Time to be honest with myself

So I have got to do something more. I think that something more is being honest with myself. This week, my eating has been completely off track. I haven't really gained any weight but it has been so bad you would think I was pregnant. I ate cookies. Oatmeal cream pies. Nachos. Chips smothered in blue cheese (my fave). Pasta. Soda. Lemonade from chick-fil-A (the best). Not to much a lot of beer and even more wine. Here is a pic of our "dinner" last night.



It was late and this restaurant has huge portions of everything. We decided we wanted nachos and blue cheese chips - like I said these are my fave. Meal also included a salad and Irish Coffee for me.

WHAT THE EFF AM I THINKING?

I have to run a 15k in 4 days!!!

So the next couple days I have got to get on track. I know carbs are ok right now but no more JUNK!

So, after this weekend, I am making a promise to myself. Clean eating with one cheat a week and very limited alcohol. Alcohol must be red wine or clear liquor (gin, cuz I hate vodka and rum is too sugary). I will be allowed 3 drinks at Princess's winging party and then I will be DONE!

In order to ensure this happens, I am going to scour the internet and take suggestions on meal plans. To make sure I am accountable, I am willing to pay for it. Money is always a good motivator for me - hence why I am willing to pay entrance fees to races (many of my friends think this its ridiculous to "pay" to run with a large crowd). When I pick a program - no yo yos - I will let ya'll know what it is!

Here's a pic of me and Princess this weekend. There were dozens of people taking pics by this fountain so I made him take one with me as well.

Getting to Know You

I had an early morning because I had to go to my second job today. I have one of those alarm clocks that blares music when the alarm goes off. To ensure that I wake up, I have it set to a rock station. Anyways, I must have really been dreaming this morning because when it went off, I woke up screaming! I thought I was in hell or something. Turns out "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold was on.



How fitting. Haha

After I got off work, I stopped by Bealls Outlet to see what they had (One of the nurses told me they had some great stuff). Not wanting to spend a whole lot of money because of the upcoming move, I mostly browsed. I ended up purchasing a Kenneth Cole bikini for $30. I'd say it was a good buy - even though I'm moving away from the beach. At least my parents live on a lake :)

When I got home, I caught up a little on my reader...I do a lot of lurking...
Then it was time to clean. I am one of those people that loves to cook and absolutely hates to do the dishes. As you can guess, it tends to build up throughout the week, especially since I work 8am-6pm and don't get home til about 6:30. Not to mention that I try to run first thing and yeah...by the time I'm done eating and showering, I'm ready for bed. It doesn't help that I live with a 25 year old going on 6. Hate to say it but its true ;)

As for a little something tonight, I will go ahead and "getting to know you," courtesy of MannLand 5. Random thought, because of the way emails are generated at my job, a person who no longer works there had the funniest email address:

testes@********law.com

HAHAHAHAHA


1. have you ever gone to see a movie by yourself?
Can't say that I have. I like doing a lot of things independently but I can't say that going to the movies is one of them. I'm not much of a moviegoer anyways.


2. would you rather go through a tornado or a hurricane?
I haven't been through a hurricane. So far FL has been kind to me. I am terrified of it though. Tornadoes haven't really bothered me since I grew up in Iowa. However, my family has not been devastated by one personally - with the exception of some distant relatives who lost pretty much everything a couple years ago


3. have you made summer vacation plans?
MOVING! I still haven't picked a date but so excited. I will be staying with my parents for a short time but thats ok :)

4. what's your favorite accessory?
I just as well be a guy. I can't think of on that isn't jewelry that I am head over heals with. I had some shoes that I bought at a boutique a couple months ago but my dog has since gotten ahold of them and they had to go in the trash...

5. have you ever been thrown a surprise party?
No

6. are you friends with your neighbors?
Not really...we say hi to each other and stuff but I wouldn't call us friends. Most of my neighbors are my grandparents' age and stay inside all the time...back home in Iowa is another store

7. what's the last movie you saw in the theater?
Bridesmaids. I haven't laughed that much since The Hangover!

8 what's your favorite food network show?
Just to make it simple because I don't really watch Food Network (or much tv for that matter) I'm gonna go with Man vs. Food.

A runner's pet peeve

I ran 5 miles this evening. Very slowly because my legs hurt but I still did it. Anyways, I always make it a point to smile and sometimes wave at other people when I meet them. I have noticed that if they are cycling or running as well they usually reciprocate.

However, I saw A LOT of people out tonight. Many of them were walkers. And even thought I was hurting I tried to smile at all of them. Most of them just glared at me. This really really bothered me, because I don't understand it. Isn't it some kind of social norm to smile or wave back at someone when they do it to you?

Ughh...makes me miss Iowa where nearly EVERYONE waves when you drive by!

Has anyone else encountered something like this?

I Shouldn't Be Allowed to Have Nice Things

Hellow everyone out there!!! So today I had originally planned to get up at a decent time, complete my run, and then go into work for a few hours. Yeah...didn't happen. I slept til about 8:30 and when I got up to take Apollo outside, there was two police officers in the parking lot. Of course I asked what was going on. Apparently, someone had been urinating by our fence and one of my neighbors called the police. I took this opportunity to tell the officer about some suspicious neighbors.

They moved in a few months ago and look a little rough around the edges. This didn't bother me until I started running and walking the dog. There are always (strange) people coming and going from their condo. These people don't even park their cars...they pull over onto the side of the street, frequently leave the car running, go upstairs to go inside, and leave shortly after. The people that live there are almost always home and have their garage door as well as their front door open, which I don't understand. But I suspect there is someone making a drop. The more I pay attention, the more convinced I am that these people are drug dealers.

I told the officer all of that and he agreed that they were probably selling drugs. He also suggested that there could be some prostitution going on...apparently thats common around here? I think the female that lives there is the guys girlfriend so I doubt that. But I am convinced that they are selling drugs. Anyways, the officer said he would try to drive through her a little more often and see if her could pull off a traffic stop or something to get some info. Works for me.

Then Princess called from the airport. He was flying out of there today instead of the base and wanted me to bring him breakfast from McDonald's since he couldn't leave. I agreed to take it...I mean, its across the street and McDonald's is two blocks away. While I was ordering, I gave in and got myself a southern style chicken sandwich, knowing full well that it was a terrible idea. And yes, I ate that southern style chicken sandwich and came home to sit for a little bit.

So then I eventually made it on my run. I told myself that I needed to do a 15k practice today and I was actually going to do it. I got about 3/4 of a mile into the run and realized my phone, an HTC Evo, had fallen out of my pocket. Ughhh...I decided to run back towards home to find it and I didn't find it until I was about a block away from home...well that didn't take long. But I know I was lucky that no one had run the phone over and that it still worked. My mom always told me I shouldn't be allowed to have nice things! I learned my lesson and zipped my pocket this time. I headed back towards the airport and stopped at a convenience store around mile 3 for some H2O and a power bar for later. Instead of going all the way around the airport, thanks to my little detour, I decided to run down a road that goes behind the airport where there are frequently a lot of runners and cyclists. Its a lot more shady than the main road anyways, and at this point it was noon. I was hurting so I starting running abut 3 minutes and walking 30 seconds. This got me through the run and I ended up doing about 13.5k instead of 15k but it hurt. My feet and legs really hurt as well.

I decided it was time to get some new running shoes. I've been saying I need to for awhile now. But I finally got the fraud/identity theft situation fingered out as well as the situations with my crappy cell phone company, so Princess and I went down to the local running store and I got fitted for some shoes. It was hard for me to choose and I went back in forth a lot, but ended up buying the first pair that I tried on!

Source

They are GT-2160s and very very comfortable!! Can't wait to have them broken in and go for my first run in them.

And my baby decided to put on a bra this morning. I don't know how but he managed to get each of his front lets into a strap. Except the cups were on his back...



And I don't care if the pic is too big. I *might* try to fix it later.

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day. I think I might send my mom a grandma card just to mess with her...

My First 10k!

Last weekend I knocked another one of my goals off of my list! I was originally planning to run the 5k race that was being held in my city until I got to packet pick up. I was supposed to run an 8 mile training race on Saturday so that would have meant that I would have to come home and run an additional 5 miles. So I figured running the 10k at a race pace would save me my afternoon! I found out that it would only cost me an additional $5 so I went ahead and changed my registration.

That night Princess and I went to Binelli's and enjoyed some DELICIOUS Italian food. Their lasagna is to die for! I also sipped on a glass of chianti, which I forgot how much I enjoyed. Then we made a very brief appearance at a winging party before heading home so I could crash and get up to get some food in my belly before the big race.

I woke up bright an early. Ate some oatmeal and fruit and then we headed over to PJC which is only about 3 blocks away but I made Princess drive me anyways since we were running late. The race started out great. Its always weird when I see previous clients in public and sure enough, I looked over at some point in the first mile and saw a familiar face. Legally I can't say anything to them unless they confront me first, so I definitely kept my mouth shut but it was sooooo awkward having that person run next to me for so long and not saw a word.

The rest of the race was wonderful. It went down 12th avenue which is pretty and shaded. I walked about one block around mile 5, and kicked it at the last mile. I used the strategy that my high school track and cross country coach taught me and started picking people off one by one. This strategy always seems to work extremely well and I finished at 1:02:34. That's about 10 minutes faster than I was planning!

I made my way to the bananas, oranges, and beer and waited for Princess to show up. He got stalled by a train so was a few minutes late, not to mention me finishing 10 mins faster than I had planned. We walked around a little and went back home to get ready for a day at the beach. I may or may not have indulged in a few beers Saturday afternoon, but heck, if you ask me, I deserved it after running my first 10k!