Damage Control

Stayed up too late last night and attempted to get up early. I say "attempted" because I set my alarm for 6:00 with the intention of doing a run this morning. However, I'm not a morning person anymore and I kept pushing that snooze button until it became apparent that not only was I not getting up early ... I was now going to be late. GRRR

Luckily I had showered before bed, but I didn't have enough time to prepare breakfast ... or lunch - not even a cup of tea. I realized this problem as I was driving my son to school.

So ... what does a healthy, fit person do? Well, probably not what I did. Yep, I succummbed to the golden arches .... got myself not only a Sausage McMuffin with egg (and don't forget the gooey, processed cheese) but also the greasy Hashbrown.

I won't lie, it tasted awesome! But 1/2 an hour later (and I think still now, 5 hours later) I feel like an awful bloated mess.

So I'm on damage control for the rest of the day. For lunch I went to subway and had a roasted chicken salad. And tonight will probably be a veggie stir fry with pasta and maybe shrimp.

I could throw the whole rest of the day away, but it's not worth it - I am worth it!

What a great, active few days I've had. Thursday my daughter's dance class was on break so I had the opportunity to take a class I normally don't. Did a Abs, Butt & Thighs class, followed by a 30 min Abs Only class. It was good and I like the instructor, but I found her quite a bit easier than the instructor I have for my other classes. After 30 min of abs I should have been near tears and I wasn't even close.

Friday I took my usual fitness class. Saturday I took my daughter to the mall to meet a friend. While there I hoofed it around the mall for a few hours ... and maybe, just maybe ducked into a couple of stores. I ended up buying a fitted blouse that's just a teensy bit tight and I can't wait to have it fit perfect. Plus I bought some cute black capris. I had bought the same style from this store last year, but in white. I grabbed a smaller size than I thought I'd need and ... they fit - really good. I tried on the size smaller but it was a big jump and I didn't want to waste money so I got the ones that fit good. Got home and compared them to the one I bought last year and WAHOO there were a size smaller - YEAH!!!! After I got home I tackled some of the stalls (way overdo and gross). That is most definitely a tough workout.

Sunday I met up with the ladies for the most beautiful run I've had in a long time. It was fairly cold, but the sun was shining and the trails were packed with active people. We're guessing we ran about 12 Km and other than stoping for about 30 seconds to tie my jacket around my waist, I ran the whole thing. One of my goals this year is to run the entire thing without stopping. Had I remembered that I wouldn't have stopped to take off my jacket. HAHHAA.

Last night I tried something new ... TILAPIA .. and I'm in LOVE ♥♥♥. I'd heard before it was good, but hadn't actually tried it. If you're not a really fishy lover this is the fish for you. I didn't even notice a fish smell and my kids didn't saw ewww while it was cooking. I topped it with a tsp of olive oil, cayenne pepper, black pepper, lemon juice and about a tablespoon of cornflake crumbs. Then a bit more lemon juice upon serving. It was SO good and I plan to have it again this week.

I'm planning to do another run, a 10K, on April 5th. My parents have been down south all winter and should be back by then and this run is in their hometown - so it makes a great excuse for a visit, and keeps me on track. I'm very much looking forward to it!!!

Also entered a contest the other day and one of the conditions was to link back to her site .... so here it is RUNNING THROUGH LIFE. This is another great site that I especially like her thoughts on running and the inspiration of reading of her progress.

New challenge on the horizon....




I've joined a challenge over at ASH IS FIT which starts up this Friday:









I'm not aiming to lose 20 lbs, but my goal is to lose at least 7.4 lbs in 20 weeks. I'm seriously considering going on the lookout for a 'target outfit'. Hmmm, maybe I can get Tommy Europe from The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp to pick one out for me - heehee. But, my reward will definitely be clothing related.


This is a great, informative blog - with a link to her recipes blog which is amazing. She is way more culinary adventurous than I, but it does look very interesting.


Also, part of this challenge is to make a pledge at the POUND FOR POUND CHALLENGE . Anyone can do this and I think it's a great thing and I'm glad that Ash brought this to my attention. You may have seen this on the Biggest Loser.

Lost 2 lbs!!!

WOW I can barely believe it. I lost 2 lbs.!!!!! That is very rare for me to have a loss that big (as you can see in my WI Chart on this page). Wish I knew what it was that made the difference. Although I'm suspecting hormones changing back to normal and getting some extra sleep probably helped out. Being under 150 feels so close now I can almost taste it. I really want to be there by the end of April. The only challenge should be Easter camping, but I'm really going to try to keep things in check and ask my family for support & encouragement to keep me on track.

Lat night I had a little session on the treadmill. Ran 5K in 24 minutes, which isn't exactly accurate because I stopped the treadmill a couple times to stretch or catch my breath. Probably took me closer to 28 minutes. I just wanted to work on running at that speed and I have little head games where it works best for me if I do it that way. Somehow it convinces me that I can run it in that time and makes me work harder to do it.

Tonight is Biggest Loser so once again I need to get my work out in a bit earlier so I don't miss anything. Tonight will be a weights session for me as it's been a few days.

Cooking with ESBM

A while ago my friend lent me her copy of Eat, Shrink & Be Merry. I plan to buy my own copy one of these days, but in the meantime I've gone through the book and picked out about 2 dozen recipes that I consider "must tries". I can't wait to give some of them a shot. Once tried I'll report on how I like them.

I have the first 2 books from those authors and plan to go through them as well.

What a lazy weekend we had, the whole family. Went for my Sunday run yesterday but was absolutely exhausted afterwards. Had a headache and a couple of naps and was still tired before I went to bed. Must have needed the extra sleep, though we've been going to be at about 9:00 all week so I shouldn't be overtired.

Friday I went into the Running Room to look at shoes and get my feet assessed. Apparently the shoes I have are a pretty good fit for me and I can keep with them if I want. This is good because I was concerned that I might need something a bit more specialized. I have a slightly high arch and my ankles turn in (not sure how you fix that) but otherwise I have a neutral foot that only pronates slightly. I'm currently wearing Adidas Response Cusion 16, but I think for my next shoe I want the Ascics Gel Nimbus 10. They felt really snug on my foot and when comparing the 2 shoes (well the newer version of the Adidas) I felt the Ascics fit my ankle better. Now I just have to decide where to buy them from. They're $180 at the Running Room and $190 at Sportchek (but that may be buy on get one half off, I'm not sure). I think I found them online for $95, but that's US $. I'll have to decide pretty soon though.

Looking forward to Gossip Girl & One Tree Hill tonight. I don't watch a ton of regular TV, but I do like those shows. Now ... to decide what's for dinner and get in a workout before TV time ....

Ahhh Boot Camp was awesome last night! I sure love that class. With the time change it was still light out when we got there, and to top it off it was sunny - yeah! So we ventured outside and ran the full parking lot and stairs a few times. I haven't run outside in a couple weeks and it felt fantastic.

Knowing this was my last class for the next 2 weeks I really pushed it hard the entire class. At one point I thought I could do one level of the Shred when I got home, but by the end of class there was no way. I ended up going to bed early even :)

Weight seems to be coming down again this week. Must be post-TOM - finally, because nothing has really changed.