It seems that people are shamed for admitting to wanting to lose weight/get fit for vanity reasons. We all say we want to lose weight to be healthier. When you say you want to look hot people tend to be a bit more judgmental. Well, screw them. I am trying to lose weight to be healthy but I also want to look hot. I want to look like a bad ass. My goals include a Read more
I have been struggling all week with what to write for today. I am drawing a blank even as I type this. Maybe I am having difficulties because I wasn’t really motivated this week to work out. I did weights once and that was about it. I am planning a short run tonight. Hopefully this weekend will find me in better spirits to keep at it. I love seeing the results. This week Read more
I did end up running the half marathon on Sunday, had a good time doing it and finished with a respectable time (compared to my first). I didn’t expect to finish this half in my goal time of 2:30 or less; I went into it with a take it easy and have fun attitude. My final time was 2:42:38. My first half, which I trained properly for, was 2:31:50. Not a huge difference. I am pretty Read more
I know this is a day late but I ended up having a date night last night. We celebrated our belated anniversary. I figure that is a good enough reason. Anyway, this is a new feature. I am going to keep all my health and fitness post for Fridays. Stay tuned every Friday for a new fitness or health related post! Tomorrow I have the PF Chang’s Rock n Roll half marathon. I haven’t gotten Read more
The Awesome 80s Run was… not so awesome. I do so love the t-shirt and medal I “earned” but it won’t be enough to bring me back next year. It actually started leading up to the event. The website and social media accounts were not clear on packet pick up. Was it the Friday before? Was it the morning of? I even emailed them to ask but never heard back. They eventually sent a mass Read more
As I have run off and on over the years I have had one goal: to complete a half marathon. I completed this goal on November 3, 2013. Now I find myself floundering. Why should I go for that run? I reached my goal and fill-in-the-blank needs to be done around the house. I want to run still but I don’t know what to run for. What goal should I set now? I don’t have Read more
Since I last wrote I finished my first half marathon on November 3rd. I reached 2 of 3 goals and just barely missed the third. 1) I completed the half marathon 2) I ran the entire race (minus the few water stations where I had to walk) 3) Finish in 2:30 – This is the one I just missed. I came in at 2:31:51 seconds. My goal for PF Chang’s Rock N Roll Half will Read more
I completed my longest long run today, 13 miles, and I learned some valuable lessons in those miles. You have a lot of time to think when it is just you and the road for 13 miles. Even though it feels great at a little before 6, the sun will soon be above the horizon and without a cloud in the sky it will get hot very quick. I should know this. I just can’t Read more
Sunday morning I got up early. I was looking forward to an easy 6 mile long run. I ate a little something, got dressed and headed out. I did my warm up walk and then hit the ground running. Slowly. Very slowly. My legs had never felt this heave before. I was on pace for a 14:30 miles. My legs just kept getting heavier and heavier. It was hot. It was humid. Why was it Read more
I have always thought of myself as a fairly confident individual. I was always sure of who I was and that I could accomplish whatever I put my mind to. I was also confident in my body and looks. But over the past year or so I have struggled to regain that confidence. I felt fat. I felt that I failed at a lot of things in general. I felt things were beyond my control. Read more