The heart of the matter…

June 28, 2009

Disappointment.

That is the overwhelming feeling in my heart. I have received email after email, and message after message stating that I have encouraged other people to make goals and get off their dead asses and start doing what is right by their body.

I’ve had to make a really tough decision that really makes me feel horrible, but there is just no way around it.

I will not be racing in the Independence Day 10k on July 4th.

Yea, I feel like a big hypocrite, because I’ve pumped this up, and had this amazing training plan, and was working with Tom (from www.runnerslounge.com) on my training, and posting running check ins and I just feel like total crap.

I grossly underestimated how difficult it would be to cram a whole summer semester of grad school into 3.5 weeks before embarking on an international trip, and while completing an internship. I had know idea that I would be working from 4-9 or 10 every night after work. I had know idea that I would get sick from either fatigue, stress, or both, but I have. I’m glad I got antibiotics when I did, because I’m finally starting to feel better.

I love running, and am so happy that I started this process, but the timing of this race is, and always was piss poor. It was stupid timing and stupid planning on my part.

I feel like I’m letting everyone down.

I know I could go, and run part-maybe even most of it- but that isn’t what I set out to do. I know that it isn’t how it should be, and I know that I will likely push to hard and injure myself because I haven’t been able to get the long runs in that I needed to.

I feel if I write too much more, it will just sound like excuses. So, I think I’m going to just leave it at that. I’ll be running a 10k in the coming months, but right now, my body is begging me to rest and relax, recover and prepare for the upcoming trip.

So that is the deal. I’m not running it. I won’t be surprised if you’re as disappointed as I am, but I hope you will support my decision and will root for me when I run 6.2 after my trip.

Good Night.

She’s my [beefy] cherry pie…

June 12, 2009

So, husband and I had our splurge night tonight. We ended up running to the grocery store to get something sweet, and the deal is that we can eat whatever we want…

So, I picked up one of those hostess cherry pies, you know, the little pocket pie thing… I used to eat them FOR BREAKFAST sometimes in college.

Well, I opened the package and took a bite… no big deal…

Then hubs said, “woa… have you looked at how many calories are in this thing”

to which I replied, “well, I know it is a lot, but that is what splurge night is about!” :)

I couldn’t resist the urge to check so, I looked… 480 calories for the pie. Of course, since I was already looking at the back, I started skimming the ingredients list… big mistake…

The word “beef” crossed my vision. WTF?! Turns out these pies can be made with all sorts of shortening including soybean or even “beef fat”

Surprisingly enough, I somehow convinced myself that I deserved another bite… I started chewing, and my teeth hit something hard… You know how that sometimes happens with sausage or hotdogs? It was… un real.

I looked at him and said… “I can’t eat this… I’m strong enough NOT to eat this.” and chucked it.

I can’t imagine eating one ever again….

Have any of you ever had any food freakout moments?

A month!? REALLY!?

February 24, 2009
A month!? REALLY!?

So, I had these GREAT intentions of doing a proper foodie post today… all my food since breakfast… (which was awesome by the way – I mean, how do you go wrong with chocolate hazelnut butter waffles???)

Bfast 2/24

But then, I made a really, really bad boo boo.

Have you ever been so busy that you lose track of time?

How bout weeks? Well, my greek yogurt was calling my name today, so, I eagerly portioned some out in a little container, and topped it with some honey, ready for a yum afternoon treat.

Unfortunately, I under estimated how long it had been sitting in my fridge… by a few weeks…. a whole MONTH to be exact.

That’s right, I ate 4-honey-topped-ounces of completely bad, 1 month past expired greek yogurt.

Of course, in about 40 minutes, I was crippled with cramping, and a strong urge to barf my brains out… (which I did), but when the clammy-warm-light headed part started, I did get a bit more worried. Luckily I got home, ate some crackers and some pink stuff, and started to feel better.

Word to the wise… don’t eat bad yogurt.

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In other little news, I am so surprised at how AWESOME the health/food/fitness/running community is!

Super TOM from Runner’s Lounge gave me a personalized hello on the site, and really made me feel welcome! Not to mention he (ever-so-graciously) offered to check over my running plan! THAT is community, and that’s what it is really all about. Thank you TOM! Be sure to check out their site, as well as their sweet Podcasts. (this week’s featured super awesome ChicRunner, Non Runner Nancy, Running Off at the Mind, and USJogger!)

Also, I’m REALLY digging Lara’s Blog (Thinspired) lately… I’m also using her 10k running plan as a jumping off point for my training which will be starting in a few weeks.

Who else is rocking my world lately? Ummm, Leah @ Simply fabulous has a great story, which was really inspiring!

So, I guess that’s it…

Remember to check those expiration dates, kids!! :D

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