Had to take today off. First: far too hot to run; Second: my legs are far too tired to take any more abuse. I woke up and just felt like I could die I was so tired. Dropped off the car to be repaired and then came home. Been a little snaky today but I can see my body tightening up and trimming down.... and best news of all I'm at 110. Hooray! So 110 of muscle must look like 100!
Sitting in an air conditioned room, very happy and cool. Oh god, it's such a blessing. This summer has been easily the worst I can remember. I'm going to take all of today off, and try to run tomorrow. If I get up early enough I can do it. Five miles at least, six since I took a day off.
Heat breaks on Saturday/Sunday. Thank you universe!
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Pacific Rim
Is exactly what you'd expect. Terrible. But I was thoroughly entertained. I got to sit in an air-conditioned room and was treated to rock-em-sock-em robots versus monsters. Yeah, silly but you know what, every once in a while you need a little silly in your life.
I made a lovely bright and yummy pasta salad. Great for a treat when you have been running all week. I did get six miles in both yesterday and today, so I feel justified in eating pasta salad. Not sure what the cal count is, not sure I WANT to know!
Recipe: Greek Pasta Salad
1 bag of colorful bowtie pasta (bring to boil then set aside to get to room temp)
1 jar of banana peppers (drained)
1 jar roasted red peppers (drained)
1 jar of Greek salad dressing (I like that stuff with the blue cover because it's got a nice bite to it)
1 container feta cheese
1 bag of stir-fry pre-washed veg (usually includes broccoli flourets, carrots snow peas)
As I wrote, you boil the pasta until nice and tender, use a fork to test and use a big wooden spoon to separate. Drain thoroughly, then set aside. I like to put a little EVOO and sprinkle with garlic salt and basil (dried leaves). Put is aside until room temp, test by waving hand over it.
Put in your jars of peppers and greek dressing. mix mix mix. Yum yum yum.
Put in the fridge and let it cool over night (or go see a movie... whatever, passage of time.)
Put in veg and cheese. I like to put it into a big tupperware container and just shake the hell out of it. Stirring is for fools!
Serve this with a nicely sliced up apple, a few baby dill kosher pickles, and handful of nuts for protein. Crazy good with lemonade in a frosty mug, or just ice water. Yum!
So that's the food from the Anorexic foodie. Enjoy. Then starve for a week. Because I'm still at 112 and feel crazy fat, but that's the weather and that I'm running. Gaining muscle is the WORST! I don't see how these body builders handle it because I look at my legs and get ready to cry or kill myself.
Tap dancing tonight. I haven't practiced but it's just too damned hot to put on tap shoes and start jumping around. Tomorrow is ballet. I like both of them. Thinking tomorrow I might go swimming instead of running. Or just do both, IDK.
I made a lovely bright and yummy pasta salad. Great for a treat when you have been running all week. I did get six miles in both yesterday and today, so I feel justified in eating pasta salad. Not sure what the cal count is, not sure I WANT to know!
Recipe: Greek Pasta Salad
1 bag of colorful bowtie pasta (bring to boil then set aside to get to room temp)
1 jar of banana peppers (drained)
1 jar roasted red peppers (drained)
1 jar of Greek salad dressing (I like that stuff with the blue cover because it's got a nice bite to it)
1 container feta cheese
1 bag of stir-fry pre-washed veg (usually includes broccoli flourets, carrots snow peas)
As I wrote, you boil the pasta until nice and tender, use a fork to test and use a big wooden spoon to separate. Drain thoroughly, then set aside. I like to put a little EVOO and sprinkle with garlic salt and basil (dried leaves). Put is aside until room temp, test by waving hand over it.
Put in your jars of peppers and greek dressing. mix mix mix. Yum yum yum.
Put in the fridge and let it cool over night (or go see a movie... whatever, passage of time.)
Put in veg and cheese. I like to put it into a big tupperware container and just shake the hell out of it. Stirring is for fools!
Serve this with a nicely sliced up apple, a few baby dill kosher pickles, and handful of nuts for protein. Crazy good with lemonade in a frosty mug, or just ice water. Yum!
So that's the food from the Anorexic foodie. Enjoy. Then starve for a week. Because I'm still at 112 and feel crazy fat, but that's the weather and that I'm running. Gaining muscle is the WORST! I don't see how these body builders handle it because I look at my legs and get ready to cry or kill myself.
Second day of Six miles
I'm feeling pretty good. Second day of six miles down. Michael ran with me this morning. We tried to leave early to beat the heat. Ha ha. Nice try says the sun. It was unbelievable. I felt like the sun as eating my skin at one point.
Ran my six. My feet look pretty beat up, but I don't car. We are off to see Pacific Rim. yes, it looks terrible, but it will be air-conditioned!
Ran my six. My feet look pretty beat up, but I don't car. We are off to see Pacific Rim. yes, it looks terrible, but it will be air-conditioned!
Monday, July 15, 2013
Six miles and lunch
So today I kicked up my work-out to a six mile run with a one mile walk to cool down. Funny, cool down. It's crazy hot out. My face must have been so red. Two other people came onto the track right around my fourth mile and they left just as I was finishing up. Couldn't take the heat and I don't blame them, it's awful.
This has been a rotten summer for the heat and humidity. Just nasty.
Anyway, after a nice cold shower and several glasses of ice water I made my lunch. The black swan breakfast. Poached egg, slice of toast, half a grapefruit. It was delicious again! This time I remembered to take a picture, so it's underneath.
Cal count: toast: 128 cals; egg: 64 cals; 1/2 grapefruit: 37 cals; Total: 229! BRILLIANT!
Weight: 112
Measurements: thigh: 21 in; hips/bum: 36 in; waist: 25 in; arm: 9in.
Tomorrow is tap and then wednesday is ballet. If I keep working pretty soon I'll hit perfection!
This has been a rotten summer for the heat and humidity. Just nasty.
Anyway, after a nice cold shower and several glasses of ice water I made my lunch. The black swan breakfast. Poached egg, slice of toast, half a grapefruit. It was delicious again! This time I remembered to take a picture, so it's underneath.
Cal count: toast: 128 cals; egg: 64 cals; 1/2 grapefruit: 37 cals; Total: 229! BRILLIANT!
Weight: 112
Measurements: thigh: 21 in; hips/bum: 36 in; waist: 25 in; arm: 9in.
Tomorrow is tap and then wednesday is ballet. If I keep working pretty soon I'll hit perfection!
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Back on Track!
Okay, so today is my turning around. I can feel myself getting lighter and tighter. Now first I'm still at 113.6 which is disappointing yes, but my body is so tight I can't believe it.
Exercise: running five miles on the track every day.
Tuesday: Tap dancing
Wednesday: Ballet
Thursday & Saturday: yoga
I'd like to get really flexible so the running is a little counter-productive. But I love it. It's so great to get up and put in my head phones and just run for almost an hour. It's brilliant. I'm thinking next week I'll push myself to run 6 or 7 miles. Since it's just the track I'm not getting the workout I would if I were doing road work, but my ankles just can't take the road any longer.
I brought my diet back under control too. These days it's a good breakfast: bowl of cereal; lunch: tuna roll half an apple and a handful of nuts; dinner: toast a few more nuts. Lots of water.
Today I tried something new. For lunch I had the Black Swan diet: Poached egg, slice of toast, half a grapefruit. I actually enjoyed it a lot, and I feel full. No bullshit. I'm satisfied. I think because the combination of starch, carbs and vitamins really satisfied all of my needs.
Exercise: running five miles on the track every day.
Tuesday: Tap dancing
Wednesday: Ballet
Thursday & Saturday: yoga
I'd like to get really flexible so the running is a little counter-productive. But I love it. It's so great to get up and put in my head phones and just run for almost an hour. It's brilliant. I'm thinking next week I'll push myself to run 6 or 7 miles. Since it's just the track I'm not getting the workout I would if I were doing road work, but my ankles just can't take the road any longer.
I brought my diet back under control too. These days it's a good breakfast: bowl of cereal; lunch: tuna roll half an apple and a handful of nuts; dinner: toast a few more nuts. Lots of water.
Today I tried something new. For lunch I had the Black Swan diet: Poached egg, slice of toast, half a grapefruit. I actually enjoyed it a lot, and I feel full. No bullshit. I'm satisfied. I think because the combination of starch, carbs and vitamins really satisfied all of my needs.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Resisting the urge to look
I'm avoiding the scale. I haven't been eating bad. Maybe a little bad. I had a lovely moz. tomato and basil open faced sandwich for dinner last night. Today was much better.
Two bowls of cereal (special K) fruit salad toast. That's it. Very proud.
Also took five laxatives and I've been actively downing water like a demon.
But still I feel so damned bloated thanks to the heat (and the cheese in the sandwich).
Took today off from running, had to put the car into the dealership to get the touch-screen radio looked at. They plan to fix it next week. Have you ever driven a car with no radio... ugh.
Running tomorrow. Tonight was the first ballet class. Loved it! I'm a little vain, and I'll admit I look so slim next to these other girls. I cannot believe how BIG some "dancers" get. I mean. Wow. Just Wow. I would say that other than the teacher I'm the only healthy BMI in the room. And I'm on the lower end of my BMI.
I overheard her offer pointe to another girl, so I'm now determined to get into this as well. That's my goal. Well that and hitting 100 pounds by the end of the summer.
Natalie Portman here I come. If I can just get the fat off. Why do I keep gaining weight? This sucks.
Two bowls of cereal (special K) fruit salad toast. That's it. Very proud.
Also took five laxatives and I've been actively downing water like a demon.
But still I feel so damned bloated thanks to the heat (and the cheese in the sandwich).
Took today off from running, had to put the car into the dealership to get the touch-screen radio looked at. They plan to fix it next week. Have you ever driven a car with no radio... ugh.
Running tomorrow. Tonight was the first ballet class. Loved it! I'm a little vain, and I'll admit I look so slim next to these other girls. I cannot believe how BIG some "dancers" get. I mean. Wow. Just Wow. I would say that other than the teacher I'm the only healthy BMI in the room. And I'm on the lower end of my BMI.
I overheard her offer pointe to another girl, so I'm now determined to get into this as well. That's my goal. Well that and hitting 100 pounds by the end of the summer.
Natalie Portman here I come. If I can just get the fat off. Why do I keep gaining weight? This sucks.
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Fat Fat Go Away
So it's like I just can't get rid of my damned fat. I'm still 113. I'm taking today off from running. Tonight is my first tap class is tonight, so that's kind of a workout. Sort of.
Anyway, I didn't get poison oak from cutting down the tree. Thank God. I don't think I could have handled that.
Okay, no running today.
113 this morning, but I didn't get up until 10:30. Lazy as hell.
Last night I made this amazing open-faced sandwich. It was ciabata bread with thick slices of tomato and mozzarella cheese (sprig of basil in-between the tomato and cheese) with a little bit of salt, pepper and then drizzle of lite balsamic vinegret. It was amazing. I gobbled it down like a pig. Hopefully my brother and sister may come over here for a summer movie night and I'll make it for them. I'd cut it into small 1-inch strips to make eating easier. And serve it with a cool strawberry cocktail.
I'll post pics if I make them tonight... which I probably will as I have a half a brick of cheese and a tomato in the fridge.
I wish I was skinnier, but that will come in time. Just keep working out and eating right.
Anyway, I didn't get poison oak from cutting down the tree. Thank God. I don't think I could have handled that.
Okay, no running today.
113 this morning, but I didn't get up until 10:30. Lazy as hell.
Last night I made this amazing open-faced sandwich. It was ciabata bread with thick slices of tomato and mozzarella cheese (sprig of basil in-between the tomato and cheese) with a little bit of salt, pepper and then drizzle of lite balsamic vinegret. It was amazing. I gobbled it down like a pig. Hopefully my brother and sister may come over here for a summer movie night and I'll make it for them. I'd cut it into small 1-inch strips to make eating easier. And serve it with a cool strawberry cocktail.
I'll post pics if I make them tonight... which I probably will as I have a half a brick of cheese and a tomato in the fridge.
I wish I was skinnier, but that will come in time. Just keep working out and eating right.
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