Myth or Magic: "Military Diet" Day 3

Here is my day three of this diet I have been trying.  It says not to weigh myself until the morning of the fourth day, so tomorrow I will have the results for you tomorrow :) 

Breakfast--5 Saltine Crackers, 1 Slice of Cheddar Cheese, and 1 Small Apple

Lunch-1 Hard-Boiled Egg, and 1 Slice of Toast

Dinner--1 Cup of Tuna, 1/2 of a Banana, and 1 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream

Myth or Magic: "Military Diet" Day 2

Day 2 of my "Military" diet wan't too bad. I will have to say that I have been craving brownies all day... I think I have chocolate deprivation from two days ;) Anyway here we go with Day 2.

Breakfast--1 egg, 1 Slice of Toast, and 1/2 Banana

Lunch--1 Cup of Cottage Cheese, 1 Slice of Cheddar Cheese, and 5 Saltine

Crackers

Dinner--2 Hot Dogs, (no buns), 1 Cup of Broccoli, 1/2 Cup of Carrots, 1/2 Banana, and 1/2 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream

Stay posted for Day 3
-E

Half Mara-what?

As E wrote earlier, we will be running the Disney Princess Half Marathon in  just a few short months. As exciting as that sounds, it sends chills down my spine. A half marathon?! Are we crazy?!?! Personally, I think yes, but I willingly signed up and am giving it my all. For as long as I can remember, I have had a love/hate relationship with working out and going to the gym. In the beginning, I'll have tons of momentum and get super excited about making changes and being healthy, then I'll always fall behind and give up. But not this time. This time, the accountability of giving it my all is having to victoriously run across Disney property, all while rocking my most sporty princess attire.

When thinking about running, this quote keeps me going. No matter how overwhelmed I may feel about race day, I just think of the foundation I am setting and that there's only room to go up from here. When initially starting a few weeks ago, I could barely jog through half a mile. Now going for one mile doesn't seem so bad. Does anyone else have a goal that they are working towards? Make sure to follow our blog and cheer us through race day!
-L

Half Marathon

See this right here ^ that is going to be L and I in February.  We just recently signed up to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon. Are we crazy? I think a little, yes.  I speak for myself when I say that I am not a runner... Even though  I played college athletics I have never been very gifted in the running department. Especially when I'm not distracted by chasing a ball down or something.  In fact before this year I had not run more than 3 miles in my life...EVER.  Thanks to a couple people challenging my abilities I was able to get the motivation (determination to prove them wrong) to run 8 miles on a couple of occasions. It honestly came out of nowhere.  I would have never imagined in a million years that I could run that far.   I realized for me it is definitely mind over matter.  It was completely in my head that I couldn't run or be a runner.  After getting past a certain point (3 miles for me) running gets a lot easier.  Sometimes it is just a struggle for me to get past that 3 mile mark! Anyway, we will continue to post our progress as we train to run 13.1 miles.  It will be a challenge for sure, but I think if we push each other we will be ok.

So here we are getting our run on at the gym. Every day counts!

Today I was hoping to get  5 miles done, but I only managed four due to a side ache of death! No but really it was super painful. If any one has any advice on how to avoid side aches I would really appreciate it. I've done some research, but I'm still trying to find something that works. 

Anyway, here is a really horribly focused picture I took during my cool down of my workout. It wasn't as far as I wanted to go, but I'll take 4 miles over no miles ;)

 -E

Here are some great substitutes for those cravings that can be so difficult to overcome...I know my weakness is pasta and bread products. I love my carbs, but I am trying to eliminate them from my diet for the most part. I'll let you know if these replacements actually do the job  -E