Hello!
Yesterday I had a wild Friday of getting my bangs trimmed…
and stopping at Ulta for eyeliner. I swear I just went in for eyeliner, somehow I came out with A LOT more.
Then, it was wine and pizza night!
And ice cream. So, the only real thing wild about Friday was my calorie count. It was awesome. 
This morning the forecast called for rain so I wanted to wear a long sleeve. I do NOT like wearing all black for some reason. But it was the only long sleeve I had clean so I had to. So I needed a pic of this momentous occasion.
Ginja Ninja!
Pre-run x2.
13 miles today and 13 tomorrow
I’m also drinking HOT coffee this morning.
Between the all black outfit and hot coffee I’m worried that I’m having a nervous breakdown because I don’t even know who I am anymore.
PSA – If you are running Santa to the Sea (Dec 8) or the Holiday Half (Dec 15) BOTH races are collecting Toys for Tots.
I grabbed toys I thought my lil brother would like 
Winner of the Holiday Half Marathon bib giveaway:
Your 1 winners on “Holiday Half Marathon Giveaway” are:
1) Heather: hmgiraffy
Congrats Heather! I’ll email you with instructions.
25 Days of Fitness Challenge
Day 7 – Check your water intake! Aim for half your body weight in oz OR when your pee is light yellow.
Question: How much water have you drank so far today? What’s the plan for getting the recommended amount?
That pizza looks amazing! Sounds like you had a wonderful Friday 🙂
What pizza did you make? I can see mushrooms at the top…
And ice cream always make everything better!
Pizza is my favorite. I am TERRIBLE at hydrating, just the WORST WORST WORST. Hopefully I can remember to drink this week.
YAY @ THE BIB.
I also drink a ton of water on any given day. I usually go to the bathroom once every 20-30 minutes :X Sometimes annoying, but I know it’s worth it!
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Wine and pizza. My ideal night in. Your bangs really suit you. Nice cut.
Pizza, wine, ice cream- my faves all at once! 😀
Happy hair-cut, BTW!
I drink a crazy amount of water every day as otherwise I get dehydrated and run down. I always keep a water bottle on my desk and I think one of the secrets is having a water bottle you love – and that’s big too!
I actually get called the “Furniture Ninja” at home, because I have a habit of curling up into things so much that my family can’t see I’m there 😛
Ha! I love that.
Wine and Pizza night looks delicious!
Have insane cravings for pizza now! My homemade pizza isn’t that good though unfortunately!
I drank as much water as I could today and it still wasn’t enough. I ended up with a terrible dehydrated headache. I think it was an accumulation of lack of water from the rest of the week. I need to do much better drinking more water next week!
I don’t really count how much water I drink. I drink water throughout the day, and am pretty sure i stay pretty hydrated. I should measure it out just to see one day.
You look adorbs. And wine + pizza night is my fave.
Wine and pizza? That sounds exactly like my evening! I’ve made homemade pizza a weekly event in my house and wine is…well, wine is a given 🙂 I try to drink water all day, but I’m not exactly sure how much I take in a day.
I thought for a second you lived in my area in the south bay of LA because that Ultra looks exactly like the one in Redondo Beach. Is it? I was happy to get my long run out of the way yesterday because of the rain we got this morning. Now it’s windy. We…or maybe I’m such a huge Cali wimp when it comes to “cold” weather. 🙂 mmmm pizza. Looks SO good!
I haven’t been doing all of the 25 days of fitness but the water — done!!! I probably get close to my full body weight in ounces every day.
And – pizza with wine is one of my very favorite things!!
I’m at maybe 20 ounces of just plain water, but I’ve had some orange juice too, which counts for something. This is definitely my problem area- teaching all day makes me drink less so I take fewer bathroom breaks. Not good!
I love water a little much haha. However I am always telling my friends to do the pee test, I have some really weird for putting up with me :). I also tell my clients to drink 1/2 their body weight in oz, I feel this is closer to a personal body need rather than a generic number!
Sooo jealous of your wine, pizz, and ice cream. What kind of cray cray coffee mug is that?!
I typically suck at my water intake but today I’m doing pretty good. Maybe 48oz so far??
I saw your quote in my Cosmo magazine! I got excited- I was like I know her!! (haha I feel like I do from reading your blog 😉 )
Hello Monica,
I love the bangs on you. I don’t think you need to worry about your calorie count. If you are running an average of 9-13 miles (today being 13), then you can easily ingest/consume up to 4500+ calories a day (you must be a burning machine) to both maintain your fitness/activity performance plus regular energy needs. Therefore, I wouldn’t be “worried” about your calorie count. Also, in this “day-and-age” where everyone is so concerned about “being trim” it becomes so old and tiresome to always hear on Social Media about “watching your calories.”
Anyways, enough about that. I was wondering, those awesome neon yellow/green shoes with the pink laces….can you please email me or comment here to tell me the exact type/make/brand they are? I want to ask for a pair and put it on my Christmas Wish List.
Again, wonderful Blog. Keep up the awesome posts (and I hope you view my feedback as only caring/helpful, and just my own personal opinions. You can more than freely “take-them-or-leave-them.”
Thank you.
~Amy 🙂
I struggled the most with this one. I think I was just under. Although if cider and mulled wine count then I totally nailed it.
So far, I’ve only drank 16 oz. I started tracking my water intake with the Waterlogged app and it’s been helping a lot! For someone who got all of her liquids in the form of Diet Pepsi..this is a VERY BIG step. 🙂
48 oz so far– still more to go!!
My pee is meh yellow so I’ll be chugging water when I wake up from my much needed nap! So happy to be back in San Diego!
Drink it like a camel. A glass before each meal and one during each meal. It’s so good for you.
I love that you run a half for fun 😉
My target is 55 oz. I’m already at 48 so just one more glass and I’m golden.
I had a lil too much to drink last night so I’ve been chugging water and tea all day! Good timing for today’s water-drinking challenge 🙂
Wine, pizza and ice cream…sounds like the perfect night! 🙂