January 2011
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Teamwork, teamwork
While not the worst idea I ever had, overlapping week 1 of half-marathon training with moving madness was not ideal. That I managed to fit in 5 days of working out anyway, I think is a huge victory, even though my meals have been rather random and I didn’t get in all the miles I wanted. I completely credit having plans for dance class and the Do Life 5K where otherwise I might have bagged it...
FitSugar: Let's Break It Down: Oatmeal Vs. Granola →
Truly, a battle for the ages.
Doing Life
I had so much fun at the Do Life 5K this morning. The air was cold, the park was lovely and the company was great. (New Yorkers, maybe we should do this kind of thing more often…? What say you?)
I figured I could just squeeze in that run and a quick shower before my movers arrived. WELL, life had other plans because they were 45 minutes early! I should have been happy but instead I...
My next blog
will be about minimizing my stuff, not my ass. Tonight was my final rush to pack since I move tomorrow and… I’m going to have to buy another box. There’s no way around it. About an hour ago I realized this, just as I realized I would have to dig out some socks for the Do Life 5K tomorrow because I had already packed mine. (See you there I hope?)
I thought I was doing so well,...
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“That won’t be enough for dinner.”
– Man who just now caught me making microwave popcorn in the office. So he owes me takeout tonight, right?
(Just kidding, I have veggies in the fridge… but I’m hoping I won’t be here that long… I hate you, Powerpoint, and your ass face…)
The Awl: January Without Alcohol: Two Thirsty... →
Discovery News: Eating Bad Food Linked to... →
Man, talk about a Catch-22.
Losing Weight in the City: How Much Gym is Enough? →
losingweightinthecity:
A few weeks ago, a reporter from the New York Times interviewed me for a story about whether “full-service” gyms (i.e. a NYSC or Equinox that offers classes, training, etc.) were enough…
I’ve tried lots of classes, both at gyms I’ve belonged to and at other gyms. Ultimately, I stay a member of a “full-service” gym because of that exact full range of services. I...
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January 26
First overheard “OMG, swimsuit shopping is so hard” conversation of the year. It is currently 31 degrees and snowing in New York.
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Veggie Life: Dancing Machines. →
veggielife:
Yesterday after work I met up with 94Monkeys for Michael Jackson dance class at Broadway Bodies. I didn’t totally know what to expect, but given how much drunk-me enjoyed doing the “California Gurls” dance at a party for New Year’s Eve I was excited for a little choreography!
The first half of the class was a warmup and some cardio to Michael Jackson. The cardio was basic...
Brilliant? Gym only makes you pay when you DON’T... →
trackmyfit:
I think this is a wonderful idea.
I love this idea in theory, although in practice… uh oh.
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WalletPop: Starbucks' Trenta (31 oz.) Launches In... →
Quite frankly part of me still thinks this is an Onion story… yet I will opine as if it were real anyway.
I was going to say “I’ll never get one” until I read that iced coffee will be available in that size. I love my iced coffee, so I’m not going to say, categorically, never. I don’t restrict any foods, and I think it could have a place in a healthy diet (even...
#positiveday
Some people I follow on Twitter declared today Positive Day and I’m going along with it. It is not always easy for me to look on the bright side, but I am slowly getting better. Hence:
Today is the first day of half-marathon training. In 12 weeks I will be a half-marathoner!
In 10 weeks I will have run a 5K in D.C. and hopefully met giveitarun in person.
I went on a fridge-cleaning...
I’m over at my new apartment to wait for IKEA delivery and my new roommates are making me oatmeal.
Quality-of-Lifeometer: RISING
New York: Social Media and Fitness Panel, Feb. 9 →
My coworkers are all abuzz about Social Media Week but this panel could be really interesting:
Event Description: Join BeautifulAthlete.com as we discuss the benefits of social media with encouraging fitness and building relationships for new athletes. We will explore weight loss goals as well as competitive goals being met as a result of a supportive online...
Dollar Friendly Meals: The Hidden Vegetable Pizza →
thehealthexperiment:
dollarfriendlymeals:
This pizza speaks to me. It moves me, you could say. See, it tastes like a rich and fattening Alfredo pizza but curiously doesn’t boast the calories or fat. Intrigued? Well, here is the secret:
That’s right. Vegetables. This pizza has managed to incorporate 10 ounces of spinach, 2 cups of…
dollarfriendlymeals, AKA nutritiousanddelicious, AKA my...
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MegaNerd Runs: Book Review: Run Less, Run Faster →
Has anyone read this? Sounds really interesting (and given the way I run now, easy to put into practice).
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WIW: -2
Back in this game!
Lost in Jan: -.4/ In 2011: -.4/ Total: -74.8
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Pa Does Life: Winter reflections, continued... →
padoeslife:
So how is it then, there can be something so totally out of whack as the inequality between the ease in which calories are consumed versus how hard they are to expend? Now I know I’m not the first or the only one to ponder this — it’s just that today’s treadmill session brought it into painfully clear focus. Let’s just say, hypothetically, that one could leisurely consume a bowl or...
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True Confession Tuesday:
sweatcetera:
Me too! When I’m running late at the airport and scrambling to get through security or when I’m lost somewhere and need to figure out my destination pronto, I pretend I’m a contestant on this show and imagine the cameras focusing on the moment then zooming in up close.
sashayrae:
I really want to be on The Amazing Race.
No lie. It’s my unattainable life goal.
YES....
Bananas
I’ve been kind of a cranky person lately, but here is an example of what I’m dealing with that is making me this way, lately.
Two relevant facts before I get to the story:
Until the end of this month I live with 2 roommates, who I found on Craigslist, am not close with and will probably not see again ever. And I’m okay with that.
My preferred night-before-long-run food of...
“I’m kind of a moody biotch when I don’t work out. So does working out make me...”
– Heather at Body FM, “Why Do You Work Out? (Be Honest).” Also you’re welcome, world.
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“Let’s have a toast for the fruit snacks
Let’s have a toast for the crab roe...”
– Kanye West lyrics rewritten to be about food. GENIUS. (via noonemanshouldhaveallthatflour)
“Essentially, what’s going to happen is that eventually, everyone’s...”
– Claire Zulkey, “Double Spanx.”
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Currently: Calling the gym to see if I left my hat...
No one would take a random hat found lying on the gym floor, right??
(Naturally it wasn’t my stupid-looking running hat, but rather my cute wooly one that wandered away.)
Jack Fit: How to Gain 60 Pounds in Six Months →
“Of course, if you’d rather lose 60 pounds in six months, just do the opposite of all this…”
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WIW: +2.2
I have been so hungry since my race on Sunday. Some choices I made were good, and some were not so great, but mostly I’m confused. Why now? Is it the cold?
Anyway, getting back to better eating this week. And how about a NSV: I bought leather boots and they fit around my calves! My calves were always too big for anything but rainboots. I feel extremely classy and put together, with even a...
Wall Street Journal: Time to Try a Tech Detox? →
Now this is the kind of cleanse I can get behind. I definitely can’t take a week off screens because of work, but I could probably eke out a day.
Washington Post: Chefs trim the fat... on... →
Six D.C.-area chefs lost a combined total of 278 pounds:
Being surrounded by deliciousness all day might be difficult, but the challenge is not insurmountable. Clark puts it aptly: “Just because it’s there doesn’t mean I have to eat it, and if I eat it, I don’t have to eat the whole thing.”
“I sometimes think that running has given me a glimpse of the greatest freedom a...”
– Sir Roger Bannister, first man to run a sub-4 minute mile. (via 6n6challenge)
“The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable—even...”
– Amy Chua, Wall Street Journal, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.”
Oh, not all Western parents tiptoe around the issue!!!!! …As God is my witness I will not put my at this point hypothetical children through that.
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Going to try to buy new running shoes tonight
I’ve been putting off this chore for anywhere between 3 weeks and a year, depending on how often you think they should be replaced.
There ought to be a German word for “the realization that your long-held fear is pretty silly, coupled with the resolution to face that fear, and the 11th-hour surprise that even though that fear is ridiculous you still have it and it is paralyzing.” I...
Austin-American Statesman: Social media helps... →
Shout-outs to Twitter and CrossFit Central in Austin
