Day 31 - Life, motherfucker. Life.

Oh, hi Day 31.

Did not do Body by Vi today. I got to work, drank my coffee and had to leave for a telehealth conference. After that I went for lunch with my dear friend Kate. We went to Colonel Mustards on 124th, we both got tomato soup and shared a Cobb sandwich. Not super healthy, but not even close to being bad! : )

I went to a Lindsay Hot Flow class (hard) and came home to eat a salad. Pretty uneventful day...

Side note: 
People are still obsessed with my fitness and eating and I have a feeling its not from the "I'm so proud of you" side of things. I don't think it is malicious either, but maybe just a curiosity thing, or because they can't think of anything else to talk to me about, I don't know. I am usually gone for a run at lunch (Thank God) but should I come back, change and go back to the lunch table with my popcorn. WHOA! It never ends.... " You still doing your shakes?" " Popcorn? That's an interesting lunch" " That's it?" "Have you had your shake yet?" So not only is there THAT, but today when I came back from lunch I sat at the table for a bit and the first thing out of everyone mouth is " Oh, no run today?" "Too cold?" " Are you training for something? a marathon?" Its a fucking rest day. How bout that. How bout you stop asking and go on eating your KFC (Scarlett will like that one). I really don't get it. Maybe I should analyze this a bit more and inquire if its only when it comes from specific people or if its the repetitive questioning and annoyance. I don't know really. Perhaps it is the tone in which people comment or ask. What I do appreciate though is David Lawerence who is so supportive and just sits back and say " Good for you. It feels good to run, doesn't it? Its like a drug hey? You're doing good"  Those comments are nice, helpful and endearing. The wise words of old people eh? ; ) Its to the point that I don't want to sit downstairs and eat because I will most likely have to explain my reason for not running or barely eating anything at that hour. Guess its just more motivation to keep running.

Till tomorrow, motherfuckers

Day 30 - Weigh in. ; )

Hello Day 30! Wow! I wish I could give everyone a weigh in...sadly, my scale is STILL broken. Haha.

Bottom line is I weighed myself on Thursday and had lost 10 lbs. I don't typically like to judge how I am doing based on my weight as I gain muscle pretty quick. I do it based on how my clothing fits. So what I did yesterday was tried on my shorts for the summer. They fit great, some too big. : ) I feel my legs are more toned, as well as my arms. Still working on the stomach but I feel it slightly shrinking slowly as well. I will give myself 90 days before I really start looking for a massive change. That will be just in time for summer! : )

Today I followed my Body by Vi but realized I am getting sick of the same shakes everyday. I went today to get other stuff to try different recipes. Tomorrow I will have a pistachio shake and pomegranate blueberry. I ran 3.5 K but did the Hotel Mac stairs twice. I run the first set and then skip each step (lunges) up the second time. I also hit up the 5pm Hot Flow class. For dinner I had a turkey burger patty with fat free cheese and a quarter of an avocado. I also baked a cup of sweet potato fries. I was FULL.

Tomorrow is a rest day for running but will be going to Hot Flow and Slo-pitch.

Till tomorrow...

Day 29 - 5K and a cheat meal.

Day 29.

Well I had a super fabulous run today. I took a different route and made it a bit longer to make it a 5K...plus stairs. I really impressed myself in how far I can run without stopping....all the way to the top of the first mini set of stairs, I then walk from Hotel Mac to Jasper Ave and run the rest of the way back. So fun! I intend to do it again tomorrow. : )

I hit up the driving range with Carmen and her friend. Ellerslie driving range is BRUTAL. Low budget shiat happening there. Ugh. Well at least that is what I am blaming my shitty hits on. I think I need to let my hands recover from the debauchery it endured Sunday and Monday. Ok, I just continue to make excuses.

Here is where I will make an excuse for why I ate BP's pasta. My good friend Justin loves to eat out and eat shit food. I haven't eaten out with him in over a month so thought I should use my cheat meal with him. : ) This means no more cheating at all till Monday at least. Ahh!! I didn't finish the dish. Usually I kill it.

Anyway, I plan to run tomorrow, perhaps the 5 K again, I figure why not as I can clearly do it. : ) I will also go to Hot Flow...I skipped it today to go to the range. Golf is still active. Have I mentioned that it hurts to laugh and cough? It feels like someone has punched me repeatedly in the ribs and my back and arms are aching  A LOT. So Hot Flow Yoga tomorrow will be essential.

For the rest of the week I'd plan to run Thursday and am playing slo-pitch that evening as well... Friday will just be a yoga day...maybe a run if I'm feeling up to it! Saturday I am doing yard work with my parents, but will hopefully fit in a run before they get here.

Things are on track workout wise, still struggling with the food thing. I crave eating out now after my weekend episode. Frick. Groceries tomorrow and plan to try out a few new shake recipes.

Till Tomorrow...

Day 28 - Back on and feeling good!

Hello Day 28...

Today I followed my Body by Vi and ran and did stairs at lunch. Run went really well...again, super exciting to see how much better I've got. Can't wait to try a new route and see if I can do that one too! I had a salad for dinner as I wasn't very hungry. I went to the driving range after work and hit two baskets of balls. I lost my glove on the course yesterday and so my hands are mangled. I quickly went to Canadian Tire and got another glove where the 15 year old boy helped me pick one out. Nice to see there are still kids out there with work ethic. He then had to escort me up to the check out ( they were locked up). People steal golf gloves? Weird.

Soo my back is killing me from golf, but feels good. Run/Stairs and Hot Flow tomorrow I think unless I decide to hit up the range again...we'll see how my hands feel. I must say, I am improving my golf game, surely it must be better than this game in 2008, quite a few beers in, and barefoot and my cousin being a dink.

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Till tomorrow my friends...

Day 27 - Good and VERY BAD.

Sooo, my last post was Wednesday and things kinda went downhill from there. Thursday I did Hot Flow with Lindsay which was killer and food intake was good. Friday I took the day off and had planned on a run but didn't have time. I went to my friend Jonna's where my other friend Steph was getting her hair done. I weighed myself there. WAIT for it!!!!..... LOST 10 lbs. YAY! ( This was the good) So, I did exactly what addicts are NOT supposed to do to celebrate a feat. I ate...BAD. However, I will give myself the credit for slight moderations when I did eat out this weekend, for example choosing vegetables and not eating the top part of buns. Regardless, I fucked up.

I'm not gonna go through everything I ate but it was every single meal out. Frick. Frick. Frick. I also drank every day this weekend, beer here, Caesar there, vodka here. Ugh. I got into the mentality of "Oh I already ate bad today, oh I already ate bad yesterday, might as well continue and start again Monday." So here I am Sunday evening, huge guilt but huge motivation at the same time. I am excited to get back to my lunch time runs, I am children free this week and plan to do yoga at least 4 times. I am about to go make my shakes for tomorrow and get back on track. 20 or so more lbs to go! : )...perhaps 30 as I probably gained back the 10 I lost. HA.

Shitty weekend but a bit more motivation to get back in the game. I also plan to blog daily again. Clearly I need to do it. Soo back to daily blogs. : )

Till tomorrow...

Day 23. Mental Health and Yoga

Hello! I said it was my last daily post, but felt the need to write today.

Today was a sick day for me. I am mentally exhausted, frustrated and discouraged at work and in my personal life and I needed a day to recollect my thoughts and not think about stuff. I relaxed at home and then went to Hot Flow with my old yoga buddy Megan. The class was sooo good! I love feeling stronger and able to hold poses longer...makes the class more fun.

 I did really well eating too. I had a piece of toast with peanut butter for breakfast, some popcorn and a shake for lunch and a salad for dinner. My friend Dallas came over with his dog Brew and we all went to the dog park, only after Blue and Charlie repeatedly attacked Brew. Poor Brew. I now have a massive headache and am hoping for a drama free work day tomorrow. Knock on wood. Ha.

Till the next fun and exciting day...

Day 22 - Final daily post.

Alrighty, I will NOT continue to post daily, but will post several times a week. I am just finding it tough to post on days that are boring, the same and like every other day. I will keep track of what I did and recap on my post for the days I missed.

Day 21. Kinda a blah day. Had my morning shake and soup at lunch, snacks in between. I was craving tacos so on my way home I picked up ground turkey and made turkey tacos. I, as always, ate too much and now I feel sick. Note to self: when I think turkey tacos is a good idea, well... they're not.

After dinner the kids and I went to the dog park and walked around for 45 minutes. That is always fun. I went to go buy new runners but mine were at work and I wasn't quite sure which ones they are. I am too scared to get a different kind. I wanted to run tonight but since my shoes are not here, that will not happen. Jillian Michaels it is. Ugh, I'm so tired. It was painful to write that. Jillian Michaels. Ugh. Okay, gotta go do it.

Till the next time something cool and fun happens...