Breathing Space

Running is my new drug. I love it, I love everything about it. When I run I feel free, like nothing else matters. I can momentarily forget about how lonely it feels when my fiance is out of town for weeks on end for work, or how sad I am for the kids I see everyday at work, or how crappy I ate the night before. When I am running, I am just running... nothing else. My mind clears, it is peaceful. I always run with my dog... he is the best running partner I could ever ask for. He never complains t… Continue

I think it was a bit unrealistic of me to think I would write out plans and post on my progress everyday. Life just gets too busy for that, so instead I am going to commit to posting 3 times/week. As you may have guessed from my status, I had a pretty rough day on Saturday. I even told myself 'it's a cheat day so who cares'. That was a mistake I regret. I went to McDonald's and it was gross. I was thinking it would be this glorious meal, but it was not appealing at all. The fries were soggy and… Continue

So this morning I had my official weigh-in at WW... 152.8 was the grand total. I was really hoping to be at 152 or less this week, but it just means I have to work that much harder this week. I really would love a 1 lb/week loss until I hit 145, then I can set that as my goal weight and stop paying WW!!
Today is all over the map for food... I have had a bunch of fruit, oatmeal, yogurt, cheese, 2 spoons of peanut butter, some cheese (2 oz), chicken noodle soup, and 2 flatbreads. Yah, don't ask...… Continue

So yesterday I tried quinoa for the first time. It was a good experience, but at the same time there were some drawbacks. Here's a pros and cons list:
Pros:
-A core food
-High in fiber
-Great source of minerals and an antioxidant
-Very filling
-Good texture
-Quick and easy to make
Cons:
-Expensive ($4/375g)
-Has a slightly bitter aftertaste, didn't notice this once I mixed it with corn
-If given the choice between this or brown rice I would likely choose brown rice--purely based on the taste. Qu… Continue

Ok, so since yesterday I am down 0.8 lbs which reaffirms my belief that a lot of the random 1.6 gain was from water... but there is still a 0.8 gain there!! So I believe a big part of it was water retention, but ignoring my full/hunger signals was another major factor. Tomorrow is my official WW weigh-in, I was really hoping to be between 151-152 but I am no longer sure this is possible. It would mean losing at least 1.8 lbs today. At first thoughts of fasting came to mind... have a one day clea… Continue