day 16 and bargain shopping

day 16
today: 2.85
total: 25.4 miles

So not do such a great job about keeping up with the running/walking. I did do yard work for about 50 minutes on friday, but find it hard to walk or run everyday. And with the hurricane coming and bringing rain I prob will not be able to walk outside for at least a couple of days. I have  a treadmill however it is upstairs and our upstairs is quite in the state of disray right now. We got some new furniture at an estate sale about a month ago and now are working on paintin, putting new trim up, taking staples out of the floor for when we tore the carpet up.

We got a 4 poster queen bed, 2 4 poster twin beds, a dresser, a liquor cabinet (looks like a dresser) a mirror and all this bedding (don't use that on our bed) and the 3 high end matresses that go with the beds for 760. It was from a bed and breakfast. All the furniture is antiques and it was the last day of the sale so we got a good deal.

We have been keeping Eli off the couch. However, otherwise need to work on the  dog training.

Went shopping yesterday and got some good deals- a mini candle for free from bath and body works and at JcPenny I got a pair of leggings (8 each), 3 baby outfits (2 dollars each), and two pair of underwear (2 dollars each) and then I had a 10 dollar coupon so got it all for 8 dollars. I always stock up on baby clothes when they are 2 dollars and under. People sometimes think I am nuts since we don't have kids yet, but for 1 or 2 dollars an outfit it is as cheap as garage sales and they are often marked down 90 percent are off. I have found these deals at Jcpenny, Kohls, walmart, and burlington coat factory when it was going out of business. I figure even if I don't use them I can practically make all my money back if I keep the tags on them and sell them at a garage sale. I have been buying a pretty equal amount of boys and girls ones. And they are great for baby shower gifts.

day 13

day 13- this was supposed to be posted yesterday

2.85 miles
22.55 total so far
Did a mix of running and walking today.

day 12

 Day 12
2.85 miles

Total: 19.7

This means I am a little over 4 miles behind, however we went on our honeymoon to the Bahamas and just got back, so I figured I would not get running in on the trip. So not I need to catch up.

I have done little with formal dog training, although last night we started the no on the couch rule. 

day 5

day 5:
2.5 miles mostly running

total: 16.85

Not doing so good on the dog training.

2.85 miles walking and feeling crappy

Day3
walked 2.85 miles in 44 minutes Yes I am counting walking if I am walking for exercise
total 14.35

my whole body was super sore yesterday, like barely being able to walk sore and I felt tired and worn down, today I was much less sore but still feel very tired and worn down, I hope I am not getting a cold considering we are leaving for our honeymoon in a couple of days.

weight 152.6

Goals Dog Training and Running

So we have a dog in need of some serious training- I did the stupid thing of picking the shelter puppy that was cowering in his crate the dog they say to never pick because they will have fear issues- but his brother was all over you biting and Eli was so calm and cuddly. Anyways he of course has major fear issues that have not gotten any  better and may have gotten worse. He has food aggressive problems, is afraid of men, barks at people walking and biking by our house (he is trained on an electric fence). He knows the commands sit, stay, shake, and come (but come only happens when he is inside and even then it is not always). The list of things we will be working on:
1. food and territory (territory is rare)  aggressiveness
2. coming when called outside
3.  greeting strangers
4. not barking at strangers
5. not playing biting
6. not jumping on strangers

The list two are not big problems and do not happen frequently. I am giving my self 50 days of dog training to see how many of these things he can make progress on before we have to hire a professional maybe? (note we did go to a dog trainer about his food aggressiveness for a 45 minute private session but only mildly helpful) also the 50 days are not going to be consecutive, hopefully i can stick to training at least 3-4 days a week 

Day 1: 15 minutes of working on coming inside and out and while playing did excellent with this however he was very sleepy because he just woke up from a nap so prob contributed to success

Goal 2 is 50 days of running to get to 100 miles which will be consecutive, but I don't have to run everyday I just have to reach 100 miles in 50 days. I am counting yesterdays run as day 1 because I thought of this idea during yesterdays run on like the first or 2nd loop.

So Day 1: 11.5 miles
Day 2. No running very sore
Total: 11.5

11.5 miles

So I went for a run today and basically kept on running till I could run no more to see how far I could go. I did about 11.5 miles, I did my normal 2.85 loop 4 times.

1st loop: 32:10 with dog and ipod
2nd loop: 29:45 without dog and ipod
3rd loop: 30:30? tried bringing the dog again and he was too tired so brought him back/ with ipod
4th loop: 43-44 minutes ipod died shortly into run

I think my overall time was about 2 hours and 14 mins the 1st and 2nd loop were almost all running the 3rd was still more running then walking the last loop was mostly walking. My legs are very sore and that was what was holding me back from going further, but still glad I can run that far after not running more then 4 miles for years and my running over the last couple of years has been very little.

weight: 152.6

15-20 pounds heavier than high school or college?

I was a runner in high school, cross country, indoor track, outdoor track, joined the cross country team in college and by the time indoor track rolled around I decided I hated college running and quit the team. The rest of college I was pretty good about going to the gym or outside regular with my roomate or by myself to run. However once I moved back home, the running gradually dwindled to only occasionally running I would get on a running "streak" and run for 2 weeks and then not run again for a month or more. This has been going on ever since- 4 years later. Add in the fact that my bf now husband has bad eating habits/loves to eat out and my lack of cooking skills or desire to cook and now I am 15-20lbs heavier- still thin by most people standards, but most of my once favorite pants do not fit and I am sick of it. So I am going to try to live a healthier less processed life style, and run more. Not only because it makes me thinner because it also makes me feel happier and more accomplished.