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Tuesday Things – Woe Is Me Edition

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  • The race is fast approaching.  I remember this week last year, and how nerves and scared feelings and how I am also the same weight (give or take a few pounds) that I was then.  I am trying to see that nothing from the past matters, and I need to keep looking towards the future, and not continue to say “Next week will be better,” because even though it will, it can be better today.  I am taking immense solace in this verse today.  I know I don’t bring religion on this blog often, if at all, but this morning I needed my umph.  This is where I get that from.

  • Motivation, finding it and keeping it is hard.  The only reason I keep running so much is because I keep signing up for races, so in order to not collapse during said races I need to keep my endurance up.  So why is my weight loss effort any different?  If I miss a run it’s not the end of the world (though I may act like it is at the time) but if I have a bad meal, I am suddenly spiraling down into the abyss that is bad eating and I just keep going. And going. And going.  I am the energizer bunny of eating.  Ice cream 1/2 gallon containers fear me.  Bags of Chips hide from me.  Peanut Butter is still in therapy after the great jar epidemic of November ( I sat down and ate – literally- and entire small jar of peanut butter with a spoon).  The amazing thing is, I am not that far away from my lowest weight.  I haven’t fallen so far off the wagon that really old bad habits of mine have taken hold again.  I don’t go to Fast Food Places, and I know donuts are bad and I don’t buy cupcakes, and even I can realize when I’ve indulged too much.  But there is still that element after dinner, when I ask myself if I can go one night without snacking – constantly – the answer always ends up being no. 

  • So I post pinterest images of workouts and motivational sayings hoping that at least may be a reader will contract some motivation from them.  I look at them and find motivation in the moment, and then like turning a page, it’s gone.  Last year it was the Dominican Republic that I thought would be enough motivation.  Nope.  This year I am going to the beach with the Husband at the end of June.  I am trying to force the issue with myself, but for whatever reason I find excuses.  Too many excuses.  This isn’t a pity party, because frankly I know what I am doing wrong – it’s food.  It’s too much, it’s too often, and I am not being honest with myself or my tracker. 

Tuesday’s Plan

  • Breakfast: English Muffin, PB, Smoothie, Coffee
  • Snack: Water
  • Lunch: Spinach Salad, Baby Carrots w/ hummus, yogurt, apple
  • Snack: Banana
  • Dinner: Turkey Tacos (Over spinach for me, in corn tortilla’s for the husband)
  • Activity:
    • The above thigh workout
    • 3.1 Miles

67 Ways to Lose Weight – via Pinterest – what would you add to this list?  What have you tried?

  • So I am still reeling from finishing The Fault In Our Stars, I had a dream that they made it into a movie and Emma Watson played Hazel (the narrator).  I woke up at 3:45 am and was crying.  Yeah I need a new book (Looking for Alaska has shipped!).  All this time I should be reading for school but it’s Spring Break so NOPE!  

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Too Many Topics & ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ Review

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  • Did you survive Daily Savings Time Change?  This was the first morning in a long time that the Husband stated he was “Completely Exhausted”  I see myself skipping The Bachelor tonight and heading to bed immediately after the grocery store.  Ain’t no shame in it.  This weekend was hard.  Friday night into Saturday I slept very badly due to this intense pain in my hip that has since vanished.  Eff you joints.  Saturday night into Sunday I slept horribly because a.) I was tipsy/drunk (not full blown horrible drunk like I usually get) b.) Moody was ill and kept waking me up like a tiny furry one eyed child.  I spent the better part of the 3:00 am hour down stairs with him as he would drink water and then throw it up.  You’re welcome for the image (and he is all better now, must have been a 24 hour bug).  Sunday night into this morning I slept horribly because of the book I will review at the end of this post.  
  • Monday’s Plan:
    • Breakfast: Smoothie w/ Protein, Bagel thin w/ PB, Coffee w/ Cream = 8P+
    • Snack: Apple & Water = 0P+
    • Lunch: Mixed greens salad – carrots, walnuts, gorgonzola cheese, cherry tomatoes, Balsamic; Yogurt w/protein Powder, Apple = 11P+
    • Snack: WATER
    • Dinner: Salad Bar at Wegmans or Sushi at Wegmans
    • Activity: 3.1 Mile run – possibly some strength training depending on how I feel
    • Grocery shopping because it’s fun.
  • So my next race is on Saturday.  HALF MARATHON.  I am actually more nervous about this race than I was about previous races, including my first one and I am not sure why.  Oh well.  Saturday and the race will come regardless, and I will start and finish in whatever amount of time I am supposed to.

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The in the car we’re on a date shot.

  • So this book…

251a50deb2448ce2b6e14aa346cf7582Was loaned to me by my sister, and then within days of having it in my possession everyone I knew (slight exaggeration  was reviewing this book.

Reviews I’ve encountered which only fed my desire to read this book even more:  (Links travel to their review post on their blog)

So my review.  I don’t want to give anything away, in the terms of spoilers, because I HATE WHEN PEOPLE SPOIL BOOKS.  Movies, fine.  TV, Fine (unless it’s Scandal).  But Not BOOKS.  Side bar – for one of my classes this semester we all had to do these research projects but instead of one big paper, we used 5 different genres to transmit what we had learned to the class in our presentations.  Well.  This girl gets up and starts talking about some book I’ve never heard of.  She is talking this up for like 10 minutes and I am suddenly ordering this book on amazon from my laptop until the bitch says “Oh and he saves her in the end and they move to North Dakota.”  I LITERALLY SAID “WHAT?” the entire class looked at me.  I spoke after realizing I freaked out alone in this spoiler and said “This is a classroom full of people who like to read, and you get us intrigued in this not so well known book and then you TELL US THE END?”  She immediately felt horrible, and I succeeded in mortifying another student in my class with my pretentious attitude.  All in a day, my friends.  All in a day.

SO back to this book.  John Green is my new lover, and he doesn’t even know it.  By lover I mean, I want him to write all of my dialogue for the rest of time.  I want him to follow me around and tell me what to say in all social settings, because, his words are like the most beautiful landscapes that I never thought possible to imagine.

The Fault in Our Stars

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Pretty much the main character finds purpose and meaning, and everything she wasn’t letting herself find because of her circumstances in this other person. yes there is a love element, but it’s not like the normal love stories.  It’s romantic but in a real way.  It’s age appropriate.  They become your friends, you root for them, and for everyone to have this infinite future.

I read this book in 7.5 hours.  It’s like 318 pages.  I actually couldn’t pull myself away from it, and ended staying up way past my bedtime resulting in feeling like I got hit by a bus this morning, and I emotionally felt like I had been hit by a bus because of this book, as well.  The book ends the way it should.  It’s simple, it’s sweet, and nothing is ‘given’ to you.  I hate books that wrap up neatly at the end, forcing you to live in the authors mind of how it should be.  I like books that leave a slight element of wonder.  I can derive my own findings and meanings.

So pretty much what I am saying is… GO READ THIS BOOK.

 

Tuesday Things

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Tuesday’s Plan:

  • Breakfast: Bagel Thin, PB, Coffee, Smoothie with protein
  • Snack: water
  • Lunch: Spinach Salad w/ Roasted Chickpeas, yogurt, Watermelon
  • Snack: Fruit
  • Dinner: Turkey Tacos!
  • Activity: Run 3.1 miles (or there about’s) and Arm Circuit

I found this workout plan on Pinterest, and while, right now, right before my half marathon, I won’t be trying it, I think I will start the Monday afterward and see how it goes for the week!

- Share It Fitness -

I’ve been invited by a new company to “Pioneer” test their new application.  The company is called “Happify” and the app pretty much in a nut shell makes you happy.  There are activities, games, journal entries, and a community of people you interact with that all build each other up.  It’s like free therapy.  I was so excited when I saw the invite email – based on the co-founder liking my blog – and when I went through the survey, it told me I have issues coping with stress.  Hi nail – meet head.  This is my total problem.

I’m on day two and loving it so much.  I can’t wait for it to go live, and there will be apps for your smart phones!

www.happify.com

My legs are still a bit sore from Sunday’s 10 miler.  I guess it’s to be expected.  I pushed through that race really hard.  I am hoping that this afternoon my run will not be horrible.  I am not going to kill myself to hit 3.1 miles.  I’m thinking run 1.5 miles (6.1 mph) and walk for 1 minutes (4.0 mph) and then repeat.  Who knows I might get gutsy and go for 4.5 miles – but I doubt it.

Humorous Finds:

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Agree!

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Sorry I needed that comedic break.  It’s early, my coffee is broken, and I am still tired.

  • What are you doing today to be active?
  • Do you think the Happify App will be successful?
  • What would you do with a T-Rex that had extended grabbers?
  • DC/Metro Area – ARE YOU READY FOR SNOWQUESTOR???

Face It Friday – Weekly Weigh In – Week 5

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WI: -0.8
Total Lost: -4.2
Amount to Lose: 22.2 Pounds
Emotion: Expect Amazing

WAHOO.

  • Menu:
    • Breakfast: Protein Smoothie, English Muffin w/ PB, Coffee
    • Snack: Banana
    • Lunch: Salad with turkey meat balls, Chobani Bites Yogurt, Apple
    • Snack: WATER
    • Dinner: Homemade Pizza and side salad
    • Activity: 7 Miles – eep (3.1 of those miles will be my Track the Miles 5k Virtual Race! Holla!)
  • Here’s what I look like today:

  • Not too shabby as someone who got like 4 hours of sleep, and has a massive headache (The kind that sits in your temples and behind your eyes).
  • If you watch “New Girl” then you were equally as surprised and happy and more in love with both of these characters as I was on Tuesday Night, when the following happened.

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  • I love her, obviously, I tried to pull off bangs, but no one does it like she does it.  And Nick… whoa.  He is hilarious and last episode we saw this unhinged version of him in this romantic state of seriousness. That kiss is the kiss that I think all women want to experience.  The shock and the amazement.  The spontaneous, and the end which leaves you with so many questions, but no words, and the slight smell of him (or her, let’s be real) lingering in a bubble around you.  I desperately wanted her to follow him, because that is what happens right?  They kiss and then they obviously hook up, but she didn’t.  Her boyfriend (SCANDAL) was in the next room, and Nick turned, walked away and closed his door.  I hope this (I know this won’t) isn’t the last time we see the connection between them.   In any form, I think all kisses should be like this.  (Take note TPWSNBN.  I expect to be taken by surprise every time you kiss me :-) )
  • Too bad that means TPWSNBN will like hide in my closet in the wee hours of the morning and end up scaring the crap out of me, or making me pee my pants, as he is trying to be spontaneous.
  • So I am planning and researching my various projects due in the next month:
    • Multi-Genre Project Research ‘Paper’ – Basically pick something in English, a theme or author, and do research and then instead of writing a 10 page paper, with citations and formal thesis, compile what you learned into 5 genre’s – Poetry, Plays, Newspaper Articles, Pictures, music, etc. – and that is your ‘research paper’.  I chose Jack Kerouac.  I think I am going to do a scene of a conversation between him and Ginsberg at the bar in San Francisco where they used to hang out, a prose poem expressing my feelings and reactions to “On The Road”, an Obituary of Jack Kerouac from the eyes of someone who ‘should have’ known him, Journal Entries that may be he would have written, and my own version of a Beat poem.  I plan to include tons of pictures, quotes from Jack, Ginsberg, and Burroughs (I WISH THERE WAS A RELATION) through out.  It doesn’t hurt that I have a picture of myself in front of the City Lights Bookstore :-)
    • The Purpose of Schooling : My group has developed 5 sub topics on the purpose of schooling.  My sub topic is US Schools vs. Japanese schools and the Pro’s and Con’s of the different approaches.  The US School System gives a rounded view of topics including art and music along with the core subjects, where as the emphasis on the Japanese school system is science, technology, etc.  The focus in America in public schools is more laid back in terms of where they are forcing children to excel, where as in Japan their culture is built around and on being bigger and better at technology, which is where the money is – so in short, The US School system focuses more on sustaining their current culture in the public schools, not really pushing the students in the direction of where the current trends are, and the Japanese school system focuses on developing their culture and striving to be on the cutting edge of technology and science.  But what are the draw backs of each?
  • Along with reading responses and reflection papers, field work, Lesson Plan, and a Philosophy of teaching paper as well as whatever else I am forgetting, Grad School has dropped me on the ground and I am running.  I have a lot of work to do in a short amount of time, so goodbye social life!  It’s cool.  I’ll be back around May 9.  Then I have like 4 weeks off till Summer session.  But that’s fine.  That is only June – July and then I have almost all of August to prepare for Fall Semester.  Does it seem like time is going fast?  I guess when you have deadlines and a lot of work to do in a short amount of time it seems really impossible to get done, which makes you feel like you have no time, which makes your heart race, and man.  I could use one of those xanax now.  Who’s packing?

  • You have to go to GMU to understand.  GO PATRIOTS!

Face It Friday – Weekly Weigh In – Week 3

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WI: +0.4
Total Lost: -2.0
Amount to Lose: 24.4 Pounds
Emotion: Not allowing myself to be pissed

  • I honestly didn’t think I would gain this week.  I got in 5 really good days of working out, but I knew my eating wasn’t as good and clean as it could be.  I think it also has to do with the fact that this past week I did 4 days of strength workouts.  I also upped the weight on my dumb bells.  May be I am just trying to justify the gain – or may be that is what you think – but I honestly don’t understand how else I didn’t lose.  But in other news with the past week – I UPPED MY WEIGHT ON MY DUMB BELLS!  I know.  I’ve been doing all the arm and back exercises with a heavy weight set and that has like never happened.  I know, it’s only like 15 pound dumb bells, but since this girl never strength trained before, this is a big thing.
  • I don’t want to be a Victoria Secret model.

Yeah, she’s okay… I guess… if you like that sort of thing

  • I’d rather be a CrossFit Girl.
See? I could carry the Keg into your party! I'd Be Helpful and Hot!

See? I could carry the Keg into your party! I’d Be Helpful and Hot!

  • I realized this last night when I was lifting.  I was looking at my arms and the slight hint of tone that they had when flexed into a move and I got excited.  I don’t want to go crazy and have a six pack or anything, I’m not trying to be uber muscley, BUT – I wouldn’t be mad if it happened.  I love running and I love lifting.  I didn’t think I would or could love both.  I thought you had to be a cardio queen or a lifting lady.  But somehow I have sparked a compromise between the two.  The squats and the lunges I know are improving the strength in my legs which will help prevent injury while running, and my upper body DEF. needs work.  My core is my only nemesis.
  • Core = Nemesis – other than crunches, without machines available, what can I do? (HELP ME HERE).
  • I am going to do my long run today of 6.2 Miles – I just don’t think I will have time tomorrow to accomplish this in the morning, and once noon hits I am useless.  PLUS nothing motivates me more than a nice long punishment run.  :-)  I am going to do something different than I have been doing (which is for those of you playing along at home Run 3 minutes at 6.5 mph and walk 30 seconds at 4.0 mph).  Today I am going to follow Jenny Hadfield’s plan for the run/walk marathon training – since I am signing up for the Marine Corps Marathon that is happening this October – yes because I am insane.  There is no Half Marathon portion, so it’s do or do.  There is no don’t here.
  • So in Jenny’s Plan it’s run 4 minutes walk 2 minutes.  Repeat continuously until you hit your mileage mark.  This will slow my current pace of being under 10’00″ a mile, but that’s okay.  It’s training.  I need to train differently now because I am doing a different distance.  I am hoping this will also get me ready for the Half Marathon in March, and the other one at the beginning of October -Yes I am doing a half and a full marathon in the same month.  If I have to run 13.1 miles for training I might as well get a medal for it.
  • On a completely different note… I love Taylor Swift’s song “Enchanted”.  I don’t care if that makes me a 14 year old fan girl who is dying of acne in the nose bleeds of her concert, saying to my mother “It’s like she gets me!”  I think if her and I were friends, I could get her to stop dating guys younger than her.  There will be time for that later love, you will be 45 and want a 25 year old and then it will be more accepted than you signing your boyfriend out of high school for a long weekend.  *cringe*  I love her, but that was like whoa.
  • I miss writing outside of this blog.  I just never feel like I have the time.  But I need to make it.  I also don’t consider myself a writer so much anymore.  The past two ideas I had (granted they fell in the Teen Paranormal Romance Section of Barnes and Noble, and were complete sell outs) are coming out as movies.  If you want to laugh at me the ideas were pretty much the same premise of “Warm Bodies” a movie about zombie and human love basically.  (Love heals them.. I thought I was so original), and “Beautiful Creatures” – witch craft and love – get this the girl at 16 gets to be owned by good or bad magic.  It also has Jeremy Irons, who is my old man crush.  *sigh*.

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Lady Grey Tea

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Welp, I’m sick.  I took Nyquil last night after the grocery store and promptly went to bed at 9:45pm.  Didn’t read, etc. I should have stayed up and studied for this Morphology Test tonight, but oh well.

Today is TPWSNBN’s Birthday!  He is finally at my age!  Sadly I have class tonight, so we are meeting at Panera in Clifton for Birthday Dinner.  We’ll celebrate for realz this friday.  I’m thinking I’ll find some cool place to take him for dinner and beer.  Something that will really make his day.

I just need to get through tonight’s test and I’ll be good.  One thing that England taught me was the not sweat the small stuff.  It’s just not worth it.  Life is so much bigger than this job, these stresses, etc.  Life is about Life.  It’s about spending time with those you love. It’s about being happy in your location, in your situation.  If you aren’t then you need to change the lenses till you are.  I don’t like where I am.  I don’t like the speed in which my life is going.  I understand that I need a change, and I am working towards it – in many ways, for many changes.

I think accepting this fact has given me some sort of confidence in that I can make my dreams, no matter how crazy they are, come true.

*Beams in the light of angels faces*

Well enough of that.  Have you had Lady Grey Tea?  I kind of love it.  I also love Earl Grey.  In fact, I just love grey.  All greys.  Except for 50 shades.  I doubt I’ll ever read that.

I ran 4 miles yesterday in 42’01″ = 10’30″ pace.  Not too shabby.  On the treadmill after over a week of not running, and being sick, I think that’s pretty damn good.  I’m okay with that pace.  I wonder how hard it will be to keep that pace for say a Half or Full Marathon.

We shall see.

My next race is fast approaching – 10/28/12 – MCM 10k.  I’m actually nervous about this, since my last race kind of sucked.  Thank God there isn’t a strict time limit.  I think it’s like 2 hours.  I can totally finish it in 2 hours if I crawled.

I am very excited about the leaves falling outside.  It’s the most beautiful time of year, and it excites me so much to have this backdrop of color to look at out of my office window.

Plan Of The Day:

  • Breakfast: English muffin, Peanut Butter, Coffee
  • Snack: Apple and Tea
  • Lunch: Salad with Tofu, Yogurt, Celery and Tzatziki sauce
  • Snack: Banana
  • Dinner: Panera Cafe Salad
  • Snack: Halo Bar and Coffee
  • Activity: Survive

Carry On!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxo

Well… I’m Back.

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Can’t say that I am extremely happy about it.  But I’m here.

I miss England.

I had so much fun, as if you couldn’t tell from my blog posts.  I am not really enjoying the overflow of my email inbox, or the stresses of work that come with my job, but the idea of returning to afternoon tea, with scones and clotted cream seem to ease the pains of the day.

Week Plan:

Workouts

  • Monday: 4.0 Miles
  • Tuesday: Elliptical/Rest
  • Wednesday: 4.0 Miles
  • Thursday: Elliptical
  • Friday: 2.5 Miles
  • Saturday: 8.5 Miles
  • Sunday: Rest

Dinners:

  • Monday: Turkey Tacos
  • Tuesday: Birthday Dinner with TPWSNBN
  • Wednesday: Spaghetti Squash with Ground Turkey
  • Thursday: Turkey Meatloaf with Roasted Asparagus
  • Friday: Out with TPWSNBN’s Family
  • Saturday: Out (Most likely)
  • Sunday: Pulled Chicken Chili

Time to get back on plan.  It’s shocking though, I checked my weight this morning, and it looks like – LOOKS LIKE – I’ve lost.  Like 3 pounds.  Who knows if that’s true.  Just tracking everything, taking my vitamins, I will run today (after over a week of not) and getting my water in.

We are going grocery shopping tonight so that should help with the healthier on track eating.  Right now we have a lot of nothing in the house, except for canned goods, and tortillas.  Which I most likely could have made something out of, but I decided lunch today would be Whole Foods Salad bar.  Can’t go wrong with a big ol’ salad.

Well you can… but.

I’m still high on the vacation and will most likely be for a long time (Thank God).  I bought a tea pot last night, and that made me very happy.  Still on the prowl for tea cups and saucers that I like.  If you know of any good ones, please pass them along.

For now it’s back to work/studying for my Morphology Exam tomorrow.

Carry on!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Face It Friday

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WI: -2.2
Total Lost: -38.6
Daily Points Allowance: Self Adjusted to 28
Weekly Points Allowance/Consumed: 49/55
Activity Points Earned/Consumed: 31/25
Emotion: In Control
Goal for this week: Do not go crazy on Vacation

Although I lost and still went over my weekly points, I do not want to make this a habit.  I was able to work out 5 days  - even though I do not really count the 10 minutes of yoga I did on Monday as a workout – I would like to have 3 days running, 2 days cross training and then if I feel like it one day of yoga (most likely Sundays).  Obviously that will not happen on vacation.  I’m not that hardcore/dedicated.  I will be walking allllllll over London and then Paris for a day, so I think I will label this my cross training WEEK.  Get my legs good and worked out of all their kinks from running so that when the Monday after we come back rolls around I can bust out 3.5 miles outside and feel good about it.

I toyed with running while in London, because how amazing that would be, and I am still going to bring my shoes, clothes, and GPS watch, but I am not going to hold myself to it.  This is our vacation.  Ours.  Running is not an activity that we share, so I am hesitant to leave him, even if for only an hour, to explore without him.  Though running through Hyde Park near Kensington Palace would be kind of epic, we’ll see how it goes.

I have like no carry on bag.  I am actually thinking of buying one today when we head to the mall to get him a new pair of jeans.  I might, just might, buy one from LuLuLemon I’ve been eyeing.  Especially because I have a gift card.  Wheeeeeeeeee.

My parents are driving us to the airport, because my mom made valid points:

  • I want to see you as much as I can before you leave (okay, check.)
  • We’re happy to do it (Okay, check.)
  • You don’t need to waste over $100.00 to park at the Airport. (Oh.  Good Point.)

TPWSNBN’s parents also offered, but we were on a very independent kick at that time, and we had also just had a fight about Obama vs. Romney so I was pretty quick to say “Thanks, but no thanks.”

I’m bringing one pair of heels, tights, a pencil skirt, and nice top.  JUST IN CASE we go somewhere swanky, or in case Princess Kate calls upon me for afternoon tea. You never know.  Weirder things have happened.  WHAT?  They have!

The workout yesterday obviously did something because my calves are on fire this morning.  Man I hope that subsides before my run this afternoon (hahaha, right).  I’m planning on doing 7.5 miles on the treadmill.  I know I know.  But the thing is, running on the treadmill seems to take less time, because I don’t have to formulate a route to run (This is very hard in suburbia around here).  We have a land of cul-de-sac’s and that doesn’t make for fun routes to take.  I have to run alllllllll the cul-de-sac’s to avoid doing two loops.  Although running my route once and then repeating wouldn’t be so bad.  Hmmm.  May be I’ll try that when I return for my first run post vacation.

The nice thing about vacation in October:

  • You’re not that far from Thanksgiving which is a nice long weekened
  • Then you have Christmas Break, which unlike children, you can take off as early as you want (provided you have the PTO)
  • When we come back leaves will be changing even more than they are now!
  • Less crowds

Mainly I am basically boasting about how awesome this is going to be.  I can’t believe we leave tomorrow.  It feels like this is January and we just got this random idea to go.  Sigh.

This will be my second time leaving the country this year.  Interesante!

I feel incredibly blessed, on so many levels.

xoxo

Don’t Worry I’ll still be posting from the United Kingdom.  WIFI is a beautiful thing!

Thursday Things

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  • We leave the day after tomorrow for England.  We haven’t even brought the suitcase upstairs yet.  GUESS WHAT I AM DOING TONIGHT?
  • I’m planning on working out on my lunch break so that I can be devoted to packing when I get home.  This should be relatively easy seeing as though normally I work through my lunch break, giving my job that extra free hour of mine that I should have for myself in some capacity.  So today I will go to my office’s gym and sweat for like 35 minutes – I’m hoping an elliptical or some other cross training machine is open, because if it’s the treadmill I will get bored from walking with in like 2 minutes.  I also look weird on an elliptical because my feet always shoot up with not much grace.  I’m not a graceful elliptical-er.
  • Yesterday’s run should have been 4 miles, but I was on the treadmill and tired from not sleeping so I crawled (10’48″ pace) the 3.33 miles and then decided I was done.  This weather needs to stay cool so I can go outside. Stupid indian summer or humidity or whatever.
  • I slept wrong – AGAIN – last night on my back.  I actually slept on my back but with my arm in a weird position over my head, so everything is screaming (which is another thing.  I don’t want to only do weights, because well I am afraid to lift anything heavy at this point.  After vacay = whatever.  Before vacay = Must be careful.).
  • We didn’t have enough iced coffee this morning for both TPWSNBN and I, so being the good wife that I am, I took it.  No I’m kidding.  I gave it to him and I grabbed a Sugar Free Rockstar Energy Drink.
  • I also grabbed an apple, banana, and a bag of frozen grapes to enjoy today.  I already ate the grapes with my English Muffin Breakfast and man I am satisfied (never thought I would say this after a healthy meal, but here we are.).
  • Did anyone watch the debate?  I thought there were good and bad moments to both sides.  But I also think the moderator lost control of the event within 5 seconds.

Plan:

  • Breakfast: English Muffin w/ PB, Rockstar Energy
  • Snack: Frozen Grapes
  • Lunch: Open faced turkey, hummus, spinach, and provolone sandwich, yogurt, carrots
  • Snack: Apple & Banana
  • Dinner: Steak Waldorf salad
  • Activity: Cross training 35-40 minutes

Let’s hope I can nab DAY 3 of 100% Tracking and staying with in points.  Last night was hard because we stayed in, but I can do this.  I can make this work.  I will make this work.  I’ve already made it work a million times (well like 40 pounds) before.  I can keep going.

 

p.s. Anyone got any tried and true stretches for shoulders and back?

Why I Will Never Be Rested On A Wednesday

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  • Tuesday’s are class days, so I don’t get home till about 11ish.  Which means I don’t settle till 11:30 – 12:00ish, which means I don’t usually fall asleep until like 1ish.  I got roughly 4 hours last night.  I consider this a win, but at the same time, a loss.  Wednesday’s are Run Days.  I have 4 miles slated, and with the weather and my exhaustion I’ll be on the treadmill.  I am afraid I’ll run outside and just hate myself and then walk home.  A least with the treadmill, I have distractions like the TV.  I’m sure I have 8 million Law and Order SVU’s to choose from to get me through my 40ish minute run.  We shall see.  I am going to try and do it in 42 minutes (10’30″ pace).  That would be the goal.
  • I don’t think my teacher for my Tuesday night class likes me.  She seems bothered whenever I speak up in class.  I say something – as in an answer to an open question she has asked – and she just looks at me with a blank stare, and then asks the question again and turns to the other side of the room.  I’m sorry, if my answer is wrong, tell me why it’s wrong.  Don’t stare blankly at me and turn away.  That helps no one, and frankly, it doesn’t help the evaluation I’ll be giving you at the end of the semester.
  • So I’m tired.  My back is nominally better than yesterday.  I’m guessing it’s a process.  If it keeps going at this rate, I should be good as new for my 8 miler on Saturday – which will then wreck my body for the plane ride that night.  Gosh I can’t believe that this trip is almost here.

  • Creepy or funny?  I say funny.
  • I have my thesis statement for my final exam in World Literature (online course) and I am currently gathering my thoughts and ideas for the outline that I can bring with me to the exam.  I’m writing about hell through different stories that we covered this semester, because I like to pick the bright and positive topics.
  • 2 DAYS TILL ENGLAND PEOPLE
  • I am trying to keep my focus on that over these next couple of days, mainly because the stress and accumulation of crap with work and school can eat me alive, and I don’t want that.  I want to walk (fly?) into this vacation with both feet and not stress or really even think about work or school.  I know it will be hard, and I am sure I will have to be reminded while walking through Harrod’s Department store that I shouldn’t be thinking about work while looking at Gucci bags, but oh well.  I digress.  I am not going to London to buy a purse.  Or am I?
  • I have that “Gangham Style” song stuck in my head because the idiots on the radio think its funny to play that like 24/7.  THANKS GUYS.
  • I am not really nervous about my run this afternoon, but my achilles tendon on my left side would tell you otherwise.  I will just have to make sure to ice and stretch and then heating pad.  All while….
  • WATCHING THE FIRST DEBATE!

  • Now that is a creepy picture.

Plan of the Day:

  • Breakfast: English Muffin w/ PB, Frozen Grapes, Coffee
  • S: Green Tea and Water
  • L: Turkey Wrap, Yogurt, Carrots
  • S: Water
  • D: Mahi Mahi Tacos
  • Activity: Run 4 miles so I can drink beer.

Have a great day lovelies!