Strong, Fit, and Feeling Pretty in Boston

2009-08-04T11:42:00.000-07:00

Haven't blogged for a while but everythings going good. I was doing really really good and now I'm trying to find the motivation to keep it going. I WILL run tonite- I'm not sure for how long but I will make it out there. (out there being the treadmill) I'll turn on the tv to the E channel- put on whatever techno (maybe Kaskade?) on the ipod and try to zone out and enjoy myself. My energy level just seems zapped. I kind of hate the early shift- def in the summer I don't like it just becuz the late shift works so much better for me. I wake up at a reasonable time and I sleep walk over to the PRU- i tell myself I will feel better thru-out the day and i really doooo! i go to work i come home and i have a good dinner.

2009-07-24T07:14:00.000-07:00

45 min. treadmill= 5.30 miles. Good good. Blisters= bad bad. AND painful, I don't want to keep re-injuring myself by running and hurting them but I don't want to give up running either. what's a girl to do? I don't know, take it one day at a time. Cross train when running sucks. Run when I can?

2009-07-19T18:11:00.001-07:00

its sunday night and so far my eating has been outa controlllll- oops!! owell. i only live once and i refuse to beat myself up over it. i just NEED to do well tonite. as i stuff my face with some honey nut cheerios. whole grains what? maybe i should try to take a shower unwind and do some jillian michaels after packing up to head to the train tom.? tom morn- back on my game plan!

2009-07-17T08:49:00.000-07:00

Yayyy its Friday! Finally- this week was brutal. slow and painful. Woke up early and cranked out a 45 min run= 5.81 miles. Felt fan-freakin-tastic. I feel like my running/training is going very well and I don't dwell on it too much but I am proud of how fit I've become- im at the healthiest and fittest i have ever been in my whooole life. I've taken a no excuses type of approach and I remind myself before getting to the gym that I'm worth an hour of exercise a day- its the least thing I could do- and that I will feel amazing afterwar- its such a nice runners high that i can't get enuff of. i havent woken up lately to eat the entire contents of my fridge at 3 am when i should be sleeping but i am stuffing my face becuz it's hard for me to stay asleep. so good news all around. im just a little bored with life tho.

2009-07-16T07:55:00.000-07:00

Woke up at 730. Had a pretty good nights sleep- no clanging in the back alley to wake me up. And I've found a way to curb my night time 3 am raids of the fridge aka night time eating syndrome- I just don't keep my fridge stocked up. Just enough for the night and nothing more. Of coarse I got some candies from the store but you know I didnt have all that and everything in the apartment. I ran 40 min today for 5.16 miles. Good good. So far I have had F1 ceral- like a cup and a half, cherries, a bite of brownie- and thats it for breakfast lunch is in a few.. im contemplating on going out for drinks tonite- i wannnt to but i shouldn't becuz im on accutane and your not suppose to drink while on it. like drink at all. so i could risk it and have one or be on the straight and narrow path knowing im doing the right thing and not have one-- hmm.. ill prolly end up being a good girl and not have any :) i need to figure out when im going to Colorado- I'm getting bored and im starting to be a leeeetle depressed in Boston. The job is just so uneventful and theres like nowhere to move on up to.. this wkend will be good and maybe ill use a sick day hopefully soon and think about things- or just go shopping!! yay! or maybe i could use a day and go see Steve down in SC. Looks like Im going to NH for the wkend- that could be a change of pace- either good or not so good- i don't know yettt..

2009-07-15T08:07:00.000-07:00

I need to get a new alarm. I have been telling myself this for a while now and I still rely on my old old cell phone alarm to wake me up in the morning. It totally doesn't. Maybe after like 5 times of going off- I finally come to and am like wait that's suppose to tell me it's time to wake up my sleepy head. I got a very good workout in this morning though- yay! I felt fantastic afterwards as I scarmbled to get ready.

50 minutes on the treadmill at a pretty fast speed. I even knocked it up to 8.4 for the last 3 min. I love speedwork. My hip felt a little tight but it's because I'm running funny on my right leg due to the blister in my inner foot arch. It's less painful then before, but it still has me favoring that part of my foot therefore running on the forefront right part of my foot- the furthest point from the blister. It sounds way more awkward then it looks (I hope and think) but when your running form is off your whole body screams! I feel great now though- no pain no gain right? So wrong lol, but I love running too much to take a lot of time off. Especially with a couple of races coming up and I feel like I'm at the peak of my training... I feel like I could run forever if only my blisters would cooperate and subside.

So the Asics gt-2140 (my new sneaks) I like them- they are slowly growing on me- the toe box is bigger whicj i don't like . I am more use to my Kayano 14s- I loved loved loved those. They fit literally like a glove- in all the right places. I ran my fastest in those. But maybe I just need to give the GT-2140's a chance, maybe they will save me from the pain the Kayano 14s started giving me. Who knows? I may need to get shop around and have a pair to switch into. I really think the socks are what the major difference is though. I was looking at the socks I use to run in before I bellied up and get the technical running socks- anti-blister wrightsocks... and I'm embarrassed to admit that they were like thick cotton- the worst to go on long runs on- but in my defense- they hadnt been creating these huge painful blisters before. but then all of a sudden WHAM couldn't walk because they were baaad- and forget about sandles during the summer- I didn't want anyone seeing my peeling heels and toes.

SO Game Plan for Today:
Eat balanced and well and often.
Drink Plenty of Water!!
Bracelet/ Bill Rodger's Running Store
Sephoria Tonight if I do strength training at the gym
Strength Training: Do Stairmaster for 15 min. and eliptical for 15 min. then hit the weights and do legs and shoulders. (I really need to figure out some good new ab moves)

Well see... I'll update on what actually gets done ;)
Kisses

Hi!

2009-07-14T16:41:00.000-07:00

Confession Time: while bored at work, I read through people's blogs. People I don't even really know. Why? I like how it gives someone an actual space to write down everything that they are dealing with. Sometimes its a place to rant about annoyances, or to write down their dreams and hopes, or just a place to write about things that they never would say out loud. Most of the blogs I follow are about girls/women like me who are trying to live a healthy lifestyle by working out and eating right. It's not easy! For me, this blog will be a little about everything but mostly I decided to write a blog because I love working out- I really do! But many days, my motivation has vanished, disappeared, flown out the 16th floor window of work! Kind of frustrating to say the least. I'm hoping that if I get to write down what I want to do, I'll be able to work through some of my ruts! Also, I have a tendency to run to nearest convenience store in back bay Boston and grab whatever dark chocolate product I can justify to myself for eating. Usually, I'm not that hungry- just bored, bored of the "good" foods, and wanting to rebel. After, I'm like whyyy did i do that? stupid stupid stupid. I can let go, I mean you only live once right? But when I cave and have something junky, I get in this crazy like I don't even chew any of my bites mode. It's a binge thing. I usually have it happen at night. And then because I feel so guilty, the next morning through early afternoon I eat close to nothing. I'm not hungry and the guilt gnaws at me. I have food issues- I know! I think it's hard to grow up these days as a girl without any body or food struggles. Anywho- maybe this blog will help. I want to plan better and have a place to write down my goals and how I intend to get there. I also LOVE running. It's def. a stress release for me as I zone out. I usually can crank out a few miles and feel so good afterwards. It's my rush these days- I'm such dork but I'm a reformed crazy girl. Gotta get my kicks somewhere right? It use to be drugs, sex, and rock n roll- now its running uphills for 7 miles day to day. People change.

So Tonight: is my off night I have determined maybe the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred- that I've only done like half of.

I usually take Monday as my day off but yesterday I ran 40 min and did some strength training.

Tomorrow morning: I love waking up early and hitting the treadmill, I tune in on the news and zone out and think about the day ahead. I feel amazing for the rest of the day and I don't have o worry about mustering up the energy at the end of the day. So that's my game plan.

Eats:

Fiber One- 1 1/2 cups with blueberries and cherries

Kiwi (1)

Almonds (7)

Plum (1)

Pepper with Salmon

Spinach (3 cups) Carrots (30) and Broccoli (1 cup) with Santa Fe Dressing (4 Tblsp)

Peach (1)

It was very clean eating- my tummy is full- I feel pretty good- whenever I eat completely clean I feel good about my accomplishment- my stomach just feels a little on the unpleasant side trying to digest lots of whole foods together. But It's good for me! and I didn't really work out work out per se so Clean Eating is what balances a day of no extrenous work outs.

Have a Good Night and Sweet Dreams

Kisses!

*Strong, Fit, and Feeling Pretty in Boston*

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Strong, Fit, and Feeling Pretty in Boston