Wednesday, December 12, 2012

I'm back! (and wearing a medium!)

Good morning blogosphere.

A little recap of my oh-so-not-interesting life.

Half Marathon training has begun! We did our first group run together last Saturday and it was a great run for me. Now when I say I am running however many miles, it doesn't mean I am running the entire time. I will stop for a minute here and there to catch my breath and then keep trucking, but I had never run an entire 5k nonstop. Not even when I ran an official 5k race. This Saturday though, it happened. Normally, my brain stupidly tells me it's okay to stop for a minute after a mile. This time, I challenged myself to two miles without stopping. The silly thing is, I never really have to stop after a mile, it's just this mental thing I have. After two miles I was still feeling good and thought, "shoot for a 5k" I never stopped! I think once I did have to stop for a minute right after my running app told me I had run a full 5k, I let out a very loud "wooooooo!" The girl running in front of me turned back to look so I suppose it was louder than I thought. I captured this gorgeousness to show you all the many emotions running can cause:
Isn't the top left corner too hot to handle? Didn't think so.
Also tried this flavor Gu for the first time. I have never seen this brand (our running coach brought it) but it was the best tasting Gu I've tried. And I hate Gu. I'll probably stick to Shot Blocks or Chomps anyway.
  
 
My BFF (Best Fit Friend) Megan has been pushing me to eat healthier and keep running and working out. She wants me to wear that red bikini yall. Thank God for her, because sometimes she is just the push I need. I send her pictures of most of my meals (sometimes I am so hungry I am like a wild baboon pouncing on the plate and forget to snap a picture), and she sends me cute pictures with a thubs up or a huge smile to let me know I'm doing good. What a difference it makes! She has also inspired me to embrace salads once again, even though it's been a little tough. Yesterday, I ate a huge bowl of salad then passed this food truck:

A little about it. I have never seen this mythical creature in real life. I have heard about Viva la Waffle several times though. This truck serves waffle "sandwiches" with the most amazing things you'd ever put in your face hole. Some examples: A huge waffle, folded in half, full of nutella and bananas, this grilled. Yes. Yum. Another popular one is a fried chicken breast, ranch dressing, wing sauce and cole slaw. On. a. waffle. Drool. I have always wanted to try one of these carb and fat traps, but the truck is all over town and I've never caught it. The one day I eat a sad bowl of salad, I see this little bitch. Proudly though, I passed it right up and thought of how disappointed my girl Megan would be if I had snapped a picture of a fried waffle with french fries and bacon on top. No bueno.

A few of our exchanges:



And even though you've all seen this on Instagram already, I just have to brag one more time because I am SO EXCITED! Jessie Spano excited! I always grab a Large or XL by habit. Same thing with pants. Always go for a 14, sometimes a 12 if the pants are loose. I bought a large sweater in three colors a few weekends ago and had to return them all for Mediums! Yes that's right. I don't think I've been in a medium top since mid-college. I was so pumped.


I also had to return a pair of size 12 dress pants to TJ Maxx the other day because they literally hung off of me. Now, I still usually wear a 12 in most pants but it still felt good to think a 12 was too big. The smallest pant size I've been as an adult is a 10. My goal is to get to a 6 one day! And I will. Just wondering if any of you always go for bigger sizes out of habit even though you've lost the weight? I think that's something all us former fat girls (or in my case, working on being a former fat girl) will do.

Hope you all have a fabulous Wednesday! 2 weeks till Christmas (aka 2 weeks till a few days off of work!)




22 comments:

  1. "Jessie Spano excited". hahaha I LOVE that. NICE going on the Medium!!!

    I seem to have a huuuge mental block after 2 miles. It's brutal to push through!! Sounds like a good run for you!

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  2. WAAAAHOOOOO!!!! You are such a rock star!! I love your collage of emotions. I totally identify with every one of them!! And I absolutely still grab for the clothes at the back of the rack when shopping. I realize that while I haven't really had too much trouble with confidence and self esteem I have a body image issue. I always see myself as bigger than I am. I registered for the Santa Dash 5k and marked a large for a shirt (mens cut) because that used to be all that fit me. Well, I was swimming in the shirt. It felt good to know that my work is paying off! I started off as a size 20 and got to mostly 18s... and then 16s.... and now I have some 14s that fit, but I want to be in all 14s and down to 12s. Oh to not have to shop in the plus size section... soon!

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  3. Congrats on your run and your salad lunch! I always grab bigger than I probably need out of habbit. The other day I was at Kohl's trying on a pair of Vera Wang Pointe Pants (look like legging type pants) and I grabbed a large and headed back to the fitting room. Well, they were too big and I had to double check the tag about 3 times to make sure they weren't an XL by mistake. Love those days!

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  4. You're rocking it girlie! So proud of you, for the running, and the medium! :) AWESOME!

    You and Megan are super cute with your back and forth pictures!

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  5. RIGHT ON girl - you are doing so well and Megan is a killer inspiration. Love that lovely lady... Keep it up girl - we will be rocking our bikini bodies in NO TIME.

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  6. That is so awesome about your run!!! I am so proud of you! I still need to online shop for a bikini so I can join jn this challenge;)
    And yay for smaller sizes!!'

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  7. I LOVE THIS POST! Go Kassie!!! Viva will just give you the runs, and not the kind you get from running a 5K ya know what I'm sayin! I am so excited for you! If you wanna be a 6 you are going to be a SIX! No doubts about it! So excited for you- great things to come!

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  8. You are doing SO awesome, and I love your keeks, they crack me up!

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  9. Congrats on rocking the Medium, what a great feeling!!

    And sorry girl, I totally did it too. I nominated you ::hangs head in shame:: My questions are here; http://beebrood.blogspot.com/

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  10. OMG girl you are doing AMAZING!!!! I'm so happy for you and way to be on your half training! Oh glad to see you weren't driving and eating on instagram! LOL
    Have a wonderful day!

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  11. I love it when clothes become looser! Good for you! Good luck with your training :)

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  12. Well done on your run!! I'm so excited to read about your half training! And that is AWESOME that you're in mediums!

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  13. You are so freaking awesome. Just the kick in the pants I needed to get back to the healthy train today. I am so proud of you and your MEDIUM! I totally understand that--I ALWAYS go for a size bigger than I need, try it on, and then either my mom or a friend forces me to try a smaller size, even when I think it won't fit. And it does. Still blows my mind sometimes. But you're looking SO awesome! I am so proud of you!

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  14. Hey Kassie!! I thought you would be a great person to get the Liebster Award. So I nominated you on my page. It's a fun award that you can learn more about through my post. Hope you have fun with it!

    http://megwatkins.blogspot.com/

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  15. LOVE that you go for bigger sizes! So real and honest, and something I think we all do if we aren't letting weight loss get to our heads. That truck sounds AMAZING!!! Good for you for being able to pass it up.

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  16. That is so exciting Kassie!! Nothing better than fitting into that smaller size. And I recently learned just how mental running really is. If I feel all positive about my run, I do so much better than if I am fighting it. Keep up the good work!

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  17. Congrats on everything you are doing girl!!! I LOVE Meg, she is so inspirational and hilarious. I love salads, but I have serious portion control issues. I really need to run, I can run the length of the street and then I die. It's a mental block I know, I am currently doing the 30 day shred then I will be back to makin' myself run/jog. Thanks for reminding me that it pays off- time for me to get back out there :)I am a fairly new follower of yours and I think you are awesome ;)

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  18. Love you and your blog! I wish I had a text buddy for motivation! You are awesome!

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  19. I know that waffle truck sounds good, but the feeling you will have AFTER you eat it is not. Trust. Things always sound better in your head, but you feel better when you make the better choices and you are doing AWESOME!!! Honestly i wish I lived closer, I'd come over and run with you. I remember the first time I ran 3 miles without stopping, it was a big deal! You are going to get there, I promise. You are doing everything you should be.

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  20. I am SO SO SO very proud of you for passing up that truck. that truck sounds like a weight gain just waiting to happen. Nice Job!!! man, if only I liked salads......your size medium shirt has motivated me!

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  21. LOL. "I'm so excited!...I'm so...scared?!" Love it.

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