DASH diet | The Accidentally Running Mama

And so it begins…..

I am committed to this. I am all in. It’s only been going on day 2 of the DASH diet and it sucks. It’s not that I’m not eating yummy foods or even enough of them. I am. It’s the breaking my body from the unhealthy choices. After this rest stage it will be easier and it will be better. It helps that I lost a pound. They do say that it is ok to weigh yourself every day in the initial reset stage as it will give you motivation. This one missing pound is keeping me strong and I’m hoping that he takes many of his friends with him these next few weeks.

On top of eating better, I have been consistent with my training going on my second week now. I’ve done some cross training, outside running, indoor biking, and even some treadmill running. It’s just keeping my eye on the prize….. The prize right now is getting my stamina back. Feeling like I can do this again. Feeling like I know what I’m doing. One day at a time. One workout at a time.

Here is one thing that I noticed today….

Ego and pride need to be checked at the door. They serve no purpose and only hold you back. I knew that today that I wanted to do a 5K on the treadmill today. I wanted to run it faster than I have been running and use this indoor running time as a speed workout. Here is where it gets dicey…. Speed workouts today are not where they were before. It also doesn’t help that my body is adjusting to lower medication, so I could feel that I needed my cal-ez today.

My ego today wanted me to go full force. I figured that if I had a calcium crash at least I would be at a public place:) Luckily, I checked my ego. Now this is not to say that I didn’t push myself because I did. I just did it smartly for where I am today. You can’t live in the past and you only have the day before you. So today, I warmed up with a brisk walk and then took the treadmill up to 5.5 which is now really fast for me. Then at the beginning of every mile, I would walk again in the beginning of each mile. It helped me count down the miles too. Then I sprinted the last part of the 5K. My heart rate was up. I was sweating. It was a good run.

Run where you are, so that you can get to where you want to be.

One day at a time.

One Run at a time.

This is so true in all that we do.. Often we focus on where we used to be or where we are going that we forget to just enjoy where we are. I’m trying. I encourage you to try to.

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You know that feeling that you get when you are so tired of being sick and tired. I’m kind of there right now. Some of it out of my control, but a lot in my control. I can choose to eat healthier. I can choose to do nothing which is kind of where I have been recently or I can choose to do what I can to be healthier. While training will be different this time around, I know what to do and I know that I can do it.

While I am not officially starting a program till January, I am trying to start getting back into healthier habits. I also am preparing myself both mentally, physically, and researching best way to achieve my goals.

I will say that I do not plan to start on January first as I don’t want it to be tied to the New Year. I plan to start the second week of January at least food wise. This will give me time to stock the house and read up on the DASH diet which is what I’ve decided to go with. It seems like a good fit for me. It’s more of a lifestyle change, but I will be following their weight lose program. I ordered recipe book and plan today. So I will have time to actually to be prepared. I want a plan that isn’t going to starve me and that will fuel me to get back to training.

That being said after weighing myself and taking my measurements today, I have decided to start being more mobile today. Although I really didn’t need to do this because I could tell by having no clothes that actually fit me. It will be cheaper to get back in shape than buy new clothes. This is the biggest I’ve ever been unless I was pregnant. It’s not even the weight, it’s the measurements that I will be watching.

I even went to the gym today. I ran just 3 miles and doing some weights. I am a long way away from both my Crossfit and Marathon days. So out of shape. I purposely want to ease back into this slowly. It takes a long time to build up your stamina, but no time at all to loose it. Here is to gaining stamina while loosing inches and getting back into my closet.

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