I live on Long Island. It’s a big place with lots of beautiful beaches on the South Shore, cliffs on the North Shore, farms out east and, of course, lots of congested suburban neighborhoods. We spend most of our time in the congested neighborhoods. When my kids were small and even still today, one...
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This has been a summer of ups and downs, challenges and successes. Mostly challenges. Some of the challenges have been physical. Hurt hip. Cranky shoulders. Blistering heat. Raging hormones. Yes, I will admit, I am at that later point in my life where the hormones all go wonky again for a while. More though,...
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While my hip feels somewhat better, I am not back in racing form. I’ve been working out, but not getting very far very fast. This past week, I went on three runs. A 2.5-mile run that I finished with some walking, a 3.5-mile run where I got 2.7 miles before packing it in and...
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I’ve been feeling a little like Debbie Downer lately, dealing with some nagging injuries that are just not letting me be at the top of my game. I’ve been frustrated, which just ends up sabotaging any ground I do gain in my quest for fitness. So I decided to take a step back and...
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Random thoughts from FatGirl2FitGirl (that’s me of course): • I think weight loss maintenance is a big old joke. I’ve been on a maintenance plan since, I don’t know, January, even though I have more weight to lose. My body seemed to want to take a break…reaaaally long plateau… so I decided to go...
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For the past few weeks, maybe even the past couple of months, I have had so many projects up in the air, I’ve become completely unfocused. This is not a good thing for me. Being that I am already somewhat unorganized, trying to juggle too many things at once tends to overwhelm me and...
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I made it! I opened my tri race season yesterday with the Mini Mightyman, a short, great starter race. I have to admit, pulling into the parking lot at 6:15 am, there was still part of me that wanted to turn around and go back to bed. But knowing I would have felt like...
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It has been 199 posts since I began blogging in May of 2008 and then seriously in July of 2008 in an attempt to chronicle my transition from “fat girl” to “fit girl.” I can honestly tell you, that writing this blog and the people I’ve met along the journey who have supported me...
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No I wasn’t literally running backwards, although I understand that’s good exercise. This morning, however, when I went for my run, I had a 3.2 miler planned. Considering all the walking I’ve wanted to do during my runs, I decided to try something a little different. So when I headed out this morning, I...
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“Just keep running…” Lately, that is my mantra when I am running. Ever since I took a couple of weeks to let my knee recover, I’ve been struggling to just run. I want to walk. My brain fights with my legs. Intellectually, I know in most cases, I can just keep running and get...
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