Training this week was basically a big flop….

Sunday, I only managed to get 4 miles plus weights.  Monday I had a lot going on and ended up not making it to the gym.  I did make it to the gym Tuesday and Wednesday.  Tuesday I did three miles plus weights and Wednesday I pulled off 10 miles in addition to weight training.  The rest of the week in terms of working out was a total blow out…  Thursday and Friday I had work related events in the evenings so I didn’t make it to the gym and Saturday I decided to get some extra rest so I didn’t make it to gym or marathon training before a day of activities started (a day that did not end until 2:00 am).

I am struggling with how to train for an event like a marathon and still be social and have a career.

To add insult to injury when I stepped on the scale I gained a few pounds.  My goal was to be nearing the 140s near my birthday at the end of the month but instead I find myself back in the 160s.

To be a good runner, I know I need to shed the extra weight, which I am trying to do during the training process.  This seems to be a bigger challenge that I thought possible.

I had a really good workout on Sunday, but after stepping on the scale I am just flat out down in the dumps today.  I am ready to give up.  Someone told once told me “you need to take a step back from working out when it is no longer fun for you.”  I can say it too that point but how do you take a step back but still meet your goals.  I still want to run the half marathon and I still want to lose the weight but I don’t want to feel like it is a dark cloud over me.  I would like the weight loss to come because of the training I am doing, but I am having a hard time balancing training and life.