Don't run in granny panties. I learned that lesson yesterday, and so did all my neighbors, I'm sure.
It was Mother's Day, and we were getting ready to go on a little hike. We are fortunate enough to live very close to a state park and national wildlife preserve so we decided to check it out. Well, getting ready for this little adventure, I decided comfort was more important that looking pc in my stretchy black pants..(we'll address those later.) So I decided to don the 'ole granny panties. We were going to get a run in at the park, but most trails were not paved and I'm sure you can imagine how tough it would be to run with a stroller and two dogs through the woods. We walked a bit, had a snack, tried to get the pups to play in the lake (they weren't feelin' it.) and then climbed back in the truck and headed home.
Let's take a break and talk about the pants. So. To make it short and sweet (no pun intended) These are the pants you see someone wearing and you think, "gee, she'd be cute if she didn't look like such a dumbass in those short ass pants." Yea. I'm that girl. I bought these pants from TJMaxx, when I was PREGNANT. They were supposed to be 'maternity yoga pants.' I probably did yoga 5 times when I was preggers... and haven't worn the pants since. Well, like I mentioned before, I'm not really the 'athletic' type, so my workout wardrobe consists of one sports bra, an old tshirt, and these God forsaken pants. That's it. I do have some sweet new running shoes... Brooks... LOVE THEM. They are annoyingly colorful and make me feel like a real runner:) BUT. They just add to the 'dumbass' look when I pair them with my high water stretchy black pants and usually missmatched socks. So there's your visual. I'm sorry.
Well, when we got home from our 'hiking' trip, Baby Girl went down for a nap and JD and the pups were washing the truck. So Mama went for a run. I was kind of 'ancy' (?) to get goin so I just threw on my good shoes and grabbed a headband and went. Still wearing the granny panties. (I own probably 3 pair, and am not planning on purchasing more, ever.) Well, I probably got 1/4 of a mile, and I'll just say, everything started riding everywhere. Thank goodness it was Mothers Day, people were out doing stuff.. We live in one of those neighborhoods where people are outside all the time (yes, even in Fort Wayne Indiana.) Which is lovely and endearing usually, but yesterday, man I was glad they weren't. Poor squirrels.
On a more 'down to business' note, running is going great. Saturday and Cameltoe Sunday I got to run without the stroller so I worked a little more on speed... not because I care, but I hear it builds endurance so whatever. I can really feel it in my calves today. It's weird, whenever I get busy exercising I always feel 'fatter.' Always feel bloated... gross... maybe that is why It's never stuck.. I get discouraged and give up. Well not this time, fatass. :) I feel bloated and disgusting, but I gotta tell you, I still look forward to every run. I ran in the rain this past Saturday, took one of the dogs with me, (probably won't again, she drags her toenails and she wore them down to where they started to bleed:( poor pup), it felt wonderful. Sometimes I still walk up the inclines (I won't call them hills because they aren't.) But I'm finding myself challenging myself (does that make sense?) 'get up the hill faster! If you run, it'll be over sooner! Crazy.
right now, I'm loving it.
I'm also going vegetarian. Done it before, but as I'm sure some of you out there know, it is sometimes just easier to eat what everyone else is eating. I've never really liked meat, never 'wanted a steak.' So I think the only challenge will be coming up with recipes that my husband, still carnivore, and I will both enjoy... and our daughter. I'm not worried about protein. Our daughter has 3 favorite foods, frozen blueberries, green peas, and garbanzo beans. I just throw beans or peas in salads and whatever else I can sneak them into that I eat. I think our almond milk might have some protein in there too, oh and the greek yogurt I dip just about all my raw veggie snacks in. My ultimate goal is to become vegan, but I figured with just moving, daily running, baby, and lots of other stuff, eating a vegetarian diet is enough for now.
tnx, gotta run!
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