Happy Healthy Birthday to Eric

Distance: 1.851 miles
Time: 31 min.

I'm on Thanksgiving Vacation. It's wonderful. The only problem is that I am in full vacation mode and have no energy or motivation to do some of the things that I really need to do.

I finally just told myself to get off my butt and do two things. One was to run on the treadmill. The other is to pick a spot, any spot in the house, and clean for 15 minutes.

I wanted to document my run before I head to the cleaning portion of my day. I think I'll start in the kitchen. If I have any more time after the timer goes off, I'll head into the formal dining room since my family will be here in two days to celebrate the holiday. They would probably appreciate a decently clean house. I'll appreciate myself if I don't leave all the cleaning until Thursday morning.

I am once again trying to get myself back into the running and healthier food habit. Day one. It's a good day to start back up. It's Eric's birthday. I won't forget the day I started going back to better habits since it's an important day.

Good Start to the Week and Giants Win!

Distance: 1.867 miles
Time: 32 min.

I was actually looking forward to my run all day today. That in and of itself is a good sign. I didn't feel as wiped out when I was done. Another good sign.

Giants won the World Series. A very good sign!


My visor. I am debating whether or not I should wear it tomorrow!

Pretty decent day! Happy All Saints Day!

Halloween

Today's exercise consisted of walking for an hour while Trick-or-Treating. We didn't walk overly fast, but a walk is a walk.

I plan to run again tomorrow. I have to admit, it felt good thinking about getting my health back on track.

I bought a new outfit today for the first time in months (years?). An actual pair of pants and a short sleeved sweater. I like them. I like the style, the fit and the colors. They only thing I don't like is the size. Hopefully that will change.

I made myself realize that I have to shop for clothes NOW...not "when I lose weight." If I continue to be healthy, shopping will become more fun as the sizes shrink. And if I have clothes that fit and look nice, I'll stay motivated to continue exercising and eating right.

I leave you with a bit of creativeness. I sometimes manage to pull it off.


Mummy Dogs and Worm Juice


Carrot Fingers

Happy Halloween! Here's to a healthy November!

Not So Small Break

Distance: 1.866 miles
Time: 32 min.

My break was a bit longer than I anticipated. My best excuse is that life happened. School started. Enough said! Anyone who is a teacher or who has ever gone to school themselves knows that this is enough of an explanation.

I never said my excuse was great. I just said it was my excuse.

Another big change is that my oldest is in first grade. What a difference between Kindergarten and first grade! Him getting older means more homework, soccer practice twice a week, scouts once a week, games on Saturdays, numerous birthday party invites, and emotional crying fits at least once a week.

My youngest just turned three. Whoever said the Terrible Two's are bad never met my 3-year-old. Let's just put it this way: thank goodness he's cute. He is my Jekyll and Hyde. I call him my Lovebug for good reason. He knows how to turn on the charm when he is being naughty, which is most of the time.

While the beginning of the school year has gone well, my health has plummeted. I'm tired all the time, eating junk food all the time, grouchy, lazy, and unmotivated. I know deep down that the only thing that helps me snap out of this is exercising.

I'm not sure what flipped the switch tonight. In any case, I got on the treadmill. I was tired, but I sure feel good now. I have to repeat my favorite phrase to myself over and over: you never regret doing a workout, but you almost always regret skipping one. Boy have I regretted the past three months.

But enough regrets. Forward, always forward.

Small Break

I haven't been running lately. I sort of lost my motivation to get up so early, but more importantly, the bottom of my left heel hurts pretty badly. I think it is wise to give it a break.

I'm not quitting, however, because I have to be ready for the Susan G. Komen race in October. Just slowing down for a bit.

Save Mart

Distance: 2.28 miles
Time: 33 min.
Avg. Pace: 14:29/mi.

Still plugging along. Not much to say about my run this morning other than I did it. I was hot and sweaty when I got back. I was also tired. Luckily, I curled up on the couch and watched tv because I didn't have to rush anywhere this morning.


Why is it that I can never get a normal looking photo of myself? Other people do it. I end up looking like a freak. I look like I'm peeking into the photo here.

On a totally unrelated side note, I am switching grocery stores, and I have been having major anxiety over this. You would think it's no big deal, but it is!

I have been a Von's customer for years, but I am switching to Save Mart because I am tired of Vons' customer service, prices seem comparable at Save Mart, and I can swipe the SHARES card and get money off of Evan's tuition.

I had the best experience at Save Mart this morning. I made a mistake in a promotion I was taking advantage of yesterday, so I went today to get it fixed. Not only did the manager fix the problem, but I got another $10 coupon for my trouble...and the trouble was basically my fault! I was so happy!

It makes me laugh at myself because I am treating this grocery store switch like it is this HUGE deal. It's just groceries. I shouldn't be so weird about it. However, the great customer service this morning helped a bunch!

Long Walk

Distance: 5.77 miles
Time: 1:43:27

I did my normal Week 6 Day 1 run, and then set out to walk to get to at least 5.5 miles. I'll explain later why I want to go that far.