Face It Friday: Under Goal, Frequency of Weigh-Ins & A Busy May

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On Friday's we weigh-in. Well on Fridays this girl weighs in. But that wasn't always the case. When I first started Weight Watchers (11/2/09), I attended a Monday Night Meeting. That is right folks. I would do the thing people hate to do when weighing in - do it at night and right after the weekend.

Why did I choose the day so few do? It was the only day that worked into my busy work schedule AND it kept me more accountable over the weekends. Plus the scale is just a number and I was looking to overhaul my eating, lifestyle and mental space. The day didn't matter as much as the routine of attending meetings for support and learning to lead a balanced life.

So how did I end up on Friday mornings? Well once my Monday Night meeting was cancelled, I moved to Tuesday nights then I was able to bring Weight Watchers to work at the Cubs. That brought me to Tuesday mornings. Once I moved back to Boston, I fought for a meeting to attend, but couldn't find out that fit so I would simply weigh-in on Tuesday morning during open hours to keep the routine.

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ONE. Week. Til. RAGNAR! Ahhhh....

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O-M-freakkity freakin-G people! My first Ragnar Relay event is one week from today!!

Excuse me - wwhhaaa????

How did that happen?

I swear I just registered for this event and now it is a week away.

 

For those that may not know what the heck I am talking about, well let me bring you on up to speed!

What is Ragnar?

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Three Things Thursday: Celebrations From Today

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No I don't have a new job to celebrate. No I didn't weigh in a day early and see awesome results. No I didn't win the lottery thus being able to run all the races, drink all the beers and collect all the medals. No I didn't become a Run Disney ambassador (but that would kick ass). None of that.

Today I am celebrating some tiny yet major victories! Yes I am keeping that oxymoron there... deal! :P

Let's Do It!

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Join Me For The "Virtual 5k for 5p-": May 3-9

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I love running. I love raising money and awareness for charities. I love virtual races. Therefore I am all about the Virtual 5k for 5p-.

 

Now when I was first asked to participate in the race I didn't know what "5p-" was. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Well blog reader and race director Stacey was happy to provide me with some more information.

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Weekend Wrap-Up: Friends, #LogOffRace Virtual 10k Recap & Getting Sick

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Wait you mean I had a weekend without a marathon to prep for or run? No long run to be had. Whatever will I do with myself? I'll do all the things and none of the things at the same time.

Does that even make sense to anyone? It made perfect sense in my head.

Let's see what the weekend held for me:

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Face It Friday: Post-Marathon Gain & Putting Myself First

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Now if we all look at the calendar, we can see that today is in fact Monday and not Friday. Welll I am a tad behind, mmkkay? It's not okay. I wanted to get this post out on Friday following my weigh-in, but life got in the way. I am happy to have a job and see the people I did on Friday, but I didn't have a moment of free "me" time.

Which impacted this post and future postings.

Let's rewind...

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#30DaysOfPositivity Challenge Recap

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#30DaysOfPositivity Challenge...

I DID IT!!!!

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I was really nervous that I wouldn't complete the 30 days since Day 1 took me a good 30 minutes to think up 3 good things about myself. Now it didn't get easier over the 30 days, but it did make me more thankful and was a great way to end the day.

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I decided to keep all the positives in one place so when I am having a bad day in the future - I can look back and know I am more than those emotions!

Enjoy...

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