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Day 693: Gaining Confidence

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Hello!

I can’t flipping wait for college football. It’s only a few days away and it feels like flippin’ Christmas morning.

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So sorry about not post the last few days. We went out to beautiful St. George Island for the annual Musicology beach trip. We swam with dolphins, ate delicious food and hung out with great friends.

Yesterday I was going to post, but then I fell asleep while watching an episode of Doctor Who. On Sunday, I had a massive non-scale victory. Our church is putting together a softball team for a city league and our first practice was yesterday afternoon. The last time time I played softball, I was embarrassing and when I say that I mean I felt embarrassed when I was playing. All during undergrad, I was the intramural team joke. I had fun and I made people laugh, but in all reality I was a waste of a player. The last time I played softball, I went to swing, I farted in mid-swing and struck out. I uttered “I hate my life.” While I meant it in a humorous way, the reality was that I was in a dangerous position. I was on the cliff of my life taking a turn for the worst. Sure, I was a pseudo-active 350-pounder, but I knew I was one injury away from gaining a lot of weight because that’s what happens when you’re that size.

As I was saying…so yesterday, I was a little worried about how it was going to go, but I that all changed when I went up to bat and clocked it. In our scrimmage, I was 5 for 5, had an RBI and had 4 runs. I was whipping around the bases like crazy. It felt awesome. Don’t get me wrong, I’ sore as all get out today, but I feel awesome. Earlier this week, I thought about what would happened if I did gain a significant amount of weight from just being laxed about food. After being actually competitive in sports affirmed the doubts I was having. This work is paying off, I won’t lose sight of that again. See ya tomorrow for a weigh in that could go either way.

An Awesome Blog To Follow

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Sun Salutations my little reading friends!

 

So I didn’t write a post last night (as you made have noticed,) so in lieu of some ridiculous thing I’ve written, I think you should check out this awesome blog instead! 

Once upon a time, Megan and I were BFFs with a guy who loved the tuba. While I was always apathetic to the Medieval instrument, that all changed when I met James Green. James is a tuba stud. He is currently at The Ohio State University pursuing a Doctorate in Tuba Performance. (I personally think James should change his name just to “Dr. Tuba” which sounds like an awesome comic book villain name.)

Anyway, like me, James has always struggled with his weight and he recently started C25K! His blog is about everything from weight loss to the joys of school and other awesomeness. So check out his blog Soon to be Doctor Tuba, Well in 3 Years!

Now here’s a picture of Lil Bub, the cutest cat on the interwebs.

Day 689: Thursday Stuff

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Why hello!

Today was pretty good stuff. I did snack some, but nothing too major. It’s hard not to when you run in the evening and you come hungry. No bueno.

Anyway, let’s talk food.

Also, Arrested Development is amazing. I heart this show so much.

Breakfast: I just had peanut butter on a bagel thin because I am creative when it comes to breakfast.

Lunch: Megan and I met up for lunch at Subway and then went over to Atomic for some amazing caffeinated deliciousness (it was a busy morning.) I had a medici latte and Megan had a honey bear latte (which is deliciously pictured to the left.)

Also, this is me in a bow tie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Run: Today was Runday Thursday! We went out to Southwood when it looked like the apocalypse was about to hit (but evidently that’s coming early next week) and I went for a quick 3.5 miler. I got my mile time down which felt pretty good. I’m going to run 6 on Sunday which is going to be beastly. Also, I wore my favorite sweatband. Princess power all the way (wait…)

 

For dinner, I had some spaghetti. Nothing too fancy but it did the trick.

So that’s about it for the day. Huzzah. See ya tomorrow.

DAY 678: SUNDAY YO!

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Listening to all of Great Britian singing “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” was the highlight of these Olympic games in my opinion.

I know some people are ragging on the Closing Ceremonies, but I mean come on, they have artists from all time periods, hilariously weird acts and two epic posthumous performances by Lennon and Mercury. That’s pretty hard to beat. (Not to mention The Pet Shop Boys kicking butt with some “West End Girls” while the children of the creepy triangle guy from Silent Hill ride around on bicycles.)

Anyway, so today was pretty good food wise. I ate my share, but I was definitely mindful of an impending weigh in on Tuesday. One thing that I didn’t do was drink enough water. It sucks when you leave your Tervis at work all weekend when you’re use to having it by your side at all times. Awe well, that’s how it goes I guess. Alright, let’s talk food…

Breakfast: I had two servings of the ever-awesome Kashi Go Lean Berry deliciousness. One of the most filling breakfasts you can have.

Lunch: OUR FRIEND JULIE IS BACK!!! So after church, we went and ate some delicious Pho and catch up. I had the rice noodles with pork. It was filling, but it’s definitely the most sodium-intense meal that I eat (which explains why I have been so thirsty today. It is what it is.)

Snack: I had some popcorn and a cup of Cheerios this afternoon while watching these Olympics.
Dinner: For dinner, we had leftover chili with rice. Nothing new. But we did have an awesome dessert: victory bread! We each had a few slices of Megan’s victory chocolate chip bread with some spray butter.

So overall today was pretty good, but I’m interested to see where I’ll be on Tuesday. I didn’t do a ton of exercise today like I was suppose to (some non-running activity) but I was pretty sore from the run yesterday. It took a lot out of me. See ya tomorrow.

P.S. this week is going to be awesome because my sister and dad will be here!!!! Can’t wait!!!!

P.P.S IT’S FLIPPIN’ SHARK WEEK!!!!!

Day 677: Race Day Stuff

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Here are pictures of my day. The race was awesome and I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow (I’m falling asleep as I’m typing this post). All in all, I had a personal best and I placed 5th in the men’s 25-30.

In other awesome news, Megan placed second and our running pal Erin placed third in the women’s 25-30! Their prize? Chocolate chip bread! The race benefitted a local high school athletic program so the prizes were made baked. Needless to say the race had a very small, hometown feel to it. Our friend Becky did awesome too! This was her first 5k!

Anyway, after that ridiculousness, we went to another ridiculous activity: canning peaches. Yes, we canned peaches at Becky’s friend’s house. It is a really intriguing process with multiple steps. I did everything from peeling to stirring the peach mixture to going to Ace Hardware to get more caning jars. It was a fun day, but exhausting.

So enjoy the pics and we’ll talk more on Sunday. See ya tomorrow.

Day 675: Thursday Stuff

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Happy #BowtieThursday everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alright, let’s get busy!

Breakfast: I just had an English MacMuffin. Yumtastic. 4 points

Lunch: Megan and I met up on campus (between thunderstorms) and went to Pollo Tropical for lunch. There is nothing better than chicken, rice and black beans. Fantastic. 11 points

When I was at work, I had four Goldfish crackers and a lemon cookie. Nothing major. 2 points?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner: Megan made some awesome Crock Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup for dinner. I had one and a half serving with a little cheese and sour cream. It was about 9 points. For dessert, Megan and I shared some froyo and it was only 2 points! 

SAWS: I ran a crapton today and burned 671 calories. I can’t flippin’ wait for the Trojan 5k on Saturday. I think we figured out the route and it’s going to be hilly. Can’t wait.

When I got home, I had 5 points worth of popcorn. Stellarkart.

So today I got to around 33 points so with the awesome calorie torchin’ I’m in good shape. See ya tomorrow.

Day 673: First Tuesday Weigh In!

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Why Hello!

So today was my first weigh in on a Tuesday and it officially is amazing. I lost 1.2 pounds. Not a ton right? But check this out…I HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST 125 POUNDS!!! I can’t flippin’ believe it! Awesomeness.

Breakfast: I made another Egg MacMuffin which was awesome.

Lunch: Today, my office took a tour of FSU and one of those stops was the awesome Suwannee Room! It’s an All You Can Eat place which haven’t been my best friend at this point. So today I took a new approach to the ol’ AYCE: I made a massive/awesome salad and by that point I was super stuffed. I had one piece of broccoli and one forkful of chicken. Then, I had two pickles and one lemon square. It was a good day for discipline!

Dinner: Tonight, we had the best thing from Skinny Taste ever. Megan made Crock Pot Asian Pork With Mushrooms. It was seriously the best thing I have ever eaten. Make it. Eat it. Cry from happiness.
Run Stuff: It’s Tuesday. You know what that means…RUN TIME!
We found out that there is a 5k this weekend in Tom Brown Park so we (Erin, Megan, Becky and I) are going to beast out that sucker. So today, I decided to see what my 5k time is nowadays. I was suppose to run 4 miles, so I set my Nike+ for 3.1 and then just kept going until I got to 4 miles. I went nuts. I elongated my stride and controlled my breathing.

I burned it and blew my record out to the water! If I can break 28:38 on Saturday, I will flip. Can’t wait.

When I got home, I had some popcorn. It was awesome.

Overall, it was a pretty awesome day. Wordless Wednesday tomorrow. Get stoked. See ya tomorrow.