I haven’t been to the gym since last Monday. It is taking a toll on my psyche. I am angry and frustrated. I want to hit things. I want to scream.
I need to run.
|
|||||
 |
I’m almost ready to make peace with the treadmill. I learned so much in the last hour and a half, my mind is nearly blown. Lets look at my new lessons in list form:
I can definitely see improvements in my running; today I ran 2 miles without stopping for the first time. It doesn’t seem like much but considering its literally a first time thing, its pretty damn incredible. The most important lesson I learned (relearned?) today is this: You won’t regret exercising after you’ve done it.I really did not want to go out today. I really did not to to run this morning. I wanted to go shopping. But now that I’ve gone and run, and have accomplished what I have, I’m so freaking proud of myself and I just can’t imagine why I would ever want to skip another workout after this. I have a plan. I have a goal to reach. And each day I am working closer to it. Do you ever regret exercising after you’ve done it?Still riding high from my NSV this week, so I’m very eager to jump right into my Half Marathon Training schedule for the week. Half Marathon Training: Week FourMonday: 3.5 miles + Cross Training The idea is that I stretch it out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays since I have class those days, but then I don’t get home til 9 or 10, and the last thing I want to do is wake up my body right before I go to sleep. So, I pissed someone off recently. Its my understanding, this guy has a pretty Sh!tty attitude, and likes to think he’s funny. I don’t know what I did or said, but he tagged me in this silly 11-11 meme, which seems like it might be several months old at this point (November 11th was a thing last year, right?), but God forbid I piss him off anymore; he might take it personal. So, without further ado… The Rules (BECAUSE WHAT IS MORE FUN THAN A BUNCH OF RULES?): 1. Post these rules. Answers:1) I miss terribly dancing in my kitchen. My roommate is always around and I refuse to let her in on the fun. 2) I secretly dream of being the next Whitney Houston; without the drug and domestic abuse problems. 3) I once bent all the way over my desk to reach something that fell on the floor instead of walking around and picking like a normal person, knowing if I did it, someone would probably see, and sure enough, someone did. 4) I am afraid of horses. 5) I used to be a bully in elementary school. Middle School put me in my place quick enough, so I dropped out. 6) I weigh the same now as I did before I left for college in 2004, according to an old journal. 7) I like my job, but really wish I was doing basically anything else, even though I can’t imagine it. 8) When I was 6 years old, my mom caught me with her make up (she’s white, I’m not) and when she asked me what I was doing, I said, “I’m making my dreams come true!” ( I think I said it to be funny but she tells me it killed her to hear it.) 9) I think people think I’m being mean when I just mean to be funny. 10) My Favorite band will always be Hanson. 11) I have a box of business cards I received upon my hire, 3 years ago, and after 3 years, have only used half of them.
Questions for the Tagees: 1. What movie title best describes this point in your life? Because I Said So. Chocolate milk, Orange soda, Chili Dogs and Budweiser. My eyes, cause you can see my soul. Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats. You know, if you squint your eyes and turn down the lights. My mother and my still beating heart. Salt. Apparently that shit’ll kill you. I don’t understand the question. Everything. And nothing. Trick Question! Deer don’t cross roads. They die in the middle of them. Cash the check.
My Tagee’s:
My Questions for the tagees:1) Favorite animal? 2) Favorite childhood memory? 3) First experience with death? 4) Why do you blog? 5) If you could make one monumental change in the structure of our society, what would it be? 6) Scale of 1-10, how much do you hate data entry? Follow up for less than 4: Will you do mine for me? 7) Scale of 1-10, how much do you love internet meme’s and being tagged in them? 9) Cause I liked this one, Movie title that currently describes your life? 10) Assuming you’ve crossed a finish line, which was your favorite and why? 11) Who is going to be running the Chicago Marathon with me this October?
Alright kids. Be safe, run hard, and NEVER tag me in these silly Meme’s again. (Or next to never, anyway.)
I had a great weekend.Well, it was great in that it was full of delicious high calorie food that I didn’t work off at the gym. Lets start with Friday. Friday everything was going fine. It had been snowing hardcore all day, but it didn’t seem too unusual. My favorite crazy came in to work after being away for several weeks and we chatted about her new life. She mentioned making someone cry, then quickly followed up with how they deserved it, and it wasn’t her fault. I try to be a sounding board for her, and just let her speak, but I knew the conversation was going to be crossing the line at any moment. Just as I prepared myself, she mentions this woman who is Fat, Lazy, and Completely Unhappy. She then followed up with, “You’re Happy so I don’t care that you’re Fat.” Ah, my Favorite Crazy. You. Are. Crazy. I just let her keep talking, but I seriously wanted to reach across my desk to smack her, maybe knock some sense into her head. I’m so far beyond letting her words matter to me, and the only reason I wish I could remember them is so I can write a book about her later. But anyway. While in the midst of our conversation, my supervisor informed me our office would be closing early due to deteriorating weather conditions. That basically never happens in Alaska.Of course Friday, I left my phone at home and was unable to confirm plans with my friend for later that night. So instead of going to the gym like I had originally scheduled, I went to her office instead. And then from there we went to her house and hung out until an hour before Twilight: Breaking Dawn started. It was still glorious in its terribleness. Just so you know. Saturday, after lazing around all morning (I could have and should have gone to the gym but dammit, there was a foot of snow on the ground and I didn’t want to trample through all of that!) I called my friend up and we decided taking an hour-long bus ride, four miles down the road to Target and Kohl’s seemed like a really good idea. While at Kohl’s, I picked up some awesome work pants, and a sweater. The awesomest thing about these work pants, is that they are a size smaller than I usually buy! And they fit and everything! I wonder how that’s possible, considering I’m still the same weight I’ve been all year, I guess vanity sizing must come in to play. However, I did measure myself before hand because I thought I might buy my pants online instead… apparently my body has lost inches, even if it has not lost pounds. And then we went to Target.I can’t even talk about what happened at Target. I bought stuff. Stuff I didn’t need. I will say there was no chocolate involved, but I can’t say much more than that. After Target, we stopped by a chicken place called Lucky Wishbone and ordered some hamburgers. With cheese and bacon. Today, Sunday, I spent all day in bed, doing homework and watching dumb movies. And eating pizza. And not making a meal plan for next week. I do have a plan to make a plan, however.After the gym tomorrow I’m going to stop by the grocery on my way home and pick up some tortillas to make enchiladas for my dinners. I’m also going to get some more Chobani’s, and some sort of meal replacement bar and/or fruit, because I’ve noticed on the days I have class I end up buying food at school because I don’t get home til 9 or 10pm, and that’s too late to eat. And I don’t want to bring Tupperware cause I’ll just lose it. Or throw it away on purpose. I’m sometimes wasteful like that. So, that’s my plan. Hopefully it goes off without a hitch. In my experience, there’s always a hitch. Even though I didn’t do all that I could have last week, that’s no reason to not go forward this week. What’s your plan for this week? Any Non-Scale Victories to share?This has been a very long week. While its gone by quickly, it hasn’t left much time for relaxing. Or foam rolling.I’ve reached a new dilemma in my half marathon training. My calves are swelling up during the first mile and it hurts. I think its because I don’t really warm up before hand. I know I should. But I just want to run, more than anything else. I’m working on some warm up ideas, but so far I haven’t found anything particularly appealing. So I ask you, my fantastic readers: Any suggestions?  I love the sky in the background. The clouds look like a feather for my cap. I think I spoiled myself, running outside last weekend. It was so much fun and so pretty, and not boring like the treadmill often becomes after the first mile. Maybe that’s part of the deal though; patience with dedication equals success. Its really just a matter of sticking with it until the ultimate goal is reached: The Marathon. Marathon? I thought I was training for the Portland Rock and Roll HALF Marathon?Well, I am. But I’ve got my sights set on something a little bigger. Twice as big as a Half Marathon, in fact. I am officially registered for the Chicago Marathon!October 7th, 2012, I will be rocking out in Chicago. Three days before my birthday and I can’t think of a better way to spend it. Are you running Chicago this year? I’d love to meet up with some people. Especially since I’m not entirely sure I’ll have any family support for this one. People make experiences. This is not something I want to do alone. I’ve definitely got to step up my game if I’m going to follow through on this. Look out for Week Four of Half Marathon Training, coming next week!
 This view just warms and breaks my heart. I get to see it all the time. Did I mention I live in Alaska?In Alaska, we have all sorts of fun weather. All week the high temperature has been -2, the low, a chilly -10. Saturday morning it was kind of in the middle, hovering around -7. That’s right. Seven degrees below zero. After lounging in bed all morning, I just couldn’t make myself want to go to the gym. So I decided to go running outside instead.  Can you spot the Bald Eagle? While it was -7 degrees. Of course, this brought up the question, What does one wear when running in Negative degree temperature?  A little frosty... First, a couple of do’s:
And now, for a couple of dont’s:
Exhibit A:  I'm actually smiling in this picture.
Exhibit B:  Holy Icicles, Batman! Did I stay warm? Yes. Mostly. Was it a fight to stay warm?
You tell me.  I Ce Eye. Do You Ce Eye? My hands stayed warm in my ASICS gloves, and my ears stayed warm under my ASICS ear warmer head band. And my pink wool hat. The lesson here is:Use Synthetic Fabrics that are truly are made for cold weather activities, and skip the things your mom makes for you out of boredom. Please invest. I will be, soon enough. I followed the trail I usually run during the summer, and it so exciting to see how different, and the same it all looks. It was possibly the most thrilling run, even if it wasn’t the fastest. What fun winter activities did you do this weekend?
…do it anyway. No use crying over split milk, as they say Sure it won’t be nearly as comfortable, running in your regular leopard print underwire bra instead of the soft cup that you designated for working out. Sure you wore that shirt last week to work, but forgot to take it out of your gym bag. You can still work out. It will be okay. Hard Work. Dedication.Sometimes, life drops your contacts on the ground… twice in as many days. Even if you can’t see where you’re going, you can’t stop working towards your goals. You gotta keep going anyway. If you can’t sweat the small stuff, like whining adolescents who thing they’re grown and thug gangster rappers, what happens when life really gets serious but you have to remain cool, calm and collected? And so, even though all of these things have happened to me in the last 24 hours, I am going to let it slide off me like water off oil. I’ve got bigger fish to fry. I got you in my cross-hairs, Portland Rock and Roll.This weeks training schedule looks like this:Monday: 3 mile run Tuesday: “Yoga” (What that really means is, if I feel like I can get a good stretch in, then yay. If not, then REST DAY!) Wednesday: 2 mile run plus cross training Thursday: “Yoga” (I have class on Tuesdays and Thursdays and don’t get home til 9pm. Doing yoga is just like a bonus.) Friday: 3 mile run plus cross training Saturday: 4 mile run plus cross training (Bonus: I made a new friend who can work out with me on Saturdays! Yay, gym buddy!) Sunday: “Stretch and Strength” (Which really means, go grocery shopping, carry it all home, put everything away, do laundry, wash dishes, make the following week’s meals. And lay in bed.) Meal Plan for the week is:I made turkey meatloaf cupcakes, two per serving for lunch, and because I had a little left over, I went ahead and made a mini meatloaf. That I promptly over cooked. That is to say, turkey is already very low-fat, so the fat burned out of both the cupcakes and the pan before I pulled them out of the oven. I thought I was going to set my house on fire because some of it leaked off the cupcake pan and straight onto the burner. (Luckily nothing happened!) I also picked up some Bagel Thins for breakfast. While in the market for cream cheese, I stumbled upon this:  Yeah. This is a real thing. It has 110 calories per two tablespoon serving. I’ll sprinkle some Chia seeds on it. It’ll be great. Plus my No Sugar Added Hot Cocoa to make the Poor Man’s Mocha, and I’ve got a pretty decent (if only because its delicious) breakfast. Tonight after the gym, I’m going to make Chicken Fried Rice, with Chia seeds and probably more vegetables than rice. (I’ve kind of decided if it has Chia seeds in it, then all negative consequences have been counteracted.) Last night I also made a big batch of spaghetti sauce with mixed vegetables, diced tomatoes, and lean ground beef. I figure I can eat the left overs while I make the fried rice. I’m very poor this week, so I really need to use up what I have around the house. I keep thinking, “How is Chicken Fried Rice a good idea?” but that fact is, I can freeze it, it’ll have lean protein, healthy fats (coconut oil), Asian style vegetables, and Chia seeds. I’ll go light on the soy sauce, I promise.
Do you plan your meals every week? What’s on the menu this week?Todays weight: 295.3
I was kind of remiss in my blogging duties after my trip to California, visiting the ASICS America headquarters as the winner of the Gel Nimbus 13 Sweepstakes. While my friend Rachel and I were there, we picked up a little swag, but I neglected to share pictures of the goodies with you. So today, while I was at the gym, I took some sneaky pics. So let me introduce you to my new running mates.  They're a little camera shy. This is Kayano 18. I call her KayKay. Them KayKay?  The only socks I work out in now. Sooo comfy! These are my socks. One has blue lettering. The other has black. Today they helped me run 2 miles on the treadmill. I felt fantastic afterwards. I always feel fantastic afterwards. They’re very supportive and cushioning without being too heavy. While I was being fitted for my KayKay’s, I was asked what some of my issues were with my Minuzo Wave Rider 14′s (that I insisted were Saucony’s. Oops.) The issue with my Minuzos?
 You can just smell the stink, right? Love them! I only wore these outside while on my run with Sara Hall while in California. I’m still pretty scared of outdoor activities, especially in the dark and moose lurking behind every corner and nowhere to hide when they pop out of the shadows.
But that’s another story. I received some other pretty sweet gear as well, like head bands, an ear warmer, gloves, sweat pants and a hoodie (which I wear quite frequently) and the awesomest gym bag ever. I cannot wait to receive the shoes I designed! Just a couple of more weeks and they’re mine. I’ll introduce you to those as well. I have no doubt we’ll be great friends as well.  Lily and her Swag Bag What do you run in? What do you look for in a good shoe? Do you stick with one pair or do you try as many as you can? |
|
|||
|
Copyright © 2012 Lily Fluffbottom's Weight Loss Adventure Privacy Policy - All Rights Reserved |
|||||
Favorite non health related blog?
