a non scale victory

today I was finally able to get into my favorite citizen jeans size 27!! I have not been able to wear these since 2008! I swear I put these on 2 weeks ago and they were still snug, but thought I'd try again today just to see. Well I was SO SURPRISED when they fit perfectly! There was some serious happy dancing going on in my room :) Now the number on the scale will not budge past 130 but because of weight training I've lost about an inch from almost everywhere! Well except for my calves....they have not budged since October. I really want them to slim down and compared to where they were in July they've gone down 2 inches but they're still intense lol. Don't get me wrong I LOVE seeing all that muscle but I really would love for them to slim down just a little.

Anyone have any suggestions on what I could do to target slimming my calves??

Hope everyone had a great day :)!

February 3, 2012

Marks a special day for me. As of today I have lost 60 lbs since the birth of my son (August 27, 2010) and lost 20 lbs since (July 11, 2011) the day I started running and living a HEALTHY lifestyle.

It has been SUCH A LONG/HARD ROAD! My goal has been to get back into the 120’s since I gained 18 “happy” lbs after I got married (march 2008). I’m now at 132.4 lbs and am ecstatic about the progress I’ve made. I really thought I would never get to this point. I want to post a before and during picture but I suck at those. Maybe I’ll attempt to make one tonight after work. It would be nice although embarrassing to see them side by side.

Also I’ve noticed I have A LOT more stretch marks then I thought. Now that my legs are smaller they’re showing up everywhere, but are very light and small. My stomach on the other hand is a sad sad sight. I have loose skin and stretch marks galore. I got those from my 4 beautiful littles and I wouldn’t trade them for the world! Just would like the skin to tighten up again :). Either way I’m proud of my journey so far and proud of my body for doing amazing things :)!

Hope everyone is having a great Friday :)!

I'm a little behind

I've posted a lot over on my tumblr blog: www.diaryofanewrunner.tumblr.com so check that out until I update this one :).
I'm really loving Tumblr! So many amazing people and so much inspiration and motivation!

Until then here's a couple pictures.




I got my new running jacket and my thermal running tights, which are AWESOME! Makes running outside much more bearable lol!




Today at work marking the 2.5 year mark for dying my hair. All natural color and in the BEST condition it's ever been in! Thank you healthy eating and exercise!

Some awesome things have been happening and I've refocused on my goals :) So excited for changes to come! 2012 is going to be our year!

Hope everyone is having a great Monday!!

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I really need more sleep...

The hubby and I have been staying up way too late lately. Christmas totally threw us off. Instead of falling asleep at 10 its now turned to midnight. So when my alarm goes off at 6 am for my run I DO NOT want to get up. I end up laying there wanting to sleep and willing myself to get up and go until 6:30 or 6:45 like this morning. Meaning I have less time to run which stresses me out. Totally defeats the whole purpose of me running to de-stress.

Plus when I go early there are like no cars around which is nice because Utah drivers SUCK. This morning some idiot came super close to me even though I had moved all the way over and there were no other cars. If I hadn’t moved WAY over he would have clipped me. I mean SERIOUSLY!? WTH?! No respect and just complete stupidity. It definitely spooked me though so I stayed closer to home after that. I just got my Road ID and plan on wearing that every dang day. Chances of getting hit here in Utah seem to be pretty dang likely. It’s too bad that some people just don’t give a crap what anyone else is doing.

Ok end rant :)

screw you Reese's

and your chocolatey awesomeness. Had one too many last night…so during my run this morning I felt sluggish. Blah. Only did 2 miles because I was tired.

Glad I went though :) 27 degrees felt so warm to me compared to 16 lol.

Just ordered some Nike element running tights and matching jacket. So excited for them to get here!

this right here

Um wow, was that me out there

attacking my Monday run?! Sure I’m not the fastest runner but I just ran 3 miles with no walking! Seriously I am SO HAPPY right now :) It wasn’t even THAT hard for me….wow this feeling is awesome!

Part of me always wondered if I was a “real” runner. Well those doubts are gone now and I am so excited to just keep improving :)

So glad I went out this morning even though it was 16 degrees and I’m still in my capris lol. Seriously my calves are just barely thawing! I wouldn’t trade how I feel for anything :)

Here’s to being healthy!!

p.s. took me 32:00 minutes, just so I can remember :)