Calorie Counter! (and a challenge!!!!)

Tracking calories can be a bummer. You think you are eating OK, then bam! you are up to 2,000 calories for the day!

I am making a conscious effort to log what I eat everyday over at Daily Plate. I know that I work best with a food plan, but I just cant seem to get started, so I decided to try to eat sensibly, log everything and try to stay within my calorie goal (1380). It's been tough. I'm definitely not a restricter, that's for sure! To help me out, I made the boy finish both pints of Hagen Dazs Java Chip that he picked up for me. I probably consumed abut 1 cup out of the 2 pints, I mean,I can't possibly say no to really good ice cream!

So I guess my plan is try to eat as healthy as I can, leave in some room for sweets, stay within my calorie goal and not beat myself up if I go over! Probably easier said than done, but I'm going to do my best to stick with it. 30 day challenge anyone?? I think so!

My First Ever New Year's Post (Gah!)

I have never written a New Years post, I mean, why bother, I don't even really think about goals or resolutions for the year (well, not on Jan 1 anyway)....but since I'm all about change this year, I'm doing it...here goes....

Resolutions:
A resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. Yowza.

1. Limit my amount of cursing, especially at work. I'm a truck driver.
2. Journal write, it always helps me, which is why I'm baffled as to why I don't write more often.
3. Really commit to my fitness goals. Get back on track with food and the gym.
4. Headstand. I need this pose for 2011.
5. Say yes to more things. I have pretty much made this a life goal, why say no when yes could open up limitless possibilities? (Deep).

I'm pretty happy with my 2010. I mean, nothing terrible happened, I met a boy, we are still having wild sex (TMI?) and I ran a bunch, skiied a ton, got into full wheel and did a bunch of other cool things.

I think the biggest thing of all that I am happy about for '10 is that I tried to stay committed to everything, and when I didn't, I learned from it. That's a huge deal for me.

As far as running goals, I have the marathon in Nov, I'm planning on a few half marathons and I'm definitely in for my first tri. 2011 is shaping up to be a great year!

Ski Bunny

Nothing says Christmas break like an awesome ski holiday!

Up with the fam at the mountain getting my ski on...still no running and no yoga, but I'm getting my cardio on with lots of swooshing down the mountain!

Christmas was great, managed to grab a 3 mile run along with about a million calories and tons of presents! Hootiehoo!

Back to reality in a few days, we got about 18 inches of snow, but I'm hoping that when I get back the roads will be clear enough for a road run. Also looking forward to trying out my new Manduka Black Mat!!

Head Colds Rock!

Wow, I have the mother of all head colds going on right now. I'm a snotty, eye dripping mess. Better now than on Christmas, but yowza, it's killer.

Running partner and I have decided to embark on a tri this summer. We made it official - aside from writing my name in blood, I made the commitment and am prepared to follow through.

We have to get an official training plan, which should be pretty easy, we both know a bunch of coaches. The good news is we are both pretty good on the bike and running, and are not terrible with swimming (although we need major work in that area).

I'm kind of excited to have a goal (aside from the marathon, but that's a whole other post). Plus the prospect of swimming throughout the winter really interests me, I loved it over the summer, and actually miss being in the water.

So yay for goals, boo for head colds...off to go blow my nose.

Top 10 of 2010

I used to say stuff like, wow this is a Top 10 moment....I sort of wish I wrote those moments all down...compiling this list is turning out to be a little difficult!

In no particular order, here goes:

10.Tap class with the girls, hands down the best way to spend a monday night!

9.That one amazing ski day up at Okemo in Feb where the stars aligned and I was Sara Vaugn (or something like that)

8.The Tri-Mitzvah!

7.Swimming at the Babylon Village Pool 2x a week at 6am. Epic, really.

6.All my PR's, but the one that comes to mind as truly "top 10" worthy is the PO 5k

5.So not really my grandma's death, but my dad's entire family in the same room because of grandam's death (this has never happened in all of my 33 years of living).

4.The boy (it was a long time coming)

3.Not stopping at all during the Hampton's Half

2.All those times I yelled out during the summer "top 10 moment"

1. I'm going to come back to this one.....still thinking....

Just Saying...

...Having a boy around makes working out tough.

He's cute and I'll definetely keep him around, but my workouts are suffering! Early mornings are a thing of the past, weekends, psst...we are sleeping. It's bad.

On a bright note, I am still down with the yoga.

Back to my usual rant - need to find me some good 'ol balance!

Yoga Challenge Update

I challenged myself to 30 days of yoga. I managed 19.

19 classes is more than half, so I feel like the challenge was a success! I suck at challenges, almost always quit before the halfway point. It's all part of my defiant nature. (For my FOB's I'm working step 6 on this shit!)

In all seriousness, I really do feel like this was a success, I made a ton of classes, went back to the hot yoga shala, tried out a new studio, met a few new teachers.

I never imagined that almost a year ago after that Ashram visit that I would really become a yogini. I though, well this is nice, I'll hang out with some hippies, practice a few asanas, eat tofu...no big deal. Never would I imagine that I would have such a fire for yoga. It's so amazing the different paths we take and how those paths really can change the way we live life. I'm just amazed sometimes.

I sort of feel like like the challenge is still on - I would really like to plan out a month or a time where I can consecutively practice for 30 days in a class setting. I sort of haphazardly decided on this challenge, not really looking at my calendar/work sched. I'll figure it out, but for now I'm going to keep practicing as often as I can. I have some mini-goals that I would like to achieve...ahhemmm...headstand!!!

I did walk away with some awesome insights-

I can put my mind to something and do it (remember, I'm a bailer, so my 19 classes = success!)

Full wheele ROCKS!

I need to leave the gym more often and find other places to practice.

I love my gym and my amazing teachers.

All this breathing has really helped with my running.

Sex is better (holla!!!)

I love a heated room with no mirrors. I do not need to look at my arm flab while in warrior 2

So what's next? Maybe a 30 day gym program - I'm in need of weights and some different cardo (always along with running!!).

Stay tuned!