Technically, my half training doesn’t start until July, but I’m taking the 3 weeks prior to that as pre-training. I’m going to need all the extra help I can get. Half Marathon Training Round 1 Starting measurements: 130lb with a 36 bustline, 31 chest, 31 waist, 38 hips. Friday, June 14th I had sorted taken a break from working out from May 25th until today. … Continue reading Half Marathon Training Round 1
I like to personally throw giant monkey wrenches into my life. Apparently the ones life throws at me sometimes aren’t just enough. What are these two monkey wrenches? #1 – returning to being a vegetarian. For many years, I was a vegetarian that sometimes at seafood until November 2011. I returned to being a full blown carnivore because I was heading to Australia and wanted … Continue reading Running on Veggies
Let there be no mistake, I dislike running. It’s not my idea of fun. I don’t ever think to myself, I will go run a 5k for fun. I hate the gym as much as I hate running. Gyms smell of sweat, overly testosterone dudes going “huah” after every rep, and princesses running on tread mills while talking on the phone. Having said that, I have … Continue reading Best $19.99 I Ever Spent
Geez freaking Louise, my triceps feel like jelly and my chest is feeling muscles that it didn’t even knew it had. After being awakened at 2:30 in the morning by my apartment flooding (upstairs neighbor’s washing machine never turned off and just kept on running and running like the Energizer Bunny, flooding three apartments below him), I did not want to work out as scheduled. … Continue reading Beast Mode Muscle Build Day One
On August 5, 2012, I weighed in at 153 pounds. On April 7, 2013, I weighed in at 130 pounds. I find it hard to believe that I have actually lost 23 pounds over eight months. I still get on and off the scale just to look at the number and make sure I’m not seeing things. I know I have lost weight because I … Continue reading Beast Mode Goal: Trading Fat for Muscle
I got this recipe from my friend Adrienne and am addicted! Who knew that I like…love, kale. This recipe is super easy. INGREDIENTS – 1 bunch of kale – salt and pepper (or not if you don’t like it) – Parmesan cheese (grated) – Olive oil (as suggested by Adrienne, Pam Olive Oil spray. Ridiculously easy) PREP – heat oven to 350 degrees – make sure you the … Continue reading RECIPE: Kale Chips
A few years ago, my dear friend, Sherry, gave me a recipe for raw “tuna” salad and I fell in love with it. It was easy to make and since I don’t have a Vitamix or a great blender, it was something I could do with the equipment I had. I googled recipes and took what I liked from each and this is my tweaked version … Continue reading RECIPE: Vegan “Chicken” Salad
In 2012, I did a 12 week workout program that I set up myself entitled Beast Mode. I did relatively well on it and saw results. AND THEN I STOPPED WORKING OUT. Fast forward to now, I set up a Beast Mode 2013. Knowing what I did in 2012, I made this just as equally hard, pushing myself to the max and then the realization … Continue reading Beast Mode 2013
So I wrote in Beast Mode Updates that I needed to make some life changes, rethink myself going vegetarian/pescatarian, and find a way to work out that makes me want to work versus me having that forced feeling of working out. So today, in the ah-ha moment in life that I sometimes I get, I figured out a general time line of things. November 19, 2012 … Continue reading Rebooting My Life in 26 Days
A little update on Beast Mode…I lost my excitement for it. I got bored doing the work out and being on it. I thought the little changes I was adding in every week would keep me motivated to do it. I was wrong. I’ve still been doing the work outs just not as dedicated as I had been. I’m holding steady at the weight, but … Continue reading Beast Mode Updates