friend from work. We are supposed to run 3 miles....

I'll keep you posted on that one, should be an interesting time.