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Five Things Friday

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Weigh in: +1.2
Total Lost: +1.2
Amount to Lose: 26.4 pounds
Emotion: Getting back up

  • This week was me finding my groove, and I am still lifting, so I am not expecting a tremendous amount to go away anyways.  I am actually expecting to land about 10 pounds higher than my goal weight and being happy with how I look.  For now, I will just keep on tracking, running, and lifting.  I’m happy in these areas.  I had plans of getting up early and working out before I started my work from home day, but sleep took over that.  I’ll be working out on my break for lunch.  I’ve planned out the first two meals of the day, and I still have a ton of fruit and veggies.  I’m on it!
  • Tonight our friends Kim and Edwin are coming over for pizza and beer.  Because nothing says healthy start to the week than pizza and beer.  It’s fine.  I’ve got a plan: 1 slice of pizza 1 Greek Salad.  Limit 2 beers.  I can exercise self control, and that is what I plan to do.  Tomorrow with the Nationals Game, I am planning on being awesome all day with a great workout, and eating cleanly, so while at the game I can enjoy Ben’s Chili Bowl.  If you don’t live in DC, you don’t understand.  Ben’s Chili Bowl could make a monk on hunger strike, give up.  This stuff is amazing.  AH-MAZ-ING.
  • Last night my poor dogs had a Vet appointment, in which neither was spared the agony of bad things.  Moody had three vaccinations, and a shot of cortizone because his back is bad, and Blarney had to have his ears deep cleaned (like REALLY deep cleaned) and his anal glands cleared.  Poor guy.  I’m like the worst dog owner ever.  I don’t know how to take care of these random things that you never think about.  I know now, and am grossly prepared from now on.
  • Today’s workout is: 4 mile run ( building interval style).  Tomorrow is lifting & intervals and Sunday will be my long run of 5 miles.  As long as the weather stays the way it says it’s going to be, then I’ll be running outside in the morning.  Monday, being a holiday, I’m going to take advantage of the long day off and really working on my form through lifting and then a good interval run.
  • Can you believe we are almost at Memorial day?  Where has this year gone?  I’m not complaining, as next year is going to be big changes and happy changes so I am looking forward to being there, but right now I’m like “WHAT?  TIME?  WHERE?”

Have a happy and healthy Memorial Day Weekend!

One Of Those Days…

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  • We all have those days where everything that could go wrong does.  Except I didn’t have one of those days.  I had an awesome day up until it wasn’t.  Everything was going well, and then it didn’t go well.  Then it messed up.  Then something big messed up.  It wasn’t my fault, but being caught in the cross hairs, I’m involved.  I’m not sure what is going to happen from it, but I know it’s long from being over.
  • I ate my stress and feelings yesterday.  I still tracked, and even with being On Plan and exercising today, I’ll still be over my points by a lot.  I’m okay with this, because frankly, sitting and wallowing never did anyone any favors.

  • I think it’s very easy to fall back into the same old routine.  Eat too much, don’t workout, and then feel bad for myself.  I used to say this was so hard.  But really that’s easy.  What’s hard is not doing those things.  I claim to be strong, and I claim to want this.  So if I want it so badly, then I should just do it.  I should just choose this hard, over the hard of being overweight, tired, sluggish, mad at myself, self deprecating, and loathing.  I started saying that I had to compete with others because they were losing weight/getting thin/looking fabulous, but I can’t anymore.  I am not them.  They have other things going on, other things building towards their success.
  • I have me, my sneakers, my weights, and the road.

  • The past is exactly that.  The past.  I can’t change it.  I can’t go back and rewrite it.  I don’t want to.  I want to rewrite the future.  I know what most people expect me to become.  I know what most people think I will do.  I know that because I am not following Paleo after 6 weeks of trying – and gaining weight, not fitting into clothes, and feeling like my stomach was being torn apart day after day, makes some people feel like I didn’t try hard enough at it, or I didn’t wait as long.  I know the fact that I am back on Weight Watchers, to some feels like me giving in to the hype, and that it won’t work, and I’ll be back to finding some other plan to follow eventually.  Well they aren’t right.
  • A plan works, no matter what it is, if you work it.  You can lose weight on Bob Harpers Skinny Rules of 800 calories a day.  It is possible.  It’s by no means healthy, but if losing weight is your only goal, then yes, it can be done.  Diet pills do work, if you follow the plan.  It’s not long lasting, and not healthy, but it works.
  • There are choices to be made by everyone.  I am choosing to continue with Weight Watchers, lifting, and running and if that doesn’t make me look like this:

  • I’m really okay with that.  I know that this is a goal for some women.  I really don’t need/want to be that muscular.  I just want to be stronger than I am.  A little less jiggly.  Could I be the above picture?  SURE!  (Without the tan)  I could most certainly attain that with enough hard work.  But I’d settle for this:

  • I know I am not fat, but I have fat to lose.  I know I’m not obese, but I am not where I want to be.  So I will keep chugging along.  I feel better when I am on plan, not just mentally, but physically.  My body functions better.  My running is better.  My lifting is better.  I feel better.

  • So after having a pretty bad day, that shook me deeper than I have in a while, I am emerging, much like a cicada does, with a new purpose.  My purpose is to be happy (unlike the cicadas, who emerge to have sex and then die).  I am choosing to be happy, and with that, loving myself.

Things I love:

  • My legs are strong.  I can run for long distances and they carry me across every finish line.
  • My shoulders have become stronger making shoulder presses easier, but not too easy :-)
  • It’s summer so my eyes are a crisp blue – which I love
  • My feet, although a bit beat up being runners feet, are still strong and improving in their movement during my landing

 

  1. What do you love about your body?
  2. What choice have you made to make yourself a better person?
  3. I’m lifting and running today, what are you doing to move?

Food For Thought Thursday:

Tuesday Things

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  • Since my post yesterday afternoon, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can up the intensity in my workouts – other than the obvious of using the heavier weights and going faster during my speed intervals.  I’ve decided that everyday I will add three sets of an exercise that I am finding particularly difficult to nail.  For me this will always be lower body.  While I have endurance – I can run half marathon’s after all – I don’t have a lot of strength.  I can get much lower than 1/4 of the way down on my single leg squats.  If I am using both legs I can get my butt to the floor, but single leg, mostly just my left, it’s a struggle to ‘get low’.

via Hyperbole and a Half

  • I have tracked honestly and completely for 5 days now.  This is a big thing for me.  I know it will take time, but I am seeing progress in my body being able to do things it couldn’t before.  I know it’s a process.  I know I must trust said process.  I know it will work.  I will be a more healthy person inside and out because of it.
  • I’ve decided that I will sign up for an run the Marine Corps Marathon in 2014.  I will begin training for it after my half this October.  I figure giving myself as much time as possible will help, and getting the painful first 18 mile runs done in the winter will help me see them as not so bad when I am doing them in the summer.
  • I am scared that my workouts will suffer immensely over this summer because of work and class.  I am at peace with this, because school trumps workout, and it just means that my workouts -when they do happen – have to be worth it.  I also have to be on point with my eating, and luckily my Husband will be home to cook dinner every night so the temptation of grabbing something simple at the JC won’t hit me.
  • Please if you have time watch this video.  It’s safe for work, and it’s a beautiful story.
  • I really wish my acne would realize that I am turning 29 in July and go bother some 14 year old.  It’s kind of redonkulous that I am still dealing with this.  Especially after going to a dermatologist.  BAH.  He said my skin might get worse before it gets better, so I guess this is the getting worse stage.
  • With all of the summer temperatures hitting now, I wish I had started this lifting regime and my honest attempt at Weight Watchers in January – Oh wait… I did restart Weight Watchers in January and then gave up.  Okay well, I wish I had been more strong in my dedication with Weight Watchers.  I’m uncomfortable in anything that doesn’t cover me almost completely, and well, with the heat and humidity of the DC region, that always poses the disgusting problem of me looking realllllllly uncomfortable to everyone around me.  I should just get over it, but instead I am just going to buy maxi dresses and call it a day until I feel better in less clothing :-)
  • Today’s Plan:
    • 3.5 mile run – inside because yuck.  CICADAS BE TRIPPIN’
    • Starbucks run – we need bean coffee
    • Hells Kitchen!

Have a Great Tuesday!

 

Food For Thought Tuesday:

Monday Moments

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  • First and foremost!  MY LITTLE SISTER IS ENGAGED!

Ahh I feel old.  Craziness!  Happy for both of them!  I’m mostly excited because it meant I could make a Pinterest Board – Wedding Board for Cece! - and start pinning things.  I am sure she won’t use any of my ideas, but I love weddings, and I like to plan fake ones in my spare time.  Congrats again to you both!

  • I skipped The Color Run yesterday.  My left eye was swollen shut, and I felt like death.  The Husband let me sleep in till about 9:30 and then we made our way to brunch where I properly stuffed my face.  I still feel sick from that meal, but hey, I was sick so my body wanted what it wanted.  I still managed to accomplish 3.25 miles on the treadmill yesterday (HIIT and some walking for the mileage) so all was not lost.  I am feeling much better today, and have doped myself up on all the allergy medication I could find.
  • I’m so far loving being back on Weight Watchers.  I’ve planned out my meals for the week, it helped that we went grocery shopping last night, and I’ve already made lunches too!  I’m still having the wave of doubt that this will work this time, but The Husband has faith.  He even said “I think you’ve learned a lot now.  I think this will be the time you can make it happen.”  It helps with that kind of support.  It also helps that I am routinely now making meals that are low on the Glycemic Index just from habit.  I know Carbs – Breads mostly – are a trigger, so I tend to not include them.  I also know that I can have a treat once in a while, but with all the veggies I’m piling on my meals, I’m not hungry.
  • I said it.  I am not hungry.
  • My arms are looking more and more tone.  Don’t get me wrong, there is still a nice layer of flab, and a wing that waves whenever I do jazz hands, but it’s a process, right?  I’ll get there.  Right now I am just enjoying my new love of HIIT running.  I don’t cover a lot of miles, but I noticed on my normal run on Saturday I was able to keep running at a constant pace longer, than before.
  • I start classes again in 2 weeks.  Wahhhhhhh.
  • Today’s Workout:
    • NROLFW Stage 3 B2 & 15 minute Intervals (1 Min @ 7.0 mph, 2 min @ 5.5 mph for 15 min)

Questions for You Readers!

  • What are you doing to move today?
  • Do you suffer from Allergies?  If So, what do you take?
  • Do you Like Weddings?

 

Food For Thought Monday:

I’m Feeling Friday

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  • I rejoined Weight Watchers.  It worked for the first 40 some pounds I lost, because I worked the program.  I am not giving up my lifting or my cleaner eating.  I am fusing the two.  I am excited about this.  I really hope this is the last ‘I THINK I’VE GOT IT” post.  I need to lose the body fat, so I am focusing on clean eating and lifting.  I plan on loading up on protein and veggies on the daily and eat fruit and some grain to keep me fueled for my runs.  I am going to be successful to the end this time.  I can feel it.
  • My hair is ALMOST back to the way it was before I had it chemically straightened.  You have no idea how happy this makes me.  I still have a long road ahead till it’s healthy and awesome again, but for now, it’s better than it was.
Friday OOTD

Friday OOTD

  • I’m seeing The Great Gatsby tonight with the Husband and Friend, and I am so excited.  SO EXCITED.  I love the book, and the original movie, but there is something about Leo Dicaprio being Gatsby.  It just works.

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  • Next week is a short week for me (working from home on Friday to start the three day weekend as early as possible) which I am more than looking forward to.  We’ve got a baseball game with my dad, Dinner with the Husbands parents to celebrate his mom’s birthday, and other than that – a whole lot of nothing.  Which is amazing.  Ahhhh weekends without plans are great.
  • Oh hey I’m on UglyRacePic’s!!
  • Not much else going on though.  My Workout today is:
    • NROLFW Stage 3 A2
    • 30 Minute HIIT treadmill workout
  • Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Food For Thought Friday:

Thursday Things

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  • Last night I was feeling particularly sorry for myself as I started comparing myself to some fictional person I had made up in my mind (usually a mixture of the many beautiful and fit women I come in contact with on a daily basis all jumbled into someone that looks kind of like Beyonce – BUT BETTER, if that’s possible) when I looked at my arm.  What the hell was that? It’s hard, and a lump.   I looked at my husband and said in fear “What the hell is that??” and he felt it and said I think it’s muscle.  I immediately looked at him and said “It’s most likely a tumor.”  He rolled his eyes and started laughing at me, when my mind said This is proof, Bethany.  This is proof that something is working.  At least in your arm – oh wait… BOTH ARMS… something is working.  STOP WAITING FOR THE SCALE TO GET THE MESSAGE.
  • I think so many of us, myself mostly, get tethered to this number.  The number on the scale is as arbitrary as women’s sizes.  Seriously.  Think about it.  Up until recently we had sizes like 8 and 14 and 00.  WHAT THE HELL IS 00? Double Zero’s?  Less than nothing?  Sure it’s easy for a fat person to save face and make fun of a skinny person, but I’m not.  I’m making fun of the size people.  Who made up this crap?  Men’s sizes make sense.  the first number is their waist band and the second number is their inseam.  It’s from ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS.  But women’s sizes are like random numbers because the idea of measurements scares us?  So now, women try to conform to these numbers that not only make sense, but make you feel worse if you are not in single digits.  Thanks Marketing People.
  • I was planning on resting today, but I have the urge to run.  So I think – I’ll be doing 4 miles this afternoon.  I have The Color Run this Sunday, so I lost my normal long run day, and I don’t want to lose momentum.  So I’ll run 4 miles today, do NROLFW tomorrow to finish up week 1 of stage 3, and then Saturday I’ll do a workout DVD for good measure… or I’ll do HIIT.  Or something.  I don’t mind the idea of working out daily as long as when I miss a day I don’t treat it like the end of the world (Like I usually do.)
  • Even though I am kind of only Part-time Paleo, I am still reaping the benefits of it.  I don’t feel tired all the time (THANKS PROTEIN) my hair is so nice and healthy (THANKS HEALTHY FATS!) I’m not Anemic (THANKS IRON!) and I have discovered new recipes and ways of cooking – this comes from not being able to just eat pasta when I am bored.  I am not sore for days after workouts, because the protein I am eating goes to work to repair those muscles, and I am left just feeling strong.  Sure I still crave things I shouldn’t eat, but I think that will always be there in some respect.  For now, I indulge when I want to, and then work hard in the gym and the rest of the time to keep myself in check.
  • I really want to buy a just above the knee length dress for summer.  Like a casual one.  I looked at Old Navy and while they have the style I want, I never have good luck with their clothes – aside from their Active line – which I adore – so I am hesitant to go and buy a dress.  It either fits perfectly in store, and then looks hideous at home, or it looks great and then I wash it and it looks like crap or doesn’t fit.  I have this problem with pretty much my whole closet.  I’m just afraid to purge everything because then I’ll have like no clothes, and with Grad School I have no money… so I can’t go around naked.   Sorry Husband.
  • One last thing… I know this whole journey for some of you is the hardest thing you have done at this point.  I get that.  I know that the desire to workout is not ingrained in everyone’s mind, and the desire to eat healthy and forgo decadent choices is impossible at times ( I live near like every frozen yogurt place in the state, I get it.).  But I also know, you aren’t happy where you are.  I’m not happy where I am either.  I am trying, everyday, to be better than I was yesterday.  It doesn’t always happen, but I also realize I am a heck of a lot better than I was 5 years ago.  Sometimes you need to look back and even if you haven’t lost a crap ton of weight, look at other aspects:
    • 5 years ago I had never run a race, let alone 3 half marathons.
    • 5 years ago my idea of healthy was a salad with cheese and tons of dressing
    • 5 years ago Water was something that made coffee which I then doused in sugar and cream
    • 5 years ago the idea of a workout was 30 minutes walking on the treadmill once a week (if that).
    • 5 years ago I couldn’t fit into my wedding dress, now it won’t stay up without assistance
    • 5 years ago I was almost a size 20
    • 5 years ago My office chair was too tight around my hips
    • 5 years ago my husband couldn’t lift me
    • 5 years ago I couldn’t lift my husband (Haha LOOK AT THEM GUNS)
    • 5 years ago I wouldn’t have believed this is where I would be today, and I would have also punched myself in the face for being anything less than proud.
  • So that’s what I am doing now.  I am proud of where I am, from where I’ve been, and where I will be.

Wednesday Wants/Ramble

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  • Body Media Wireless Link Armband - New Gadgets or Apps usually get me on track for a good long while.  It’s like something shiny and new speeds up the mentality that I can do this, and I become cupcake resistant.  While yesterday during my HIIT I noticed some changes in my body that I hadn’t felt before (being able to run at 8.0 comfortably, even if only for a minute, was something I could never do), I am still thinking that a nudge to show I am in the right place, or the right path would help.  I am lifting and seeing the changes from that, at least in my upper body, which is amazing.
  • Brooks Ghost 6 Running Shoe - my favorite running shoe has been upgraded!  June 1, 2013 – I CAN’T WAIT!  My shoes aren’t remotely worn out yet, but I still want these because I will be wearing these out soon.  Or at least attempting to up my mileage.  I’d like to get the Ghost 6′s so I can compare between the 5 and 6, and so that I can switch between them on certain days. PLUS THEY COME IN PINK.
  • For The Office to not STOP AIRING.
  • For someone to come and make me these pancakes now.  It has been toooooooooo long since I had a pancake.  And these are PROTEIN pancakes. 

My HIIT workout last night was kick ass.  It was only 30 minutes long, but I burned a crap ton of calories, and felt like I might die afterwards!  GREAT WORKOUT!

Tonight is NROLFW Stg 3 B1 & Interval training.  I like the intervals because it’s impossible to be bored with them.  Yesterday my workout was over in no time.  I was like seriously?  That’s it?  Interesting….

I wish I could train for half marathon’s with that amount of ease, but no.  I am actually going to try something different this go around with the half training.  I am planning on running a half marathon about 4 weeks out from the race – just on my own in my neighborhood/surrounding areas.  I think if I get the shock of the mileage out of my system, the proverbial wall I usually hit but not happen?  Eh, who knows.  I am not planning on actually PR’ing this – it’s just for a fun, and it’s a new to me course.  

It will be interesting after like 6 months of lifting, how I perform for the half marathon.  Right now I have the mentality that I could take on a full marathon, no problem.  But I am also coming off of a really good race, and my high on that is still pretty, well, high.  This weekend is the Color Run – which I don’t expect to PR, but I plan on running it – as much of it as possible, since I hear there are so many people it’s kind of hard to do so.  We’ll see.  I’m not sure I’m excited about the color being thrown at my face, but eh.  It could be worse.  It’s not like it’s going to be a tough mudder, where people are going to die or something.   Now that I’ve said that, I’ve jinxed myself. The color will be made of something I am allergic to, and I’ll just turn into one big hive.

I’m so positive!

Happy Hump Day!

Tuesday Things

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  • NROLFW Stage 3 – A1 = OUCH Central.  I was like “WHAT ARE THEY DOING?” Then I realized that the reps were only supposed to be 6 per set.  Not 15.  Because I can read, and follow directions. Anyways.  I made it through the workout, but only half of the Body Weight Matrix at the End:
    • 24 squats
    • 12 lunges – each leg
    • 12 jumping lunges – each leg
    • 24 jump squats
    • Rest and Repeat Once.
  • Oh I rested.  I fell flat on the floor.  I didn’t even try the jumping plyometric workouts because frankly, no.  My hip can’t take it.  Yeah, I said it.  CAN’T.  I don’t want to go through hip surgery again, so I’m just going to skip those.  May be once my body is stronger, I’ll attempt.
  • The 100 Most Inspiring Weight Loss Blogs!  I read most of them – aspire to be one, one day.  Which leads me to my plan of the day!  I figure taking one day at a time, instead of a whole week or month when it comes to my food intake is best:
    • Breakfast – 1/2 sweet potato, 2 chicken sausage links, 1 protein smoothie, 1 coffee w/ almond milk
    • Snack: Banana
    • Lunch: Spinach Salad w/ Cherry tomatoes, radish, bell pepper, turkey bruger, cheese, light dressing; yogurt
    • Snack: Almonds
    • Dinner : Chicken Stir Fry with Quinoa and Asian Slaw
    • Activity: 3-4 mile run (might be outside, might be inside, might be a fartlek run, might be slow and steady, not sure… don’t care?)
  • I am slowly backing away with my eyes open, from Paleo.  It’s not that it doesn’t work, because yes it does.  But I don’t want to throw certain things out of my diet.  I like wine on a Monday.  I like Pizza on a Thursday.  i’m not going to jump back on the English Muffin wagon, and frankly since I stopped putting these restrictions on myself, I suddenly have a crap ton of protein in my diet.  So I am going Paleo-ish.
    • High protein, some carbs, Very little Dairy, Sugar when I feel like it, Wine when I want it.
  • I’m losing inches with the lifting from certain areas, (waist and hips), and Frankly I need to step away from the “WEIGHT LOSS” mind set, and get my head on straight.  So I am eating whole foods, and exercising.  I’m going to be more intuitive.  For me this means when I go out for dinner, I will know that the Fried Chicken is not as good of a choice as the Grilled Tuna – This has actually never been an issue.  I have cravings but I am not an idiot.  I know which one is healthier.
  • With that, I’m also keeping a lot of things from the Paleo diet – I love my eggs and sausage or sweet potato in the morning.  Love Love Love.  I love the low to no carb dinners – ending the day with pr0tein and veggies has helped improve my sleep – I don’t get the gross full feeling, and my sugar doesn’t spike.  I also enjoy drinking my coffee black or with a little Almond Milk.
  • I LOVE ALMOND BUTTER.
  • I’m okay with taking the best parts of a diet and filling the gaps with living the way I want to, and that I can sustain.  I’m still lifting 3 days a week.  I’m still running 3 days a week.  I count my exercise as my biggest accomplishment.  I PR’d AT A RACE THIS PAST WEEKEND.  I am doing something right.
  • JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS IS COMING BACK TO TV AS DRACULA - a Collective Swoon… Sigh…. I love that man…. LOVE THAT MAN.
  • Angelina Jolie – Even though I have been pretty against you since you broke up my favorite couple, I have to say that what you did to be proactive with your health deserves applause.  You are strong, and you are a role model.  At least in this respect.
  1. What’s your eating plan?  Eat when hungry?  Eat all the things?  Eat only Green food?
  2. What’s your Workout Today?
  3. What are your opinions of Vampires?

 

Food For Thought Tuesday:

Monday Meaning

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What better way to start a Monday Post?

This weekend was great, because The Husband came home in the storm on Friday and I was able to finally get a good nights rest, without thinking someone was invading the house.  I was feeling pretty wretched all Friday so after failing my Praxis II, I came home and laid in bed for the rest of the day.

Saturday we ran errands, and strolled over to Reston to pick up my race packet for Sunday’s Mother’s Day 4 Miler.  Over the course of last week (and how bad it got) I really had lost motivation to run the race.  I honestly had no desire.

But that was a whole day away so I put it in the back of my mind and went to meet Adie and her boyfriend for dinner at Range. Oh my.  This place is amazing.  AMAZING.  I ate too much (no shocker there) and then still couldn’t believe how much more we didn’t try.  Like I want to go back and try there pizza.  MMMM.  I’m not remotely hungry (most likely still full from Saturday) but I could easily shove a pizza down my throat.

Jason’s Dessert – Dark Chocolate cake & Orange Sorbet with Earl Grey Tea Leaves

My Dessert – Tahitian vanilla Yogurt, Espresso Ice Cream, Salted caramel ice cream

Yes, I am a fatty when it comes to dessert.

We bid them farewell, and settled into our drive home from Bethesda Maryland and I did everything in my power to remain awake, but I am sure I lulled into a food come at some point.  We came home, watched last weeks episode of Game of Thrones to prepare us for this weeks, and then went to bed.

Woke up Sunday and begged the Husband to tell me it was okay for me not to go to the race.  He wouldn’t.  He said it was my decision, and I immediately felt the guilt.  I got up and raced around taking care of the dogs, and while the husband was getting ready I got back into bed.  I closed my eyes and drifted for 15 minutes and then woke up feeling a little less pathetic.

I wasn’t hungry, thanks to the previous night, so I simply took some water and then we were off.

Fake Enthusiasm.

When we got there, it was 5 minutes to gun time.  There is something nice about getting there a bit later, and not having to wait around FOREVER for the race to start.  And I was off!

I eased around the hills better than I remember from last year, but I had no idea how fast I was going because my GPS couldn’t connect to a satellite.  Stupid technology.  So I was “running blind” and pretty much winged my walk breaks.  I passed mile marker 1, and then 2 came up even quicker.  Heh.  Half way done already.  Down a hill and up a slight incline and I was past mile 3.  I texted the Husband while running to say that I had just passed mile 3 and he wrote back that I was making great time and if I kept it up I would most likely PR.

When I say the text I had 0.25 miles left, I thought I had gone too slow, since I hadn’t seen his response for 0.75 miles.  So I told myself, “You can vomit at the finish line.  Everything you have goes into this.”  I jumped into a sprint.  Well a Sprint for me.  I was most likely clocking in somewhere between 6.7 – 7.5 mph.  I saw the finish line, and everything was screaming at me.  I couldn’t hear anything.  My hear twas in my hearts, and it hurt.

Via PR Running Flickr page

Via PR Running Flickr page

I crossed the finish line at a Gun Time of 40’00″ even.  I had no idea when I crossed the start line, so I couldn’t figure out what my time was.  With in the hour (just before 10:00am) they posted the results.

Chip Time – 39’38″.

I shaved basically 4 minutes off my time from the previous year.

Blatant Happiness

From here we went home, I showered and changed and then we headed to Dunkin Donuts for Bagels and coffee.  We spent the afternoon with my family at Bull Run Winery and then the evening at the Husband’s parents house.  We finally got home around 9:15pm, watched Game of Thrones and then passed out in bed.

It was a short weekend, because of how busy we were, but it was a great weekend.

Today I start Stage 3 of NROLFW – So Look for a possible Vlog later about how that went.

Just a Little Bit of a Runny Egg

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  • I have fallen in love with my breakfast.  1/2  a baked sweet potato with 2 runny eggs on top.  It’s delish.  I would have taken  a picture, but I never leave time for that when they are done as they seem to apparate into my belly very quickly.
  • I tried a new protein powder this morning in my smoothie – 1 banana, 1 cup of frozen strawberries and almond milk with Optimal Nutrition Chocolate Flavored Whey.  I was told by some of the women on the NROLFW board on facebook that it was good and they all liked it, so I gave it a go.  Trutein and I have been friends, but I am kind of over their flavors, and their price.  I have a bit of stomach discomfort – which usually happens when I try a new protein powder, but it’s ok.  At least as long as it goes away after a few uses.
  • I’m double tracking on two calorie sites because I need the extra motivation.  I know that food/tracking is my downfall.  I have the workouts down.  I love to sweat and feel better when I do, so I tend to exercise as much as possible (about 6 days a week now).  This past week looked like:
    • Friday May 3 – NROLFW Stg 2 A3 & 2 Mile Run – 533 Calories
    • Saturday May 4 – 4 Mile Run – 592 Calories
    • Sunday May 5 – 3 Mile Run – 477 Calories
    • Monday May 6 – NROLFW Stg 2 B3 & 2 Miles of HIIT running – 431 Calories
    • Tuesday May 7 – 35 Minutes Running – 479 Calories
    • Wednesday May 8 – NROLFW Stg 2 A4 & 30 Minutes of HIIT Running & 1 mile incline walk – 552 Calories
    • Thursday May 9 – REST DAY
  • So in all I burned: 3064 Calories.  I most likely ate that much extra and more this week, but I am not weighing myself, so I won’t see that cursed number.  I know I’m pretty much maintaining my size right now, because nothing feels looser – in fact some clothes feel tighter.  But I am also sure I am bloated.  I still feel sick from my sugar binge yesterday.
  • Oh yeah I binged.  Wanna hear what I binged on?
    • 2 Homemade Chocolate Chip cookes
    • 2 fun size snickers bars
    • 3 fun size 3 Musketeers bars
    • 1 Apple Cinnamon Nutrigrain bar
    • 1 bag of M&Ms
  • I ate all of these in one sitting in a bathroom at work, while I cried.  Bipolar Disorder sucks y’all.  If you don’t have it you don’t understand.  That was self medicating so I didn’t go ape shit crazy and do something really dumb – like drive to Tampa because I miss my husband (the thought crossed my mind more than once this week).  But I called my “Bi-Polar Buddy” (a free counselor I found through an online network that I call when things get bad) and he talked me through it.  We both agreed that I need to go back to my doctor.  So I am making an appointment for next week.  We also agreed that I need more positive people in my life.  So anyone want to move in with me and be my bright ray of sunshine?  Seriously.  You can’t have any problems that you expect me to deal with, because I can’t deal with my own. :-)
  • The binge continued with toast and peanut butter last night, but as I went to bed, feeling particularly gross and stuffed, I realized I didn’t want to do this anymore.  I am not ‘starting over’ I am simply moving on.  Clean eating and water like it’s my job from now on.  I don’t even want cheese.  I just want ice on a stick.
  • The Husband Comes Home Tomorrow!  I have laundry and some light cleaning to do that I will get to tomorrow after my Praxis II exam, and then hopefully have enough time to just relax before Dinner with a Friend.  I am planning on waking up at 5:30 tomorrow and getting my workout done, so I can work from home in the morning and then head to my exam without having anything else on my mind.  Plus the workout is just NROLFW and HIIT so I should finish it in like 40 minutes.

What workout are you doing today?  Or is it a rest day?

Sweet or Salty Snacks?

Are you happy it’s almost Friday?

Food For Thought Thursday: