5k Baby!

Happy Friday Blogger World!

I wanted to share an announcement that I just signed up for a 5k today! It's something I know I can handle, I want to race in something where I know that
a) I can finish
b) I can race to try to beat a goal time.

So my goal for the 5k that's coming up in April, a solid 2.5 months away, is to run at a pace that is faster than a 10 minute mile. Currently I run at about an 11 minute mile on the treadmill, and actually recently I've been having trouble even running for the full 30-35 minutes that I try to run when I'm working out. This will be tough but doable.

April is an iffy time of year in the midwest, you never know if you'll see snow or scorching heat. I'm hoping that it's a happy medium, perhaps a comfortable 65 degrees. I'm also hoping that the snow has melted by then and that the dirt underneath has reasonably dried up so that it doesn't turn into a slippery mudslide.

Oh I would also like to share a personal victory. Today I weighed myself and I have officially reached the 25 pound mark of weight loss. One year ago tomorrow I joined Weight Watchers and weighed in at 174.4 on that day. This morning I weighed in at 149.4! So I broke that 150 pound barrier that had been taunting me for about 3 months and also completed a milestone today! I think that sharing my weight honestly on this blog has been somewhat of an instigator. Even more motivating than the scale at Weight Watchers!

Recent posts I've mentioned that I had already lost 25 pounds so this may seem anticlimatic for you... but I was rounding up. Rounding is a great thing.

NSV - Ring Too Big

My ring has outgrown my ring finger. Or my fingers have shrunk big time. You decide. It's sliding off and on so easily that I've been forced to wear it on my middle finger for fear of it slipping off. Better go get 'er sized properly!

I should be endorsed by the Double D's

As I'm writing this I should admit that I'm high... sort of. On Dunkin Donuts coffee. I would like to recommend the DD coffee if you've never tried it, it's smooth and makes you really feel the caffeine like that (picture me snapping my fingers).

Please, if there is a Dunkin Donut's exec out there reading my blog (I have high ambitions for this blog) please send me free coupons. I'm just saying, your coffee is totally worth every single penny.

***I swear I'm not being paid for saying this, it totally comes from the heart.

Happy Wednesday everyone! What are you doing this weekend?

Diet Season

I hate to be nit-picky, but can people please stop talking about ridiculous diets they're starting to lose a few quick pounds for some ridiculous reason?

I love supporting people on their own weight loss journey, but just as long as they're doing it the right way. It kills me to read on facebook that someone is attempting a 500/day calorie diet. I know that type of diet isn't sustainable and to be perfectly honest, it's borderline anorexic. I'm no doctor/dietitian/medical professional in any way, but I have smothered myself in this past year with motivating, educational resources that advocate a slow and steady weight loss. I feel like this gives me enough "smarts" to say that those diets aren't the way to sustain weight loss. I'm just sayin'

So yeah, here's to a happy and healthy diet season. Take care of yourselves!

Changing My Name

How can I POSSIBLY part with such an amazing last name? I mean, EASLEY, common. How does one let go of such awesomeness. I consider myself somewhat of a feminist, I have asked myself why does my identity have to change? Why do I have to wait in line and pay outrageous fees for changing multiple forms of identification?

Well let's just say the fiance and I have come to a compromise, the terms of which we've decided are between the two of us. So in 6 months from now, I'm gonna be Mrs. Salton. I will bring on the awesome. I'm really good at that.