October 2011
September 2011
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143.2
..and she’s back. I was really getting worried with the numbers I was seeing earlier in the week. But now I’m back to being 1.2 pounds from lowest weight. Weight training really works, kids. I don’t know what got into my head that made me think cardio-cardio-cardio, since weight training has always done the trick for me, but I’m over that. And a little sore. The top of my...
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Interesting time at the gym tonight.
I ran into this kid that I always run into named Joey, he used to live in my current room. He’s Mexican, I’m Cuban, so we get along and he’s always harassing me to speak Spanish but I don’t because I’m self conscious or something. He introduced me to his friends, they were really nice.
Something I always forget- I don’t workout hard if I’m with people...
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Whining ahead.
Should go to the gym but it’s such a long walk! It’s like a twenty minute walk, about a mile. It’s dark out which is my only big issue.
I should maybe stop whining and just go. After I finish watching biggest loser.
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ayeeeeee
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shortmom:
what did I sign myself up for? the Chicago Marathon dummy
Ick.
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A positive about my anatomy lab test today..
I love knowing the names of things.
Especially if you can touch the parts you’re learning, it’s so cool.
My mom came over and I started teaching her about all the bones she could feel and then showed them on diagrams.
I’m a nerd.
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Well, that was brutal.
Just got out of my anatomy lab exam. It was basically all identification with a couple of true or false questions interspersed between.
She laid out a shit ton of teeny tiny bones all over the room and gave us 2.25 minutes at each station and then 10 minutes after to go back to anything we didn’t get to.
I was pretty solid on the skull, alright with most of the axial skeleton (except...
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I started studying at about 6.
I barely even took breaks. Once because my mom came by to give me food and another time to pee. That’s it. Never been so focused in my life. Had to leave the phone and computer far far away from me. It’s now 3:46am. I think that’s studying enough for tomorrow’s anatomy lab test, right?
I think I actually kinda understand stuff!
And i may have memorized all the bones...
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While I was bored at work..
I created a super awesome spreadsheet table to log my workouts.
Since I’m going to start focusing on weight training, I’m going back to the original lifting plan (more or less) that Alex formerly known as smarthealth gave me that has me lifting 3 times a week. And I left room for warmup and cardio and it looks so nice and it’s a month’s worth on one sheet of paper!
I love...
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Oh body, you're so funny.
Yesterday I weighed 145.2, right? Today, 144.4. Mind you, I didn’t workout yesterday. And I just kept eating everything. The day before yesterday? Worked out for like an hour and 45 minutes and ate well.
I don’t understand it, but whatever. My body does what it wants, clearly. Also, I decided instead of focusing on cardio I’m going to focus on weight training. I seem to have...
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You've gotta be kidding me. →
Of course, me being the marathon runner I am, one of my goals is to qualify for Boston and actually do the Boston marathon.
Just came across this. Right now, the time needed to qualify in my age group is 3:40, and come on, we all know I won’t be Boston qualifying in 2012.
And of COURSE, lucky me, for 2013, what are they doing? Making the times 5 minutes faster, so the time will be 3:35....
I want to eat all the things.
I have been sooooo hungry! I’ve kept track of my calories and I’ve been hitting at least 1500 calories a day. Maybe I need to eat even more?
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Oh yeah. I got another job today.
I applied to Domino’s way back before
I got my current job, and they randomly called me yesterday for an interview today, and the guy hired me on the spot! Which is good, since I have no money! Now to just deal with the temptation of yummy pizza all the time!
A new perspective.
So as some of you may recall, I work in the disabilities and testing center of my school. This girl came in for a test today, she’s blind, so I had to be her scribe and read her test to her.
I have a whole new appreciation for my vision. Because that took so long. And if it were for me, I’d be so much slower. And that was just a regular lecture class.
There’s this other kid...
davidlamb:
There are so many people who train on a regular basis and feel as though they are not getting results as quickly as they would like. One point to recognize is the fact that if you have expressed consistency then you have shown that you practice the most important aspect of achieving a better you! THAT ALONE IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. Many people struggle with consistency, so honor...
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O:GH4L Day 1!
I’ve been avoiding telling you guys my weight because it’s basically back to where I started like last month. I do think it’s mostly the running and just all the aerobic exercise without much intensity change. So anyway. My weight today was 145.2. The way things fit hasn’t changed so I don’t feel bad. My weight loss goal. 7 pounds. My super awesome weight loss...
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"Class is better when you're here."
One of the sweetest things ever said to me.
And who said it? My capoeira instructor.
I know I say it all the time. But I really love capoeira.
Today in class, we were practicing pretty basic stuff most of the time, we were practicing this take down called vingativa, which is really cool but difficult for me to successfully perform. Then after that he had us do this kick called amazonas...
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You're interesting.
dailypeptalk:
Pep talk: There’s so much to you. A person seeing you for the first time might try to guess all sorts of things about the type of person you are, but their guesses wouldn’t come close to solving the complex puzzle you are. You’re a substantial and interesting person. Today remind yourself: I’m interesting.
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I'm still in complete shock
that after my run on Saturday I am not remotely sore. The second day’s supposed to worse, and yet I feel like I haven’t run in a week. Not that I’m complaining, I’m just..not used to it.
I’m getting really excited for the marathon. So excited. 12 days!
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So besides my swim,
and having dinner with my family, I basically did nothing today.
I hate how easily distracted I get. I need to budget my time better. Like, way better. I’m going to have to create an hourly schedule.
The busier I am, the more I get done.
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I just feel like singing today.
I don’t know why but I’m just really happy.
I did my twenty miler, it went great. I’m not really sore today, usually my IT band cries when I’m going down the stairs the day after a run but it doesn’t even hurt. For some reason my left ankle hurts when I go down the stairs though. But it’s not a big thing. Tomorrow will be the real test of soreness though, since...
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Beer is good. Beer is good.
So is pizza.
A little tipsy by myself. Off of TWO beers. Gotta love being a lightweight.
I really wanted to go out tonight.
Like, I have the energy! I want to hang out with someone. Air force boy has a soccer game til I’m not sure when so I don’t know if I’ll see him tonight. My roommates are being lazy. I’m only 3/4 of the way through my first beer.
I really want company. The one guy that showed interest in drinking with me is this guy who used to live in my room that’s in one of my...
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A little thing that bothers me.
When people talk about feeling like failures for walking during a run.
It is NOT fail to walk. It is fail to give up altogether.
If I was to hold myself to the standards of some other people’s blogs I read, I’d be a failure.
So what if I walk? My run today was basically 3 mins run/3 mins walk the whole time. And my time was faster than when I run the whole time. When I run the...
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Oh, one more win:
I didn’t cry or even want to cry at all during my run. I have had a tendency of crying during parts of runs that are over 15 miles. First time ever not crying. I was bawling by the end of my first 16, 18, 20, and my marathon. But i wasn’t under any mental duress today so no crying!
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I don't feel like I just ran twenty miles.
Feel pretty good. Just foam rolling while listening to Iron & Wine.
Kept my post run eating under control. 20 miles does NOT give me free reign over all the things (unlike last night and afternoon where I had like 6 slices of pizza). Had a clif bar, 2 slices of yum leftover Domino’s, a banana, some orange juice, and beer will be later. But I feel fine.
Then shower. Because one...
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“If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.”
– Thomas Edison (via progressionofgrace)
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Making My Own Joy: Ways to Keep Your Mind off an... →
kimijoy:
Do your laundry. It’s annoying, but it keeps ya busy.
Chill with a giant bottle of water and hang out on the couch.
Plan a first date for two hours after the run; your mind will totally be focused on that, and your long-run nerves will turn into first-date nerves.*
Read a book, drink some…
All of this. Currently doing laundry. So exciting.
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So there's this guy.
I’ve mentioned him in the past. Air force boy. We met like the week before my first 20 miler.
I think he loves the fact that I’m a runner. Every time I mention a race he becomes much more interesting in our conversations.
This is also the same friend that ran the Air Force marathon.. Last weekendish? And it just so happens we’re both running the Denver marathon next month!...
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“Sleep more than you study. Study more than you party. Party as much as you...”
– Dear Coke Talk: On fun-sized advice.
(via getyourrunningshoeson) 