Am I Crazy?

On September 25th, I completed the Marine Corp's Mud Run here in Columbia.  If you know anything about me, this was a huge accomplishment as I am a very girly girl and can honestly say I have never been this dirty.  The run is a 4.5 mile run with 32 obstacles along the way.  It was awesome!  I really loved it.  I guess after completing this, I began to think that maybe I could complete some runs that I really didn't think I could do before. 

Last year I received a flyer in the mail from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) about a program they have called Team Challenge, an endurance training and fundraising program.  Basically, a person raises money for CCFA and they in turn train you to run or walk a half marathon (13.1 miles).  I thought this sounded really cool last year and even mentioned it to one of my sisters and then really never thought about it again until last week. 

One day at work last week, I was sitting at my desk eating my lunch and came across a blog about a girl who calls herself Skinny Running Girl or something like that.  Her blog was very interesting and she basically outlines all of her runs which include a ton of half marathons as well as a few marathons.  I immediately remembered the CCFA Team Challenge and started to do a little research.  It turns out that they will begin training in January for a June 11, 2011 half marathon through the DC wine country.  I submitted my name to the Carolinas Chapter of the CCFA and received a call from a very nice girl who answered all of my questions.  I think I am really going to do it!  I love the cause and I think it would be a wonderful goal to look toward.  I don't think I ever want to run a marathon, but who knows, I never thought I would want to do this either!

The Fair

Yesterday, my dad, a friend and I went to the fair during lunch.  The SC State Fair comes to Columbia every October and for some reason I keep going every year.  As a child, my parents took my sisters and I just about every year.  I loved everything about it as a child - the rides, the food, and of course the people watching.  There really is nothing like the people watching at a fair!  In fact, I think someone should start a website like the People of Wal-Mart for fairs all over the country. 

Anyway, back to the food.  I grew up always getting a corn dog from Bailey's Pronto Pups and french fries from Fiske Fries.  I have always loved both of these.  A few years ago, I went with a friend who introduced me to the little donuts and so that was added to my must haves as well.  Can we say grease city?  Yesterday, I indulged in ALL of the above mentioned foods.  I have been eating so good lately and totally blew it yesterday and I was miserable.  All afternoon I was so mad at myself for eating all of that junk and totally falling off of the bandwagon.  I was miserable and felt horrible from eating all of that crap.  Why do we do this to ourselves?  I know I feel better when I eat fresh foods.  I really don't even eat fried foods except for the occasional french fries and to top it off, I don't even like donuts.  Enough beating myself up.  At least I didn't eat this:

This is the new fair food this year.  A hamburger between two Krispy Kreme donuts with all the fixings.  Disgusting!  I of course had to walk over and look at it and talk about wanting to throw up!  They had the "doughnut burger" sitting on the griddle where all the grease from the hamburgers had collected.  I really about lost it. 

So after a disastrous day of eating, I just keep telling myself today will be a better day - we all do have our bad days and we just need to learn from them.  I really did not enjoy the food yesterday and don't know if I will ever eat fair food again.  Ok- I may still have to get a Pronto Pup :)

A New Beginning

After reading blogs for years, I have decided to start my own blog.  I am a 31 year old accountant from South Carolina.  I am struggling with losing weight caused by taking Prednisone for almost eighteen months to help control Crohn's disease.  Follow along as I hopefully get back to my normal weight, pass the CPA exam, and ramble randomly.