Monday, June 20, 2011

Oh my god... this is what death feels like....


             So I literally just sat down from my first ever intentional run… I think I’m dead. The end.

Well no… not really I guess. I mean I can type, but I still feel like death warmed over. Really warmed over because I decided to run at 7:30 in the morning during a Florida summer, where the day’s heat index is 109. That was mistake number one. 

Mistake number 2? Having my dog run with me. she’s a little perky but fat thing, and she just wanted to sprint or sniff.  My s&s dog. 

Mistake number 3 would be my lack of intensive stretches beforehand. I mean  stretched my thighs (front and back) and I stretched some other stuff… but I completely forgot about my calves. Stupid things… 

Mistake number 4? Well, I’m trying to decide if me sitting on my nice comfortable bed is a mistake…

Other than that I think I did good. I mean I actually ran. Yea… I had to stop every now and then so that I could breathe and Bailey could sniff, but I made no forward progress unless I was running. Slowly yes, but running. Hopefully this will happen everyday… the running not  the being death warmed over part.

So, as off June 20, 2011 I stand at 5’7 and (gulp) 145 lbs
This pretty much means, I have a goal weight loss of 15-20 pounds to get back to where I used to be.
Welcome to my journey of 

Trying not to be the fat ex-swimmer!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, June 19, 2011

A picutres worth a thousand words

So I am so in love with the idea of photography and really wanted to put some of my favorite pictures up.

This is the every lovable Duke

Charley the Princess

Such beautiful eyes she has

You might not want to get in the middle of these two...

The perfect little thing who is Maddi

Bailey always seems to be happy

Key West, how I will miss you

Duke has managed to triple in size I believe

Brother and Sister

I think Nature can have some of the most interesting designs

This was just a picture I really liked

What I love about this picture is the fact that this is all natural lighting. There was no editing or color scheme changes done to it

I was having an adorable moment

So this is def a moment for comparing and contrasting... this is a beach in the keys....

This is a beach in Puerto Rico... easy win?

The streets of Old San Yuan

Beach before a storm

New years party

San Yuan

The fort of Old San Yuan

Paris? Nope Epcot

Pretty flower

I thought this was a rose but the more I see it, the less I'm sure...

I just love how I was able to focus on the fountain despite having a really crappy camera and so much else going on

This is one of the prettiest bare trees I have seen

Yes, these are real flowers

Once again another picture with no lighting effects, saw this walking to the bus

Its water droplets... that I swear look like a little foot print

The amazing view from my brother's old house

An old building in Key West

Same building different angle

Different door. Yes, I appear to like doors

Love the creation of shadows by the sun being behind the tree

It could almost be a heart

My brother's house in Key West

A hidden path