Tag: mlfitness

Job Interview = Running Presentation

Life has be la vida loca lately to say the least. 

I had a job interview on Monday where they wanted me to give a 10-15 minute presentation on my Academic Advising Philosophy (which makes sense since it was an Academic Advising job) however I have never been an Academic Advisor before per say and therefore don’t have an exact Philosophy or style. I decided to compare Academic Advising to Coaching a Runner. 

I also decided not to use a powerpoint or technology for my presentation. Mainly because I didn’t have the time to make one and also because I hate standing in the dark with a pp when presenting. However I didn’t JUST want to stand up there. So I brought some “props” to tie into my presentation.

  • Running Book – doing your researching, becoming an expert
  • Whistle/Ipod – motivation and personality
  • Sweatband/Road ID Light – aides to help overcome obstacles
  • Water – refresh, renewal
  • Medal – future oriented, eye on the prize

Clearly I explained how all those notions tied into Academic Advising. I promise you the presentation kicked ass. It was a gamble that I wanted to take and I ended up very pleased with it. I think the folks I presented to also liked it because it also showed them my personality. We shall see, but I will turn to running in times of need from here on out – even when it comes to job interviews!

Say What

I lead a diversity/identity activity today at freshmen orientation and we asked students about their top three “identifiers” – how they view themselves. I usually tell the students mine which are being a female, having lost my dad, and that I’m a runner. This week I decided to have the students try and guess what my three were. I got that I was from New York, I like orange, I’m bubbly. Then one guy (who is on the Auburn Baseball team) says you’re athletic. 

A D1 athlete referred to ME, ME as athletic!!!

Made my DAY!

12s

Remember how I opted to get size 12 shorts to wear for work this summer. Well the past month of eating bad had me worried. Well guess what! They fit! I’m so happy about that and I know wearing shorts that FIT (as opposed to big ones) will help me make better food choices. 

I honestly think I gained the few pounds back in my boobs and not my tummy #winning

I was once lost, but now I’m found

I’m alive. and well.  and fat. BUT I’m okay with that.

May was GRUELING with work.  I had little to no control over a lot of things, so instead of half ass dieting (which I know very well doesn’t work) I didn’t diet. In fact I ate A LOT of garbage, especially the last week. It’s summer at work and that means 10,000 people coming for orientation where I need to eat campus catered food for every meal for 2 days. It’s always a struggle every year to see the bad food and THINK about it and wonder what it tastes like until I finally give in and try it. Last week was our first session and I ate EVERYTHING. If I wanted it, I ate it. I hope I satisfied my cravings and curiosities.

Yesterday I started a new. Back on track, back on my diet, back to running. I put in 3 miles at the gym yesterday and they were surprisingly prettier than I anticipated. I wore my new Nike Pegasus from work and I am enjoying them. I’m ready to sweat, work hard and eat well. 

WIW

  • Last month: 182.2
  • Today: 186.0
  • Change: +3.8

Slump

I haven’t run since my 5K on May 1. 

I have been depressed lately – leading to not running and eating shit. May is also a batshit crazy month at work. I am in the midst of 12-16 hour work days for 2 weeks leading up our first orientation session. I’m at work 7:45am- (7pm, 9pm or last night 11:30pm). I hate these two weeks in May, so I’m happy I escaped to DC before they started.

I had a GREAT trip to DC where I saw my besties and got to enjoy city life. Since then it’s made me really long to be back north and with my friends. When I moved south (Texas 07-08) and now to Alabama in June 08 I knew it was temporary. Getting away from “home” was something I felt I HAD to due, but I always knew I wanted to go back. 

I’ve been trying to get back for over a year. I really enjoyed my time down here, but I had Jan 2011 as a ballpark of when I wanted to be back home. I started applying for jobs back north in Feb 2010. I had a really great interview at a school I loved for a job I would have taken last May and I really thought that was it I was moving back. 

So last May I started to say my mental goodbyes to my job. I thought last year would be the last time I’d go through these 2 crazy weeks at work. Honestly I NEVER in a million years thought I’d still be here. I find myself spending too much time throwing myself a pity party. I know not everything in life works out exactly how you want (and when you want it), but I feel stuck. 

I’m ready for a new job (mainly because I really want new challenges and more responsibilities). Plus I want to be closer to home. I want to be in a city. I’ve wanting these those two things for a really long time. That’s how I made my peace with small town living when I followed “the job.” I need to get out, but it needs to be right. I’m so stressed I’m not going to get out or take a job I don’t really like because I haven’t had other opportunities.

I’m in a vicious circle of being depressed about work, which leads to me eating crap, which makes me not feel like exercising, on top of barely having time to do so, then I feel more depressed because I’m not eating good and haven’t worked out.

It really needs to be June already. I have Saturday off, so I’m hoping to get out and just RUN. I don’t care about distance or speed. I just need to get moving.

Pray for me. Send positive vibes. I need all the help I can get.