What? March?

Where'd I Go???
So this month was a bit of an interesting month. It was marked with very few posts and even less exercise. D'oh! I have a reason. Yes, despite the fact that it will sound like an excuse, I am calling it a reason. This may fall into the realm of TMI, but well, consider that a warning. I had been off my birth control since July or August and it was too much for me to handle, so I went back on. February was my first month on it again. The ups and downs of moods was quite daunting. My motivation fell to zero since I wanted to cry at everything and consume the things that did not make me cry. It was a difficult month to say the least. However, now I feel more even keel and have been hitting it up hard. I have been tracking most days and have been getting back into the swing of running.

Weight Loss
With all the super fun this month, I was up and down for four weeks. It was awesome... no, no it was not. I kept staying within about four pounds. As of today, though, I am at 208.4lbs. That puts me about .6 pounds from 20lbs lost. But, with rounding - 208lbs: I AM DOWN 20LBS!!!! Fantastic! I am THRILLED. Tomorrow when I get up, I am planning on getting it on with the tape measure, too, in order to see where that is. Woo!

Food
I have gotten back into cooking a lot. I am trying really hard to stay away from fast food, but Taco Bell is so delicious. I was super proud of myself for making it home on Sunday without food from somewhere. Granted, I ate a bunch here, but at least it was stuff that was not entirely bad for me.

Workin' Out
Well, as much as I would love this to be where I talk about the strength training I have added, I have not done that. Not really. I have even neglected my core. I am going to try and get that going tomorrow before I run. The running is going well. I can push it pretty good now, almost two miles of straight on running. I am super stoked about that! I remember when two minutes was kinda pushing it and five minutes hurt. A lot. Now it only hurts if there are minutes before it! Yey!
The only problem is that I have been trying to get up to a 5k which is 3.2 miles. I was supposed to sign up with a friend of mine for a St Patrick's Day one in Balto on 12MAR, but I procrastinated and it filled up. LAME. I had already taken the time off of work, so I found another one in the Balto area. That part is good, except that 12 MAR is less than 2 weeks away. While I am confident I am able to travel 3.2 miles... running it is a totally different story. Oh well. I will keep training until then and hopefully the adrenaline of the race will pull me through.

Closet Shopping

From the Closet! Never worn!

I am still amazed at all the "new" clothes in my closet. Tons of things I could not wear, now fit. Some things that... well, I could get into I can now wear out of the house without worry! It is amazing! There are still a few other things left in there that I can't get into... really want to, but can't.... about 5 more pounds or so and those "new" outfits are MINE! I think I love closet shopping more than actually shopping. I mean, it is awesome to fit into a size smaller at the store, but let's be honest, how many of those sizes differ between brands? Then there is the whole sizes getting cut bigger to make women feel better about themselves, Vanity Sizing. I know that my pants that I used to fit into that now fit again have not gotten bigger, I have gotten smaller. That, to me, is more validating than getting into smaller pants at the store.... although I like that, too.