It has been a long time since I set a new PB (Personal Best) in the half marathon distance. Over 2 years to be exact. It feels like it has been a long time since I set a PB at any distance. After my last attempt at a half marathon, in March at Comox, I was a woman on a mission. In the 4 weeks before Comox I ran a total of 53km, thanks to the injuries I sustained in that nasty fall I took in February. In the 4 weeks before BMO I ran 153km. I felt strong, I [...]
Boston…
My thoughts are so very much with the City of Boston, the runners of the Boston Marathon, and the families of those injured and lost. Yesterday was a hard day as a runner. To see the finish line, a place that should be filled with such joy and pride, turned in to a place of devastation and fear. My first thoughts when I heard of the explosions was of all the people I knew personally who were running. Thankfully they are all safe and sound. My second thought was absolute shock at the images I was seeing. Blood stained sidewalks, the finish line torn apart. [...]
Doing it because I can.
I know, I know, long time no write. Life has been busy! Taking on a 3rd WeightWatchers (long-term temporary) meeting, and covering for coworkers when the need arises, plus working a full time day job, while training for a half marathon goal race has sucked up a lot of my time. And on top of that I’m trying to make it a priority to be social and spend time with friends. So somewhere, something had to give, and unfortunately it was the blog. Last time I posted, I said I would be back once the bandages were off of my hand and [...]
When you add it all up, it’s really not that bad!
How many of you have ever just said “screw it” and eaten something without thinking about the points, knowing you’re going over your daily target, and digging deep in to your weekly points? You know, those days where you just don’t care, you’re going to eat that pint of Haagen Dazs, whether it fits in to your points or not? Well, I bet you can guess that I have had one of those recently! What is more stressful than money stress? Is there anything out there that can send you flying off of the handle more than someone else [...]
Forgive me readers, for I have sinned.
Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. I have not been committed to following the WeightWatchers program completely. I have allowed a few pounds to creep back on over the holidays. Before we sign on the dotted line and accept a job as a WeightWatchers leaders, we are members. We live the program, we lose weight on the program, we sit in those same chairs that every other member sits in. Yes, I am a WeightWatchers Leader, but I am also a member. I am a WeightWatchers Lifetime Member, and I am above goal . When I first joined WeightWatchers, [...]
“There was once a point in my life where I weighed over 300lbs.”
That was the opening line of my friend Nikki’s blog post yesterday, a blog post she titled “A Hard Thing For Me To Admit”. I cannot tell you how totally proud I am of her for putting those words out there, for saying it “out loud”. But even more so, I am amazingly proud of her for having the determination and strength to do this ‘on her own’. I’m not going to copy the entire thing over here, you can click the blog title above and go on over there to read it all for yourself. What I want to share with [...]
3 seconds is still 3 seconds, right?
Ah January, you have returned, and along with you comes the start of the new year of racing. In my neck of the woods, we always start the year with the Island Race Series, a series of races every second weekend from January – April with distances varying from 5K to half marathon. The series starts each year with the Pioneer 8K, a fun, friendly, race just outside of Victoria. It’s a great start to the year! After a disappointing race in 2012, I was ready to take on the course and set a new PB (Personal Best). This was [...]
They should put THAT in the commercials!
It should probably come as no surprise to you that there are a LOT of people in my life who need to lose weight, who are trying to lose weight, or who have already lost the weight & are trying to maintain the loss. Therefore, it should also come as no surprise that the benefits of weight loss are often a topic of conversation. Sometimes, the conversation about weight loss is a medical conversation. I want to live longer. I want to take less pills. I want to control diabetes. Quite often, the conversation about weight loss is a conversation [...]
Sometimes I forget that I’m not fat anymore!
Sometimes I forget that I’m not fat anymore. I forget that I am a fit, energetic, active person! I realize that sounds crazy, but it’s true. I often refer to myself as a ‘fat person in a skinny body’, since I will ALWAYS struggle with my food weaknesses. Most people who know me now never knew fat me. They never new the girl who would buy A&W on the way home from work, order the Chubby Chicken sandwich, regular fries, a side of onion rings (with honey mustard dipping sauce) and a DIET coke, then eat it form the bag [...]
