I have decided that I'm going to once again take all sweets (candy, cookies, cake, soda, etc) out of my diet and look forward to the special rewards after my upcoming races. I haven't decided if I'll give in after any race under a half marathon, but right now here is what I have to look forward to!
Foot Traffic Half Marathon in July 2011: I will reward myself with strawberry shortcake! For one thing they are giving it for free after this half and I definitely wanna partake!
Disneyland Half Marathon in September 2011: I will reward myself with a scoop of strawberry ice cream in a waffle cone from The Gibson Girl on Main Street in Disneyland! After all, it's a must stop whenever I visit that park!
Tinkerbell Half Marathon in January 2012: I haven't decided what I want yet after this race, but I guarantee it's gonna be good and it's gonna be worth it!
Perhaps after each of the shorter races I'll stop by Dairy Queen and get a yummy dilly bar, but as I said, I haven't quite decided on that yet. Right now I'm signed up for the Friar Trot 10k on 5/21 and going to sign up for the Dove Lewis 5k on 6/12.
So there you have it! Now I'm super excited for July to get here! I have a long way to go, and have already had to deal with the "good pain". I've been going to weekly track sessions at a local high school and they are kicking my butt, but I actually really like going! I really want to improve my time with each race, but my main goal is to lose weight and feel better about myself.
Run strong everybody!!!!
I get that you want to remove all sweets but that is hard to do.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I was able to do after becoming diabetic was control my carb intake. If you want I can email a one page pamphlet given to me by a nutritionist that gives suggestions on reducing carbs. By following it I lost 30 pounds in a couple of months and still got to enjoy (but in smaller portions) many of the snacks that I love.
Thanks, Josh, but I'm going to stick with my plan. I've done it before and know that I feel so much better when I don't have those kinds of sugars in my diet. And besides, runners need carbs! I also get really good insight from my mom. She became a certified nutrional therapist last year, so she helps me with what foods are best for me.
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