Two Left Feet on a Trail in IL

Yesterday I realized that I have 9 weeks until the Dirty Girl Race and that is exactly how many weeks the Couch Potato to 5k program is so I needed to get my butt in gear and what better way to do it then with my friend Mel who runs, is someone who I love to talk to, and someone who needed a good run and conversation on a beautiful trail on a fantastic night!?

So we headed out...
I can tell you that talking and running is not so easy to do.  So next time we decide to train (which is Thursday) we have decided that while the lady on my program tells us to run we don't talk!  This will be really hard for me, but if I want to breathe the right way and not fall over from trying to do 2 things at once I will wait the 60 seconds to talk to my friend!  Kind of like chewing gum and walking...I am just to clumsy!

Not sure if my run got my tummy going because after we ran we went to one of our favorite places in the world, Home Goods, to shop for a minute and my tummy was just a gurgling away.  I know this is probably to much information, but the gas pain was so intense I had to call it a night and head home.  Maybe the run got everything going!?  Also when I got home I couldn't sleep, must have been the adrenaline from the run...I don't know?!

To be honest with you...I have tried this whole couch potato to 5k program before and got to week 5 and pooped out.  I cannot poop out this time because this race is important to me!  I will be turning 36 at the end of June and the race is the same week!  It is a mental thing for me and I have to work past the craziness that I am not a runner because maybe I am?!

Do You Get What I Am Saying...

I pulled this quote off of Pinterest today from a good friend of mine in Waverly, Iowa!  

Don't you feel like this sometimes...

I  mean seriously lets not kid ourselves! I love food and food loves me.  Lately, I have trying to change my love of BAD food and LOVE the healthy stuff.

I have a horrible, horrible sweet tooth and need to get over my love of BAD food like ice cream specifically New York Cheesecake or Peanut Butter Chocolate from Baskin Robbins.  To be honest there isn't one night that doesn't go by that I don't want a brownie, cookie, or ice cream after supper.  I decided tonight after I ate to give it sometime to see if it would go away...

NOPE!  So, I made a small smoothie with strawberries, banana, almond milk, and I put a little Carnation Instant Breakfast (chocolate of course) in it.  NOT SO BAD!  

So with that said, I am going to have to take my new LOVE of good food and find some type of way to add some GOOD sweets for my BAD sweet tooth!  Can it be done!?  I THINK SO!

OK....I Admit That

I took some inspiration from The Life Is Not So Ordinary Wife because there is not much going on in the world of work out and eating right except that I haven't been..."OK, I ADMIT THAT".  On a side note this blog is not intended to a complaining one (everything is fine), just one that is funny and truthful!

OK, I admit....

That I went out last night and had 2.5 beers with lime, french fries, and 1/2 of a chicken wrap while talking to a good friend of mine and had no guilt with each french fry I ate or sip of beer I had because I hadn't gone out like that in forever and I had a BLAST!

That my kids get up at 5:45 the majority of the week and by 9:30 in the morning I am beat!

That I went to the dermatologist probably 10 years ago for bad skin and I probably need to go see one again real soon because my face looks like I am 15 years old.  The thing is I didn't even have this many "Zips" as my daughter calls them at 15 as I do now at almost 36.

That I used to hate fish...you know eating fish, but now that my husband has taught me about the different types that I would like and how to get fish prepared, I LOVE fish.

That the clothes of mine that my husband folds has a hard time finding it's way to my dresser.  Drives him nuts!

That I have 2 friends that I am holding accountable for their exercise routines.  So far, Miss St. Louis worked out this morning and I am so proud of her for getting going so early this Wednesday morning!  Now this mama needs to get her butt in gear and show Miss St. Louis that she picked the right friend for the accountability job!

So there you have it a few "Ok....I Admit That" statements to get your Wednesday going!

Being Held Accountable

I figured out yesterday that you can't start eating right if you haven't gone to the grocery store in almost 2 weeks and your husband cleaned out the fridge and there is NOTING in there!  I had my P.I.N.K shake yesterday morning and then the rest of the day went to crap! DUH!

I got just the call I needed from a friend of mine in MN.  It was about 8:30 and she was heading to the gym while I was watching Dancing With The Stars.  She works, has twins, a hubby to take care of when she gets home, and she can still get her butt to the gym at 8:30 at night!  Kuddos to you my friend!  I could watch my shows on a treadmill, right?!  Then she talked about being held accountable for our goals!  She will be emailing me at the start of the week and we will follow up at the end of the week to see if our goals have been met, new healthy recipes that we have tried, or healthy snack ideas.  During the week if we are struggling we can call email or call each other!  I am looking forward to starting this with her!

Being held accountable is just what I need and what better way to do it then with one of your best friends!

Pink Is My Favorite Color

Some of you may know and if you don't Aerosmith is one of my favorite bands!  They sing a song called "Pink".  I am sure that the pink they are talking about it not the pink I am talking about!  Hmmmm!  So as I sit her today planning my menu for the week I have decided that this is the week that I am going "PINK".

Now I ordered this method 2 months ago and was so ready to get started, bought all of the stuff to prepare my first week, and you guessed it....I got LAZY!  I was watching Dr. Phil (my new love) and he had on a weight loss method that looked like something I could do!  The ladies that had done it so far looked fantastic! So here are 2 ways you can look into the P.I.N.K Method:

1.  You can go to the Dr. Phil show and watch clips here
2.  You can go right to the P.I.N.K Method website here

I am tired of sweating and breaking out! I think that one of the reasons I do this is because I am overweight.  I want to wear other colors then just black, maybe PINK?!  I am hoping that by starting this method I will be able to feel more confident in my clothes!  You know what it is like when you put on your summer shorts from last year and the muffin top has gotten bigger and the bottom of your shorts cut off your thighs!  You get me!  So here I go...."PINK".