Category Archives: size 12

Go Glamour!

Woke up to cooler weather this morning, so thought I would do a 5 mile run.  My legs are actually a bit stiff from yesterday’s strength workout, and I won’t even talk about my upper body and abs (thank you plank!).

Preworkout snacky:  Mini wheat bagel.

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My goal was to finish in under 55 minutes. Did 3 miles pretty easy, then realized it wasn’t so cool after all and the sun was out.  Actually, it wasn’t all that hot, but it was still kind of humid.  I took a water stop after 3 miles then proceeded with the last 2.  My time was much faster for the last 2 miles as I pushed it to come in under 55 minutes, as I was not going to make it based on my time after 3 miles.  However, I managed to finish in 54:33!

I was soggy when I got home.  I am getting so tired of having to wash my exercise stuff every day – I need to buy some more things!  I just love jogging in my trisuit, though – best.purchase.ever.

I saw John had some coconut out for his waffles, which gave me an idea for breakfast:

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  • 40 grams oat bran
  • dash of coconut extract
  • small banana
  • 20 dark chocolate chips
  • 2 tsp peanut butter
  • sprinkle of unsweetened, toasted coconut.

Tasterrific!  Those chocolate chips were 1/2 of a serving (which is 1 tablespoon), so about 35 calories.  That is almost 2 calories per chip.  Pretty scary, huh?  Love them, though!

Got right to work.  Lots of files today.  I have to say that I do not like my backup account very much.  The account rules are almost the opposite of my main account, so I have to really slow down to do those files.

Stopped for a yummy lunch:

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Fried egg sandwich on a toasted Arnold sandwich thin spread with Laughing cow.  Nummy!

Props to Glamour for putting this woman inside their magazine:

Isn’t she fabulous??  This is what real people look like, and it is so refreshing to see someone ‘normal’ grace the pages of a magazine dedicated to glamour!  And how happy does she look?  This photo got such a positive response, that I can only hope that it becomes the norm and not just an attempt at creating a buzz.  I’d almost (maybe) buy the magazine if it didn’t go against my too-much-paper ideals.  Annoyance factor that she is considered plus size….. at size 12.

What we need is for teen magazines to start putting pictures of real women and girls in their issues to help stop eating disorders and body dysmorphia before it starts!

It almost gives me hope.

Back to the food now!  I made the most yummy salad for dinner:

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Grilled chicken with a chopped apple and some feta cheese on a spring mix base.  Dressing was a POM wonderful vinagrette that I have made before.  This was fresh and yummy.  Sort of my home take on a fuji apple salad from Panera.

Football is on tonight!  WooHoo!  I may bake some biscotti and play with a new recipe to hopefully post tomorrow.

Question:  Would you rather see real woman in magazines and on TV, or do you like to escape reality when you read or view the tube?

Rest day

I did it. I actually took a rest day from exercise! I wasn’t sure I would be able to. I really push myself hard, with the jogging and biking, and thought today would be a good day to relax. Days off are really hard!!

Did do a bit of walking at the mall, but that was not really aerobic LOL! I did avoid the pretzels at the mall, but found myself snacking a bit at home. Funny how you can still find things to nosh on even when your house has just good stuff in it!

I went consignment clothes shopping yesterday at a new store. Really neat stuff and what a bargain! I bought all size 12s, but actually could get on size 10!! I was pretty excited. Anyway, I bought a pair of shorts, a pair of jeans and a top, those items totalled $14.50 – can you believe it!

Have a Good Will shop scheduled in for Friday. We need to pick up bottles for our business, and Good Will is pretty much on the way there. So John is dropping me off to shop while he picks up the inventory. Good thing, because I need time when I am there!

Size 12???

Went shopping for new bike shorts today. My other ones are too loose, and they keep creeping down my legs when I jog. Not the most comfortable of feelings. So – I just went into Sears for the heck of it. My plan was to go to Dick’s sporting goods, because I was sure they would have bike shorts (although probably expensive).

Anyway, lo and behold – Sears had athletic wear on sale! And there were bike shorts! I tried on both a large and a medium. They both fit, but the mediums were really short – they almost felt like booty shorts LOL! So I got the large and what a difference in how they fit compared to my old ones! The bonus part – they were only $10! Yay!

I also decided to grab a pair of size 12 jeans (Levis) to see if they would fit. Well, they fit very easily and had a huge gap at the waist! I really wonder if I could possibly fit into a 10???? Will have to find out at Good Will, once my stimulus check gets here. Payment was expected to be by July 11th, and nothing in the mail today…. sigh…

My last NS delivery arrived today. At least the last of the autoship deliveries. I still have a couple coupons to use, so will get some ala carte items at a later date. Nutrisystem is going to be offering frozen meals, I guess kind of like Jenny Craig. Pretty interesting.