September 2011
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Holy Cow!
So as you all know, I was supposed to run 4 miles today according to my plan. But I didn’t do that…I ran 4.8 miles!!! That is the longest run I’ve ever completed so far. I know I should have stuck to the original plan, but the route I took was a little crowded.
I ran on the promenade right next to the beach, and there are always homeless people hanging out there, and today was...
Pointless Rant of the Day.
One of the little high school shits just spilled some coffee on my laptop. Not a lot thankfully.
And other ones are talking about tumblr. And gossiping about other high school girls.
I need to leave. But then all hope of getting homework done is gone.
And now I’m looking outside, and a car just parked in three spots, right in the front. Is this a fucking joke?
It is 7am and I am already at Starbucks. I left my house before the sun even came up, well the sun still hasn’t come up, but it’s not dark anymore. I am enjoying this pumpkin spice latte by the way.
Oh, and I came here to do math homework, since I’m beyond behind, but instead I’m on tumblr…you know how that goes ;) Maybe I’ll get something productive...
@mindstrongbodystrong
Totally doing that! I just checked, and it goes from 200 calories to 150 calories. Which isn’t tons, but good enough for me. I’m going to be that girl that orders a ‘tall, non-fat, half sweet pumpkin spice latte, no whip’ :P
Thanks for the suggestion!
Planned my run tomorrow. 4.24 miles. The route I had originally planned was only 3.5ish miles, but I knew I wanted at least 4.
Wish me luck, and send good vibes that I won’t die :P
My nervousness is making me excited.
Pumpkin spice latte is happening tomorrow. My first one ever.
Non fat, no whip of course. It will be the best 200 calories of my life I’m sure.
Plan for Tomorrow.
The more I think about it, running right after getting my blood drawn probably isn’t a good idea, especially since I don’t even know what’s wrong with me to begin with. I don’t even know if I’ll have time before class.
So my tentative plan (for my own reference):
•The place opens at 6am, so I’m thinking of going at 7am. They usually like you to make...
I killed it in spinning this afternoon!
You know those days where you just have so much motivation and you do something as well as you could possibly do? Well I had one of those days today. I was so into it today. Everyone was so positive today and looking around at everyone work out just inspired me to do better. We spin in the little school gym, right in the middle, so there’s always other people not in the class working out. I...
So I definitely didn’t wake up early enough to go running this morning. Oh well. I ended up doing it after class. I don’t know how far I ran since I haven’t mapped it yet, but it was shorter than I intended. I really had to use the restroom since I drank a lot of water before, so I just took the short path back to my car instead of the longer one. I ran for 20 minutes and 50...
This whole headache after exercising thing isn’t working for me anymore. I come home everyday and just want to lay down. I haven’t done homework in like a week.
I’m making a doctor’s appointment tomorrow for sometime soon. I’m due for a check up anyways, so I’ll just be getting the basics + blood work.
Hopefully it’s just low iron or something else...
Headaches.
Every time I exercise, a headache comes along right after. Even today, after we were finishing up our spin workout, I felt a little faint and had to stop and take a deep breath. I had been drinking water and ate an hour before, so I don’t think I was dehydrated or hungry. A doctor’s appointment may be in my future..
As I mentioned in another post, I picked up Runner’s World...
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Last Week.
It wasn’t the best. I took the week off from running because of my headaches (which are gone), but I was still going to do my two spinning classes. But Monday, I had a lot of family stuff going on, and couldn’t make it to class. And the teacher cancelled Wednesday’s class because of a training thing she had to do. So I ended up not doing any exercise the whole week, and I...
Productive Day. Or At Least It Will Be.
So far, I’ve cleaned out the refrigerator and freezer, as well as the cupboards. I’ve portioned out three ounce portions of ground turkey. I’ve started cooking chicken breasts so I can portion those out later as well.
Now I just need to clean my room, do more homework, paint my nails, and finish laundry.
I’m also going to be writing a blog post about this past week,...
My dad straight up told me he doesn’t think I can actually finish a marathon. Usually he’s super supportive of what I set out to do, but this was kind of an esteem killer. He even said he thinks my super skinny 6’3”, 145 pound brother could finish it before I do, and he’s the laziest person I’ve ever met in regards to exercise.
But he did say if I finish it,...
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@twentytolife
Those are just the daily total for my long run each week. I haven’t figured out the runs during the week that I’ll be doing yet.
Marathon Training Schedule.
This is just my long run schedule. I did some research on popular marathon training schedules, but I didn’t really think they were what I was looking for. Long runs will either be on Saturday or Sunday, depending on what I have going on. It starts the first weekend in October (next weekend) and ends June 3rd, which is the date on my marathon. Here goes nothing:
Week 1: 4 miles Week 2: 3...
I’ve been thinking about the marathon I’m going to be running a lot lately. I mean, how can you not thing about something like that haha.
But I’m thinking that I don’t want my first racing experience to be a marathon. I haven’t even run a legit 5k even. The 5k distances I time myself are in the 40 minute range, so I know I can at least do that distance. So I...
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I have an addiction to Starbucks...
I’ve been everyday this week, twice on Wednesday and today.
I don’t get any extravagant drinks, usually an iced coffee with sugar free vanilla or an unsweetened passion ice tea. I put my own almond milk in the iced coffee and it tastes just as good as any of the ‘fancy’ drinks.
I want the gold card dammit.
My Dad.
I finally got to share my nutrition knowledge with someone! My family is accepting of the changes I’ve made for the most part. They have no desire to change their diet, but to each their own. Both my parents are overweight, but both of my brothers are pretty average.
My dad (technically step dad, long story) isn’t even 30 yet, but has heart problems and his doctor has told him he...
Yay Grocery Shopping!
I went to Trader Joe’s and Target; I got more than I planned to, but a lot of the stuff will last for a while.
Trader Joe’s:
•a cantaloupe
•spaghetti squash
•frozen raspberries
•sliced turkey breast (no nitrates) x2
•roma tomatoes
•bananas
•white nectarines
•zucchini
•pack of three romaine hearts x2
•4 pack of low fat chocolate milk
•frozen broccoli x2
•organic whole...
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I love this random weather. Woke up to sunny skies. Half an hour later I hear thunder and lightning. Then the clouds roll in and we get a two minute burst of rain. Now the sun keeps peeking out, but then more clouds come.
Hello fall weather :)
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I’m craving beef and cauliflower. Not necessarily together though. My body can’t handle beef and I’m not particularly fond of cauliflower…weird!
Biggest Loser.
I’ve seen a few posts about the Biggest Loser coming back tomorrow, and I’m so excited! I’m glad I have Tumblr otherwise I would have never known ;)
I’m kind of nervous about how this season is going to play out now that Jillian is gone. Jillian was my absolute favorite trainer and I liked her approach. Thankfully Bob is staying otherwise I think it wouldn’t even be...
So I didn’t go to spinning today because of some family stuff. I’m allowed two absences, so it’s fine. I don’t plan on missing any more classes anyways. And last week the instructor said Wednesday’s class would probably be cancelled since she has a training thing to go to. So that’s means no spinning this week. I’m also not running because I’ve been...
I don’t think I’m going to be on too much this week. I’ve gotten really behind on homework, which is really unlike me, and I’ve just sorta lost motivation for school. There’s a lot of things causing this, and I might write a post on that later.
Anyway, I’m just going to get caught up with my classes and maybe even get ahead a bit. I’m going to make a...
I just realized that I’m the same weight I was this time last year. But you know what, it doesn’t bother me. I am making my way to my lowest weight again (161), and I will get there before the year is over. I’m not going to sabotage myself around the holidays again (cookies and tamales be damned).
This time I’m doing it the healthy way though. I got to my lowest weight in...
Weigh in Friday!
In the 170s once again :) 178.6 pounds to be exact.
I haven’t binged at all this week, which I attribute to not counting calories. I think that since I don’t know the exact number of calories I’ve eaten a certain day, I’m less likely to go overboard and say the hell with it. I feel so much better when I don’t binge and when I exercise more regularly.
Let’s...
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It’s real hunger if you’re willing to eat vegetables right? Because I feel like I’m starving even though I had rice cakes less than an hour ago. I’m thinking about cutting up some cucumber, or just biting it off in big chunks…
Calves!
Sorry for being so post crazy tonight, haha. Things just keep popping into my head.
Since I started running more regularly and have started spinning, my muscles are coming out! My calves have never been super muscular, mostly just kind flabby. But while I was sitting today, I noticed that they’re firmer. Still pretty slim, but they don’t jiggle. Yes, I had jiggly calves, who woulda...
Super lazy tonight, so I picked up some brown rice california rolls from Trader Joe’s when I went. Not the same as a restaurant, but they were fine. My best friend and I are so busy, we had to make plans to grocery shop together just so we could see each other…and we live less than a mile from each other. We talked about a lot of stuff, mostly life and the future, but that’s...
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I love those days when I actually want to run and don’t even think about making up an excuse or talking myself out of it. Today was one of those days :)
I was really excited to go run on the promenade at the beach since the ocean is beautiful and I love watching the surfers out there. It was warmer than I expected it to be, but I brought water so I was fine. Even though I dropped the dang...
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9/12/2011
Today! I apologize in advance for the blurry pictures! I take them with my phone, since my camera is currently under the weather AKA doesn’t hold a charge.
Breakfast: same thing I’ve eaten for the past three weeks, haha. It’s easy and tasty. Just a sandwich thin, with a slice of turkey bacon, a whole egg, and a quarter of a slice of pepper-jack cheese. I’m not in love...
Daily Mile.
After literally a week of trying to do it, I finally got DailyMile synced up with my Facebook account. I have no idea if this is a good idea, or if anyone will care, but since I’m offically upping my mileage in the near future, I thought I’d be cool.
No one besides my immediate family and my best friend knows that I run or even that I’m trying to lose weight. A few people that...
@phildoeslife
For sure! 170s here I come (again :P)
Weigh In Monday.
I am just going to be honest and post it. I knew it was going to be high, so it wasn’t unexpected, but still disappointing. I don’t think I drank any water yesterday, so that’s one contributing factor, but it’s mostly because of my shit eating this weekend.
Weight: 183.8 pounds
It’s out there, but it will be better next Monday.
Finally watched Soul Surfer
It was really great! I loved it. I remember when that actually happened to Bethany Hamilton, since we have a large surfing community in my town, and how awesome it was when she got back to surfing. She is so inspirational and how she managed to do what she loved despite everything that was against her.
Definitely a great movie to watch when you need a little extra push, or when you’re...
Slipping back into old habits. I’ve mentioned it before, but during last semester at school, I was having a really difficult time staying on track and losing weight. I would do great during the day, and stay on the plan I set out for myself that morning. But once I got home and after I ate dinner, I was never mentally satisfied. It seemed as if I binged every night almost. Not full out...
Silly Weather.
For the past four days, it was considered a heat wave. Now today it’s overcast, with a cool breeze.
I will never understand California.
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