All I can say is I am eating healthy, still working out - but yet, I feel like a complete cow. How does that happen? I feel like I have gained 10lbs let alone 4 since Montreal last weekend. When I was in our Fantastique hotel, there was a scale in our room. I weighed myself both days. I was even impressed on Saturday because I was 210lbs towards the end of the day, after I ate - which means that I would have had a loss on Monday for sure! Nope, didn't happen like that.
Perhaps I am suffering from the dreaded PMS and retaining water like a desert animal. I understand that your body can do some weird things at certain times, but really? Why do I feel completely bloated right now? I have been doing this for over a month now, and yes, I am impatient at times - but really? I liked losing 2lbs a week...that was so much fun! I kind of counted on it. I figured my weight on Monday reflected my cheating behaviour in Montreal but by Tuesday or at least today I thought it would have changed to a more realistic number this morning - again, nope. What the H - E Double Hockey Sticks is a girl to do?! The poutine was incredible, but really? Did I need to eat the whole thing? Actually, yes...who am I kidding, I did.
Yesterday, I had my latte, a low fat lemon cranberry muffin, tons of water. For lunch, I just ate some blackberries, a half turkey and Swiss cheese sandwich, a strawberry, banana & orange freshly squeezed juice (no added sugar) and I was about to embark on some strawberries - but they hadn't started calling me 'Baby' so I declined. I ate a delicious Tika Marsala PC blue label dinner which was actually delicious. I went for a 13km last night with special Guest Sarah - it is amazing how quickly a walk can go by when you have such a great conversation going! Thank you lovely lady! Tonight, I am looking forward to trekking out to my old hometown Oakville with my old homegirl Andrea. So 26km so far this week, plus tonight it will be 39km and the week isn't even over yet! I am telling you right now, if by Monday there is an additional 4lbs or if I have not lost 6lbs - I will be so utterly frustrated.
39km is great....but I have been advised by an extremely Pretty, Popular and Confident girl who every year spends an entire weekend walking to end breast cancer with her Cosmic Girls (http://www.endcancer.ca/site/TR?px=2348268&fr_id=1440&pg=personal) to get one of those Nike Plus systems for my runs that I can insert in my shoe and connect to my Ipod. I am looking at it for this week, and could possibly start that log on Monday and sharing it here. I was using the stopwatch on my Ipod and sometimes using the Log Your Run on Facebook - and it isn't accurate enough for me. I need to know how many calories I am burning and having a "big brotha" on my shoulder as I go out every other day - I can measure myself against my own personal best each time and there is no room for excuses. Plus, apparently Lance Armstrong speaks to you and tells you how amazing you are annnndddddd you get a certificate from Nike recognizing 1000 km once you have reached that incredible number. Perhaps if Eric Dane or Mark Ruffalo offered a massage after my run, or tell me how gorgeous I am I would have picked it up a LONG time ago - anyone know if that is available?
Yesterday I was creeping on an "ex-friend's" Facebook profile through my fake account - please don't ask - and I was looking at his pictures. I promise this is not an ex boyfriend, literally, an old friend. He used to be pretty large before. In June 2008 he had started going for walks / runs. He started eating healthy and stopped drinking alcohol. I was looking at pictures of him today, and he has run over 1000km and even has the certificate from Nike to prove it! He looks great. Let me rephrase this, he looks incredible and completely different and is running a full marathon in the next few weeks. Right now, his practice runs are around 32km and he runs 13km in about 1 hour and 20 minutes - perhaps less. It amazes me looking at him and the change he has made for the better. The fact that he is sticking to it. As ridiculous as it sounds, it upsets me at the same time. I look at him with such envy thinking that he can do this and he has accomplished so much! He is so far ahead of me. You can't really compare apples to oranges, and I really have to recognized even he had to start somewhere to get where he is today...but, it is really hard to imagine when I feel like I do today that I can get to that point.
When I am on my walk / run - I know that I am not running enough. I told myself I wanted to take it slow so I wouldn't burn out but now I think I am taking it too slow. I need to set a goal that by 2 - 3 weeks from now I can run at least the full half way. I am not doing that right now. I even feel winded running short distances although increasing slowly and I have been doing this for a month now. Not too much of a change, but I need to remember to stick with it, as annoying as it is.
This is my inspiration. It goes along with Kate Winslet naked with fur on a chaise. One day I will have photos like this taken. The only four ways this can happen are:
a. with an incredible hair stylist like Salvatore Leonetti in Yorkville:
Salvatore brings a fresh, creative and undisputed talent to every client he meetsPhone: 416.849.9385
Website: http://www.salvatoreleonettisalon.com/
b. With an amazing make up artist Clare Pupo at Toni & Guy Yorkville:
Clare takes the smoky eye to a new dimension....
Phone: 416.920.7775
http://toniguy.com/
c. With a great photographer like Mark Bradfield at http://www.digitalkreation.com/
and of course...
d. my own drive, ambition, hard work and dedication to my own personal goal of being Fit & Fabulous!
Within a year, it wont be Eva Mendes or Kate Winslet, it will be ME plastered all over this blog in lingerie looking fierce - honestly, could she look more fabulous in these shots? One day, one day PFF - I am just going to ogle myself at that point!
Blog Soon,
PFF
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