Run.Chew.Sparkle

Good Sunday Morning!! I have my big cup of coffee in hand, I got back into bed and now I am here. Seriously probably one of my favorite things to do in the morning is to take the coffee back to bed and savior in the quite under the covers. Man all mornings should start off like that... Okay lets talk about how February went.... It was a nice stepping stone for me first off in my running. I was looking at my FitBit results and I set a goal to be active each week, at least 4 times. Now this includes my XT train days. And active for me is if I am moving continuously for 15 minutes or more on my FitBit. I know that seems light but it works for me. This month I was active so far, I mean I know we have 3 more days left 12 of the days. So each week I was active 4 out of the 7 days, I hit my goal each week. I am pretty dang proud of that. I might not have always hit my step goal, but I was active, which honestly is the first beginning. This month I started to ramp up my running too. ...

Hi Everyone!!!! So this Top Ten Tuesday, I thought I would tap into the life of my blog with the Top Ten reasons really why I blog. I have started this little blog going on almost 3 years now and I have to say it has been one of the best things I could have ever started. Here are some of the reasons why.... 10. It is fun. Seriously I know that seems so simple but really it is a lot of fun. I have fun coming up with posts, adding stuff, researching etc. It brings an aspect of "fun" to my life that I had not had before. 9. Allows me to branch out. Blogging has gotten me out of comfort zones, I didn't know I didn't have before. Blogging has allowed me get out and be social with new people, who instantly became friends. It is hard to find friends at my job, mainly because all our stores are all over and I am the boss, so Blogging gives me that social network, easily. 8. I can 100% be me with my blog. I don't hide much back blogging, I am the same perso...

Good Friday Morning!!! I am off of work today and it is set up to be a glorious day!! Plans include, coffee, of course, which I am consuming as I speak, Doggie Day care pick up, a nice lonnnnnggg walk downtown, a nap of course, some reading, and some catching up on laundry, which I hate to do. So last night I was running downtown at my favorite spot ever and when I am running and in the groove, I get to thinking about random things. I can go on one thing to another in my brain with the sound of the pavement under my feet. You should hear the thoughts I have when I start on my long runs, I clear a lot of clutter that way. Okay, so yesterday while I was running, I was thinking about social media and how it has really changed the way of fitness and weight loss and healthy living aspects of my life. Before Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, when you worked out or ate food or really just lived, no one really knew and quite frankly no one probably would have cared. I found pictures...

I really need to get typing away the beginning of the week, rather than later on. So last week, was week 5 of my fitness year! Week 5 brought a lot of fun and some more running, which lets be honest has been a little bit of lack luster lately. So week 5 started off pretty strong, as I got a 3 mile run in at night on that Sunday. I went and saw A Dog's Purpose with Nanci, Jesus was that a tear jerker, holy heck. We literally cried from start to finish. I am not even kidding on that one!!! After I went and picked up my favorite pooch to watch him for the afternoon. He was a complete snuggle monster, I think he knew how much the movie did me in. We relaxed for a bit and him and I were both ready to get running. Running with Sherman is a bit tough, he likes to go fast and chase a million squirrels so getting into a rhythm is tough, but for smaller runs and walking we are getting through it. We managed to get through 3 miles. Tuesday I had gotten home from work way earlier than ...

Happy First Friday of February! Whew that is a lot of "F's" lets add in some Friday Feels today!! I have a pretty Fun weekend planned this time around too. Tomorrow I am running my first race of the year with the Best Damn Race in Safety Harbor. I am doing the 5k and running with Nanci! I did the Half Marathon last year. I thought I was ready for it. I felt like I was prepared, but deep down inside I knew I really wasn't. Training was really hard for that half marathon for me. I had a rough Christmas and then got hit with sickness and sinus issues right after and it just tore my body up. So the morning of the race I did feel off. Then I got to the race and my nerves was all over the place and then I saw that the race had a bunch of rolling hills. I was not expecting that nor was I ready for that. Then it was cold. Like Florida cold and it was damp and rainy. It was horrible. My body did not react well to the cold. I couldn't get my legs to move pr...

Welp the year is officially starting to fly on by....it is February 1st already. I have given up on the fact that just like last year this year is going to be slower, not a dang chance. Okay so before I jump into some new goals for this month, lets chat a bit about the last two weeks. Beginning with my weight did stay the same and I am okay with that BUT I am starting to see some changes in my stomach for sure and in my legs again. They are starting to shape up a bit more and I don't feel as bloated. The last two weeks have been good. Nothing too crazy to report. My work outs have been great and I am staying really active, especially when I am babysitting our friends dog, Sherman. He keeps me on my toes and we are constantly going on walks together. He loves to be outside and so do I, so it is a win-win for sure. My running has gotten sooooo much better. I am still having some hip pain at times but I am working through it. Yesterday after work, I went out for a run, I figured...