I’ve been feeling whoa-is-me for the last few months. If you follow this blog or me on Twitter you might be aware that I’ve lost weight over the last year and half or so. Now that I’m back in the South, I’ve put on about 5 to 10lbs in the last two months. I have no one to blame but me. I didn’t immediately take … Continue reading No Gym Membership Required
T-minus 11 week away from half marathon Starting measurements for the week: 128lbs with a 35.5 bustline, 30 chest, 37 hips Monday, August 5th 2.14 miles – 24.32 minutes – 11:31 average pace (my best yet) The training chart said to do 2 miles so I listened today. Last week, I just ran 4 every time I ran, figured I should at least hit the … Continue reading Half Marathon Training Round 8
T-minus 12 week countdown … 12 weeks far enough away and yet close enough to be scary Starting measurements for the week: 128lbs with a 36 bustline, 30 chest, 37 hips Round 4 for comparison: 130lbs with a 36 bustline, 31.5 chest, 38 hips Monday, July 29th 4.13 miles – 51.11 minutes – 12:23 average pace I actually felt like I was runner for the first … Continue reading Half Marathon Round 7
Week 5 Monday, July 15th Nada…I don’t know what it is about Mondays that make it so hard to do anything. Tuesday, July 16th 4.04 miles – 60.35 minutes – 14:56 average pace I might as well have been running through hell with Satan chasing me with a flamethrower. At one point, I actually pondered if I could boil my insides from the heat outside, … Continue reading Half Marathon Training Round 5 & 6
Half Marathon Training Round 4 Starting measurements for the week: 130lbs with a 36 bustline, 31.5 chest, 38 hips Monday, July 8th Nothing Tuesday, July 9th 2.34 miles – 29.25 mins – 12.34m pace Best pace in my training and my knees nor the Texas size blister on my heels didn’t bother. Felt invincible. Wednesday, July 10th Jillian Michaels – Body Shred – … Continue reading Half Marathon Training Round 4
Half Marathon Training Round 2 Starting measurements for the week: 130lb with a 35 bustline, 31 chest, 31 waist, 37.5 hips. Monday, June 24th Ran 2.34 miles in 29:36 minutes and hated every step because it was so freaking hot. It was like running in a sauna in hell. June 25th-June 30th The rest of the week for Round 2 training…well, sucked giant testicles. I … Continue reading Half Marathon Training Round 2 & 3
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
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