What a year. Last year at this time I was a different person, I was such a mess making one bad decision after another.
I love life right now. I’ve never felt more happy and alive. “Change your body, change your life” is on a few motivational posters at my gym and it’s SO true.
I am so thankful for YOU. This fitblr community has been the best thing that happened to me this year.
Happy Thanksgiving and Turkey Trotting to those of you running one – I have my 3 mile trot tomorrow at 8am!
Amazing ~1.5 mile trail. We went by a waterfall, multiple creeks, a quarry, deer, and frogs
After a few weeks of plateaus, the first half of November and I am beyond excited to put up 2 sweet losses in a row. I love seeing numbers like that, however I really wouldn’t mind seeing a gradual loss every week instead of ups and downs.
Last Week: 178.2
This Week: 175.9
Change: -2.3 pounds
Total Loss: 46.8 pounds
Left to Lose: 7.8/22.8
At this rate I REALLLY MIGHT be able to hit 168 on January 3 (my goal weight to hit at the 1 year mark of this journey). Say WHAT?!?!
I’m off to go hike in a state park with a friend and then knock out a 5 mile run before meeting W for dinner and perhaps shopping at my favorite store New York & Company for some new pants. Thank goodness the closest NY&Co is an hour away.
Well the general physician and the lady doctor both cleared me for my full marathon training. Both were very supportive and congratulatory in regards to my running. The OBGYN did mention it’s important that I have 3 servings of calcium a day to keep my bones up to par because no basic blood work etc can really test that.
I’m glad I’m went and I’m even happier that I don’t need to go back for a year!
Life is grand.
Week 1 of FULL MARATHON trianing is in the books. I had a crosstraining day yesterday. Did the stationary bike for 5 miles and did free weights. It had been FAAAAR too long since I did weights. I’m gonna run and do abs today at the gym. My training has me running 4 days a week and with 2 rest days and a cross training day which I think I’m going to like (and my body) more than running 5 days a week.
I went for a physical yesterday and the doctor said I was “The healthiest person he had seen by far in at least a month.” HOLLER. I had to get blood taken from a VEIN – I nearly died, but somehow braved through it. I have my lady doctor appointment this afternoon. I may throw up from nerves.
Tomorrow I am going to a state park and hike with some friends since it’s late November and nearly 70 degrees out!
W has got me under some type of spell, I kid you not. We have put in some SEEEEEERIOUS phone time the past 10 days. We’re meeting halfway for dinner tomorrow and hanging out this weekend. He also may cause me to rearrange my winter break travel plans so I can spend NYE with him in Nashville. WHO AM I??????
I have my 3 mile Turkey Trot on Thursday morning and I plan on making it my BITCH. I was running VERY BRIEFLY at a 7:47 min/mi pace the other day. Game fuckin’ ON.
Love you all. I smile and think of all of you everytime I look at my tattoo – which is ALL THE TIME because it’s so friggin’ awesome. Safe travels for those of you heading home.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. But God, grant me the courage not to give up on what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
The Serenity Prayer.
I dedicate this to E over at One-Twenty-Five.
Welcome to your quarterlife crisis. It’s a crazy ride, but I find peace in the chaos as well!
The font is called Miss Coltrane. I have a tattoo on my back in the same font.
It didn’t hurt. Maybe the bottom of the “L” since it was lower than the rest. This is my 6th tattoo, but my 8th inking (while I was getting Measuring Life I got 2 other tattoos on my feet re-inked since they were 5 & 6 years old and had faded a bit).
I am someone who HATES shots and needles and blood being taken, but tattooing is a different sensation. I love it all. Plus I’ve always lucked out with awesome tattoo artists who are funny and keep your mind off things.
If you’re thinking about a tattoo and you know what you want and have thought it out, then DO IT. PAIN IS TEMPORARY!
A good friend of mine totaled his car today, thankfully both him and his passenger are fine.
I then weirdly realized that today is the 10 year anniversary of my car accident in high school. It was devastating. I had had my license for 3 months and had been making payments on a NEW CAR THAT I WORKED ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL TO BUY. This day back in 2000 was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. We didn’t have classes, but we had mass (I went to a private catholic high school). I usually skipped days that were just mass, but since it was my senior year I figured I would go. I was making a left to park behind my high school and was hit by a mini van. I NEVER saw the mini van. Thankfully the front of my car took the damage and me and my passenger were fine. The car wasn’t totaled, but it had A LOT OF DAMAGE. After I got it back my mom wouldn’t let me drive to HS the rest of the year. I eventually had to sell my nice “new” (aka had the whole front of the car fixed) and ended up getting an older Jeep my sophomore year of college. I loved that Jeep and only cracked a tail light on it over 5 years!
November was a shitty month this past decade. 2000 – Car Accident, 2001 – Grandma passes away, 2007 – Dad passes away.
THANKFULLY 2010 as a whole is a new slate and has been very good to me. I have high hopes for this decade. Big things are gonna happen.
My badass 40 pound reward!
It’s so awesome. I am totally in love with it.
Once its fully healed in a few weeks I’ll post another pic.