Run Forrest Run

Okay, so my name isn't Forrest but you get the picture. I started reading RUNNING blogs. Yes, you read right, RUNNING blogs. Now, I know the first thing you're thinking is, "boy what a boring thing to talk about" but seriously you're so wrong. I am in Love, like more in love than I am with my Chaddypoo. Only joking - kinda - anyways Let me give you some background:

Hi, my name is Forrest Terri and I am was a fat ass. Okay, so my ass is still fat but its not as fat as it once was. I have almost lost 50lbs since last June - 3 lbs stand between that 50 and me but I weigh in tomorrow and hope to knock those 3 off my ass. My main motivation to lose weight started out for my wedding but now the motivation comes from being healthy and is a lifestyle change. I'm going to throw this out there and you can throw it back or actually listen because it's the truth: DIETS DO NOT WORK. So, if you want to know my diet sorry, I don't have one.



It's a lifestyle change of making better food choices and creating exercise routines that always keep you challenging yourself. Anyways, I'm not gonna preach or go into my lifestyle as of today this post is about my new obsession with running and running blogs.

My inspiration and absolute favorite hands down is:

http://www.skinnyrunner.com/

She is funny, pretty (yes, that's important I'm shallow what can I say),  an unknowitall, unprofessional runner, and a total bad ass. She runs with no program, no rules, no problems, and just recently did 2 yes, TWO 26.2 mile marathons in 1 yes, ONE weekend! This girl has seriously inspired me.

I love working out, I go about 5 times a week now for the last few months *hey the wedding is almost here* and I have gone from not being able to jog 1 minute because I couldn't catch my breath and the bouncing of my fat ass was throwing me into the treadmill. While I'm sure everyone at the gym was like, "that girls gonna break the dame treadmill someone tell her to stop" However, I kept running and building up my stamina thinking "screw you skinny jerks I will break this damn machine if I want to I'm not gonna stop."

Then I did my first 5k and I was a fool. I was not ready, I drank the night before, didn't get a lot of sleep, and arrived late the morning of the race. However, I finished in an astounding 58 minutes flat. Preeeettttty impressive I must say. I was shocked when that time didn't get me a medal.

Then we go back to the gym, still not caring at all about running really, I just knew that every time I did it I felt everything that I wanted to go away on my body shake and giggle... so, in my thinking that if we (yes, I'm talking about myself as a we) make these things giggle surely they will fall off eventually. I started building up time. I ran 1 minuet non stop.. WOW, that was amazing to do my calvs felt like they were going to explode and it took 2 minuets to get my breath back..but I had done it. A WHOLE minuet! Then it got better, 1 min became 2, 3, 4, 5 and when I got to that 5 I thought I was really ballin, and HEY it was! I'm still proud of it I don't care who makes fun of me.

Lets speed up a little because I need to go to the gym now and I can't stop this post without finishing the damn story. Okay, here comes 5k number 2. It was cold, but I was more prepared for it this time. I did not drink the night before! I got good sleep! & I got to the place late but not as late as the first one! Score.

Basically, I think I was just up to running 5 mins at a time during this point and in total my only goal was to do better than the first 5k. Mission accomplished I shaved 8 mins off my time finishing this 5k at 50mins and some odd seconds I don't remember. Listen that is my Personal Record right now but I plan on Shattering it May 7th. 5k number 3 awaits and THIS GIRL is more ready than ever. I have now conquered a 12 min mile and yesterday I ran a mile and half nonstop at that pace and I felt like I could have done 2 miles (I only stopped because I didn't want to make anyone else embarrassed at my awesomeness.) There are 2 weeks left before the race and I have the goal of running the whole 5k nonstop at that pace or whatever pace I can do it at. I really feel like I can do it, and reading these running blogs makes me even more excited about running.

 I like SkinnyRunner so much because she talks about running 26.2 miles like its going out to pick up some milk. She is not like "omg my legs are falling off I can't believe I can do this" I love that, it makes me not mentally screw myself into thinking that skinny bitch can barely do it how in the hell am I going to do it. Instead I feel that hey, its no big thing, come on legs move.

So, Thank you Skinny Runner. Thank you all running blogs, you make me want to run - not only to lose the rest of my weight but to gain everything else I've always wanted.

I'm going to start posting about my workouts, just little cliff notes at the bottom of posts and I'm going to do a half marathon this year. Yes, I am and no.. it's not a big deal because its only 13.1 miles.

PS. This is for me and only me, I need no partner, no medals, no push.

I just need these blogs because they are great & I love reading about other peoples lives. Ima Stalker


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Update: Workout: 2.75 miles on treadmill 35 mins - (Ran 2.25 in 28!) Bike - 10 mins & my monkey bars or so I like to call it.

I did it and I felt like I could have kept running! I am so pumped for this 5k coming up. I am definitely going to run the whole then and then possibly break out into a dance at the end of it oh yes.

So, funny thing happened tonight at the gym: CK and I go together usually when he is not stuck at work and I was blogging earlier waiting on him to get home so we could go together tonight. SO, we get to the gym right, and he has to go peepee immediately. I get on my treadmill of choice (there are 2 that I love and if other people are on them I envision pushing them off while laughing. YES, I'm kinda evil) and proceed to find vampire diary's on the TV. I like to look at sexy things at the gym and since tonight's crowd was a little lacking fake vampires had to suffice. I am doing my 2 min walking warm up and CK comes out of the potty shaking his head like something horrible just happened. What he says next just about had me falling off the machine and laughing hysterically. He whispers in this highly disturbed little child voice..."man, I just saw an old man naked"

BAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

Poor thing, he hates seeing old men naked, that stems from a childhood youth trip trama with a naked old man who was a chaperon walking down the hall saying, "What were all guys here"

BAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA

I love him even if he gets so sad about old male penis.

My baby love all tiny and oh so presh! I love that my 3 favorite things in the world are all in this picture together back when I didn't even know he existed. CK - Guitar - Pizza.

Oh, did I mention he is a rockstar? Or that one day when he gets famous we will have our own reality show. Yup, it will be epic.