June 2011
52 posts
“Runners just do it - they run for the finish line even if someone else has...”
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Weigh-in day: the I don't wanna talk about it...
No, seriously, I don’t want to talk about it. I felt like I did good last week, and I know C’s graduation party (and the metric asston of leftovers from it, which we are still eating) threw me off track, but a 2.5 pound GAIN? I do not think that is entirely correct.
But seeing that number forced me to face some things that I have not been so honest in blogging about.
The whole...
Thinspo Rage: The Sex Edition (Perfect for TMI...
sarcasmis0calories:
These thinspo images that come across my dash that seem to imply you’ll have better sex or more sex with your boyfriend once you lose weight make me angry. I have to assume they mean for those with boyfriends because if I am to understand they are implying “men will come after you for sex when you’re single AND skinny” and young girls are reblogging these messages while...
Change.org - Fire Editor Who Blamed Lara Logan for...
fitvillains:
“Earth to liberated women: when you display legs, thighs, or cleavage, some liberated men will see it as a sign you feel good about yourself and your sexuality. But most men will see it as a sign you want to get laid. Forewarned is forearmed.”
- Appropriately named Dan Rottenberg
I don’t do this often, but this is a cause near & dear to my heart. Yes means yes, no...
That awkward moment when everyone on Tumblr is...
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Ate A Cookie.
sarcasmis0calories:
The result:
The best kind of workout
is the kind where I’m totally not expecting it. I wanted to go running this morning, but when I woke up it was raining (day three, yuck) and I was trying to let C sleep in because he’s been having migraine issues, so the treadmill was out. I went about my day and totally didn’t expect to get a workout in.
It’s 8 pm and I’m adding up my calories for the day...
Anonymous asked: What is one thing you cannot do that you wish you could?
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My Thoughts on Paleo:
sarcasmis0calories:
It took us thousands of years to figure out how to stop competing with four legged animals for our food. We’ve developed indoor plumbing, the elliptical, and automobiles to take us to food since then. Pass the cheese!
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”
– Anne Frank
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Take It Up A Notch - Deadman's Burpee Challenge
This is on rotation to kick my ass.
fitvillains:
You’ll love this! A workout that involves you lying down! Repeatedly.
The entire workout takes only 10 minutes… but believe me, you’ll be DYING at the end. (if not, you’re either a superhero, or not pushing yourself hard enough!). The only rule? Go as fast as you can. If you need to take a break, make it quick & then keep going. The...
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Pizza pennance
C is a notoriously picky eater. Ninety percent of the foods I love he will not even consider eating. I can assume that if I have cooked it, he hates it. This is also true even for his mother’s cooking. So it’s a big freaking deal that I came up with a pizza recipe that he will eat - the first homemade pizza he has ever liked. In fact, he likes it so much that it’s now on...
Weigh-in day: twice belated edition
HW: 197
SW: 183.5
PW: 186
CW: 184
Well, I feel a little better now. Right now I’m focusing on my next benchmark, and ignoring my long-term goal. I’m going to get down to 175 by the end of July, which will put me back where I was for my senior prom four years ago. Slow and steady.
Why Self Loathing Doesn't Work: How I Think I Got...
sarcasmis0calories:
(Picture stolen right from Google Images.)
So I’ve officially lost 20lbs. In four months. I feel like I’ve been doing this forever, but if I consult the calendar the math doesn’t lie. In celebration of this milestone number, (perhaps the only milestone number, since I assume the next is a 50lb loss – I won’t be going down to 110, thanks) I wanted to write about how I...
Back on track
Feeling good about today; my only missing points are from water, which I’ll make up before bed. Walking while reading my LSAT book is working out really well, except for the part where the book is slowly destroying the display on the treadmill. The only thing is that I was just so HUNGRY today. If I hadn’t started my day with a workout, I think I would have gone mad over cals. As...
sarcasmis0calories replied to your post: TMI Tuesday and mixed fail
Do you think Ryan Reynolds is a good fit? I feel the GL is kind of a stiff character, even by DC standards, and he’s such… a clown. He was SUPPOSED to be The Flash, which I felt was spot-on, but it fell through.
I really thought I wouldn’t like him in it, because Hal has such a stick up his ass and Reynolds is so...
loveyourcareer asked: So you've moved and... if I remember correctly... started a new job (???)--how is it going?
TMI Tuesday and mixed fail
Holy fishmongers, it’s been at least a month since I was actually on Tumblr for TMI Tuesday. So go ahead! As always, I reserve the right to ignore questions that would infringe upon C’s privacy, but everything else is fair game.
So, today is day two of me forgetting to weigh in until I’ve already eaten. Which is failtacular. BUT. Last night before going to see Green Lantern...
Waiting to weigh in
I really did not do a good job of keeping up with things this week. Yesterday was a family wedding, so C and I spent Friday and Saturday basically driving. Today I spent gardening (finally have the boxes in and ready!) but overall I just don’t feel I treated myself well this week, and I’m waiting to see the damage.
POPCORN!
Why does movie theater popcorn have to be so evil? C always buys some when we go to the movies (Super 8 is awesome, by the way) and he was sitting over my shoulder as I logged my calories for the day. We split a bucket o’ buttered popcorn and when I logged that, he freaked out. Half the bucket is 820 calories. He had no idea. He loves heavily buttered popcorn to absurd extremes and has...
“The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into what he does....”
– Andrew Carnegie (via courageofalion)
Weigh-in day: reality check edition
HW: 197
SW: 183.5
PW: 180
CW: 186
I finally got my scale back. Time to face the music that since I moved up here, I was basically eating whatever the fuck I wanted, and making excuses not to work out.
Time to get back on the horse, with a vengeance. I’m making some tough choices right now. If I evaluate things honestly, I haven’t been on a “plateau” for a year,...
“Responsibility is the price of greatness.”
– Winston Churchill
rippedfuel asked: Quite gamey, though the rule is to 'scare it with the flame' so you dont have to have it blue (bleeding) but rare is generally as far as you want to go with cooking it before you feel like you trying to chew threw an old boot. Its amazing though, and full of so much good stuff that its hard to really walk past it.
One great thing about growing up in a place with...
is that my parents raised me close to my food. When I was a kid, I loved eating my way through the yard and the year: asparagus in early spring, rhubarb as spring deepened into summer, raspberries just as the heat reached its peak, and apples, pears and pumpkins in fall. I didn’t even realize that wasn’t “normal” until I was in college, and went to visit C’s parents...
10 Lessons We Can Learn From Superheroes
courageofalion:
Superheroes Never Give Up
Like Batman, you have to keep pressing on to the very last breath. Challenges are overcome by wholeheartedly committing to unrelenting persistence.
Superheroes Always Get the Job Done
There are no excuses if you don’t save the girl from the burning house. There are just results, not reasons, you either save the day or you don’t. Gray...
I’m back in Pennsylvania for the weekend and I have to say, I’m pretty proud of myself. I got up half an hour early this morning so I could go for a run, and I actually did it - just tossed on my running gear and went.
This afternoon I was the keynote speaker at the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania’s Gold Award banquet, which was the whole reason I came back. I am proud to...
When 12 year olds (or younger) have weight loss...
happyhealthyhopeful:
life is messed up.
This makes me so sad because I remember trying to “diet” when I was only 8 years old. Looking back, I was healthy for my height, but my mom had me so convinced that I was fat. I was 8 and blooming early (which was horrific, trying to find a little baby training bra when I was still getting my folks to buy 90% of my wardrobe from the boys...
victorbravo13:
I’m a waddler. Sometimes I run, sometimes I jog. Mostly I waddle.
And it doesn’t matter how much I love to watch graceful people with long legs eating up metres in a single bound, I’m not one of the beautiful people.
And I don’t care. I just do it.
kurvykrystina asked: Where have you been lately woman!! I used to always here from you and you have been disappearing!! :(
The Official Blog of Fitness First: It's science,... →
fitnessfirstaz:
Four Laws of Success
Studies have shown that seven out of 10 people who start an exercise program drop out within a few months. One problem is that most people jump into exercise without doing any planning up front. They’re just not prepared for the commitment involved. Are you ready to make…
“Racing is the fun part; it’s the reward for all the hard work.”
– Kara Goucher (via courageofalion)
Feeling more at home
Still settling in. But tonight I made my sort of ratatouille/veggie stew bastard child comfort food and let me tell you, cooking my go-to dish in a new kitchen is my number one way to make a place feel more like home. Plus it’s insanely healthy because it’s basically a cascade of vegetables with a tablespoon or two of olive oil. And C made garlic bread, so I ate like the perfect...
sarcasmis0calories asked: where can buxomy gals like us get some structured, not so tree-hugging hippie looking summer dresses?
“Your mind can make you train. Your body can create power. But only your heart...”
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