You'd think I'd have given myself a kick in the pants after the last motivation post. You'd think.
I didn't.
Anyway, I just placed an order for a BodyMedia FIT LINK armband - it's supposed to track your calories burned (all day and night) and monitors sleep patterns, and has a software it links up with for tracking calories ingested. I am so excited to get this thing.
To sucker my way into getting it, I compared it to our car (which is a hybrid). The car shows your it's performance while you're driving, so you can see if you hit the accelerator too hard or are riding the gas pedal too much, and if you want the car to perform better and have optimal gas mileage, you have to pay attention to what the car is telling you and go easy on it. Same thing with my body and this BodyMedia guy (or what I hope). I envision that it will show me how I'm doing all day long and I can track my history and see what works vs what doesn't work. I've read a ton of reviews and 9 out of 10 say that the user has had a lot of success.
I'm so excited to get it and I'll report back when I do and have had it for a while :)
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Dear Motivation...
Where the heck did you run off to?
It's the beginning of February and January flew by like a cat being chased by a cute puppy, much like my motivation. It was a busy month, full of puppy duty and new job stuff, but seriously, I feel like SUCH a SLACKER.
So the other day after work I hauled myself off the couch and ran a mile. For having not been on a run in, oh, three or four months, it felt pretty good to get back out there and it felt even better to actually be able to run the entire mile sans stopping. So I plan on running again today after work, even if it is just a mile again. I've got to keep my priorities in check but also not push for too much to fast.
I've been reading a lot of 'runner-girl' blogs lately - Run, Eat, Repeat; Skinny Runner; Once Upon a (L)ime; Meals and Miles; Eat Live Run; Daily Garnish and they've been motivating - they all have (fairly) good diets, run like crazy and look amazing. Here's to joining that crowd sometime in the next century!
It's the beginning of February and January flew by like a cat being chased by a cute puppy, much like my motivation. It was a busy month, full of puppy duty and new job stuff, but seriously, I feel like SUCH a SLACKER.
So the other day after work I hauled myself off the couch and ran a mile. For having not been on a run in, oh, three or four months, it felt pretty good to get back out there and it felt even better to actually be able to run the entire mile sans stopping. So I plan on running again today after work, even if it is just a mile again. I've got to keep my priorities in check but also not push for too much to fast.
I've been reading a lot of 'runner-girl' blogs lately - Run, Eat, Repeat; Skinny Runner; Once Upon a (L)ime; Meals and Miles; Eat Live Run; Daily Garnish and they've been motivating - they all have (fairly) good diets, run like crazy and look amazing. Here's to joining that crowd sometime in the next century!
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