The Skinny on Getting Thinny

From Fat to Fabulous

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Cumulative winnings on this machine $110, leaving $40 ahead for the night:) adios Vegas, it’s been fun!

Cumulative winnings on this machine $110, leaving $40 ahead for the night:) adios Vegas, it’s been fun!

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It has begun!

You know….those nightmares about running a marathon?

Last night’s consisted of 1. No water 2. No pins for my bib 3. No family to cheer me on 4. Nowhere to hold my stuff 5. No Gu

Good grief I still have 3 months. These crazy dreams better not last!

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Week 2 Day 1 RnR SD 5 miles

Go Figure, the day I feel like crap and dont want to run because I had such a headache, I beat my last week time by a wopping :30 per min average! 

What the heck?!?!

I feel great! It goes to show that if you put the training in, you will get better.

This run was not even really pushing myself. I just settled in to a pace, checked out of life and ran.

Feeling good:)

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running for a purpose: The taper crazies.

fat-to-fast:

I’ve got them.

Since this is my first REAL taper, (I don’t count my first marathon) I’m really allowing myself to get in my own head. I don’t know why it’s so hard to just shut my brain off. Do I really have any business running a marathon after battling so many injuries? I missed my last long…

I just love you! Your honesty is encouraging! :) I have a running coach and it is totally worth it!

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THE embarrassing post!

That’s right…today was just down right embarrassing. Here is what I thought I was going to do….

Pack my gym bag to swim. Swimsuit check, towel check, sandals check.

Before I go to the gym, I stop by the swimming store to pick up a swim cap. Apparently, it is a swimming must to have a swim cap. So after I got my swim cap and a short lesson on how to put it on, I headed out to the pool.

I got suited up, showered off and hopped in the pool.

The workout itself was great! It was hard intervals, but I finished just fine.

As I hopped out of the pool, I realized that it was raining…ugh what a bummer right?!?

BUT here is where it gets down right embarrassing. I was getting ready to change when I realized I FORGOT to pack clothes to change in to. I had to make a choice, change into my work clothes or stay in my bathingsuit. 

Since I know that chlorine can ruin clothes, and I wore a cute outfit today, I had NO CHOICE to do what I did next….

Wrapped up in a towel (suit still on), I sheepishly exited the gym. I was so embarrassed that I did not even make eye contact with a SOUL. I was prancing out across the whole gym in my towel! OH goodness, to make matters worse, I had cap hair…which sidenote: I thought swim caps keep your hair DRY. What the HECK!

So though I had a great workout, I NEED to remember to bring clothes to change in ot after a good workout.

Oopsie!

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RnR San Diego Week 1 Day 3

After 80 minutes (that’s right…80 minutes… instructor kept us over) of spin and a 25 minute run… I AM SO TIRED!

Like….legs dead…wanna sit on the couch and do nothing tired. Like…I sat on the couch and too tired to turn on the TV tired!

I feel great though! That is the weird thing. 

I feel fit.

I feel confident.

I feel accomplished.

I feel beautiful!! 

Dont get me wrong, there is nothing pretty about a 195 pound girl with 20lbs of extra skin sloshing around. I hate the treadmill purely because it is in front of a mirror and I can see my legs create a ripple of skin that abruptly stops and jiggles back down to do it all again with every step. Yes, I am insecure of this extra skin, but every so often I see a little quad muscle under there and it makes me proud! Proud of my hard work and dedication.

So today…my goal was to smile my whole running workout! And I succeeded! I am a strong woman who has worked hard for what she accomplishes! If I can do it, SO CAN YOU!

And that my friends is what I call beautiful:)