Everday Ramblings from an Everyday Girl

Counting...

2011-12-28T13:02:00.001-06:00

Points, calories, steps...whatever. Counting can be a monotonous and frustrating task when it comes to weight loss. It's work. You have to weigh, measure, read/track nutritional values, and write down everything, including that nibble of nuts, the splash brown sugar maple creamer in your coffee, or stick of gum. It all adds up to more calories, more points, more weight. So technically this is

Weight Watchers

2011-12-16T15:08:00.000-06:00

Ok...I've talked about it enough and make mental pacts with myself that never seem to come to fruition. I know that tracking my food is important, more so than my workouts. I also know that I'm not good at tracking my food via my phone or even on paper. The weekends are my hardest days to stay on track eating well. So folks, today is the day that I join Weight Watchers. It won't be

You can't get a burger at Plantar Fasciitis

2011-12-05T15:24:00.000-06:00

Yes, it does sound similar to Planet Hollywood or something you'd get after eating way too much turkey on Thanksgiving, but plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the tissue at the bottom of the foot and common symptoms could burning sensation on the bottom of the feet, achy arches, sharp pain in the heel felt early in the morning (these are mine). The Fella and I landed in Fleet Feet - Sacramento

Run to Feed the Hungry, 10K Update

2011-11-28T12:35:00.001-06:00

Man...You have to really love running to run in the rain. Or in my case, just coming off a cold medicine high. I did run the 10K on Thanksgiving Day supporting the Sacramento Food Bank, along with another 27,000 other people. This has been the 2nd largest (only to DFW) Thanksgiving run in the US. Hard to believe - but true. My time wasn't great, but at least I finished before they cleared

Goats do Roam

2011-11-17T09:07:00.000-06:00

And turkeys will trot. I, however, would prefer to be drinking some Goats Do Roam and may only half jog-half walk 6 miles on Thanksgiving Day. I, under huge duress, peer pressure, influence of major amounts alcohol, coming off the high of celebrating a friend crossing the finish line of her first 10K, agreed along with the rest of my running group, Black Girls Run - Sacramento, decided to run

All I really want is a sandwich

2011-11-02T11:10:00.000-05:00

So I got a wild hair up my you-know-where to attempt a juice detox. I had all these grandiose plans to juice for 3 days, meditate, unlock my chakras (whatever the heck that means), and become a healthier person at the end of it. HAHAHAHAHA. My master plan kicked off 11/1. A great way to start off my birthday month, right? I was lucky to procure a Juiceman for $10. Dontcha just love

I'm in love with a stripper...

2011-10-25T16:57:00.000-05:00

That's what I hoped The Fella would be saying following my super sexy moves at pole dancing class last night. Sadly, those words may never cross his lips because I will not be a stripper anytime soon. I think my expectations were high because of the shinny poles, the fact that I can walk in 5"heels and I look great in a tight tank top. I am now suffering the pains of twirling, twisting,

LifeClass

2011-10-17T11:59:00.000-05:00

Operating on partial or no trust is difficult in any situation. Working to rebuild that broken trust is even more difficult. And in the end, the decision you make is your own...so own it. My decision keeps changing from day to day and it probably will for days, weeks, hopefully not months, to come. The easy solution is to just toss it away, and if it was that easy to toss then really what did

Hanging out on the curb

2011-10-03T16:31:00.000-05:00

Wow...it's been over a month since my last post. There's been a little of this and a little of that going on...but mostly depression and aggravation because I'm not happy. But as I said to The Fella, it's time to put up or shut up. Time to put plans in action. So I have a few things brewing. First up: a Girl's brunch next week (menu planning is in full swing), pole dancing classes in November,

21-Day Challenge

2011-08-08T11:53:00.001-05:00

Last week, with the help of a FB friend, I started a 21-day Eat Clean Challenge. I thought...woo hoo, a way to finally get my butt back on track. I know how/what to eat, I just wasn't doing it as evident by my lackluster food tracking for the nutritionist sessions. So I did it last week. I ate fairly clean for 6 days with, we wont count the cheat meals,...Ok 2 cheat meals. I'm allowed 1

You're fired...

2011-07-27T14:54:00.001-05:00

Well, maybe not fired but the appointment has been cancelled. After receiving feedback on last week's meal tracking from the nutritionist stating that we need to work on weight loss, I knew it was time to go. Um, that's why I went to see the woman in the first place. Granted, I'm not the best when it comes to tracking my food (and I was upfront about it). Yes, I know I need to pay attention to

Sliding down the mountain on my ass

2011-07-26T16:50:00.000-05:00

Yep...here's another installment of things that don't suck about the state capital of California (good thing we aren't talking about health insurance - cuz that sucks!!!). My first real-live hike with boots, pack, plenty of water, plenty of snacks, camera fully charged was set for Sunday. My hiking group, Sacramento TrailMix, headed up to Enchanted Pools in the El Dorado National Forest. Now,

Updates and such

2011-07-22T14:32:00.002-05:00

It's been 5 months since moving to Sacramento. And it's been 2 weeks of taking a new set of "natural" drugs to lift me out of the doldrums of being homesick, lacking motivation, and declining sexiness. And from the readings of various blogs, I'm not alone in this blah-ish feeling: http://fitbottomedgirls.com/2011/07/fitness-and-depression-the-defining-moments/ Well, these past 2 weeks have been

Things that don't suck about Sacramento

2011-07-18T10:37:00.000-05:00