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Ok so tonight was run #3 and everything was going great…till I realized my doggie poop bag fell out of my pocket. Kept jogging fingers crossed… well wouldn’t you know it my dog decides all this running is stimulating. Dang! no bag. Oh well I figure, not the end of the world. I continue on my way only to be blasted by the horn of an SUV in the driveway across the street ” You gonna pick that up or what!” This skinny lady yells at me halfway out of her SUV. I explain that I lost my bag “Ya right!” she hollers back. I asked her is she would be so kind as to grab me one from inside her house. “oh no I can’t I’m late” and hops in and tears out of the driveway.

Conclusion: Skinny lady in the SUV is WAY lazier than the fat lady running with the dog.

I can’t stand rude people! BTW I’ll be picking it up when I walk the dog tomorrow. Shesh!

These are the words with which my 71/2 year old greeted me coming off the bus from school last Friday. Give me a moment to beam at my superior child raising abilities *cheer cheer applause* Ok… A what-the-heck? Who gave you that idea? I asked my cheerful munchkin. Turns out the local triathlon club had been to her school to advertise their triathlon event this summer and teach the kids about this amazing little known sport.

I on the other hand know all about triathlons. I come from a long line of cycling enthusiasts. My uncle raced professionally and was South American champion for several years. My dad was a coach and raced in the novice division and I was myself enjoyed a short stint as a long distance cyclist (the only time in my life I was ever in shape) I had been raised around cyclists and bikes so naturally I have known a few triathletes.

My daughters declaration (Well of course I’m going to let her do it!) got me thinking about my short time as an athlete. I started riding when I was 250lb and 18yrs old. I commuted on my bike to work it was 10k each way and the first few weeks nearly killed me (it took me 45min) I started in March and by that winter I added workouts on the weekends. I bought winter cycling clothes and never stopped… for 3 years I misses less than a dozen rides. I don’t know how much weight I lost because I didn’t do it as a diet I did it for the freedom. My pants from that time were a size 8 so you can guess how small I was. I use to ride 200-300km a week. What happened? Well I changed jobs, fell in love, started a family and somewhere along the way gained a ton of weight (235lb Nov ‘07).

Why am I bringing this up? Well my daughter got me thinking on the weekend. I’m 31 and I have never run a marathon. I know it’s weird… lots of people haven’t or ever will but for me somehow that thought was like a death bell. I have no idea why. Can it be that somewhere deep under all this pudge there is and always has been an athlete? Why do I have this crazy desire to run a marathon. I miss my bike but don’t have the time to ride like I use to… not now anyways. I can however run in the evenings (which is the only undisturbed block of time I have to fit in some exercise)

It was with this crazy notion and the words of my daughter in my heart that I tried my experiment. I jogged 1 out of every 3 blocks… for 22 blocks… and it DIDN’T KILL ME! I know shocking. So that was Saturday and Sunday was just a walk and today it’s running night again. We will see what happens. I might even join the local running clinic and run a half marathon before my 32nd birthday. Ya… that sounds good.

OK So that got you to read this post LOL

Funny story. Picture this… My girlfriend is over with her baby and I’m putting up the jolly jumper for her. For those not familiar… it’s a springgy baby harness that you instal in a doorframe. Babies love them and I’m working on an adult version to work out your thighs… just kidding!!!!

Ok. So I’m 5′1″ and this thing gets hooked up over the doorframe. This requires me to reach up, standing on tiptoes and sreach waaaaaaaaaaaay up to hook it up with both arms over my head… you picturing this? Well remember those Old Navy pants I bought a couple of blogs ago…. the dropped…. to my ankles…. OH MY!!!

My friend burst out laughing and my 3 year old exclaimed “I like your flower underwear mommy!” Guess I lost a couple despite what the scale says. So embarassing! and happy at the same time.

Enjoy your Friday!!!!!!!!!!! 

Well today is a brighter day. Like I thought my blues this time were just hormones.

Went to see my chiropractor again and my joint it still right where he put it. I have to be careful but it looks like I’m well on my way to being mended. It feels a bit better. He gave me walking instructions so that my walk is therapeutic and he said it would greatly help my recovery. All good news. I was afraid he would tell me to stay off my feet!

I feel really well today. I feel healthy and in balance. It’s a good feeling. I have added a substantial amount of bran to my diet this week and I will credit that with my feeling of wellbeing I just seam to do really well on a super high fiber diet. I think my mood is directly connected to my digestive track LOL.

Not much else to blog today although I have decided to add some of my recipies to my profile. I have been told I’m a pretty good cook (or at least I haven’t caught any of my dinner party guests feeding the dog…) So I will put some up. Just don’t tell anyone they are healthy

Hope you all enjoy the rest of your day and keep smiling!

Today I am suffering from an extreme lack of ambition.

Got on the scale today and my weight goes up and down (today it’s up) I’m retaining water like a sponge. I just don’t feel like doing it today! I saw my chiropractor about my busted hip and it turns out I have a dislocated bone in my back and that is why I have been in pain. It’s going to take a while to heal it and in the mean time I have a whole bunch of rules I have to follow most of which are not compatible with having 4 little kids. I think that is adding to the low today. I feel off physically and mentally. It’s a beautiful sunny day today and I should be happy and out being active but I just feel so blah! The worst part is that I don’t even care today about my weight. That’s not true I should say I don’t care about my diet LOL Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I hate feeling like this. I know tomorrow will be better and I need to drink more water to ensure that. I just need to plow ahead and stick to my plan because if I don’t I know I will regret it. I’m pretty sure it’s just hormones. I’m going to go ask my kids to tell me jokes… that always helps

I walk every night about the same time, and almost every day for weeks I have seen her… Miss Spandex pants. My walk (waddle) intersects the “speed walking” segment of her training circuit. In the mornings I have seen her run. She is like a wild untame animal. lean and muscular a running goddess. She must run marathons, or be an olympic athlete or something. I covet her sholders, her rippling thigh mucles. I bet she’s a knock out in a bikini.

Today on my walk, something different… something strange. She comes up behind me! What is she doing on my side of the street! I usually get to watch her from a safe distance. Not today! She comes up behind me (she’s probably trying to figure out how to get past my wide load on the sidewalk)

I hear a cheerful “Hi, I see you’ve added some interval walking”

She slows her pace to match mine. Or do I kick it up a notch to show I’m not a wuss? I mutter some tipical Canadian reply about the weather as I try to figure it all out. Aren’t these spandex clad athletes suppose to turn their noses up and snicker at the likes of me?

“Wow your really doing good” She remarks ” I see you out here lots”

Oh great I think hard to miss the walking blob! Why am I so self concious around fit people?!

I feel her hand on my lower back “lean your shoulders back” she says “there! can you feel it?! Great! Now smile!”

I look over at Miss Spandex’s big friendly grin and smile back. It really does feel different to walk like this! I feel tall and proud and my abs feel tighter!

We reach the corner, the point where our paths separate and she waves a big goodbye and shouts “See ya tomorrow!!” and picks up the pace to a jog.

I continue walking home. My shoulders back, my head held high and a big smile on my face. I deserve to be here as much as the joggers and marathon athletes. So next time you go to the gym or the track or just out for a walk in your neighborhood, feel proud of the care your taking for your body. 10, 20 or 100 lb’s to loose… were all going to loose it 1 pound at a time.

Good night buddies!

Hey everyone. We have been blessed with some INCREDIBLE weather here in southern Ontario and I’m taking full advantage of it and getting outside! I had an incredible breakthrough today. I ate an egg for breakfast! It has been over a year since I have been able to eat one and always under protest. Milk and eggs were 2 things that I had HUGE intolerances too. I know it’s a crazy thing to get excited about but I really have a goal this year to be free of food. I have been a slave to the sugar/carb and not being able to eat some things it’s a real problem. Because of my digestive issues my diet has always been really low protein and high simple carb. Slowly I am breaking the cycle so the egg today was a real big deal.

In other news I felt so Awesome yesterday that I jogged 2 blocks with my dog. She loves to run and  hates the interval walking because we slow down so I thought ok les give her a treat. Well it agravated an old injury in my hip that was never properly addressed and I limped home. Today I could hardly walk when I got out of bed. I’m seeing the chiropractor Monday morning and picked up some Homeopathic Arnica to see if I can recoup. I’ll be taking it easy on my walk till the pain subsides. It was a dumb thing to do

I added some before and after pics to my blog. It’s funny I have lost almost 3olb and haven’t had anyone notice yet (except my hubby but he hardly counts since he would say that I look great regardless) boo hoo

Wow! I just want to send a big THANK YOU to all my buddies and fellow slimmers who replied back to my 2 posts about plateau and not eating enough. It was really hard to do but I added some calories to my daily intake and tried the interval walking…. well today I jumped DOWN from that plateau and am down 2 pounds!!! yippy!!! I’m going to stick with it and pay more attention to my foods from now on. I have been really slacking with my nutrition and I think it was just easier to eat a big bowl of lettuce than pay attention to getting enough protein and sprouting grains and stuff. Well I’m back on top of it and I hope to see the numbers continue to go backwards on the scale!

Just a short blog today. I had a wonderful uplifting experience and wanted to share! I had my 3 yr olds on a preschool trip today to see a play and since it was only a 1 1/2 hr show I went on a coffee date with my 5 yr old while we waited to do pickup. Anyways we were walking back to the theater after the show when she slapped me on the butt and squealed “tag your it” and ran across the plaza! I chased after her and it was the best feeling in the world. We played a fast game of tag and then follow the leader and wrestled in the grass. What a wonderful liberating experience to be able to run after her and play without being out of breath.  Hello again body! I knew you were in there I’m glad you aren’t lost forever!

Hi buddies,

Here ’s a shocker… my recent plateau may be in fact to me not eating enough! Yikes how can that be? Ok so now I have to record everything I eat for a week and have it analyzed by a nutritionist who will give the final verdict but I have figured I eat about 1000 cal/day. That is way too low! I was even shocked when I went back and guesstimated a few days. The thing is I’m not hungry!!! In fact today I ate more than I usually do and only clocked in 1250 cals and I feel bloated. Has anyone else ever had experience with this? I know a few years back a lady I worked with was told the same thing at WW. Sigh. I hope the nutritionist can give me some help.