I don’t own a running skirt. I have always thought they would be uncomfortable, “ride up” or emphasize how manly I look while running. I thought people would say, “Why is that sweaty guy wearing a skirt?” But, I really like wearing skirts and dresses in my daily life. On mornings when I am going to run I wake up and pull on my dingy “white” technical running shirt and sweat wicking shorts with the built in undies. These clothes have been good to me. They do their job and keep me from getting rashes or chafing. They also don’t ride up or bunch up in places they are not supposed to. I love my running clothes, and I have a lot. I have a whole drawer dedicated to running clothes. This is important to my life. When I come back drenched in sweat from a good run I take a shower and very often I put on a skirt or dress. I think it looks “nicer”than my black pants and it covers and doesn’t accentuate my ass, which no matter how much I run will remain a dookie booty. But, why if I am completely comfortable in skirts every other time, can’t I run in a skirt? Hmmm. Maybe I can.

There is an article on Runner’s World today about how popular skirts are for female runners. I don’t know, I kind of like the idea of a running skirt. I’m actually thinking about getting one if, after close examination in a fitting room, it passes the “ride up” test of course.

What do you think? Running skirt – good idea or bad?

I finally tracked Kashi’s new cereal down! It’s called Honey Sunshine.The appearance of the cereal resembles a sugary old timer: Captain Crunch. The main difference between Kashi’s new cereal and Captain Crunch is the nutrition info. Kashi’s cereal is made with whole grains, there are NO artificial sweeteners and it is 6g sugar per serving. A 3/4c serving of Honey Sunshine has 100 cals, 1.5g fat, 6g fiber, 6g sugar and 2g protein. I do still consider this a “sweet” cereal more than an everyday staple. But, the fiber and calorie counts are very impressive. The cereal is sweet and crunchy without being too sweet. The flavors taste natural and eating it with milk brings out the sweetness of the small cereal pillows. I actually like to eat this cereal plain or with milk.

Happy Tuesday! This morning started with a 7 mile run. Some guy was trying to pass me and finally got right next to me and said, “You don’t make it easy to pass.” That made my day and my run! Run like an animal!

I could not decide on breakfast today. I really wanted muesli and put some oats to soak before I went for my run, but I didn’t have anything good to mix with them – no fruit, nuts or anything! So, I ditched that idea and made cold cereal. I mixed Kashi, Ezekiel and Wheat Puffs with almond milk. I really love the way almond milk tastes, but I’ve been trying to stay away from it so I get some protein from milk in the morning. This is my last container of it, I have to decide if I will buy any more.
I had about 16 pounds of watermelon when I got to work.
Have a great day, see you later

Lunch Monday was a Asian Chicken salad, but I lost the picture – so here is a replay from dinner on Saturday. It didn’t look this nice in my Tupperware at work.I also had a lot of cherries on the side. Okay I know I keep saying it, but this might be the last of the cherries of the season. Maybe, these are super sweet and delicious. I think I got a bad batch last time and spoke too soon. Even though I had super sweet cherries with lunch I still wanted something else sweet so I had a few pieces of dried mango. This stuff is better than candy!I had a yogurt mixed with high fiber cereal for an afternoon snack. I don’t think I was hungry, but just doing it out of habit. This is something I’m working on, but it’s a process. Rice Krispie Treats! I made these for work and handed them out in the afternoon. I made them with Choco-nilla Rice Krispies which is why they are colored this way. They turned out great! Unfortunately though, this cereal has High Fructose Corn Syrup, one of my big no-nos, but I didn’t have time to make anything more complicated.

Of course I ate one!
Dinner started with some broccoli for the veggie requirement…
I had a veggie burger and a ww english muffin for the main course. I did eat both halves of the muffin, at first I wasn’t going to so I only pictured half – but it was so good I went back for the other half!
Dessert – I popped a bag of Smart Pop Kettle Corn, but my apartment microwave is weak, so it only popped about 2 cups of the stuff.
I also had a VitaTop Oh no! I am almost out and told myself I wasn’t going to buy more because they are so expensive. What will I do for a sweet nighttime treat?!

Hello Everyone! Sorry I’ve been so bad about posting last week. I am back on track and a posting machine. I have so much to catch up on! Also, since I was so stressed last week I learn a lot about myself and my eating. I was so busy in the mornings and afternoons for a couple of days that the normal times when I eat my snacks came and went and did not miss them at all.
I don’t think I am always hungry for my morning snack or afternoon snack, but it’s a habit or almost hobby that I have. I have trained myself to eat snacks at certain times and I eat them whether I am hungry or not. I am trying to get away from that and really listen to my body. I know I’ve mentioned that before, but it’s an on-going struggle. I successfully “skipped” a couple of snacks last week just because my hunger never kicked in and I was too busy to realize it was “snack time”.

Today I went for a 5.5m run – felt really good Breakfast was oat bran with skim, naner and topped with brown sugar.
I also had about 3 cups of watermelon – some while cutting it and then some at work.
Have a great day! I have so much posting to catch up on. I will be back later

Sorry I’ve been MIA for a couple of days. Last week was very crazy and by crazy I mean bad. I was getting in trouble at work and was super stressed out. Let’s not forget I do not like my job one little bit, so to get in trouble constantly at a place you can’t stand anyways makes one want to either tell everyone to go F themselves or jump off a bridge. In order to prevent me from ending it all my amazing BF sent me flowers to work. These are “just because” flowers. I call them “Just because I have the world’s best BF flowers”. Seriously, how freakin’ lucky am I? I was extra happy because a while back I told him how much I love Star Gazers and he totally remembered and got my an arrangement with them. He’s always been a roses guy before this – which I love too, but this was so special since I just mentioned it in passing. I love how some of them were still opening up Beautiful! Thanks BF!
Now for food highlights…
I got a Jamby with granola on top after a long run this weekend. Smoothies and granola together combine my 2 favorite things. I was pretty much in heaven…

I also ordered a Sourdough Parmesan Pretzel from Jamby to add to the experience. So good!
“Movie Theatre” Popcorn! I don’t get this very often – I know it’s super high in calories and fat. Normally I sneak in my own bag of popcorn. I actually love microwave popcorn. I eat full size bags of the 98% fat free stuff like there ain’t nothing wrong. But, a couple of times a year you have to say, “Fuck it” and get some buttery, artery clogging Movie Theatre Popcorn. Seriously, I suggest all of you do this once a year, maybe twice – but no more than that. I don’t want you all dying on me.

Happy Wednesday! I started the day with 6 miles. I think I said the other day that I finally had a good run, well I lied. Today was a good run. I felt good the entire time. My legs had a ton of energy. I felt fast. I could have done more. This is why I run, because it makes me feel like this. I can’t even describe the feeling, but I love it.

Breakie was a mix of cereals: Flax Plus, some PB cereal and a tiny bit of Ezekiel with a naner and skim. This bowl was pretty filling and delicious.

Hello everyone sorry I was MIA yesterday. I am super stressed out about trying to figure out what I am going to do with my life. I am debating between going back to school or just finding a job in the industry I want to get into. It’s complicated.

Breakfast was oatmeal with banana, skim milk, brown sugar and some PB. Heaven. This is an amazing combo. I don’t think I can ever get sick of it. I put some extra milk on top to cool off the oats since it’s so warm here.
I had a handful of almonds when I got hungry mid-morning. It was double what is shown here though!
Lunch was a turkey pita and a big salad. I love this new peanut dressing. I want to eat a salad at every meal so I can keep eating it.

I also had some triscuits (no pic) with lunch.
I don’t know if I was hungry, bored or dehydrated, but I got hungry about an hour and a half after lunch. So I had my afternoon snack early: apple and yogurt with fiber cereal.
At some point I had a piece of chocolate and a mini Kit-Kat that was stale somehow.
I went grocery shopping after work – hungry. Never shop hungry! I know better than that. Anyways I bought this junk and ate one.

Dinner was at this Hawaiian BBQ place by my apartment. The BF and I saw this sweet potato pastry things and had to try them since we both love sweet potatoes. Here he is trying the first bite:The guts! It was filled with a purple paste that tasted like sweet potato, so it was probably Taro. We figured the people who make it knew most people don’t know what Taro is and would not want to try it. Side note: Yogurtland has Taro frozen yogurt that I’m obsessed with!
Here is the package with one missing…
I ordered the grilled mahi-mahi with brown rice and veggies. Even though it was grilled it was still pretty oily from the cooking. I also had a piece of the BF’s chicken (that was fried) and a few bites of macaroni salad. I know that crap is bad for you, but is so good!

I’m here, but I am way too busy to get in a good post right now. Sorry everyone
Let me get some things done and I should be back in a bit. Hope everyone is having a good day.