So since I’m already in pajamas (yep…I’m old)I’ll just get down to the best part

I broke my 10k time by a good bit tonight! I was only going for 4 miles, but then I thought “oh heck, let’s just go for it” so I ran from Southwood to pretty far down Capital Circle to the point that it was so dark in a nature trail inside Southwood that I could barely see my hands. It was a beautiful night, even with the north wind blowing like crazy at one point.

So that’s about it for today. Not too shabby of a day. See ya tomorrow.

So I’m going to keep this brief because I smell, I’m tired and I want to sleep.

Here’s the breakdown of my day…

I lost .6 pounds this week so I’m down to 231. SSSSSSOOOOOOO CLOSE TO GETTING OUT OF THE 230’s!!!!!!

Also, I was pulled over on the way home from a 9 pm church softball game that got out around 10:45. I was going a little fast down a hill and I had a headlight out (yep, Malibu Stacy is a cyclops right now) but I got by with a warning. Between you and me and the Internet, I smelled to high Heaven between the softball game and running before said softball game. I think, like the common skunk, my smell was my disarming ability.

Also, if you want to scare a opossum away, pop open an umbrella. That is all.

See ya tomorrow.

Monday Night Football makes Mondays worth it. The Ravens are raw.

So today wasn’t near as epic as this weekend (because it is Monday after all…) but tomorrow should be better. Or at least I hope so.

One thing I do know though is that my weight has been in a weird flux this week. I won’t divulge numbers here, but at one point there was a six-pound differential. It’s something that I used to have really bothered me, but that kind of stuff is easier to deal with when you know you’re doing things right. You know it means you’re body is just being silly, rather than “you are treating me wrong so I will response with gaining.” Does that make any sense? Let’s talk food.

This morning, I just had the same ol’ english muffin and peanut butter. Luckily, I bought some breakfast goodies this evening so that’s exciting (I guess…)

Since Megan was swamped with doctoral stuff, I brought over some to here during her office hours. I went to Panda Express (which actually has some healthier entrees) and we split a three entree. When I was in high school, I would get a triple order of orange chicken and eat it with lo mein noodles and regular soda. Today megan and I split it and I was stuffed. I’ve come a long way.

For Dinner, we had some delicious spaghetti with chicken italian sausage. It was amazing.

I had some almonds and a banana for my post dinner snack.

So that’s about it. Nothing too bad at all.
I’m interested to see where I’ll be tomorrow morning, either way, good things are happening and it’s exciting. See ya tomorrow.

This was yesterday. You know, when the weather had been rainy and humid. You know, before today…the most gorgeous day since March. Unintentional mud runs are awesome and I highly recommend them.
When I was running yesterday, I wasn’t doing my best. Sure I was trying, but I wasn’t giving it all I had. I mean, I had an out: the awful weather and the incredibly muddy trail. That was until an older man ran up behind me and said “come on brother, let’s go.” So I ran…fast. Faster than I usually do. I was running the speed I knew I could but never did. It felt like driving on the highway for the first time. It was an awesome feeling. As we were coming to the end of the trail, he looked over to me and said “you only have to remember three letters-RFM: Repetitive. Forward. Motion.”
I have no clue who that man was, and I may never see him again. But that is what has been so amazing about this weight loss journey, I have gotten the push I’ve needed from random people at the moment I have needed it the most. Like when an old Pakistani man at the Anytime Fitness my parents go to told me about how he went to the doctor who said that he could either go home, keep living the way he is and die in a few years, or to go to the gym and get in shape and live longer. It’s people like that who encourage me to tell my story. Not just here in my posts, but when I see an opportunity to reach out to someone. Because at that moment, I could be the push that person needs to change their life.

(I really don’t know how to transition to the food portion of this post, so instead I have added this sentence in parenthesis to serve as a barrier.)

So for those of you who don’t live in the South, fall has finally arrive south of the Mason Dixon. It was actually cool this morning when we were going to church, instead of being humid and gross like it usually is (it’s not usually humid and gross only when we go to church…words…I’m not good with them.) Anyway, Megan decided to make homemade delicious pumpkin spice lattes! They were awesome and it went well with my peanut butter and honey english muffin.

For lunch, we went with some friends to Jason’s Deli! I went with the salad bar as always. So much deliciousness!

Our Ridiculous Escapade to Target Since Target is super close to Jason’s (because someone knows the way to this 18-35 year old male’s heart and pocketbook) we went over there to check out the new Shops line that just came out and all of Target’s other regular awesomeness.
When we were skulking around the clearance section, we found those superfluous plates and bowls that look like they have food inside of them. That was when our friend Julie had an awesome idea for a Jedi Weight Loss Trick: put carrots in the faux Tostito’s bowl and you’ll think “oh hey! we’re eating chips and not carrots!” BRILLIANT!!!! 50 points for Dowerdor!

Also, I had a venti skinny caramel macchiato because I had a BOGO deal for a Target-only Starbucks!

Exercise and Stuff This evening, I decided to make use of this amazing weather and set out to do some bleachers inside the largest brick structure in the United States: Doak flippin’ Campbell Stadium. I ran over there, which is about 1.25 miles, and then I ran up and down the bleachers from row 1 to row 83 three times before I thought I was going to die. Although there were a few people doing the same thing with the same exasperated look on their faces, there was this one lady that beasted out every section. I want to be that lady. (Wait, what?) Anyway, like most stadiums, there are massive ramps that zigzag to the top. I ran up a section of those while doing an exercise like sit ups and push ups at each turn. I was exhausted by the end of it, but it felt great. Not to mention I burned 800 calories. Sweet action.

Din-Din Tonight, I broke out the George Foreman (and no, I have never stepped on it when it was cooking me breakfast in bed) and grilled up some burgers. It’s crazy how much grease comes off even from 90/10 beef! I also baked some tots (and no, Randy didn’t ask me for any of them. So many ridiculous references in this post!) and had some baked beans on the side. Instead of hamburger buns, we used english muffins. I have to say, it was a pretty awesome meal.

So that’s about it for tonight. I feel pretty good about my weigh in on Tuesday. Hopefully it’s not just a bad hunch like that first hunch the detective gets in every episode of Law & Order I have ever watched. See ya tomorrow.

So yesterday’s post was convicting for me. I have been trying to lose weight, but there have been some times recently where my heart hasn’t been completely in it like it use to be. I know the math: eat less, exercise more, drink water. But like I was talking about last night, if I don’t give this all I have, I’m missing out on weight I could be losing.

With that all being said, I really didn’t know if today’s weigh in was going to be good. Yeah, I ran 7 miles and played softball with strangers in the park for 3 hours on Sunday, but I also ate a decadent burger from Vertigo, some delicious homemade pizza and other amazing things this week. That doesn’t always balance itself out. Well, I got lucky I guess… I lost 2.2 pounds which means I’m down to 231.6. I was 231.2 before Disney so if all goes to plan, I’ll be back in to unchartered territory this time next week. (I’m so flippin ready to be in the 220’s!!!)

Anyway, let me give you a quick breakdown of my food intake today.

Breakfast: A 100 calorie English Muffin with a tablespoon of peanut butter. It is a super filling breakfast. The English Muffin had 8 grams of fiber alone! 3.5 points

Lunch: I had two servings of our leftover chicken enchilada soup. I knew dinner wasn’t going to be until after our run so I at two servings with cheese and sour cream. With the cheese and sour cream it was probably 14 points

Pre-Run Fuel: I had another 3.5 English Muffin and 2 points of cereal (I just grabbed a handful out of the box. Don’t tell Megan.)

SAWS I went for a quick 5k today and I was a little slower than my 5k PR (about 70 seconds slower). The awesome thing about running in Tallahassee is there are always owls hooting in the trails. It’s like my own aviary cheerleading squad! (Don’t judge. I love owls.)

Dinner Tonight, we had some delicious Asian Pork from the always amazing Skinny Taste site. Ah-maze-ing (or however Penny says it on Happy Endings. I have no clue how to spell it out.) If you want the recipe for that, either hit up the Skinny Taste Pinterest board I made or search for it on her site. It’s awesome.

So that’s about it for today. Not too shabby.

Wordless Wednesday will be full of shots from the game this past weekend. Get stoked.

See ya tomorrow.