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So...you know all that stuff I've said about not really 'doing' diets anymore ...you know, how I like to read lots of books on diet plans, etc, take the pearls of wisdom, include them in how I eat/live and ditch the junk...well, generally that's how I feel.  Buuuuut, I just read The Paleo Diet by Loren Cordain and I'm going to do an about face and jump in and test it out. That's just how I roll, ha ha ha. Not because it's some new diet fad that has come along, but because I've read it and it sounds like something that my body will get along great with. I do still think it's a constant journey of figuring out what works for me, and that is the main reason I'm going to try this way of eating. I know personally I feel better on high protein and less grains, etc. That's what Paleo is based on. Lots of lean protein, fruits and vegetables, healthy oils and some nuts. That's the diet in one sentence! It sounds like something that will w...

I received an email from one of our Awesome by August challengers that she will be hosting a follow up...Super by September: Since no one has voiced any objections, it looks like I'll be hosting #superbyseptember over at  Muffin Fixation  and, of course, twitter! My thoughts for the spin-off: a friendly "competition" with all of the support and smack talk, but no "winners" and no "prizes" other than bragging rights and our own health. Weigh-ins taken via e-mail ( whoopseedaisee@gmail.com ) or twitter direct message (krquick) Fridays through Sunday 11:59pm Eastern (that way I can compile info when I'm bored at work Sunday nights! LOL!) and have it run from TOMORROW with the final #awesomebyaugust weigh-in having the final #superbyseptember post being made on Labor Day (September 6th). I'm sure she'll have more info on her blog soon, or you can hit her up on twitter if you have questions...sounds like fun!

OK, maybe more than A word...but as the Awesome by August Challenge is ending this week (sob, sniffle, has it been four weeks already?!) I thought I'd list how prizes will be awarded. From the list below our 1st place winner will choose 3 prizes. Then our 2nd place winner will choose 2 prizes. Then our 3rd through 6th place winners will each choose 1 prize. Then I'll randomly draw names from the remaining challengers that weighed in every week to give away the last 2 prizes. I haven't received the promised Body Glide for Her prizes yet. If I receive them 1st through 6th places will each get them.  Experience Life Magazine  is giving a one year subscription to their awesome magazine. 265andfalling.com  is giving a 30 Day Shred DVD and a set of 1 pound weights. Iamsucceeding.com  is giving a Hot Bod in a Box. runmommarun.com  is giving a  runMOMMArun T-shirt .  thejourneytv.com  is giving a journeytv T-shirt. Beth J  is giving a Nalgene ...

It's Tuesday. Yep, really, I checked the calendar and everything. After my crazy weekend and busy Monday I was able to get up the Awesome by August weigh in post, but Monday Miles had to wait until today. Ah, well...here we go. I ran a completely unplanned 5k race on Sunday! Well, I decided Saturday I'd run it, so planned for a day I guess. It rocked. It was hot and heat is my nemesis, but I finished in 32:54 (give or take, didn't check official time) and dang I needed it. Mentally, I needed it. I needed to see all my hard work was adding up to something. I needed to burn all the junk outta my head. I needed to see I could still do it. To see that I was not toiling in vain here.  After a week of less than stellar eating (frosted mini wheats AND raisin bran for lunch, yes please?) I was feeling mentally defeated. I began doubting whether I could DO a half marathon. Whether I could continue eating well and losing weight. Whether all of this hard work was really worth it...

SO sorry for the huge delay for this post. My weekend had a big case of the crazies. Before we get down to business I just want to say I am so humongously proud of everyone who has stuck it through on this challenge!! Proud of you that are rocking it, proud of you that are making steady progress, and proud of you that have held yourselves accountable even when the scale went the wrong way. You rock, all of you!! We are all truly Awesome by August!! We were pretty cool already though. OK, now down to business. Here are the standings: Shannon H 5.59% Julia K 5.39% Trish 5.18% Chris D 4.23% Julie H 3.73% Melissa 3.31% Erin D 3.33% Cierra B 2.99% Hannah 2.73% Lynda Q 2.6% Shelli C 2.58% Kelly W 2.38% Michelle P 2.27% Larissa Y 2.16% Shannon A 1.88% David H 1.81% Della M 1.63% Cassie B 1.62% Ginesa S 1.41% Beth J 1.36% Lynette S 1.32% Kerri O 1.13% Karen Q 0.64% Ivie E 0.21% Brooke 0.09% Steve G -0.71% OK everyone...last week! Make sure you have your final weigh...

I had a crazy busy weekend and I forgot to ask someone to host this weeks weigh in for Awesome by August. Doh! So, as soon as I get back from running errands today I will tabulate percentages and have our weekly weigh in post up here. Sorry for the delay!

Just a reminder...Awesome by August weigh ins are due to me by tonight (Friday the 30th) by midnight. We've had a few people drop off each week and I've only received a few weigh ins so far...get them in!! :)

I've been lurking around the blogs this morning (lurking because every time I go to leave a comment I get an error message, something with my browser me thinks) and I came across something that set off bells, whistles, and alarm sirens in me : " It occurs to me that this is the point in the program where I usually start my inexplicable, out-of-control ascent back to obesity. This is generally the point where all the good work I’ve put in goes out the window. Not this time. Not   this   time. Not this time." Um, yes. This is the point in my weight loss where I generally regress and gain like 50 pounds. This is the point I usually give up. This is the point I usually get frustrated with not seeing quick results and belly up to the blizzards and peanut butter cup ice cream; the point I drown my sorrows in iced caramel macchiatos and lots and lots of buttered toast with strawberry jam on top. This is the point I usually stop working out and just hang it all.  T...

I am living my life. I am living it out loud. I am living it right now. That is my battle cry. I have spent so many years waiting, hiding, looking to the future. The thought pattern was: well, when I reach X weight I'll...or can't wait until I fit a size X jeans, then I'll...or if only I wasn't so fat I'd... I have spent years hiding myself and my body. Years planning what I'd do when. Years feeling bad about myself in the meantime. NO, NO, NO. I am living my life. I am living it out loud. I am living it right now. No more waiting. No more hiding. No more shame. I only get one life and I do NOT want to look back on it and feel it's been wasted . I do not want to look back on all the missed opportunities, all the wonderful things I could have done with my kids, all the places I never went...and REGRET. So, I go to the beach or the pool with some flab, extra skin, and stretch marks hanging out...so what?! What's the worst thing that cou...

Yesterday I ran 7 miles.  I not only ran 7 miles, but I ran them fast (for me) on a hilly route. I ran a one mile stretch back and forth, it was basically uphill a mile, then turn around and downhill for a mile. It was an awesome run. I pushed and felt spent at the end. Some of my downhill miles were 9 minutesish, 9:30. Compared to last year's long runs my times rock. My muscles are SCREAMING at me today.  I haven't been this sore from running in longer than I remember. But at the same time it feels good. Stay with me here, lol. It feels like I ran hard, like I pushed and wiped the floor with that long run.  If there's such a thing as good sore or good tired, that's what I am today. It's a complete different feeling from feeling fatigued and sluggish from being so overweight and filling my body with crap food, sugar, and caffeine just trying to get through the day. That was miserable tired. Today I feel like I worked hard and I'm sort of relishing ...