Last week I told you how my workouts were suffering due to calorie restriction on the Fitbit Aria’s ‘kinda hard’ plan (-1.5 lbs./week). This week I dialed it back and reset El Diablo’s calculations for a 1 pound weekly loss. Instantly my workouts were better. I weighed daily, although from here on out I’m cutting back [Read More]
Weightloss Wednesday Good/Bad/Ugly
This first week had it’s ups and downs. Good: Food and exercise-wise I slammed it. I was verrrry good on the food front. I hit all my workouts but that’s to be expected right? The food is where I get into trouble. I set up my weightloss goal on my Fitbit Aria scale, aka El [Read More]
How to Dress for Cold Weather Running
Last week we had some of the coldest weather I’ve gone out to run in so far this season. Not having a spring marathon to train for makes me a touch more willing to surrender to the mill. But I couldn’t resist getting out in the snow yesterday for 10 miles. Temperature when I went [Read More]
Look What the Cat Dragged In
The universe has a way of delivering just what you need when you need it: hard lessons, a new friend, a guardian angel, you know the drill. Last week this contraption, no not Thing 2, showed up on my doorstep. It’s the Fitbit Aria, Wi-Fi Smart Scale . As much as I love to hate scales, [Read More]
Hitting the Reset Button
Can I get a do over? That’s the way I feel after being sick/not sick, running/not running for the past 2 weeks. I was under the weather just enough to still try to workout, only to find that I was not performing at 100%, ok miserable, and I wasn’t doing myself any favors trying. Finally [Read More]
Reformed Slutty Brownies
Someone had to do it. Based on the amount of mail I get and the number of people who find this site by searching for Healthy Slutty Brownies, that someone is me. Remember when I made these over-the-top vixens? Well it’s a new year and sluts are way over-rated. Because I’ve got nagging chest congestion [Read More]
How Much is Too Much to Pay for a Race?
How much is too much to pay for a race? Us Chi-town runners are all hot and bothered about this fall’s inaugural Naperville Marathon and Half. Prices were announced yesterday: $150 for the full, $115 for the half. What the WHAT? They defend this absurd price with a half-zip valued at $65, race pics included [Read More]
Under the Radar: Getting Noticed, or Not
Yesterday I took Thing 2 to a friend’s house for a play date. The mom asked me if we’d met before. I told her, in fact, this was our third meeting, and we moved on. It got me to thinking though: I feel like the number of people who do not remember me is higher [Read More]
Runningskirts Yoga Wear Review
You may know that when it comes to running, I’m a bit of a skirtaholic. If you’ve met me for a run, chances are good I wore a skirt from Runningskirts. We’ve been through a lot together: I’ve been known to stalk them at an expo or 6. Recently the girls at Runningskirts sent [Read More]
Size Matters
I finally made my 2013 maiden voyage to the gym yesterday. Yoga was on tap. I hit up the infamous SYNO (sweat your nuts off) class I love so much. Not. The usual suspects were in place, the headstanding, leg windmilling lady was going full bore, no less than half a dozen already sweat dripping, [Read More]
