The Season has Ended and I Have NO Excuse

The winter guard season is finished, things are wrapping up at school, and the days are getting longer. I have no more excuses not to run. Last week I woke up early two times during the week so that I could run. It felt good to start my day out like that, but it's sometimes hard to remember when I'm real tired in the morning. I feel like I'm hitting a mental block that I can't get through. I know that I can run, but I seem to sabotage myself anytime I get started. Randy's been helping me by starting to prepare healthier meals. But I still struggle with making the right food choices when the wrong ones are in front of me and I still struggle with making time to work out. I feel really vulnerable, saying this out loud. But I don't know what to do to get over it. I know that I did it once before, but I don't remember how I did it.

I do have to say though, how cute are these girls???!!! All I said was, "Pose." Do they have performance blood in them, I think so!

RED MEAT!

Randy and I gave up red meat for Lent. Randy wanted to reduce his sodium so he decided that this might help. It has not been easy and let me tell you that for about a week in the middle, I dreamed of hamburgers. SO today was Easter and my dad grilled steaks for Easter dinner. I ate it and it tasted bloody to me. It was cooked with a little red in the middle, which is how I usually like my steaks. And now I feel like I smell like meat and my tummy does not feel the best. Isn't it weird how your body reacts when you stop eating something for just a little while. Maybe I should try this with chocolate next!

A Tall, Black, Funny Guy? What?

Take the Quiz

I saw on Becky's website that she was a match with Brad Pitt...didn't really surprise me! I bet mine won't surprise some either!

My Other Goddaughter!

Now that I understand how to upload a video, I put up the other video that I've had since Christmas that I just love. This is my other goddaughter, Victoria (and a little bit of Kaylei) doing their dance recital finale, Silent Night. They have done this ending ever since they started dance...so it's neat to see how they grow each year. I wish I would have been able to get a better angle, but oh well!

Testing Out Video

I wanted to test my ability to put video on my site. This is from my goddaughter, Samantha's birthday!

Stir Crazy

So the weather is really getting to me. I'm finally getting over my cold but I'm stuck inside because of the weather. I haven't started running again because I still have a cough that acts up. The weather isn't even that bad and we didn't have school yesterday or today. I attached a picture of what the dogs and I have been doing a lot lately....vegging infront of the TV and of the ice after the first storm. That's how thick the ice was on my car! Randy and I definitely worked hard on chipping all of that off.

I need help from someone who knows how to download videos. I can't get mine to download and I have some cute ones I want to put online.

On another note, I took a quiz online and I don't have an eating disorder...I'm sure you're thinking...duh..but I thought maybe I had a food addiction because there are some days I just can't say no, but turns out my thoughts on food are normal (according to the online survey) So now I'm going to ask all you other normal people, how do you tell yourself no, you don't need it. Because I struggle. Especially when I'm out in public. I know that what I say to myself sets me up for failure...like...go ahead you deserve it... but what thoughts do I replace it with?

Back In The Saddle Again!

I ran today on the treadmill. Something I had not down in about 2 weeks. I know that's a long time. I've been so stressed about other things that I haven't been worrying about my health. But because of the snow tonight, winter guard practice was canceled and I could run. I don't have school tomorrow and I plan on running again. Yeah for snow! It's helping out my health!