Days 37-44

Here it is! The moment you've all been waiting for. A blog post from your FAVORITE blogger!

I love pretending that I'm adored.

Hey guys!! Since it's been awhile I'm going to do some bullet points of a few things:

• I ran in the rain. This pretty much means that I'm hardcore. I could roll with bikers, or maybe even M16 or 13 or whatever that gang is. I am Spartacus and Rocky Balboa rolled into one. Fear me.
• Did you know that ants smell when you squish them? Yeah, I think it's some sort of defense mechanism. What I'm trying to tell you is that we're mildly infested with ants and for some odd reason we find them in our bed and in the fridge. Not fun at all.
• I've upped my miles from 2 to 3 and it has been a serious challenge. The first time I felt it get a little easier was on Monday when I felt like I broke through some invisible barrier that had been holding me back. That barrier has been in place for what has seemed like an eternity. It made me cry last week on my Saturday run. I ended up walking for four minutes because my body was just fed up. But as Ryan reminded me, I took my break and kept going which is the hardest thing to do when you're mind is telling you no. Speaking of the mind..
• I learned that you can fool your body into believing pretty much anything. Feeling tired? No you're not. You feel great! In fact, you could go on for two more miles. Surprisingly the body reacts like a gullible 2 year old. Yeah! I'm not tired at all! Feel like throwing up? No you don't. You feel fantastic. It totally works. The only thing you can't fool is your mind. If you don't want to do it, your mind will let your body know and suddenly you feel like you're running in mud. It's total crap. But that is why it's important to push through those moments when your mind says no. Helps show your lazy side who's boss.
• I've had a change of plans. I didn't feel comfortable running in the morning anymore even WITH Penny. So, thanks to the time change, I'm now an afternoon jogger. More light, more time, and best of all, more sleep. I do miss the mornings though. It was a bit of a kick start for my metabolism but that's okay. I'm still doing the running and burning the calories so it's not a huge deal.
• Calorie counting is going well. It's not my favorite still but I feel better about it each week. there are a lot of healthy things I can eat. For example, honey is a fantastic alternative to sugar. It's also really good for diabetics because it helps regulate insulin or some craziness like that. I put it in cream of wheat in the mornings and it makes it soooo tasty.
• More good news. I've lost 4 pounds!! I get so excited about that and then I think how long I've been doing this and I want to shiv somebody. Ryan, being the sweet and logical guy that he is, always helps me see the bigger picture. It will take a while. Just like anything worthwhile, this will be a long hard journey. Lucky for me, I still see this as a life style change and not just a "I want to look good in a bikini" goal. Besides, if that was my goal, I can tell you right now I would have stopped on week 2. A bikini is not worth giving up my cake. A healthier life? That's definitely worth it.
• Speaking of cake, I mentioned in my facebook status that I had cake and wanted to punch a puppy or something morbid like that. My sweet sister-in-law left this comment: "Isn't it amazing how not eating treats for so long can completely reprogram your body?" I wanted to address this comment by saying that that is not what happened at all. I wanted that entire pan of cake. My first lick of frosting had me thinking about it for the rest of the damn weekend. I had two and a half pieces this last weekend and I tell you what, I would've had the whole pan if I hadn't been thinking about what I was going to tell you guys. I know ya'll would've been disappointed if I had said, "I just had a whole cake to myself! Playa!!" I still want that cake. You see? This is why it is an addiction. So there is my confession. I had cake, okay?! And maybe I licked the frosting bowl. And maybe I licked most of the cake batter bowl. I also ate carrots and oranges and I jogged on Saturday. So, I'm seeking repentance! Gosh!...Here's the crazy thing. There are people out there saying: "Oh look! Cake! Maybe I'll have a piece later," And then they just walk away! Sometimes they forget about it! What is THAT?
• So my brother posted a video on my wall from a rather hilarious Australian vlogger (To the uninformed: a vlog is a video blog. Thus someone who vlogs = vlogger). A part of it was how she wished she could go back in time to tell her past self not to do certain things. Then she posed a question asking what we would tell ourselves not to do if we could go back in time. I really thought about this over the weekend and I came to a conclusion. I would have told my 10 year old self not to stop light saber fighting in my room because stopping wouldn't have improved any of my chances at making friends or getting a boyfriend, really. Especially not at that age when my face could have been used as homing beacon for Batman it was so greasy. Also, the skills might have come in handy. (For those of you who knew me in High school, this should be about the time that your suspicions of me being a complete nerd are confirmed. Because watching Doctor Who and MST3K didn't tip you off before).

Alright we're done with the bullet points. I'm not entirely sure why I chose to use them, it just seemed neater at the time. Now it just feels like an assignment. Maybe I won't post this so I can remember how it felt to be at school again...*sigh*...nah, I'll post it, I guess.

I promised you pictures and UNlike the date that never called you back or your dad and his empty promises of family fun, I am delivering the pictures! That's right.

So last week we had a cow infestation. They were just chillin' in the pasture. Which was pretty much Penny's paradise. She thought that all the cows were there just for her and that they were in fact, her new friends.

As made evidence by this photo here.

Play with me?

I threw this one in here because every once in awhile she'll cross her legs in such a lady like manner. This time I think she was trying to tell me something :)

Right now she's laying next to me on the couch exposing her lady parts. Thanks Penny.

Alright, love you guys. Ryan's computer is going to die so I've gotta post this quick!

Love in the club...

P.S. Doing bullet points was the biggest pain. I have this feeling that blogger was just laughing at me as I tried to delete that last random bullet point. I swear I will shiv somebody. WHY WONT IT DELETE! Fine, it gets to stay there. But only as evidence of my wrath.

P.P.S.S. Morbid thought of the day during a random work conversation: All Asian women that die become the grudge. (If you don't know what/who the grudge is, I don't suggest google-imaging it. Just know it's from a scary movie).