health and fitness

September 25, 2009

Barres and Bras

health and fitness / 7 Comments

This week I’ve really been lying low with my weeknight activities. It seems to have been a slow week for bookclubs, wine tastings, and other meetups, so most nights, my only plan has been to head home for a workout and some major TV catchup. With all the new fall shows, I’m totally behind, even on shows that I know I will love (um, Glee? From what I hear, that was me in high school… and yet I haven’t yet watched a single episode!). I guess the combination of being a musical theater girl and going home every night to …

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August 27, 2009

I’m hungry!

diet, health and fitness / 17 Comments

About a month or two ago, I got really excited because I started losing weight like crazy, and I didn’t quite understand why. I was cooking more than I used to, but I was still going out to dinner and going drinking sometimes. I had stopped regularly working out, though I was continuing to run marathons. But really, there wasn’t a big reason that I would suddenly be losing weight. This weekend, it’s my brother’s wedding, and I’m going to be a bridesmaid. I’ve been trying the last two weeks to try to eat healthier and step up the workouts …

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May 29, 2009

Getting stronger

health and fitness, travel / 2 Comments

No marathons for me this weekend – I’m off to Phoenix for some sun, fun, Mexican food, and margaritas! Boyfriend’s parents have a house there and will be moving full time later this year, so they invited us to join them for part of their Memorial Day vacation. Knowing that I wasn’t going to be burning 2620 calories, I sternly forced myself to get a workout in early this morning before leaving for work. I set my alarm for 6:30 AM and actually stuck to it, but then decided to make Boyfriend breakfast in bed: Bobby Flay’s banana Nutella paninis. …

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May 5, 2009

Day after the marathon

health and fitness, running / 17 Comments

The title of this post may be a bit surprising to some readers, considering how I haven’t updated my upcoming races page in a while (now updated through July! Let me know if you’ll be at any of the races and want to meet up / share a car or a meal or housing). Surprise – yesterday, I ran the Lincoln Marathon! I’m halfway done with the race report, which you can expect maybe tomorrow, maybe Wednesday, depending on how hard I decide to go at Cinco de Mayo celebrations tomorrow night. However, I’ve been bad about blogging lately, so …

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April 19, 2009

I’m ready for summer skirts!

goal setting, health and fitness, running / 18 Comments

I woke up this morning with my calves being just a touch sore… but not even enough to affect my gait. Score! Maybe I can do well at Nashville next weekend after all. I headed down to the gym to lift weights (arms only – I know to give my legs a rest), and while I was on the dip/pull up machine, my legs were flexing every time I was pushing the assistance bar down with one foot in preparation to start my reps. To the immediate left of the machine is a full length mirror, and when I glanced …

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