Author: jaj05002

35. DC/NoVA. Fitness Enthusiast. Balance Seeker. Recovering Workaholic. Healing Journey. Weight Watchers. Loud Laugher. Fiery Leo. Theatre Junkie. Music Aficionado. Avid Writer. Pom Mom. Lawnguyland Native.

Blogiversary

January 11, 2010 I started a blogspot weight loss blog that was meant JUST for my eyes. I posted weelky or more for months. I wanted to record this journey.

In Feb or March my real life friend Mr 365 started his tumblr. Around that time TracyTakesOn (formerly operationthinby30 who I followed on her twitter/tumblr based on our mutual David Cook obsession) started hers.

In April I shared my blogger link with them both and posted it on my personal blog. Tracy suggested moving it to tumblr. I poked around tumblr and quickly realized what a special community was here.

In May MeasuringLife life was born and all the rest is history…and history in the making!

Run W Run

For a while now my boyfriend has talked about how he wants to go running with me. He said he used to run a lot with a friend who was military, but he hasn’t in forever. He knew he couldn’t keep up with me so I thought it would be a good idea to go to the track. We could each run as much as we wanted at whatever pace. 

He kept cracking on himself about how he was going to throw up or not be able to move after, which I knew wasn’t true, but I didn’t know what to expect when we got out there. Well I was quite impressed with him. He walked a lap, ran a lap, walked a lap, ran a lap etc for about a total of 2 miles. I do know that in the future he will need some Vaseline or petroleum jelly. He had some chaffing issues haha.

I knocked out 5 miles and I have to admit it was weeeeeird being back on the track. I haven’t ran on the track since May or June. I felt like I was moving so slow, but then I’d look and see I was running at sub 10 min pace. 

I did straight laps the first 3 miles and the last 2 miles I did interval spirits. I want run as fast as I could on the straight aways and walk/jog the curve of the track. W was quite impressed with my running. He knew I was serious, but he didn’t think I was as fast and into as I am. 

I really enjoyed being out on the track with him, we are going to do it more frequently which I’m excited about. Him and I also went to a state park and went on a little nature walk which was fun. He taught me how to skip stones – I had a few successes, but he’s way better. I enjoy being active with him and I hope we continue to do more outdoorsy things – did I mention he took me 4wheeling last week?!?! I even drove it after a while!

This has been floating around facebook this weekend and it makes me want to throw up. 8th grade class photo. I was the fat girl (row of standing girls 5th on from the right is me). Just looking at it makes me want to cry. If it was this time last year I might have cried, but I’ve worked so hard this year and my life is too wonderful right now. It’s interesting to be getting facebook friend requests from these people who I went to school with for 8ish years and havent seen much of since. I’m pleased to say my life is far better and brighter than many of theirs.

Who needs a foam roller…

…when you have a boyfriend!

W thinks it’s so badass that I’m a runner and he wants to be good to my legs and feet and DAMN can that boy give a massage.

No joke. PAINGASMS like whoa.

I actually had a Charley Horse the other night and the next day he massaged my calves, it HURTS SO GOOD.

I have asked him on more than one occasion where the HELL he was in October when I was running two half marathons. Looks like marathon training will be far more pleasurable!

I’ve had many professional massages in my day, but all from women. Well let me tell you a man’s bigger and stronger hands are far superior when it comes to giving a massage.

2011 Goals

I touched on some of these, but I rather have them in list form right here:

  • Run over 1,000 miles in 2011
  • Hit and maintain my UGW of 155
  • Run a marathon
  • Get my finances/debt in order
  • Continue to search for/find a new job in a city closer to home with increased responsibilities and good challenges, while trusting that the timing will work out how it suppposed to
  • Open myself up to love (and the pain that may come with it – see previous goal)

GPOYW -NYEWTBE (New Year’s Eve with the boy edition)

Since I KNOW some (if not all) of you missed my face clogging up your dashboard I just wanted to share a New Years Eve pic with everyone. One of W’s friends took a picture of my whole cute outfit, I’m waiting for her to email it to me and then I’ll share it too (My top was a long tunic/short dress and I wore leggings with sparkly wedges)!

Boosterthon Fun Run

One of my former students just got a job working with Boosterthon – I checked out the website it looks really cool. It’s a fundraiser and a fitness event!

For those of you with kids in school or that work at a school I would suggest checking out this site. It looks really awesome. My former student is a stellar guy and I’m sure this is a stellar program.

From their website: The Boosterthon Fun Run is more than an elementary school fundraiser. It’s more than a walk-a-thon. The Boosterthon Fun Run is fundraising and so much more!

With the Boosterthon Fun Run, the student is the star! Imagine a program that wraps Fitness, Leadership, and Character together in an unforgettable experience tailored for your school’s campus. Your students learn that fitness is fun as they prepare for the day of the Boosterthon Fun Run. Character lessons come to life as Boosterthon Fun Run team members creatively illustrate integrity, honesty, and caring. Students also learn about what it means to be a leader during the nine day experience. Some schools pay thousands of dollars for expensive character education programs. With the Boosterthon Fun Run, it’s just part of what we do.

WIW – Hello 2011

Last Week (AKA Dec 15): 180.8

This Week: 179.0

Change: -1.8

I am shocked and pleased. I made some really poor choices pretty much the whole month of December.

My lowest weight of this journey has been 175.8 (Dec 1) so I am not too far off. When I orginally started this blog my “Goal” was to weigh 168 (BMI in the healthy range) by January 3rd which was my 1 year healthy lifestyle anniversary.

I spent so much time being bummed that I wasn’t going to hit it that I didn’t realize that I am still SO CLOSE. I should be there in 2 months…