I have been VERY VERY bad. I missed my long run one time so we could for a hike before Zander started school. I missed another run so I could do the JDRF walk. My eating has been horrible. Junk, junk, junk. It’s making me feel bad, which makes me eat worse.

So, to break the cycle, May and I did a modified fast on Wednesday of last week. Only fruits/veggies (no dips!) and liquids for one 24 hour period. I have to admit that I did end up having about 2 oz of cheese during the day to get some protein.

I also am getting back on my running schedule. I ran 8 miles on Tuesday and although missed my usual Thursday run, I ran 5 miles IN THE RAIN on Friday. Tomorrow I will run the tempo run I was supposed to run today. And next week is my easy week – all my runs are 3 or 4 miles.

On the days I don’t run, I do try and eat a good breakfast (bacon, toast, eggs, fruit) when I get up. But, on my running days, I don’t know how to make that happen. dunno I cannot eat before running or it will make me ill. So, I get up at 7:00 and Doug and I get Zander ready for school. Zander has to be at school at 8 AM. Then I take Zevan to my dad’s house, to drop him off and visit with my parents a bit. By the time I get to the park, it’s sometime between 8:20 – 8:50 AM. It takes me an hour to run 5 miles, and hour and a half for 8 miles. By the time I get home and showered, it’s time to pick up Zander from school at 10:50 AM. So, it’s lunch time and I’ve completely missed breakfast. I do try very hard to remember to drink some chocolate milk when I get home after the run. And maybe a piece of fruit. But my tummy is not ready to accept any real food immediately after a run either.