- I ran my first race since 2008 and set a new record for 5 miles. For some background, I used be a very avid runner, and in 2008 I was training for the New York City marathon when I was sidelined by an IT band injury (here's IT Band Syndrome on Wikipedia). It was really hard for me to move on from being a runner, but over the past 2.5 years I've gotten really into yoga. However, I was heading down to Virginia Beach to watch my fiance run a marathon, and so I decided to try to run the 8k race. I only trained a bit as I was afraid of messing up my IT band and I was hoping to just survive the race. Amazingly, I managed to not only finish the race, but it was my fastest 5 mile race ever. Here's me after the race, proudly displaying my medal which doubles as a bottle opener (the race was sponsored by Yuengling). This race was clearly designed for me:
- Also during that weekend, I wore, for the first time, real skinny jeans. I bought a pair of skinny jeans last spring from American Eagle that I read were good for those of us who have slightly larger-than-average derrières (I'm pretty sure these are them). When I got them they were a tad small, but I figured if I lost a few pounds I could wear them. Unfortunately, between work and studying I never did manage to get into them. However, as I've been losing over the past few months, I tried them on and they fit. It was awesome to wear a pair of jeans that I didn't have to tightroll to get into boots!
- This weekend I ran in Central Park for the first time since 2008. Since the race in Virginia Beach went so well, I've been running 3 miles a few times a week. I've been nervous to go run in Central Park because hill running can inflame a tight IT band and Central Park (especially the Harlem end, near where I live) is super hilly. But on Saturday, I suited up, ran to the park, and made it through a 4 mile run with no pain. I felt so good that I did it again today. It was really refreshing to be back in the park, as I really haven't spent much time there since I got injured. I didn't realize how much I missed running in the park.
- I've been trying to cook in bulk once a week so that I have a bunch of meals on hand whose points I am 100% sure about. For a while I was trying to cook multiple times a week, but I've found that I would spend hours cooking and then eat all of the food within a day or two, or worse I wouldn't get around to doing all the cooking I planned and I would end up having to throw out the ingredients (my fiance LOVES it when I do this). I've found that casseroles are a really good way to go for cooking in bulk, as most recipes can easily make 8-12 servings, which will keep me going for most of the week. I've found a number of good casserole-type recipes on the Weight Watchers website. I'll write about a recent casserole attemptin another post.
- And finally, I've been tracking super religiously. Unfortunately, I've also been going over my points pretty often, but I'm still happy that I've been writing EVERYTHING down. I'm hoping next week I will be able to stay under my points as I don't have any big social engagements planned, which is what typically pushes me over my points.
That's it for now, but I'm hoping to have some more awesome moments in the coming weeks.
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