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We’ll been in our house 2 years in August and I finally hung my race medals up. I was dealing with a heel injury when we moved here and I wasn’t feeling much like a runner so I didn’t have the motivation to put them up.
Back in 2010 running was my gateway into weight loss and fitness. However repeated heel and foot issues made me realize running is not worth jeopardizing my future physical health and abilities.
I wasn’t sure how to lose/maintain weight loss without running for a long while.
I think I finally properly mourned the end of my major running days with this go-round renewed fitness and weight loss effort. I’m ready to celebrate my previous accomplishments including 3 full marathons!

I decided to #bebrave and wear my new white pants. I know buying them was a great first step, but knowing me I would WAIT for the RIGHT time to wear them. There is no right time, #carpediem!
Since today is my #weightwatchers at work meeting I thought I’d be a good #nsv to share with the group!

I’ve been listening to a great self help/motivational podcast this last week by @cscdanmason called “Life Amplified” on iHeartRadio. Here are some quotes from his first few podcasts that really resonated with me.
I’m mad at myself for taking 6 months to get around to listening to it. But I know I’m now ready to hear his message and I’ve been so inspired.
I even was part of a free webinar he hosted tonight. I’m thinking about taking the plunge and investing in an expert mentor and a support group he’s leading about finding your purpose. Stay tuned!

Measuring Life (@measuringlife) • Instagram photos and videos

Measuring Life (@measuringlife) • Instagram photos and videos

I did a thing! I’ve been toying for a while with making a health & fitness Instagram and finally did it last night! I am 100% not leaving my Tumblr community, but I’ve been a spectator in the health & fitness world of Instagram for a long time and I want to join in while keeping it separate from my personal account. I feel like this Tumblr is a mix of ALL of me, but I plan for my Measuring Life Instagram to be more focused on health & fitness. 

I’ll be doing a mix of retrospective posts from the last E I G H T years of blogging and well as current content – most of which I’ll post here too. So feel free to follow me on Instagram too or not, but wanted to share. 

FUN FACT: today is the 8 year anniversary of my moving this blog from Blogspot to Tumblr. I started this blog in January 2010 on Blogspot which was a platform I  used for some other focused blogging (the 1st summer I spent in Alabama for an internship, poetry and short stories I’d written over the years, or going through my quarter life crisis years). I was on Tumblr, but I was using it mostly to post songs and music videos I liked. It wasn’t until March 2010ish that I learned about the Fitblr community and I knew this was where I belonged.

Well instead of wallowing after my cancelled Raleigh trip I decided to spend yesterday and today being productive (and burning a lot of calories outside). Excited to see my Impatiens take root and flourish!

*a sunburnt tramp stamp is an unfortunate consequence of being an old millennial homeowner haha. Next time I’ll remember to apply my sunscreen there too!

Lent Goal ACHIEVED

This year for Lent I decided to journal every night, a habit I had for like 15 years but fell out of routine with the last few years. I’m pleased that I’ve written every night since Ash Wednesday (Feb 14). 

I told myself I “only” need to write a page and it doesn’t even need to be a full page. On a few occasions, I wrote more than a page, but I’d found a page to be a good amount overall. I also start a new page each day regardless of where I finished on the last page, which is a practice I haven’t done in a REALLY long while and I like it. 

The plan going forward is to write each night still. However now I can opt out of writing if I’m too tired or have nothing to say, but I think switching writing from opt in to opt out will be good for me and my habits. 

Travel Travel

Greetings from Philly!

I took the train up and arrived yesterday afternoon for a work conference.

Lots of extroversion which I love! Lots of food and drink, which I also love.

I’m mostly tracking, but I know I’m over my points. Getting steps in and plan to work out tomorrow. I get back home Wednesday afternoon so I’m planning on working on then too.