January 2012
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Yes, I’m alive. Yes, I may have fallen off the wagon a little. Yes, I’ll probably be gaining weight this week. Yes, I haven’t run since Tuesday. Yes, I’m beginning to realize that managing a full-time job, an hour commute and a half-marathon training schedule is difficult.
In my fairness, I’m sick.
Tomorrow, I’ll get back to running. That, I promise.
SW:...
I did it!!
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Week Two, Day 11 & 12
Day eleven: What are your family’s roommates eating habits like?
I don’t live at home, but for the purpose of this exercise, I’ll use my roommate. My roommate, D, like me, is also trying to lose weight. Though she only really needs/wants to lose 5-10 pounds, so it’s not as extreme as my own weight-loss efforts.
We both cook healthy meals; we both try to eat things like 100...
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I'm afraid.
A few posts ago, I talked about starting another blog chronicling my efforts at my very own happiness project. Though I haven’t started the blog yet, I have begun a few of the steps. First, I’m reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, but y’all should already know that (assuming you read my first post). Secondly, I started writing morning pages (per the recommendation of...
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Week Two, Day 9 & 10
Day nine: What is your favourite food, healthy or unhealthy.
Geez, way to ask the super tough questions (i’m not kidding). Um. My favorite food… um…
I guess I have a lot of favorites (probably the reason why I’m chubs in the first place).
For a while, it was ice cream. I used to LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE ice cream, as in crave it after each and every meal. Thankfully,...
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Guess Who's Officially Training for a Half...
I guess I forgot to tell you. On Monday, I officially started training for my half!
As of today (luckily a rest day), I’ve already run 8 miles this week! Wootsy. Tomorrow, I start back up again with a 4 mile, which wouldn’t be so bad except the temperature is expected to drop about 30 degrees. Not so bueno.
I can will do it! I will succeed!
Yesterday, during my 5-mile run...
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WIW - Jan. 11
First of all, happy birthday Grandma! I hope you have an amazingly wonderful 85th year!
Second of all, WOO HOO! (see below)
Weigh-in Wednesday, January 11 Edition:
SW: 176
LWIW: 167.3
CW: 165.3
Difference: -2.0
Total WL: 10.7 lbs
I’ve lost ten pounds! I’ve lost ten pounds! *Happy Dances Around Kitchen/Living Room*
All right, you’ve got this. Get ready to take the next...
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Week Two, Day 8
Week Two!
If you broke your unhealthy habit for one week, congratulations! Why not try two weeks? Well, that would be a good plan, except I never decided on which unhealthy habit I should drop. Instead, I crammed slice after slice of apple butter covered toast down my throat. Hey, here’s a thought: maybe, I should drop my unhealthy habit of sabotaging my diets for the week. Ey?
Ok, ok,...
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One Girl's Project Happiness
I’m thinking about starting yet another blog. No, not another tumblr and not another weight loss blog, but rather my own happiness project of sorts.
As I mentioned, yesterday, I began reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. Lately, I’ve also been following After the Artist’s Way, a blog by Janice MacLeod. In her blog, she originally made the resolution to continue with...
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Week One, Days 5, 6 & 7
As it turns out, I’m not so good about this daily blogging thing. Granted, this week has been one giant transition for me as this was my first week of no longer working the 8-5 scene (or any scene for that matter). To make it a point to stick to a somewhat normal schedule, I do my best to go to bed by 12ish and wake up around 8ish. I am trying (and failing) to keep working out. I am also...
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Week One, Days 3 & 4
Day three: Do you count calories? What is your daily calorie goal/allowance?
Yes, between 1200-1300 a day. According to my Daily Plate (Livestrong) app, I should be eating about 1190 a day to lose 2lbs a week. I think that’s stupidly low, so as long as I shoot for between 1200-1300 I’m cool.
Day four: Do you work out? How many times a week?
Yes, well I inconsistently workout. I try...
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WIW (er...) - Jan. 4
Ever the inconsistent blogger I am. Though, I do have a legit reason for not posting yesterday. Why, you ask? Well, because my fantastic Wednesday weigh-in set the mood for a fantastic Wednesday. Period.
Not only did I manage to lose about two pounds last week. I also got a job offer, followed by a kick-ass interview (for a different job) I was already on my way to when I got the offer. Then, I...
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Week One, Days 1 & 2
Week One!
Challenge: Pick one unhealthy food or habit you have (eg. Artificial sweetener, chocolate, eating after 8pm, skipping breakfast) and aim to go 7 days without eating/doing it.
Day One: How tall are you, what do you currently weigh, and what do you hope to weigh after the 60 days? (Be realistic).
I am 5’6.5” and currently weigh 169.1 lbs. When I started trying to eat healthier...
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2-Month Weight Loss Challenge →
hellthy:
Week One! Weekly challenge: Pick one unhealthy food or habit you have (eg. Artificial sweetener, chocolate, eating after 8pm, skipping breakfast) and aim to go 7 days without eating/doing it.
Day one: How tall are you, what do you currently weigh, and what do you hope to weigh after the 60 days? (Be realistic). Day two: What is your MAIN reason for wanting to lose weight? (Be honest.)...
December 2011
26 posts
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Cupcake Conundrum FAIL
Turns out, I have no self control when it comes to delicious cupcakes within my grasp. Yeah, that second half lasted about an hour before it too was gobbled up. Needless to say, I was less than thrilled with my decision to be tempted into getting one in the first place.
To make up for my bad doing, I pushed my self to do a timed mile in under ten. Guess what?! I did it! I ran my mile in 9:42!...
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somekindofsimplicity asked: Just wanted to say your blog is AMAZING! And inspiring! Keep up the awesome work! :)
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Take that Starbucks!
SUCCESS! My boss just offered me free (as in F-R-E-E) Starbucks, and I oh so politely declined! Why you ask? Why on Earth would I ever turn down FREE Starbucks? Well, for starters, I’m not a coffee person. Secondly, my order (a tall, non-fat, no water chai tea with half as many pumps of chai) is a mouthfull and ALWAYS gets messed up. Secondly, it’s just empty calories.
So, boo to the...
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WIW: Dec. 28, 2011
And the news is…… I AM IN THE FREAKING 160’s!!! Boo yah, take that 170’s, Christmas, peanut butter overloads and whatever else the world has to throw at me!
WIW - Wednesday, Dec. 28 (Day 59)
SW: 176
LWIW: 170.2
CW: 169.8
Difference: -0.4
Total WL: 6.2lbs
Now… let’s see how I did with the mini-goals I set for the week….
Finish Week 8 of C25k: 1...
I have a problem, and it’s called Google Offers Chicago.
On the plus side, stay tuned for the awesomest of awesome news!
I feel like a fool. I feel like I’ve been wasting every one’s time along with my own. It’d be one thing if I didn’t want it, if I didn’t want to be thin. But I do. Yet time and time again I re-visit my good ‘ole friend PB and chocolate, or just chocolate.
I can do better. I will do better.
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Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards
Over the last few days (possibly even the last week), I’ve started and erased a half a dozen or so blog entries. In my head, I have so much to say, but it never sounds right when I get out on paper (read: computer screen).
Lately, I’ve been recollecting quite a bit. I’m trying to figure out what when wrong, when I started to become unhappy. I’m trying to figure out what I...
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Chocolate, You Can't Stop Me Now! (Mini Goals)
What up, Fitblrs? I apologize in advance if I start to sound at all glum or down in this post. I’ve been trying to keep my good ‘ole happy-go-lucky self out and about these days (especially when blogging), but sometimes you can’t always fake it till you make it.
In a somewhat shocking turn of events, I managed to lose 1.8 pounds this week. To be honest, I felt that I would at...
I've got a post ready to go, but ...
I was wondering: Why do you follow me? What should I post more of? Less of? How can I help you along your journey to feeling amazing?
I just wanted to let everyone know I am tots up to feedback of any kind. If you think I’m whiny girl moaning about non-problems, tell me! Tell me if you have a problem with me or if you think I’m doing great. I don’t want this to be a one-way...
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The Most Boring Book in the World?
In an effort to learn something along this weight loss journey, I uploaded You on a Diet by good ‘ole Dr. Oz to my iPhone. I’m on track nine and I’m about ready to die of boredom.
Has any one read this book? Does it get better? Does he ever come to realize he’s not funny at all, even though he likes to think he is?
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WIW - Dec. 21
Good morning! Normally, I hate waking up at 5am, period. For some strange reason, however, today I found myself wide awake at 4am. Of course, for an hour, I fought it and tried desperately to go back to sleep, before accepting my 4am wake-up call and reading the news.
Ultimately, I blame it on my pork tenderloin roast thing I had crock-potting over night. It smells so good! More on that later...
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WIW: Dec. 14, 2011
Today is Wednesday, right? At this point, I’m so in a blur that I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a different day entirely. But for now, I’ll go with it’s a Wednesday.
In case you didn’t notice, I have been slightly AWOL this past week. Why? Well, because my bestie was in town! I knew that once she got here, I would be less inclined to run (true), eat healthy (true)...
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WIW! - Dec. 7
Not only did I manage to fit into “I-thought-I-was-too-fat-for” New Year’s Eve dress, but …… *drumroll, please* …..
SW: 176
LWIW:173.9
CW: 171.3
Difference: -2.6lbs (!!!)
Total WL: -4.7 lbs (ALMOST 5LBS!)
Woo hoo!
I’m kickin’ ass and takin’ names!
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Non-Scale Victory!
Last year (when I was skinnier) I bought a LBD for a halloween costume. That halloween, I never ended up wearing it, or even going out. Then, I planned to wear it as a New Year’s Eve dress. Again, I didn’t do much of anything for New Year’s last year so the dress went unworn yet again.
Fast forward some-odd pounds and a year later and I still have yet to wear the dress. For the...
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Going Primal →
My brother raved about this last week over Thanksgiving; apparently, a bunch of his Washington friends have gone primal (the paleo diet). When he was first telling me about it, I was a bit skeptical. I mean, come on, with the paleo diet not only do you eat life our ancestors, but you’re supposed to run like them too.
When I saw this article from Active.com, it helped change my initial...
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RECAP: November Goals
Hello December. Excuse my language, but where the hell did you come from? It seems like only yesterday it was April. I can’t believe the countdown to 2012 has officially started. Sometimes, I feel like I have accomplished nothing this year; other times, I feel like I’ve accomplished so much.
As it’s the first of the month, I weighed myself today. The results were… good...
November 2011
18 posts
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Family Vacations: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
I ‘spose a Happy Thanksgiving is in order, seeing how I have yet to post anything at all, all week. Oops.
Last Saturday, I flew into Tucson to spend a week with friends and family. One week later, you can say I am both happy and sad to be going.
The Good: Spending time with my aunt and uncle, whom I haven’t seen in about a year and a half.
The Bad: On several occasions my mom...
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Hitting a Road Block
To say that today (er, this week) has just been on those days (weeks), would be the understatement of the century. Right now, I feel like crap. I feel like crawling into bed and never ever resurfacing. I feel like a whale. I feel like I have yet another low-blood sugar headache coming on (that would make for my third one … today).
It’s been a few days since I last posted anything....
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Santa Hustle 5k -- Dec. 3 →
Run and dress up as Santa … I think, yes!
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A Letter to Myself
Dear Lauren [me]:
It’s time to let the cat out of the bag and face the facts: You’re not happy. You know what I am talking about too — the heavy, dark emotions that are always hovering, no matter how much you try to suppress them.
Fact #2: Rather than facing them head on, you’re increasingly using food and alcohol to bury them. You turn to beer, mixed drinks and shots...
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Help!
I could go for some serious carb loading right now.
Tips on something small to satisfy the craving?
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I don't know what happened...
but I went to adjust my daily caloric intake goal (DCIG) on Daily Plate to lose 2lbs/week and it gave me a way low number (lower 900s). So then I tried to go back to my original goal (1,476/day) and I cannot for the life of me figure out how I got that number.
Crazy.
Instead, I’m using the BMI Calculator Plus: Personalized Weight Loss Plan off WebMD. It’s giving me a much more...
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Talk about an eye opener...
As I like to say, I have certain size stigmas, also known as I won’t buy clothes unless I can buy them in certain sizes.
Case in point, the perfect New Year’s Eve dress that I found at H&M (I would totally post a pic, but it was no where to be found online). Being the optimistic person that I am, I tried it on in a size 10. It didn’t fit, at all. Well, it fit over my fat...