Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 31st, 2012
There has been a lot going on with me lately and I realize that I havent been doing a stellar job at keeping my fabulous readers in the loop. So, tonight, by request I am doing a little recap blog. Enjoy! The Yoga Recap: As you might remember I was so incredibly proud to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, weight loss, working out on Jan 22nd, 2012
Its cold in Virginia today. It is so cold that I nearly talked myself out of ever moving out from under my warm comforter and doing anything at all. I especially did not want to go outside and run. BUT it had to be done so I started my day with a nice warm bowl of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, weight loss, working out while overweight on Jan 18th, 2012
Since Monday was a holiday that meant no work for me. It also meant it was time to get out and do my long run for the week. On deck this week was 8 miles. Yes, 8 miles at my current weight is a bit difficult and by a bit I mean very. It’s uncomfortable [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, weight loss on Jan 8th, 2012
I will let all of you in on a little secret. After the 2010 Wine and Dine 1/2 Marathon I swore running and I were done. We were breaking up and no we did not plan to stay friends. I finished that race in pure misery. As excited as I was to get my medal [...]
Posted in running, weight loss, working out on Jan 1st, 2012
Im different. I am not the typical “healthy living blogger”. I can admit freely now that I am not a healthy weight (yet) nor have I ever put tofu in my mouth that I am aware of. I cant fathom running a full marathon, training for a triathlon, or finding time to grow my own veggies (although [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2011
After the excitement of the “Fit for a Princess” expo the day before, I was beyond ready to get a little running done on my vacation. I had dealt with my feelings of disappointment in terms of choosing to skip with 1/2 marathon this year and I was actually really excited about the Beauty and [...]
Posted in running, Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2011
I don’t know about your part of the country but here in central Virginia we are being spoiled with some amazing weather this week. Today, I left work and walked out into a gorgeous sunny evening complete with blue skies and a gentle breeze. I thought it would be the perfect excuse to ditch the [...]
Posted in Rachael Ray, recipe, running, Uncategorized on Feb 2nd, 2011
I thought I would torture entertain all of you living with the feet upon feet of snow with a little photo look see at my trail run/walk today. It was a clear beautiful 45 degrees and the trail was packed. I love how beautiful and blue the sky looked. Other than some super tight calves [...]
Posted in running, Uncategorized on Jan 22nd, 2011
Today after my weigh in and a quick breakfast the hubs and I hit the off road trail again to get our Saturday workout in. Though we went at an overall slower pace than last weekend’s off road run we did some uphill sprints (though why I agreed to that Ill never know) and enjoyed [...]
Posted in running, Uncategorized on Jan 17th, 2011
As many of you know, I started this blog way back when to document my relationship with running. My little blog baby soon grew into something more as I struggled in 2010 to learn a healthy living lifestyle. My blog now examines all parts of this process, especially the weight loss/fitness aspect. I have proclaimed [...]
