I did it! I PR’d at the OC Marathon and I’m very happy. Ahhhhh!!! Check out the stats from my last half and then from this one: Long Beach Half Marathon – Oct 2008 – 1h:57m:12s OC Half Marathon – May 2009 – 1h:52m:59s It was hard for me to sleep last night – I was super nervous! I get really…
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OC Half – Carb Loading
I have said it before on the blog my carb loading of choice is rice with soy sauce with some main dish of Thai or Chinese food. After a long day I decided quick Chinese takeout was the easiest way to get my hands on my salty carb of choice. I started with wonton soup. The place we went to…
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Turkey Sammie for me
It’s weird to not get up and go running on a Saturday morning! I wanted to do something, but I don’t run before a race. So, Ben and I did 8 minutes abs. Then, hit the Race Expo for my bib. I think race expos have so much energy and excitement around them!!! It’s contagious! Before we left for the…
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Lunch for a snack
Even though I wanted a PB&J for lunch I decided to make a big salad because I have so much produce! The goods: spinach, tomatoes, bell pepper, shredded carrot, mushrooms, garbanzo beans, peanuts and TJ’s peanut dressing. It was so filling and delicious. I think eating salads with a bunch of topping is the lunch/dinner equivalent of oatmeal with toppings!…
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1 and 2
Friday = Rest Day from running. I did Shred Level 1 & 2 this morning. I’m proud of myself because Level 2 is not easy for me! I also took a 30 minute walk 🙂 I feel good! Breakfast – I wanted to try something different for breakfast so I made 1/2c of egg whites in the microwave and put…
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Date with Matt
I surprised Matt (my little bro) today by picking him up from school to take him to see Planet Earth. But, he refused to see it because my mom had mentioned she wanted to see it too and he didn’t want to see it without here. Boo. So, instead we ate the popcorn I was going to sneak in (1,000…
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Brooke Hogan
Since I obviously have no problem telling you guys embarrassing things about myself, (like when I eat a doughnut and an ice cream sandwhich because I’m stressed) I thought I will add to the list of things you may judge me on with this: I love Brooke Hogan right now. Isn’t that random? I caught her VH1 show on reruns…
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The First Day
I’ve decided that today is the first day of my healthy weight loss journey. I have learned a lot over the last few months about my body, cravings, Intuitive Eating and more. Now I am going to put it all in action. I think I have been way too easy on myself and don’t make a big enough effort to…
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Frijoles with Spinach
I had a very.bad.day.of.eating. Very bad. This always happens when I say I am going to entirely cut out certain foods. I guess restricting for so long has built up some resentment with my willpower and it completely fights against me at the first sign of anything resembling a diet. This is especially frustrating because I truly want to lose…
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