Big News: Best Friends Part Deux

Well hello again Friends! We've got  a big news deal today before I finalize my "R" word post for sometime in the next couple of days. Like even bigger than my skinny jeans news! I know, I know, I was surprised too. So hold on to your socks/ running shoes!

1- First! I've decided to try out some fitness/ running related products and let you know how they work out here. No, I'm not getting paid to do this, although that would be like... wonderful. Our first review will be *Drum Roll* Sports Bras! Without getting into to much detail, us bustier ladies have a love/hate relationship with sports bras. We love them cuz they are supposed to hold things in and hate them because they usually don't. I have been looking high and log for a new one without much success. Hurray! Victoria's Secret now makes them! Without to many deets I'm super excited. VS is definitely my undergarment brand of choice. You get what you pay for and VS is totally worth it. One is on order and will be reviewed for this publication. Aren't you all lucky.

2- As previously discussed Christmas was great. Getting together with friends and family is always the highlight of my Holiday plans and this year was no different! In fact, it was even better because it involved getting to see some friends from Arizona that don't normally make it up to the frozen north much. (Ironic antidote, The day I'm going to meet them for dinner, the nastiest snow storm we've had all winter arrives). These snow-bringing people I speak of are my good friends Cindy and Derek. You'll recognize Cindy from many a previous post including the wildly popular Best Friends.  For some background, Cindy and I went to HS together, did Science Olympiad together and had the honor of standing up with each other in our respective weddings. So blah, blah we're buds and have been for a while. Towards the end of our fun (snowy) dinner, Cindy gave MB a stuffed monkey for Christmas and me a box containing this.

 

After a moment of confusion, I realized it had 13.1 stamped on it, my 1/2 marathon goal. "Aw, thanks!" I said, before realizing that Cindy was holding up a matching key chain..... Even more confused I sat there for a second until she said "I'm doing it with you" Again more sitting silence as my slow brain worked through the fact that Cindy was and is going to run the Princess Half Marathon at WDW with me!!!!!!!!!! Wow is all I have to say. Excited doesn't even begin to describe how I'm feeling. She's even going to wear a tutu with me! Talk about friends. I never expected anyone would actually take me up on my offer but boy am I glad she did! Now not only do I have a training partner but I get to experience this really momentous accomplishment in our lives with a true, true friend.  So Cindy, YOU ROCK!

Being the gracious, awesome person she is, she has agreed to occasionally guest blog! Phew for you guys getting a break from my ramblings. Not only is she training too but she is also an amazing cook so we'll all be in for some delicious treats I think! 

So there you have it, not sure there is a better way to end 2012 and look forward into 2013 than taking on a challenge with a friend. Here's to 2013, I'll be back in a couple days with my "official" resolutions post. Be ready to share yours!!

And the journey continues!

P.S. There is always room for more if you want to get in on the running action! :)

And I'm back!

Well hey there peeps! Long time no chat! Let me start out by saying I have literally been not caring what I've even for the past two weeks. Like seriously I'm eating leftover homemade queso right now. Food is a huge part of my family's Holiday festivities and while I was mindful, I didn't really think about it much beyond that and I'm so OK with that! I started this to show people that you can be human and still work on being healthy without eating a carrot for every meal so enjoy this time of year! (GAH! Just cut my mouth with a tortilla chip, stupid Karma)

So it's that time again, time for the dreading/hated/feared etc "R" word. RESOLUTIONS. You know, those outrageous expextations we make of ourselves each January and then hate ourselves when we haven't accomplished the unattainable goal by February. Think I've been through that routine a couple times? I'm already getting email from various websites I'm subscribed to about how to set your resolutions and making it work this year, blah, blah. Just not feeling it yet. I have some ideas of what mine are going to be this year, I bet you all can guess the major one. I'm also hoping to focus on some smaller just general health related ones too. Don't worry I plan on sharing all my goals in the hope that you all will share yours and we can help each other along!

Other than stuffing my face not much has been happening (and that includes working out). Christmas with my family was fantastic as usual. Love being with everyone and seeing the kids open their presents followed by more eating of course. My nephew seems to have given everyone the plague so I'm currently fighting that off which doesn't make exercising seem any more appealing. MB also has said plague plus a case of pink eye in both eyes which included a furiously frustrating 1.5 hour trip to urgent care Christmas Eve for the Dr to spend 1.5 Minutes telling us she had pink eye. Still pissed about that. Hoping the new year brings a bout of good health and motivation to this family! So here's to finishing up the Holidays with dinner with friends, mini road trips and more eating! Let's enjoy these last few lazy days before the "real work" begins! Wishing everyone a (belated) Happy Holidays!

And the journey continues!

P.S I ALMOST FORGOT!! I got new skinny jeans from my mom for Christmas, from Gap, In a smaller size!!!! WH0000000T!!! If that's not motivation, I don't know what it! Can you tell I'm excited?? :)

Random Musings

There really hasn't been enough going on to warrant a full post so here are some randoms that have been floating around my head.

1. Yay! I've been consitently doing a more on the elliptical and while it doesn't feel good at the time, it sure feels good after. But whoever said being skinny tastes better than anything has never eaten one of my gingerbread cookies. Just saying (P.S. My Skinny Jeans are already getting big at the waist! YAHOOOOO!)

2. Getting Nervous! I set a hard deadline on one year out from the race to actually start "running" and it's terrifying me! What if I can't do? What if I hurt myself? *Panicky wheeze* But I know this is something I REALLY want to do so I'm going to do it! Still debating on whether of not I want the hubs to do it with me. Do I want to cross that finish line by myself or with him? Hmmm, decisions, decisions. And what is everyone's opinion on like "running clothes"? Do you need them or do sweats and a T shirt work just as well?

3. Who needs sleep? With MB having some serious sleep issues it's amazing how fast your body can revert back to the newborn stage where you can function on little to no sleep. (Slept through the night last night! Fingers crossed it continues) Has anyone used night time diapers? Someone suggested to try those and wondered if anyone has had any success.

4. Treats! Very excited about the next installment of the food part of this venture. I'm kind of obsessed with making marshmallows. Everybody things they are hard and they are actually quite easy. Just gelatin, a sugar syrup and an electric mixer. Well, my wonderful mother got me a marshmallow cookbook for my birthday and I'm dying to try some new ones! First up, chocolate filled marshmallows. YUM! That should make for a nice change to all these exercise and weight loss stuff, right?

5. Follow Up: So I don't normally post pictures of my underwear on the internet. Ha! That makes me LOL just thinking about that phrase. But I've had numerous requests to actually see the size of the undies I was gifted as part of the Best Friends post I did a couple weeks ago. Well, I'm not going to model them, not really my style. 

Now I can't get the picture to rotate right but I think it goes without saying that the green ones are mine :) I swear the white ones are longer than MB and she's pretty darn tall for a 1 year old. So thanks again for the continued laughs Cindy! :)

And the journey continues......

Celebrate!

Big News this weekend, I mean some seriously big news..... Ok maybe not so big to regular people but big to me. I have two words for you. Skinny. Jeans. That's right homeys, this lady got herself into a pair of skinny jeans. No they aren't size 2, I don't think these birthing hips are ever going to be a size 2 but they are in a size smaller than I was in and they are skinny jeans! I'm obsessed with my Uggs (Don't judge me I live in a state where we normally have snow up to our behinds for at least 4 months out of the year) and was looking for some jeans to go with them and I thought what the heck, let's try on some skinnies and crush what little self esteem I have built up.... And then, Pop! They slipped right on. I think the other patrons in the store's dressing room area thought I was crazy because I burst out of my room dancing and squealing. Now while I'm still not convinced they don't make my thigh area look like ham shanks, I plan on wearing them proudly with my oh-so wonderful Uggs. You know, after the temperature isn't 60 in December....

The reason I brought up my recent fashion choices (Besides being able to get smaller pants! WH00T) is because I recently read an article about a B-C list celebrity who lost 60 pounds. She did it to be more active with her young son and at the suggestion of her doctor since she was technically classified as obese. First of all Yay to her! I mean 60 pounds is incredible! My problem is when she was interviewed for People she said that still had all of her "fat" clothes in the back of her closet because she is sure she will need them again. Well you sure as well will with that attitude! Seriously lady you should be celebrating your amazing achievement not brooding about gaining the weight all back! I know self esteem in previously heavy girls is a problem, like for real know. We continue to see ourselves in our former size not and not recognize the progress we have made. Keeping your old clothes in your closet though is bad ju-ju. It totally gives you an excuse to hop right off that wagon and back into your old habits.

Well I am proud to say that while I haven't made the unrealistic progress I had envisioned for myself, with some coaching from my wonderful hubby, I am beginning to take pride in what I have done. The first thing I did was rip all those old jeans out of my closet and toss them in the Goodwill pile. Who wants to stare at ill-fitting jeans? I never want to go back to my old size so I'm not keep them around as a reminder of my unhappiness, it seems unhealthy to me. How do you all stay motivated?

So where are we? 1-2 pant sizes down, feeling better and excited to keep going! Had MB's birthday party this weekend so I'm eating salads for lunch this week for some detox after the wonderful party food and birthday cake. What's coming up? The one year countdown of course! I've given myself until 1 year out to work on general fitness, come February the actual 1/2 marathon training starts! Given that this year's race is sold out (!) I'm going to have to register at soon as the 2014 race opens. I'm hoping that will push me to finish this thing too. Still looking for anybody who's interested, hint hint.

And the journey continues!