Must Be The Weather

09/21/2009
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It is officially fall today. And for the past couple of days we’ve had perfect fall weather. Crisp mornings, warm afternoons and chilly nights. No humidity and bright, blue sunny skies. This is my favorite time of the year on Long Island. I was walking at this time of year last year, having started my fitness quest in July, but I wasn’t running yet. That didn’t start until November, and then it was indoors, on the treadmill. Saturday, after 5 days off from doing anything, I went running. It was so gorgeous and I felt so strong, I ran a full three miles at a harder-than-usual pace for me. Could have been because it was chilly starting out? All I know is it was one of my best runs from a perspective of feeling strong and enjoying myself. Sunday, my legs reminded me that I shouldn’t really take 5...

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New Look, New Commitment

09/20/2009
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I have finally gotten around to getting my blog moved onto its own site! This is very exciting, although I have a lot of work to do to transfer over all of my favorite links. I believe it will be well worth the effort, just like having gone from being fat to fit has been worth the effort. I’m recommitting to my weight loss journey as well. If you’ve been following my first blog, fatgirltofitgirl.wordpress.com, you know my weight loss has been sloooooooowwwww for the past couple of months while I’ve been concentrating on getting ready for my triathlons. With no races in sight until Spring, it’s time to put the focus back on making better food choices and getting to my goal. I’ve left Weight Watchers for a while, but I’ll still be following that program–with a few tweaks–because so far that has worked well for me. Why...

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T minus 7 days to Trek Women Triathlon

09/06/2009
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My final and longest triathlon of the season is a week from today. Two weeks ago, I will admit, I was still on the fence about this race, even though I had signed up for it and paid the fee. I am such a  newbie triathlete, and my first race on August 1, was tough, and shorter than this next one. That one was a 1/4 mile swim, 6 mile bike, 2 mile run. I did ok on the swim and bike, but by the run, I was toast. I finished with a lot of walking breaks, but I finished and I was  proud of that. The Trek Women triathlon on Sept. 13 is also a 1/4 mile swim, but with a 9-mile bike and 5K (3.1 mile) run. That’s quite a lot longer than the first one. When I signed up for this one (and I swear I...

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The 'Not So Obvious' Benefits of Exercise

09/04/2009
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I’m not in love with getting out of bed in the morning to exercise. But I am in love with how I feel when I’m doing it and how I feel for the whole day after. We all know that exercise is essential to good health and fitting into those smaller jeans and muscle tone. We all know that exercise gives us  energy and stamina and strong bones. But I’ve  gotten a couple of things from exercise that I didn’t expect: My skin looks great. I don’t know if that’s from sweating or all the water I drink because I sweat, but  I actually had someone tell me recently that my skin is glowing. Plus I have a tan. A healthy, gradual tan that has come from running and biking outside (and a little sitting on the beach, which I wouldn’t have done in summers past.) Speaking of water,...

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When You Least Expect It

08/31/2009
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Saturday, because of the rain, was a swim day. I usually swim train with a friend on Saturday morning and that makes it more fun. Yesterday though, Jen was off on vacation, so I headed to the pool alone. I did not want to go. It was rainy and dark and miserable here yesterday. To swim on Saturday, even in crappy weather means getting to the gym by 7:30 am. The pool starts to get crowded around 8:15 or so. I had to coax myself out the door. However, I was off from training on Thursday and then again on Friday, so I made myself go. The way I felt, I wasn’t so sure it would be a very good training session, but these things need to be done. I got there and there was only one other person in the pool. Sweet. I love it when I get...

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Running Rain Delay

08/28/2009
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Running Rain Delay

I planned to go running this morning. I really did. I got up at 5:50. It was still dark out, so I laid in bed contemplating. I really didn’t want to get up. And I’m really not so sure about running in the dark. By 6:15, the sky had brightened enough, so I dragged myself out of bed and got dressed. And then I remembered that I could play with Runkeeper and my new iPhone. That could be fun. Still dragging, I went downstairs and since my son wasn’t home yet, I had to let the dog out. I had been planning a long run— more than 3 miles— but now it was getting late. It would have to be a regular run. And then I went outside with the dog. It was raining. Not hard. A light drizzle. But who ever knows what that will lead to? The...

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Soul Searching

08/28/2009
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I went to lunch with a friend yesterday. It was my last day of vacation and it was a nice close to a couple of days off from work.  I’ve gotten over my crazy binge-y days (well, sort of) and for lunch yesterday had a nice Caesar Salad with grilled chicken, dressing on the side. It was yummy and filling. And the whole way home, I wanted ice cream. Cold, creamy and sweet. I got home and had a bottle of water, thinking maybe that was just thirst. But about 15 minutes later, I went for the ice cream… (in a controlled fashion this time, light ice cream, 1/2 cup.) But I wanted that sweet. And I realized, I always need want something sweet after a meal. Bear with me as I digress… Last night I was talking with my sister who had gone to a past life regression...

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