45 Days

45 Day Streak!

I hit all my September goals!  They were:

1.  No soda at all, no exceptions 
2.  Run at least 1 miles a day 
3. hit 10,000 steps every day 
4. weigh 157 by October 1st

I let myself have soda yesterday, and I didn't even really care for it anymore, so luckily that craving seems gone (it always takes me a few weeks to get past the soda craving when I stop drinking it). So I'd like to post some goals for October.

1. Run at least a mile every day
2. no soda (minus the one yesterday)
3. hit 10,000 steps every day
4. weigh 153 by November 1st (I need to get a new scale though ours got broken)
5. no added sugar with the exception of whole grain bread (this one is going to be so hard for me, SO HARD, so it's going to be the only new food related goal).
6. run 100 miles in October 
7. run The Fall Patriot Run (5k) in under 30 minutes (it's on October 21).

40 day streak yay! (I ran today already)

It's getting harder to fit in time in the evenings to run with the stroller because I don't like pushing it in the dark and it's completely dark at 7:30 and in the next couple weeks we turn back the clocks and it will be dark by 6:30... I hate winter just because of how dark it always is :(

next month goal run 100 miles :)

Sept 13, 2017 - Scottish Tablet Recipe

Just keep running...
just keep running...

Ran Sept 10, 8.4 miles with the stroller holy hell lol, also had to stop and nurse Cian in the Cemetery lmao

Sept 11 - 1 mile w/stroller
Sept 12 - 1 mile
Sept 13 - 3 miles w/stroller

I would love to do this 6 mile race pushing Cian on Saturday but I'm not sure Josh wants me to.  We will see what happens!

Streak 25 days




Oooh Recipe for something tasty and oh so full of sugar lol


Scottish Tablet (microwave):

1 lbs extra fine sugar
4 1/2 oz unsalted butter
6 oz evaporated milk

1. mix all ingredients in a large microwavable bowl (I melted the butter first)
2. microwave on high for 12 minutes, stop to whisk after 3 mins, 6 mins, 9 mins
3. after 12 minutes whisk until mixture starts to crystalize
4.  pour into a buttered tray or use parchment paper and stick in the fridge until cool

September 10, 2017

Since August 19, I've ran every day :)  Some days it was just a mile, but I got out there and did it.  I've also made a couple goals for September:
1.  No soda at all, no exceptions
2.  Run at least 1 miles a day
3. hit 10,000 steps every day
4. weigh 157 by October 1st

So far I've been doing it, and I have gotten down to 156lbs, BUT, yesterday I had a cheat day and ate whatever and I'm up to 158 lol, I anticipate that will go away in the next 2 days. On August 30 I weighed 161.6 so thats good :) My ultimate weight goal is to get back to 145ish lbs, the lowest I've weighed was 143 but my pre-pregnancy weight was 154, when I started weight lifting I gained about 10lbs, so I'm so close!! I am trying to not let anything stop me, I've been bringing Cian on many of the runs even ones that aren't short, I pushed him for over 5 miles one day and man that sucked hahahaha. I also am finally getting closer to my normal pace and the last few days have been running less than a 10 minute mile.  I want to streak as long as I can :)

8/19/17: 4.37 miles
8/20/17: 3.2
8/21/17: 1.5
8/22/17: 1
8/23/17: 3.13
8/24/17: 1
8/25/17: 1
8/26/17: 3
8/27/17: 2.38
8/28/17: 3
8/29/17: 1.61
8/30/17: 3.04
8/31/17: 5.15
9/1/17: 1.67
9/2/17: 5.46
9/3/17: 3
9/4/17: 3.1
9/5/17: 1.01
9/6/17: 4.41
9/7/17: 3.11 (1st time in under 30 minutes)
9/8/17: 4
9/9/17: 6.21

Streak 22 days

August 19, 2017

I did a 5k walk this morning with the kids at the Lisbon Homecoming.  I think it was a little bit too far for Kellen and Trent, they were pretty slow at the end, but we did it!

August 18, 2017

Aug 17 - 5 miles

Aug 18 - 1 mile
     8 minute AMRAP
          5 hang cleans 95lbs
          25 double unders
     *then* 8 minute AMRAP
          10 deadlifts 95lbs
         10 box jumps
*finished - 6 rounds each @75lbs,  my back has been so messed up since Cian was born I didn't want to go higher especially on the deads.  It's so hard to push yourself when you are working out alone :( I miss my workout bff*

Work work work work....

 July 31 - 4 miles
August 2 - 8.53 miles
August 5 - 3.59 miles
August 6 - 20 Min AMRAP 65# all - 7 cleans, 7 push press, 7 back squats, 200m run (I ran my driveway twice in a circle which was 700ft so a little longer than 200m), I did 5 full rounds, not super quick but I'll take it!

Change!

So many things have changed in my life in the last 2 year, including forgetting about this blog that I barely ever used.  The biggest change is that we have our little rainbow baby!!!! He was born 6 months ago and my heart is so full <3  I've continued to run since my last post, just not on a daily basis.  Since having the new babe I've been getting back into working out regularly, I did work out until about November but I had to stop running at 22 weeks during a Ragnar because the round ligament pain was way to intense while pregnant.  The good news is that my first longish run post baby was in May maybe, and I ran 7 miles no problem, just slower.   Tomorrow I plan on doing a local 4 mile race if the stars align.  I'm about 20lbs heavier than I was 2 years ago (post baby weight) so that slows me down a bit, I'm hoping all 20lbs of that is boobs and boob juice haha!  Anyway, I am going to use this as a running workout blog and try and keep myself accountable to get back in great shape post baby :)