Recap

My quads hurt still.

It’s been over a week now. I did run on Saturday night, but I couldn’t on Sunday morning. Luckily, I want to be on the stair climber so it’s all good. But why the hell am I not getting better?

So, let me give you a rundown of my weekend…

Saturday:

I volunteered at the Marine Corps thrift shop for five hours. I found these classy shirts…

I also discovered a Hannah Montana bookbag and was so tempted to buy it. I didn’t. I decided I was too old for it and what would I do with it? UH, SO MUCH, CHRISTY. DUH.

From there, since I was already on the main base that had a grocery store, I picked up a few items and grabbed something to eat since I didn’t eat lunch besides...

And a small bag of chips that was like one-hundred calories.

I didn’t buy any more peanut butter because I think I’m set for a lifetime. Or a week. I don’t know which.

I was absolutely starving after my volunteer work! They didn’t give me a break to get food and I forgot to bring my protein bars. All that time I sat around in my room, I could have packed food. 

When I got back home, I worked out. I ran on the treadmill with my sore, dumb, lazy quads. 

I have never been sore for so long. I don’t know what’s wrong.

While running, I had the biggest headache and I didn’t even want to run. My legs hate me so much. I hate them. I hate that I can’t run outside without being drenched in sweat due to the sticky weather.

Sunday:

I woke up and worked out. Oh yeah. Major loser over here!

I had a nice little set up, didn’t I? Too bad it only lasted for eleven minutes because of my damn legs. From there I just spent my time on the stairclimber and did some lifting for thirty minutes.

The rest of the day I went shopping and I went to Starbucks. I got a green tea frap. 

Like I said before, the Starbucks here in Japan is so much better than the states. It’s like Heaven on Earth and I want to live there.

That Sunday night though I ate so much! Like, I don’t know if I can categorize it as a binge, but it was damn close. I didn’t really eat all day so when I do eat, I can’t stop. I wait though. I drink a full bottle of water then decide if I’m still hungry and I usually am. It’s irritating.

I don’t think I gained any weight though.

This is from July 1st:

And this is July 15th:

Quality!

I don’t know. I feel leaner… ?

I have been lifting (not running, wahhhh) and killing time on the stair climber, which makes me go through two sets of clothes.

I am suppose to be training for a damn marathon and I haven’t started! By the way, what’s a good training plan I can follow for a marathon? Let me know.

Anyway, I felt like I had a lot more to say, but I can’t recall so I’m sure I’ll post something tomorrow. Until then, carry on with life.

Whadya Say?

What’s up, buddies?

Hi.

Hello. Let’s get started.

I hope everyone’s weekend is going well. I see you all have that food pen pal. Jealous! I know I’m in Japan and all, but if anyone wants to just send me a care package (because you obviously care about me), I would glady return the favor with some Japan food or anything you want. The shipping to Japan is the same rate as the U.S., by the way.

Just sayin’.

Okay, moving on.

I hope you guys all caught what I said in the last post about the Marine Corps Marathon. Before I left MOS school is Fort Lee,  VA., I got a meeting with the Captain of the Marine Corps running team. I am on the team and will be invited to race for them when they want me to. If it all works out, I will race the marathon in October. I want to. Training will be brutal. So far I have only ran on the treadmill here and my base is, like, not big at all. I would have to do practically twenty loops around the perimeter for some heavy mileage. The heat is insane too. Any tips for training in hot weather? 

In addition, in no way do I want to make this a weight loss blog. However, I do want to post my progress on losing weight (photos, scale numbers, and such). This isn’t my past eating disorder talking. I will be doing this the healthy way. No junk food, sweets, and barely any diet soda/energy drinks.

I’m going to being my lifting tomorrow and mix up some stuff on the treadmill. 

Today, I ran eightish miles. I ran four miles in my new shoes…

and four random hill miles in my Vibrams.

I lifted for like fifteen minutes. The gym became packed with males lifting and I felt super embarrassed.

After I did my 60 minutes on the treadmill, 17 minutes on the stair climber, and 20 minutes of lifting, I came back to my room to eat. Duh.

Cereal + peanut butter + applesauce + Greek yogurt + soy milk

Yes,  that is how I dry my hair. It’s cute. I know. Don’t need to tell me. 

So, as I was saying, I would like to post my progress on here. Unfortunately, people get so sensitive about weight loss; especially when a past eating disorder is present. While, yes, it is true that my past eating disorder thoughts take over, yet I can let them go easily.

I hope it is okay that I begin to post weight loss related topics. I just want to get back in shape, lose some pounds, and be in love with myself again. Not in love. Come on now. I’m no Justin Bieber.

Kidding.

I just want to like myself again. I just want to feel pretty.

Any thoughts/opinions, let me know.

Don’t Judge

Hi!

I’m so excited currently. I have a half marathon tomorrow and I am so ready for it. I even spent, like, $128 on running clothes today. It’s not like I don’t already have twenty Nike Tempo shorts. What’s another three more? Seriously.

When I went to pick up my running packet, the guy said, “Wait. You’re running this half marathon?” Granted, I was in my skinny jeans, Ray Bans, and black hoodie, but come on. Don’t judge a runner. We are all different. Some small, some big. Some wear Nike, some wear Adidas. In the end we all finish the race. In the end we all listen to Justin Bieber while running. No shame. I love that kid.

My point it, I was pissed that he said that. Little does he know that I was nicknamed the Flash. Don’t judge me. I’m faster than most runners. 

Since being back in Portland, I all want to do is run everywhere. My legs are so fried from running so much in Virginia, but I want to run more in Oregon. I need to cover ground I haven’t covered in a while.

I ran Thursday (eight miles) and Friday (nine miles). Saturday and Sunday I did spin class, weights, and the elliptical. I miss spin class. The spin classes on Saturday and Sunday were somewhat crappy because the instructors weren’t that great, but it kicked my ass. After not spinning in a while, my legs were feeling it. I’m going to do a long bike ride Tuesday.

Also, since being back in Portland, I got a tattoo.

Appreciate my side boob. I apologize.

Anyway, it’s the skyline of Portland with Mt. Hood in the background. I’m such a Portlander. It’s not even funny. I love this place and I miss it every time I leave it.

I’ve been hanging out with my dog a lot too. I took him on an hour walk the other day and I drive around aimlessly with him in my car.

Well, I hope I get back into my blogging routine again. I have no motivation to blog. I have so many good blog posts in my head, but I just don’t write them out. It’s either I have no motivation or I’m just lazy.

Have a good Memorial Day.

Honorable eats:

MIA

Well, hello!

I know… who am I to show up after being gone for over a week? In my defense, I have been super busy. Frankly, I had no motivation to blog anyway because I felt like I was constantly complaining.

However, I am now back in Portland. Let me catch you up in bullet form.

• I went to Busch Gardens
   
• Went to IHOP and got fat
   
• I graduated from my MOS school (food services)
• Flew home, cried on the plane because I miss my class already.
   
• I graduated third in my class, but I graduated as class leader so I got the leadership award
• I came home at ten PM and ate eggs, peanut butter, and a bagel because I was so hungry
• I ran immediately in the morning then went to my gym
• I was so happy to be home that I went grocery shopping
• I’m getting a tattoo tomorrow on my rib cage. Miley Cyrus and I will be twins except I’m getting a different tattoo and I wear a bra so my boobs don’t poke out. 
• Can I have some fro yo?
• I have a half marathon on Monday. It’s a trail race. I’m pumped.
• I also got the second book to Fifty Shades of Grey. I’m obsessed.

That’s all I have to say right now so I will bomb you with good eats now.

Talk to you guys, soon.

By exercise. I’ll tell you one thing, you don’t always have to be on the go. I sit around a lot, I read a lot, and I do watch television. But I also work out for two hours every day of my life, even when I’m on the road. – Jack LaLanne

Crazy Runner Girl of VA

Happy Saturday!

I haven’t done much today besides run (duh), sleep, and eat (double duh). I am even eating Chinese food with lots of soy sauce as I write this. And what’s even better is that the barracks here have cable. I had no idea. Now I can watch the news and more importantly, Khloe and Lamar.

I’m actually watching Seinfeld. I’m by myself in the female lounge area so it’s okay for me to laugh out loud and take photos of myself.

By the way, I’ve been drinking diet coke a lot. I use to never drink soda, not even diet, but I have been craving the carbonation. I bet diet soda is bad for your running. Maybe that’s why I have been suffering on my runs lately. Any thoughts?

Anyway, after sleeping in this morning due to being out late, I went on a run with some random guy. My name is known here at the detachment. Everyone knows me as this crazy runner so he wanted to run with me so he can improve his three-mile time. We did four miles or so at a 6:43 pace. It was awesome. Then, on my own time, I ran another nine miles so I ran a total of 13.95 miles. Where’s the other .5? I don’t know. I was too dehydrated to continue.

All and all, this week was pretty good. Currently, my class is cooking larger portions of food and ‘serving’ it like we would in the mess hall. I have already been chief cook, which is great. You don’t cook anything and you just make sure everyone is on time with their cooking. Every day we cook breakfast then lunch/dinner. So far I have made bacon, eggs, omelets, ham, soup, cabbage, and vegetables. Yada yada yada. It’s rather awesome.

I ended my week by going out to Applebee’s. I got the lime shrimp, which is around 300 calories. Applebee’s has these weight watcher meals and they are lower than 550 calories. It’s funny because the meal is so small. No reason they are 300 calories. I got dessert there too. I got their chocolate chip cookie sundae and the waitress had to comment that I ate the whole thing. She made like three comments on how much I ate. I despise when people do that! Yeah, I ate a 1500 calorie dessert, but I’m pretty sure I run over 50 miles a week. Her tip went out the window. Yeah, mess with me.

After eating and being insulted for eating a lot, I went to the movies to see American Reunion.

It was hilarious. Of course the first American Pie is the best, but American Reunion was good.

Now moving on past my exciting life…

In my past two running related magazines, they have had interesting articles on some amazing athletes that I believe you should know about.

One athlete is…

Lauren Fleshmen, professional runner and behind the making of Picky Bars. Not only that, she’s from Oregon. Holla girl.

Taken from Running Times Magazine:

“Fleshman has chased athletic dreams from California to Ohio and back again. Success has defined every step of her career–Foot Locker runner-up in high school, three straight NCAA 5,000m championships, and a U.S. 5,000m title–but injury has often followed close behind.

She tries holding the Olympic goal at arm’s length, but she still views her future in terms of Olympiads: 2012 and, probably, 2016 frame the family she wants to start. She’s not holding off on other aspirations, though. I ask how she balances everything. “I don’t do it well all the time, to be honest. There’s time when I have to drop everything except for running just to reestablish that as the primary objective,” she says. “I disappear. I don’t know that that’s the healthiest way to do things, but that’s the only way I can do it sometimes.” She’s already planning to vanish for the final week of June. The day of the Olympic trials 5,000m final, Fleshman won’t wake up in her own bed. She’s moving out of the house, away from her businesses and her writing.”

I personally just love how down to earth Lauren seems. She reminds me a lot of myself actually, which may sound somewhat conceited. I’m one to just disappear and I get down in the dumps at times too. Running helps me deal with that. 

However, she is one to look for. She has her head on straight when it comes to running. That’s what I love about her. 

Well, I mention another amazing athlete tomorrow. As of now, I got some honorable eats. 

“You also need to look back, not just at the people who are running behind you but especially at those who don’t run and never will… those who run but don’t race…those who started training for a race but didn’t carry through…those who got to the starting line but didn’t in the finish line…those who once raced better than you but no longer run at all. You’re still here. Take pride in wherever you finish. Look at all the people you’ve outlasted.”
– Joe Henderson