“Hi, My name is Monica and I’m a carbaholic. I hit rock bottom when I ate a cheese bagel, cereal and 5 gallons of iced coffee in one day. Now I’m just trying to take it one day at a time.” (You): “Hi Monica.” Today I put rice on my salad and I knew I needed to talk with someone….
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Run Eat Repeat’s Accent Vlog
Feeling Fast
Some mornings I wake up feeling fat. Today I woke up feeling fast I was going to do a tempo run tomorrow, but decided to do it today since I felt good. I’m glad I did –my last tempo mile was 7:54! I don’t think I’ve ever ran a mile that fast before!! Yesterday I stopped at the store for…
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Easy Mexican. Tortilla Soup.
I’ve been accused of being easy and I’ve been accused of being Mexican. Technically, both of those are true. Proof: I’m representing my Hispanic heritage here… and here, I’m dressed like a little hussy. I can’t believe my mom let me go out of the house like that! Anyways, I am all about easy, healthy recipes. If there’s a spice…
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Back On The Bike
It’s been almost a year since I rode my bike! I think the last time I went was in March when we were in Maryland. I’ve been considering getting back into cycling and even thought about finding a used Schwinn Circuit to get started. (I love that I can look back on things I’ve done via the blog.) Honestly, I’ve…
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Guacamole and Dirty Hair, But not Guac in your hair
After the Salonpas event this morning I stopped by my mom’s on the way home. She lives a bit north of me, so it was on the way When I got there I raided her fridge, per usual. I made a random bowl of green beans, chicken, beans salsa and GUACAMOLE. I also spent some time blogging and making love…
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Be Fit and Pain Free Event
Hello! I was scheduled to do some kind of work out at the event I attended this morning, but I wasn’t sure what. So, I fueled up with an egg sandwich before heading out. The inside had laughing cow cheese and polka dot ketchup Plus a jug of iced coffee for the long drive to LA! I keep forgetting…
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Not Funny
I very recently got off hormonal BC to try and attempt the Lady Comp (for those that don’t know it’s a natural method that tracks your body temp). After years and years of BC, where I went years without seeing my little friend, getting my period again is a whole new (and highly unwelcomed) world. I seriously hadn’t had it…
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Making Peace With Food
It’s been less than a month that I started eating chicken again. But in this short time I have made huge strides with Intuitive Eating! Eating more protein has really helped me be aware of my hunger and fullness. Also, now that I have meat on my radar I’ve been having cravings for random things. Like today I had a…
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