Today Was One of Those Days… and I Didn’t Cave

10/19/2010
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Today Was One of Those Days… and I Didn’t Cave

Today was just one of those days. Got up late and had to rush. Work was tough. Non-stop phone calls, not my favorite thing. They make me nervous. Bills to pay. Aggravation, and just a lot on my plate. My knee-jerk reaction to stressful situations is to eat, and not the good stuff. But today I resisted. I stayed on track all day long. I stayed in points. I was conscious of my fruits and veggies, sort of. It wasn’t a perfect day but it was going pretty well. I felt in control. Of my food intake anyway. Then I came home. After an aggravating day. Not knowing what I wanted to eat for dinner. Knowing I really didn’t want something healthy. And we had a flood in the basement. We’re still not sure what was leaking or what overflowed, but the source of the water seems to have...

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I Am Stuck

10/15/2010
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I am stuck. I am suffering from blogger’s block (different from writer’s block, since I now write for a living and that would be detrimental to my paycheck). But writing about me and my  ever-so-exciting fitness adventures has been escaping me. (Sarcasm, since I’m feeling kind of bored and frustrated in this space). I keep starting blog posts, and they end up in my drafts folders, abandoned because I just can’t seem to get my thoughts in order to get past the second paragraph. ok, on to the third paragraph… Maybe the reason I am having trouble writing about fitness  is because I’m blocked here too. I am suffering from weight loss block. I’ve gone back to Weight Watchers, had a couple good weeks (okay, one), and I’ve again hit a plateau that frustrates me right into a bag of Hershey’s Kisses or a pan of brownies. (Gee, do...

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Swimming…. or not

10/04/2010
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I did it. I finally got up early enough this morning to get to the pool in the gym. The alarm went off at 5:40 am. I was dressed and out the door at 5:55 am. I was at the gym at 6:10 am. And Every. Lane. Was. Full. There was one lane where I could double up with someone so I was going to take that approach, but when I went to go into the ladies locker room adjacent to the pool, it was closed for repairs. There is another locker room but it’s clear on the other side of the gym. I took it as a sign to go home. I have had issues with this pool since I signed up for the gym two years ago. It’s not a large pool, but I was assured when I plunked down my $44 a month and signed my...

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Rainy Days and Comfort Food

10/01/2010
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Rainy Days and Comfort Food

It’s been rainy and dreary here for the last couple of days, and I have to admit, this weather doesn’t do me any good from a food perspective. Gray skies, wind and rain make me long for comfort food. I think this kind of weather has that effect on a lot of people. And while I know the ground needs the rain, I certainly don’t need the calories that come with comfort food. Last night, my kids (both grown and capable of helping me cook) and I were discussing Sunday’s dinner. By the end of the conversation, we were going all out on the comfort food scale: Linguini with clam sauce, spaghetti with meatballs and four-cheese macaroni and cheese. For a little protein, my son decided we should throw breaded chicken cutlets and grilled steak to the mix. Carb heaven! See anything missing here? Veggies maybe? I’m sure we...

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Faster, Faster…

09/26/2010
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I know I’ve been talking about running a lot lately. That might be because running is always my challenge, and often, my triumph. There are runs where getting out the door is difficult and every step feels like a chore, and three miles takes forever. Today was not one of those runs. I’d been thinking about today’s run since last night and I didn’t even think about not running as I got dressed and got ready to go. The weather was cool and cloudy, I had new music loaded on my iPod and I was ready to roll. I started out fast, which usually doesn’t last long, but this run was different. Surprisingly different. When I run hard (which is still slow), I can usually maintain that pace for a half mile, sometimes three quarters of a mile, and then I have to slow down and/or walk. Today, I...

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Overriding the Lizard Brain

09/19/2010
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Overriding the Lizard Brain

There is a part of our brain, according to Seth Godin, that has the capacity to stop us from doing great things, or doing anything, for that matter. It’s the part of our brain that makes us afraid or unsure of ourselves. It’s the part of our brains that makes us cautious, afraid that if we push too hard or push at all, we’ll get hurt, we’ll fail, something bad will happen. I have to fight my lizard brain. Really. In everything I do. I especially find myself fighting with my lizard brain when I’m working out. And this morning was no exception. This morning though, I won. I had a 3.2 mile run planned this morning. I knew I needed to go. But my lizard brain wanted to hang around the house. My lizard brain kept trying to talk me out of stepping out the door. It gave...

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Running with the Buses

09/15/2010
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Running with the Buses

It’s kinda like running with the bulls, only if you’re smart you run in the opposite direction of the buses so you don’t get creamed. My road is the bus route for the junior high and high school AND there’s an elementary school at the other end of the road. Many, many buses when school starts. And right at the time I go out running. It’s noisy. And Wednesday is recycling day — garbage trucks too! Today was my first morning run with the  buses. While I’m not a huge fan of the buses, I do like that it signals the beginning of the best running weather. It also signals the season where it’s important to pay really close attention to the traffic. Not just because of  the buses, but teachers and parents driving their kids to school too. It turns my quietish road into a main road for...

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