June 2012
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It's 3:44pm
I ran 4 miles at 8 this morning. I’ve been sitting on a hot bus or walking through this hot-as-hell city ever since. With no food.
I am so damn crabby and hungry that no one in this city is safe. NO ONE!
Also, why did I wear a grey tshirt. Grey shows every damn drop of sweat. Of which, I have many.
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Put it on the calendar
I worked out every single day of this “vacation”. The plan was to go run the lakefront today; however, after eating my weight in Garrett’s popcorn yesterday (holy crap that stuff is good), my guts indicated the treadmill would be a less embarrassing option.
4 on the dreadmill and some weights after.
It’s our last day in Chicago, what must we absolutely do?
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You're all screwed
I met The Internet tonight. You all have big shoes to fill now.
Thanks Claire and JBizz for making my awkwardness less…uncomfortable?
Did I get talked in to being a Chicago2012 cheerleader?!?
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What in the actual hell, Chicago?
This weather is bananas. If bananas were so hot, humid, and oppressive that you felt like you were melting while simply trying to peel them.
My first internet frate tonight and I’m going to have a glistening face, frizzy hair and boob sweat. Great impression.
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She's trying to kill me
Morning! I trust you’re all having a lovely day? Got up and ran this morning and such?
I decided to try my hand at the little circuit workout my trainer sent with me. It went as follows:
20 high knees
20 R leg hops
20 L let hops
20 fast feet
30 pushups (isn’t she cute?)
30 low back extensions
20 heel clicks
15 lunges/leg
20 squat thrusts (real cute)
20 full sit-ups...
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Sweet Home, Chicago
Well, it’s not my home. Not even close. But Chicago is, and always has been, the only large metropolis I could see myself living in. I’m not sure why because I typically abhor large cities. When visiting New York last year I literally thought I would punch someone if I got touched by a stranger one more time. Granted, staying in Times Square didn’t help that.
But Chicago, ah...
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Random musings
1. The Allerton Hotel is ok, but massively overpriced.
2. Just sat next to a gentleman who works for a holding company that owns banks in Montana. Small world.
3. I got up at 5:30 on my pseudo vacation and worked out. The gym is complimentary and pretty dang nice. Even has free weights.
4. While doing 30 lb dumbbell pushups with a row, I had a guy mutter “dang girl” under his...
“I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body...”
– Alanis Morissette, via Runner’s World.
Love this.
Well shucks
The bag was located and I’ll sadly be in pumps tomorrow instead of my awesome trainers.
For all who asked, they’re Asics. All this time I’ve been wearing over-pronation corrective shoes. However, the guy I spoke to this weekend said my pronation is really slight, but I have a ridiculously high arch. Apparently these puppies have the highest arch of all shoes they carry. And...
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Where my stretchy pants at?
I took my dad out for a belated Father’s Day dinner. Of course the old man couldn’t take it easy on me; he picked one of the most expensive restaurants in town.
Tonights meal:
Fried green tomatoes with a blue cheese sauce, balsamic reduction, and lump crab
House salad
Crab stuffed halibut with a white wine reduction sauce
Baked potato the size of my forearm (I only ate 1/4)
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That moment when
You realize your new dress is basically see-through and you aren’t wearing a slip.
Oh and you’re on your way to meet with a head muckity muck.
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A win and a fail
Win: blood center tech assuming her blood pressure machine was broken because my pulse was 46.
Fail: couldn’t donate due to low iron.
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I still feel like crap
Spent 12 hour in a car today with small children. Ate chocolate. And cookies. Drank diet dr pepper like it was my job. Pants feel tight.
BUT, I’m having a salad of nothing but lettuce, tomato, and grilled chicken for dinner. Only three hours left in the car tomorrow, so I will run at least 5 miles when I get home.
Proper workouts and eating will resume as soon as I get home. Not even...
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Can you gain 20 pounds in 48 hours?
Because I feel like I have.
What is it about going out of town that makes me think I need to go bat-shit-crazy with my eating? Huh? Tell me!
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So last night...
I won a diamond necklace.
And procured myself a hangover, which I’m currently suffering through.
Worth it, it was a great night.
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Can I get some jelly?
Cause my legs are toast.
Had a great internal debate about running this morning. Finally forced my lazy ass out of bed, only to realize how sore and tired my legs are. Which makes sense since yesterday WAS a legs day with the trainer. It included jump squats, single leg press, quad curls, lunges with a weighted bar, and step ups. My quads hate my guts right now.
It was only 2.85 miles, but...
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This just happened
Random guy from my building: Sam are you still running?
Sam (me): yeah I still run 3-4 days a week, just not the same mileage as when I was training…wait how did you know I was a runner?
Random guy: oh so and so was telling how awesome it was that you ran a half marathon. Also, you have some bitchin calves.
Me: you’re damn right!
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Operation: Eat More
After my disappointing measurements today (don’t worry, I’m really not sweating it), I had a long talk with my trainer about nutrition. We all know that you can out-eat workouts, that 90% of weight loss happens in the kitchen, and that you can’t go around eating shit just because you pick up heavy things and run all the miles.
Of COURSE I know this. I mean I track EVERYTHING...
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