so this is way personal, but something i need to do. the first picture was taken in march of 2011. i avoided full body shots at all costs, so that’s closest one (in time) to the second photo (and i was wearing the same shirt- my favorite, in fact!). the second photo was taken january 2011. both “during” photos were taken today (feb 2012).
sometimes, i get upset that i’m not meeting the goals i’m expecting to meet. then, i see pictures like this and remind myself of how far i’ve come! i still want to lose about 20 more pounds, but my current jean size is the smallest it has been since high school. so, i’ll take that progress for now.
That awkward moment when one of your roommates is engaged, the other has 3 men chasing after her, and you’re in your room. On tumblr.
another update on my running
i was perusing through my own blog (because i’m a loser like that) and i saw a post from december 8th. at the time, i ran my first mile, ran/walked the 2nd, ran the remaining half mile back to my apt. my first mile was about 12m50s. weeell, i’ve moved apartments and have found a longer route. it’s roughly 4 miles long. yesterday, i ran 3.1 miles (without stopping) and finished at 36m10s. i averaged 11m50s/mile. that’s progress! still slow, but much, MUCH better than december 8th.
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thoughts?
about a month ago, i reached the one-year mark of my meat-free diet. now, i’m considering a completely vegan diet, inspired by this lovely blogger. the one thing that kept me sane while giving up meat is dairy; mainly milk (for cereal & ovaltine) and cheese (for veggie burgers). haven’t completely committed yet, but i’m considering it! thoughts?
that awkward moment when you’re parents think you’re dating the guy in your profile picture. he likes men.
running- my new hobby
i run the same route whenever i can. it’s exactly 2.65 miles from my apartment back to my apartment. i’m pretty out of shape, so i run as much as i can of the first mile, run/walk the second, and run the remaining .65. today, i ran my first mile in 12m50s. my new record! it’s still not very fast, but it’s progress. when i first started, i couldn’t even run the whole first mile. my average time for my first mile was about 14 minutes- definitely no less than that. so, here i am! and i just got back from my route and i feel so good. SO good. so proud of myself for making the effort to get out of bed. so proud of myself for making an effort to better myself. so proud of myself for sticking to it. my hard work is paying off. i’m still 50 seconds from my first goal time (12 minutes… my ultimate goal time is 10 minutes), and 20 lbs from my first goal weight, but i am inspired.
this post is mostly motivation for myself so i can refer back to this post if i ever feel like quitting. but maybe, if i’m lucky, someone else will be inspired, too! :)
A few weeks ago someone told me that I look like i could be alice from alice in wonderland, a rando custodial guy who i’ ve never seen in my entire life said “hey beautiful”, and I just walked out of a restaraunt where a guy said “hey cutie, how’s it goin?”
Conclusion: everyone in orlando is either partially or fully blind.
