Nutrition Issues

I was tired and weak for my workout today. I have not been eating well. A couple of months ago, I weighed 138 and decided it was time to get healthier. I ate really well, but didn't run very much -- maybe about 3 miles a few times a week with my dog, and some strength training at the gym with my friend.

I lost weight and got down to 132 in a few weeks. My goal is 125. But then when I started running more, I started eating more too! I get so hungry and I start to not care what I eat. I really love burritos, chips and salsa, ice cream (which I try not to eat very often), etc.

A lot of the weight came back, and I got frustrated. So I tried not eating very much and soon I was back down to 134. I think today I am at 134. But I haven't been eating *enough* and that made me too tired to work out. I notice that I really need the nutrients, but I should skip the heavy/ bad for me stuff.

I only ran for 3 miles in 31 minutes on the treadmill at the downtown gym. I felt like I could pass out. :( I also did some strength/training exercises for 15 minutes.

So now I am really trying to be balanced and healthy. I really can't lose weight unless I eat very well and not too much. That is hard to do when I'm running a lot. But I'm going to try to eat about 1400-1500 calories a day, except on days I have a really hard workout or long run, in which case I'll eat 1800-2000. And I'm going to try to stick to food that's healthiest for me, so I'm not filling my body up with useless crap.