Fat Girl Runs (Home)

i’ve been on the road the last few days.  thus the lack of posts.  and it’s been LONG days.  driving until 2:30am, back up at 6.  travelling until midnight.  up again at 5.  i may not have done perfectly but i’m pretty proud of myself.  the weekend started thursday.  not only did i have a normal day, i then went and saw a show, and then hit the road at 11:30pm.  and SOMEHOW, i stayed in my calories.  friday i went over but stayed under 1800.  saturday was the heavy day.   i spent the day at a theme park where i was taking pictures of caitlin gutierrez who was opening for the band perry.  my husband was playing guitar and singing back up for her.  it was a pretty exciting day!  she is 14 and super talented.  not to mention beautiful beyond her years and sweeter than cupcakes.  she did amazing and i was so proud of her and my hubby.  also, in her set, she performed a song that i had written which was more exciting than i anticipated.  food wise, it was catered.  i did awesome if i do say so myself.

i passed on the cheesy casserole, the rolls, the rice, AND the amazing looking dessert options.  that in and of itself deserves a high five.  here’s a shot of her!

and i need to throw in a fav of my hubby working on his guitar beforehand…

as we headed back home, we stopped at mcdonald’s.  i haven’t eaten fast food in forever.  i got the grilled chicken sandwich and had a few of caitlin’s fries.  i didn’t overeat.  i got what i thought was a solid option.  it sat pretty heavy on my stomach.  even spending the day at a theme park, i stayed under 2,000 calories.  not enough to lose, but respectable!

so today i’m making up for it and setting myself up for a successful week.  i took my probiotics, i’m hydrating, i had yogurt and fruit for breakfast…doing well!  even going over and having a spotty few days isn’t throwing how i’m eating and my resolve to do well.

this is the week i’m supposed to start training for my 10 mile race in september…let’s hope i can muster the same resolve.

i slept pretty bad last night so i was iffy about waking up early to head to bootcamp.  but i rolled out of bed at 7:30 and headed that way.  i felt so out of shape this time.  i had a really hard time.  so even though i might not have killed it, i did it.  and it does feel awesome to have already accomplished something.  

on another note, anthony and dezy made these super super delicious 300 calorie apple turnovers so i had to hit that up.  i may need to do another workout…

30 days until california.

downing water so i don’t eat the world.

headed to bootcamp. I don’t want to go. I slept AWFUL. I just keep repeating “California. California.”

this is me…not getting out of bed to get a snack because enough time has passed since dinner that i’m hungry again.  this is me going to sleep…

i’ve had a super stressful few days.  ones that would normally call for some comfort eating.  and of course, it’s lined up perfectly with that T.O.M. which just piles it on.  HOWEVER, i have totally stayed within my calories!  well within on two days!  so i’m feeling really confident.  i was going to go hiking today and of course right before i leave, the skies turn black and the bottom drops out of the sky.  tomorrow i plan on doing a yoga video to do something active even if i don’t feel like it.  32 days until california…

I was beginning to think I’d forever ruin my diet at the end of the day. I swear. I’ll be so focused in the morning. I’ll have a great day, eat well, pay attention. then dinner comes along and a friend wants to eat together and it is ON! chips and guacamole don’t stand a chance… but today. today I just did good. I had yogurt with a peach, slivered almonds, coconut, and honey. then for lunch I had peanut wonder (low cal pb) on 1 piece sprouted toast with a banana and a few cashews. for dinner I had 2 eggs with broccoli and a piece of sprouted toasts. for dessert/snack I made a chai smoothie. and I also had a small serving of baked BBQ lays. so not 100% ideal. but we didn’t have much produce because we need to go shopping. so I think I did well! took in 1262 calories. and I went for a 3 mile walk. it feels good to finish a day like that. on to tomorrow.

started the morning off rough but walked down to the nearest farmer’s market.  it’s almost 1.5 miles away.  picked up some fresh local peaches.  walked back and made myself a bowl with yogurt, peach, slivered almonds, coconut, and a touch of honey.  pretty good breakfast and a roughly 3 mile walk.  this morning is looking up.

sometimes i think…maybe i’ll just stop worrying about losing weight.  just focus on being healthy and if i lose, i lose.  whatever.

then i see something i want to wear…

oh i love the natural food store.  i walk into rainbow natural foods (a local place), or even a whole foods, a farmer’s market, whatever, and i just go nuts.  i want to buy ALL THE THINGS!  i’m part hippie.  really.  i love natural stuff.  (however, i also love rachel zoe, nicole richie, fashion, new york, etc. so i’m def not all hippie…) 

the last few days, i really found the desire to shop local.  i love our big international farmer’s market, i do.  but there’s something so awesome about walking down to the seasonal farmer’s market and grabbing eggs from a local farm, non-homogenized milk from a family farm down the road, produce.  and then popping over the small natural foods shop for rice, natural bath products, laundry detergent, etc.  it’s definitely more expensive than the big market, but that’s the direction i’d like to take.  i’d love to support the local, family farms.  i love where i live.  that i can even do that.  and a lot of the local restaurants use ingredients from these farms which is super cool to me.  onward!

so far today:

2 local eggs cooked with kale, potatoes, onion, and some raw milk cheese.

local yogurt w/ local granola (from little tart bakery, if you live here, GET SOME!), strawberries & blueberries, and an iced americano.

ginger green tea & 1/2 local brown rice krispy treat.

ok so i got back yesterday but just haven’t felt like blogging.  i have a lot going on right now.  a lot of travel.  and it’s wedding season which means i’m working a lot right now.  so if my posts are a little sparse, that would be why.  it’s just life.  and i’m still around.  i just can’t always post multiple things in a day.  

this past weekend i was out of town and i ate HORRIBLY.  i was totally eating my stress.  but as soon as i got back home, i slid into a much healthier pattern again.  

i’ve gotten slack with the kind of food i’m eating.  even on the days i’m staying in my calories, i’m just not eating what is best for my body.  my husband and i went to the local farmer’s market today and i just loved buying a few things from the local family farms.  it kind of reignited that spark in me.  then we sat down and watched “fresh.”  it’s a documentary kind of along the lines of “food, inc.”  i really liked it.  it was short and pretty to the point.  it reinforced what i knew about how awful industrial farms are and how dangerous the food they are producing is.  it’s on instant netflix.  if you have it, i would suggest watching it.  i looked over at jared and said “i want to get back on our hippie road.  i liked that.”  he knew what i meant.  local farms.  organic foods.  fresh, real foods.

that’s my main goal right now.  to focus on what i’m eating.

I’m out of town this weekend! just wanted to let you know I’m still here and I promise to write back to the letters I’ve received. happy mothers day to all the moms. especially because she’s the best. hands down. :)