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Taking a ME Afternoon

Thanks to my tax refund hitting this week I’m taking this afternoon off from work to get some stuff done and also pamper myself.

The non glamorous things:

  • Taking the dog to the vet to get a shot
  • Picking up THE (orange) dress from the dry cleaners FINALLY – hoping they got the red wine puke off it
  • Going to the bank to get a certified check to pay my speeding ticket from December 
  • Going to my tattoo place to get an appointment to get part of the MeasuringLife tattoo re-inked. The bottom of my “M” didn’t really take/hold the ink

However what is glorious:

  • Running outside today for the first time in weeks since it will be midday and hopefully not freezing
  • a mani/pedi after FAAAAR too long, I’m thinking of even getting a gel manicure
  • getting my hair cut and colored!

Finally this evening W gets here to kick off Valentine’s weekend. This is my first time ever having a “real” Valentine and I have a lot planned. I can’t wait 😀

Good morning butt pain

Oh how I missed the pains in my ass after a stellar spin class. I knew despite wearing my padded shorts yesteday that I was going to hurt. However it’s a good hurt and I’ll gladly remember all the hard work I put into class yesterday while I waddle around today, it will also remind me to keep my eating on point. That pain isn’t going to be for nothing!

I’m excited about a soup and salad lunch at home. It’s a favorite combo of mine. I wish there were more places here that I could go for soup and salad for a reasonable price.

When I lived in North Texas there was a place called SalaDeli which was awesome and in the Dallas area I’d go to Souper Salad.

Not that eating your body weight in soup and salad is good for you, but I’m SUCH a sucker for an unlimited salad bar.

Fighting the gym gods

I wasn’t excited about going to the gym yesterday, but I knew I had to go. I really think it’s the weather, perhaps after all that time outside this summer i developed season depression.

The gym gods were against me. The parking lot was INSANE. I looped the front and back parking lots MULTIPLE times looking for a spot. Finally after like 10 solid minutes I got one. Fortunately there were some treadmills open albeit one in the back. I’m happy so many people want to work out and get healthy, but the gym needs to be able to accommodate the people that already work out here. It’s still slam packed in there everyday 🙁

I am happy that I’m at the gym – "half the battle is showing up.“ I got to pick my playlist for my run and my ipod dies. MOTHER EFFER. I choose to run sans music. It wasn’t bad. I had a good chat with myself, listened to myself breathing and watched a guy run finish a 7 mi treadmill run in 59:59 then stretch before cranking the treadmill for even more. I’m not sure how many miles he was after, but he was past mile 4 of this second run – WITHOUT MUSIC mind you.

I can’t wait to get back into the shape I was in 2 months ago. I really hate feeling weak and slow.

Spyglass Window: Breakfast by Barbie

Spyglass Window: Breakfast by Barbie

spyglasswindow:

This lovely lady has done South Beach and Atkins, eats healthy foods all the time, doesn’t deprive herself, exercises regularly, and has had amazing results. She looks like a brunette My Size Barbie. She now has a stockpile of healthy recipes that I’ve asked her to share here. But since I don’t…

THIS LINE CRACKED ME THE EFF UP: “Lesson: Eating something that looks like cat vomit but tastes really delicious WILL make you look like a Barbie. It’s science.”