Weigh- In Wednesday

1/2 pound.  That's all.
Better than gaining and better than nothing...almost.  ;)

6 1/2 pounds lost so far.

I am going to attempt 4 miles outside this afternoon.

Happy Wednesday!

Moving foward

Every day at work I turn my computer on and the Upper Room Devotional online is the first thing that pops up on my home screen.  


Some days I read it.  
Some days I ignore it.
Some days I skim it.
Some days I am annoyed by it.
And....some days I read it and it speaks to me and actually sticks with me.


Here is part of what today's devotional read that hit me and is going to stick with me:


Throughout my run in life I have known countless times when I couldn't "see the cross," when God seemed dim and distant. But then that's what faith is about — continuing to believe in the light when you find yourself in the dark. And as in my run, all we can do is forge ahead with the assurance that the light is never as far away as we think. In fact, we know that God's love is with us always.


I feel like that is me right now.  So I will continue to forge ahead. *smile* and be GLAD in it.  


Ran 4 miles on Friday night with a friend. On Saturday night we ran 2 1/2 miles.  
I ran by myself yesterday and it was really hard, my legs were very tight.  It took all I could just to get 2 1/2 done and I walked 2 or 3 times.


And YES folks, I AM going to weigh in tomorrow. Even if the truth hurts.  
I expect "ya'll" to hold me accountable to this!! Yep, I am talking to YOU!! 

It's all good but I need to get real again

The laptop is back.

So, maybe, just maybe I will be back to updating on my runs and weight loss or lack thereof.

I was looking at how many miles were logged since the start of this blog and it says 53.  53!
That is good.....better than 0.

The weight loss...not so good.  Just stuck on the six pounds. I haven't stuck to the Weigh In Wednesdays, so maybe that is my problem. I need to get real and stick to it...ignoring isn't helping.

Running outside is so much more fun than the treadmill.  I am really enjoying it.  It is still VERY difficult though.  I am beat after 2 miles and during that two miles.  Trying to remain positive about the 4 mile Run Like a Mother.  I am really anxious to run with a friend on Friday. She is going to kick my butt, though.

It has been really warm in the afternoons here which is when I would try to complete my runs, so I am going to have to change to early mornings.  That means getting my lazy buns up, which won't be an easy task.  Any suggestions for motivating me??

Why is it that I start out with such good intentions and then fall back into bad habits........?? I know, habits are hard to break. 

That's all for now.  No run as of yet today.  I NEED to start tomorrow with morning runs.  You'll have to check back in to see if I did it....:) Go me!

Deep thoughts

Turns out I am reading a book that is softening my heart and making me think hard about some things that I need to change about myself.  I want to change, but it isn't going to be easy.  Nothing ever is.

It's personal. (Even though I am blogging to the whole wide world *wink*)


Here are a few verses that I am really chewing on......
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness and self - control.
Honestly, some days I have none of the above.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.


Prayers are appreciated.


That's all for now, I need to get back to chewing. *smile* and running!

Caffeine Randomness and Hair

I give you my reason for waking up and surviving the mornings.

I have decided that life is too short for bad or just ok coffee. I deserve good coffee.


Have you ever tried it?  It is truly worth the extra money......


I am trying to detox my body from all the candy consumed this week. I am finding this is hard to do with a bowl of leftover Easter Candy sitting in the kitchen.


Going to journal everything I consume this week, and see how that goes.


The running has been 3 times a week lately. I am a bit sore from the outdoor run that my dog took me on Sunday.


Still trying to lose weight and not overeat and eat the right things.....


Trying to train for this outside:

I would like to look like this:

So, I had better get my booty running and I will just have to use a lot of this:

*smile*

What NOT to wear...

I need a makeover...


So, if you are feeling like nominating me for this:




By all means, please write in to TLC. *wink*


Until they call, I guess I will work on my hair for starters.....


This is similair to what I have now, only I have short bangs that wing out at the sides and I have frizz and strands sticking out everywhere and clearly I am not this gorgeous and would not be caught dead in anything sleeveless for the time being and never have any makeup on... but I digress....(how is that for a run-on sentence?)





Layers, or no layers? Short, or leave it the same? And if I leave it the same, please tell me if there is a product out there to make my hair look smoother.


I give you #1:

Keep in mind I am keeping my blond highlights....




Or # 2:

I would have bangs with this.....






Or #3

heheheh, just kidding.....




Or #4

Or #5

If only it would be guaranteed I would look like all these pics..sigh.


What do you think? Please vote, or forever hold your peace...Y'all do know how to post a comment right? (I get the Y'all from my friend Beth..she is from the south, and I just love to hear her say it!)

My four legged running partner

I give to you my running partner with four legs.....Bo.


You may have met Bo before. But if not.....
Here he is.....

This isn't his best photo, so I will give to you him in much happier times.....

Isn't he cute? :) *wink*

Well, he is much cuter when he is not dragging you on a run all over to pee on everything including car tires......

If you saw me yesterday in my town along the river, downtown and on the rail trail and were laughing...that was me!!! 

The first half of the run, he took ME for a run. Pulling me towards any possible non-moving object to pee on.  Boy was he excited. Me? Less than excited. 


The last half of the run, I was taking HIM on a run with his tongue hanging out.  He needs some work if he is going to be my running partner.  *smile*