So, I haven’t had a chance to run all week. It’s been snowing, if you can believe it. On Christmas and Thursday, both of which are my running days. Tomorrow it’s supposed to be 45° and rainy, so I’m hoping to at least get one day in. Meantime, I’ve been keeping up with my workouts. I’m still doing the same routine, so I would like to go to some store this weekend and get a new workout DVD. I’m aiming towards Winsor pilates, but there are a billion of them out there, and I’m not sure which one(s) I should start with. (And by the way? The chick they’ve got on their main page? Way too fucking skinny.) This combo looks promising, but the thing I wonder about is this: how good of an upper body workout does pilates give you? The third disc from that set says it’s a total body workout, but I’m skeptical. I guess I can’t imagine getting an upper body workout without weights. I could always get this DVD, but I’d rather have an all-in-one deal. Because I’m lazy.
Anyway. I’ve been patting myself on the back for resisting the temptation to put off this renewed commitment to good health until after the new year. At first I kept thinking, Well, it’s almost January. I can start over then, but then I realized, why wait? I could just keep using New Years as an excuse and keep undoing ten months of hard work, or I could start right now. There’s so much I tell myself I’d accomplish if only I wasn’t so fat and awkward. Well, why not find out how much truth there is to that? What’ll happen if I’m a fit, healthy person? What will my excuse be then? I’m not tall enough? My teeth are crooked? I have E.T. feet?
I find myself increasingly frustrated to feel so good on the inside but not have it show on the outside. There’s a lot of pain, sweat and hard work under this flab, and I want it to show. That’s not going to happen if I keep putting everything on hold until after the new year.
For further inspiration, I got another Title 9 catalog in the mail the other day and I cut some of the women out of it and taped them to my computer. A woman skiiing with her dog, another hiking up a steep path in the forest, and another doing yoga on a dock. That’s inspirational. That and I took a picture of my ass with Photo Booth and it definitely looks smaller.
Anyway. I’ve been patting myself on the back for resisting the temptation to put off this renewed commitment to good health until after the new year. At first I kept thinking, Well, it’s almost January. I can start over then, but then I realized, why wait? I could just keep using New Years as an excuse and keep undoing ten months of hard work, or I could start right now. There’s so much I tell myself I’d accomplish if only I wasn’t so fat and awkward. Well, why not find out how much truth there is to that? What’ll happen if I’m a fit, healthy person? What will my excuse be then? I’m not tall enough? My teeth are crooked? I have E.T. feet?
I find myself increasingly frustrated to feel so good on the inside but not have it show on the outside. There’s a lot of pain, sweat and hard work under this flab, and I want it to show. That’s not going to happen if I keep putting everything on hold until after the new year.
For further inspiration, I got another Title 9 catalog in the mail the other day and I cut some of the women out of it and taped them to my computer. A woman skiiing with her dog, another hiking up a steep path in the forest, and another doing yoga on a dock. That’s inspirational. That and I took a picture of my ass with Photo Booth and it definitely looks smaller.
Whatever works, right?
Since I don’t have any runs to report, I guess I’ll talk about my smoothies. Rather, I’ll post some pictures.
Banana slices, strawberries, blueberries and a couple slices of peach (all frozen).
Tablespoon of ground flax seed.
Berry goodness in a Chicago Improv glass! (Ignore the catnip and the jade plant.)
This morning I added a tablespoon of carob powder to the mix and hooooooly taste buds was it good! I usually reserve the carob powder for Shazzie’s Choco-nut recipe, which I spread on bananas and/or sliced apple. I had no idea carob was so good for you!
”Carob is up to 8% protein and contains vitamins A, B, B2, B3 and D. It is also high in calcium, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium and contains iron, manganese, barium, copper and nickel. However, it should of course only be eaten in moderation alongside a balanced diet.”
And to think I felt guilty adding one little tablespoon to my smoothie. Pfft. So that's about it for now. Oh, and also? I deleted that picture of my ass.
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