Healthy living, happier outlook!

Lord do I love to run! Now, I'm not very fast, and I can't go very far. Yet. I will get there, though, because I choose to! I did my third run today with my IT strap...about 15 minutes, about 1.12 miles. ZERO pain!!

I've also been harping on Steve about how I want to include a lot more veggies in our diet. In the past we've failed at this, I think, because we try to buy all fresh veggies & they go bad. But from what I've been reading, the frozen are just as good, if not better sometimes, because they're flash frozen at their peak. So we're making a casserole tonight chocked full of carrots, broccoli, cauliflower & onions...with chicken & brown rice. Om nom nom!  We also had a snack after our run of baby carrots w/french onion dip. And I'm drinking nothing but water and iced tea (no sweetener!).

It's amazing what good food & exercise do for your attitude. I feel infinitely happier & more energetic. And we're going to sign up for our FIRST RACE EVER!! We're going to do the Ringing in Spring 5k in Valpo on April 2nd. I'm soooooo stoked! w00t!!

Bring it on, world!!

The glass is half full :)

w00t w00t! First, Nikki worked on my legs & butt a couple weeks ago to get rid of the irritation and everything. Then I got the IT strap in the mail. I signed up for Cardinal Fitness because the sidewalks are just too shitty to run on. On Wednesday (the 19th), I ran ten minutes!! And today I ran 13!! With 100% NO PAIN!!! Fingers crossed this is the turning point. You will never see me without that strap on my leg! :)