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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Since I have been struggling to eat healthy all week, I’d recap some of the healthier choices and substitutions I have made along the way and stuck with, even when I fall off the wagon in some of my other food choices. The newest addition to my healthier eating routine is Olive Oil Mayo....
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I went for an outside run this morning. 2.5 miles. Yay! I surprised myself, in a good way. It’s been pretty much a month since I’ve run anywhere other than the treadmill. And my treadmill runs have been pretty awful. Lots of walking. I think that’s a mental thing between me and the treadmill...
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Those of you who visit here regularly may have noticed the site looks a little different, like no pictures on the home page and both sidebars on the right. Please know that everything will go back to normal as soon as I figure out the glitch. I upgraded to WordPress 3 and the latest...
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I had a slow workout week, not really sure why. That changes this week. After the doctor on Wednesday, I had a seminar Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Thursday, I was up at 4:00 in the morning to travel and then spent 14 hours in a conference. No exercise there. But Friday morning, I did...
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I went to the doctor today about my hip. I’m cleared to run! On the treadmill for at least the next week, but that’s a start. I also have to go to physical therapy for some intense stretching but the problem with my hip is minor and running won’t make it worse. Won’t make...
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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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I’ve been having a problem with my hip the last couple of weeks and running is out of the question. My hip will start to feel better after a day or two, but any running, even a couple of blocks, the pain comes back. So instead of running, and in an attempt to keep...
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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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When I was growing up, we were always rewarded with sweets. “Finish your dinner and you’ll get dessert.” Sometimes only the thought of homemade brownies or bread pudding would help get me through the lima beans or the liver. We didn’t have a dog you could pass undesirable food off to in a napkin....
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I finally caved a week ago and bought batteries for my scale. I really wanted to get a handle on the number these days. I gave it a good week off to try to get out of the mentality, but to no avail. I still need to see those numbers. But there was a...
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Warning: This post may be whiny. I went walking/running this morning after taking six days off from running… yet again. Now the issue seems to be with my hip. I’m not sure what’s going on with me this year, but since outdoor running season started again in around March, I keep hurting myself. First...
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