February 2012
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I know it was only a four day week for me, but:...
I will be spending today foam rolling/icing/heating/stretching my leg in preparation for 12 miles on Sunday
I’m going to see the second weekend of AMC Theaters’ Best Picture Showcase - basically it’s an all day movie marathon where they show all the Best Picture nominees for the Academy Awards (and I’m going alone, which I’m really kind of excited about)
THE...
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I think I have my first real running related...
After I ran 15 miles (holycrapdidIactuallydothat?) almost two weeks ago I made this post about how I thought I had pulled a muscle in the back of my left knee.
Well, it’s gotten better - but it hasn’t gone away. It doesn’t hurt anymore, so that’s a plus. What it does do is ache. It aches whenever I run and it starts to radiate through my entire left leg and makes it feel...
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I had this dream last night...
… where I was running my “regular route” - but I was in my hometown running on some street I’ve never run on before. And then I realized that I had deviated from my “regular route” and was running this road that took me past my old best friend’s house. And then I came out of her neighborhood and there was a bus station. And I had to get on the bus because...
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I've found yet another reason to lose weight.
I bought some brand new t-shirts while I was away this weekend.
You should know that t-shirts are 99% of my wardrobe. I’m not even kidding. I have absolutely no fashion sense whatsoever. T-shirts and pajama pants at home, t-shirts and jeans everywhere else.
The unfortunate reality is this: I bought the t-shirts from a booth, and there was no way to try them on.
None of them fit.
None of...
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Weigh-In Wednesday 2/22/12
Starting Weight: 205
Last Week: 177.8
This Week: 176.4
This Week’s Weight Loss: 1.4
Another step in the right direction.
operation-weight-loss asked: Why do people give all the compliments anon? YOU ARE SO PRETTY AND FUN AND I LOVE YOU BLOG AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO SHOW MY FACE!
Longest weekend ever.
But in a good way.
Luke and I spent the entire weekend in DC with some friends and it was amazing. And exhausting. These people are clearly not aware that I like to do things, like, sleep.
Today I’m back to my normal schedule - which is completely messed up because I keep thinking it’s Monday. But that’s a pretty okay problem to have.
My plan for the rest of the day:
Work
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Anonymous asked: Your eyes are so pretty! They absolutely pop
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Today is my Friday (four day weekend, heck yes!) -...
Luke and I have an EXTREMELY fun weekend planned with friends
I’m going to make Luke do all the driving
I just cleaned my house - I love sitting around a clean house
I’ve finished all my work for work - and can enjoy my long weekend with a clean conscience
I took Rusty to the vet to get his heartworm test done (finally) - and can enjoy my weekend with a clean conscience
I’m...
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The only reason I hate running with my dog:
He gives off some kind of vibe that makes all the dogs we pass want to chase us, and subsequently attack us. In the past year we have been attacked by:
A Chiwawa
A yellow Lab
The same Chiwawa
A really old Golden Retriever
The same yellow Lab
That’s not counting all the dogs that have chased us down:
Another yellow Lab
A Beagle
Two Great Dane puppies (damn, those things are big)
The...
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Weigh-In Wednesday 2/15/12
Starting Weight: 205
Last Week: 180
This Week: 177.8
This Week’s Weight Loss: 2.2
Part of me really wanted to hop on the scale and see it magically back in the 160s - where I was before I just sort of threw in the towel. BUT, that was not the case.
Still, 2.2lbs is kind of awesome.
I’m going to get back to where I was. Just got to keep going.
Luke sent this to me. Amazing. →
“Love yourself first and everything falls into line.”
– Lucille Ball (via mandyisdandy)
Happy Valentine's Day!
The older I get, the more I’m starting to realize that I’m a sucker for any and all holidays. Basically any excuse I have to purchase seasonally themed candy, or bake something. Heck, I had a Super Bowl party to watch a football game I cared nothing about.
Any excuse to add a little party to my regularly scheduled programming.
So I wanted to wish you all a very happy...
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Help! Runners/people who know about leg pains and...
On Sunday, this part of my leg kept cramping up:
Today it started doing the same thing. The longer I ran the more it hurt. It feels like I’ve pulled something.
What do I do to make it go away?
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It looks like it's going to rain.
But I’m plastering my toes in band-aids and heading out for 4 miles anyway.
Woooooo!
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Yesterday's 15 miles recap - or how I almost...
I am completely amazed that I was able to do this.
For real.
I remember thinking at mile 2, “dear God, I have to do this how many more times?” But I did it. I ran 15 fucking miles. Holy crap.
I feel like it this morning, too. Ouch.
The long and short of it was this: the first 5 miles were absolutely amazing. The next 6 miles were actually pretty good. The four miles after that were...
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Done.
I’ll tell you about it later.
So happy.
Right now I’m going to shower and then cry in the fetal position while my feet throb.
2/3 of the way Done.
Everything hurts.
1/3 of the way done.
Tumblring while running is hard.
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Heading out for 15 miles.
I’m not sure I’ve ever been so scared in my life.
I have absolutely no time goal. I just want to finish.
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While going through my pictures for Flashback...
1. My little sister and I like taking pictures of my twin sister while she’s sleeping:
2. My little sister likes to take pictures of herself with my camera so I’ll find them later.
3. I miss my sisters.
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There really are few things better in life than a...
I have 7 miles planned for after work and I’m going to do all of them, even if I have to crawl
I think I’m going to start doing the 30 Day Shred again - I really liked it, and I need to amp things up with my workouts
I’ve discovered the song The Show by Lenka - I’m so in love
I have a fun DYI craft planned for this weekend
Luke and I have a bunch of TV shows recorded...
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Weigh-In Wednesday 2/8/12
Starting Weight: 205
Last Week: 175.8
This Week: 180
This Week’s Weight Loss: + 4.2
You know a WIW was bad when I don’t get around to posting it until Friday…
I keep giving myself this look in the mirror:
I actually wasn’t going to post it.
I was going to pretend like it hadn’t happened and that my nearly two month long struggle with food and working out and myself...
10 Reasons Running Doesn't Suck as Much as You... →
runit0ut:
losingmeaway:
gloryorhumiliation:
mind-against-body:
10 REASONS RUNNING DOESN’T SUCK AS MUCH AS YOU THINK
By Susan Lacke
1)Most races and fun runs are full of hot bodies in very little clothing. Let me repeat that: HOT PEOPLE. WEARING PRACTICALLY NOTHING. Wear sunglasses, and ogle with reckless abandon.
2)You can lose weight by drinking nothing but hot water with lemon. Or...
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The Charlottesville Marathon is less than two...
And I don’t feel any more prepared than I did when I started training in September.
The longest I’ve run is 10 miles. And it was miserable.
I’m really scared.
Day of work meeting starts riiiiiiiight..... now.
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Best run in a while.
It wasn’t fast - and I didn’t run the whole thing.
But I didn’t feel like I was going to die. And I didn’t keep thinking of excuses to stop.
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Caution: this Friday list of awesome contains...
My abs are very sore from my workout yesterday
After my breakfast digests I’m headed out for 4 miles
I’m spending part of today prepping food for our Superbowl party Sunday
I’m spending all day Saturday with my suitemates from college - so excited!!
I will run 10 miles Sunday, I will run 10 miles Sunday, I will run 10 miles Sunday…
Luke and I are having a rather large...
WatchIt has been so long since I even thought about this.
lifeasliia:
hey guys, remember this?
Thanks, guys!
For all your advice on this post about my stupid gym.
I know what I have to do: go in there and very calmly, rationally, and firmly explain my position. Unfortunately the person I spoke with on the phone is the manager. And the owner. It’s a tiny, tiny local 24-hour gym in a strip mall with a card swipe system. He’s the only staff.
So I’ll talk to him, and see what happens.
On...
This is bullshit.
I just called my gym to cancel my membership.
It’s $40 bucks a month I’ve realized that I just don’t need to spend. For the past month I’ve been doing the same things I was doing at the gym at home. And because I now work from home the gym is 30 minutes out of my way.
Apparently you can’t cancel a membership.
I have to let it run out for the whole year.
Which...
If I write down my workouts then they have to...
Thursday: strength training
Friday: 4 miles
Saturday: walking around all over the place with my suitemates from college
Sunday: 10 miles
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February Goals
1) Get my eating back on track.
2) Still get in all my long runs, even though I’ll be gone two weekends this month.
3) Only weigh myself once a week.
4) Try not to get discouraged on my runs - just try my best and be happy with that.
5) Try and learn some patience.
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January Goals - REVISITED
1) Clean eating - plain and simple. FAIL.
2) Get back to drinking my gallon of water a day, I’ve really gotten off track with this one. Pretty good on this one, actually.
3) Kick it up with my running - I want to actually feel like I’m making progress. FAIL. And I feel like I’ve taken two steps back.
4) Be a better blogger and not forget the community aspect of this little fitness...
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Weigh-In Wednesday 2/1/12
Starting Weight: 205
Last Week: 173
This Week: 175.8
This Week’s Weight Loss: + 2.8
I know this looks like a gain to you all, but it’s a loss for me because after I stepped on the scale last week, I just said fuck it and ate whatever and stopped working out.
But I’m back to doing good things. So this number is going to get much lower pretty soon.
January 2012
67 posts
I'm posting a lot today because I'm putting off...
So I wanted a snack earlier - and I was going to make it a healthy one.
I looked in the fridge and saw greek yogurt and I was all, “heck yes, greek yogurt with a tablespoon of natural peanut butter here I come!”
Then I started eating it and my stomach as all like, “who, bro, slow your roll. This is gross.” And I was all, “no, dude, this is delicious, chill the fuck...
Let me share an awkward story with you all.
Part of my new healthy lifestyle has been actually getting my ass to the doctor when something is wrong with me. So when I woke up one morning and realized that half of my face was completely covered in thousands of tiny bumps invisible to the naked eye, I knew that I had to talk to someone.
Not really wanting to wait for my regular doctor, I went to one of those Doc-in-a-box places. I filled out...
For those of you wondering about the memory foam...
IT IS AMAZING.
Seriously, it’s changed my life.
For the first time in about a year I woke up feeling great (aside from the fact that I didn’t want to get out of bed). Usually I wake up and feel like an old person. Our mattress is starting to show it’s age an is dipping a little, which leads to my lower back being on fire most of the time.
But not anymore.
This morning, I...
It's 8:55 am.
And I’ve already:
Made coffee
Packed Luke’s lunch and sent him off to work
Fed the dog and the cat
Went for my run
Hydrated
Eaten a bowl of delicious all natural cereal with fruit and skim milk
Prepared for a work meeting