A Smidjin at a time

Let's just say 2017 got kinda ugly and hard and dark and depressing there in the end. I'm not sure about you all, but I am so glad 2018 is here. I know really, deep down that the "New Year" is kinda an arbitrary thing, but there is also something magical about "New" things that fill us with hope again.  Last I checked in with you all here I was training for a Half-Marathon. I'm not to sure it was going well at the time, and well, it didn't get any better. I mean I did the half- marathon, it finished it. But it was very ill trained for, and my time, my body and my experience reflect that. But, I did it. I didn't give up before hand, and I didn't give up during it. I buckled down and I walked over that finish line on my own power and strength. Cause Big Tough Sandy is strong. So, there is was in my post-half marathon misery taking it easy, with a knee that was holding on to it's opinion that I did a stupid thing way longer than...

Whole 30 Round 2 starts today! Well, technically it started today. Survived breakfast no problem, cooking lunch and food prepping for the week ahead as we speak. I am excited to tackle a second round because I know what I was able to accomplish the first time and I feel like with that knowledge I can go even stronger the 2nd time around. I know that I really am not a huge fan of sweet potatoes so I'm not gonna use them as the star of something. I'm also not scared of dump ranch anymore. I am also past the "scared of making a mistake so I better stick to the basics" phase and am excited to try out some new recipes. Also, starting tomorrow I start training for my 2nd Half- Marathon! I mean, why not start round 2 of 2 things at the same time. Similarly to Whole 30, I feel much better heading into this 2nd round of training than I did about the first, despite knowing how much it hurt and how much I did not like it at the end. Probably because I do know how much it h...

When I rejoined Weight Watchers in October 2014 it was to put a stop to regaining all the weight I had lost. While I knew it would take a while to lose it all again, I was confident I could do it. However, the last 2 years of weight journey have not gone the way I envisioned them. In those two years, I actually continued to gain weight, however at a much slower gain than it had been, and I did have some losses along the way. I actually gained to the point of being 15 pounds heavier than when I started. Not exactly a Weight Watchers success story. That is until this summer. In June I did that round of Whole 30 and lost 15 pounds, putting me back at my "starting weight". Since then I have lost more and am under my starting weight. I actually earned my very first 5 lb star! It really is just a sticker to put in my weight loss book, but it's my first one.  Next week I have middle school retreat, so while I am not planning on actively losing while on the trip it will b...