Category: Fitness

Have I mentioned that my sister, Katie, is a runner? Like a REAL runner? She ran for JMU and is hella fast. She is also the fraternal twin of this sister, who also runs. Yup, we’re all kind of overachievers in this family.

When we were down at the beach last week, Katie mentioned that she’d be running a 5k when we got back and asked if I wanted to come along. I had such a fun time running the Iron Girl 5k in April that I decided to dust off my neon orange leggings and do it again.

This time, I was wearing one of my FAVORITE running shirts ever from Fellow Flowers, it says “Going for a run isn’t Mommy being selfish, it’s Mommy being AWESOME” which pretty much sums up all that mom guilt for taking time to take care of yourself.

I was also wearing a total life-changer, the Panache exercise bra (I bought mine from True&Co). Pretty much every time I’ve ever gone for a run (or any type of bounce-inducing cardio class) I’ve worn two bras to keep everything in check. A nice follower on my Instagram feed suggested I try the Panache bra and I’m not even kidding you, it is AMAZING. I tried it for the first time at the 5k on Sunday and NOTHING MOVED. So if you’re a C or larger, order one right this second and you won’t regret it.* Also, my husband says it makes me look like a superhero. So BAM! POW!

Here I am before the race starts, practicing my hard-core running face. Obviously the lady smiling in the background isn’t as intimidated as she should be.

There were almost 3,000 ladies running, so the race was a bit more crowded than I would have liked. I mean, I need ROOM to whip out my flailing arms when I run/dance along to a good song. For this race, I probably listened to Come Get it Bae 5 times. No lie.

When I would feel tired and like I wanted to quit and get a snow cone, I’d think WWKD (that would be What Would Katie Do?, of course) and kick it up a notch. Because you know what Katie would do? She’d win.

And she did.

She won the whole dang race. Here she is getting her super special engraved glass bowl. Because every winner needs a glass bowl with “1^st Place” etched into it. Duh.

Here are my parents with Katie, cute right? I’m not really sure why they are both wearing Orioles shirts. They like the O’s, but it’s not like they’re super hard-core fans. Also, they typically don’t dress alike. That’s kind of weird and I should talk to them about that.

Anyways, I ran the race but I did not win. I woke up at 5am and ran a 5k though, so that kind of makes me a winner.

Where’s my bowl?

 

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So the Pocketful of Quirky Grace DietBet ended this week and um… I didn’t win.

I was hoping that running our very own DietBet would kick my booty back into workout mode, since my first one went so well. But it didn’t.

I mean, I lost a few pounds.
Pretty much the same three pounds I’ve been losing and gaining for the last couple months.

And I KNOW what I’m doing wrong.
I’m not trying.

That fire that I wanted to be lit under my butt? Well, it didn’t light.

I think I know the problem though. When I started my first DietBet I was SO OVER my weight. I had just hit an all-time high and I was PISSED at myself for getting that way. I used the DietBet as my chance to finally get back into it – I worked out 5 mornings a week and I ate super healthy. Surprise, surprise… I dropped the pounds.

In fact, I dropped all the pounds back to my pre-pregnancy weight.
I felt better. I feel like I look better. And my clothes fit better.

So my next goal was to get to my pre-husband weight. And that is where I failed. Because I’m not really feeling bad about where I am right now. I mean, I want to lose more pounds. But I look okay. And I like to eat yummy food. And I like to sleep in.

Which is why I lost my DietBet.
But I’m kind of okay with that, because I’m maintaining my weight and I feel pretty good about myself.

The final results haven’t come through yet, but it seems like a lot of the other people playing along won. So CONGRATS to everyone for their hard work – whether you won or lost. Our group lost over 190 pounds, which is an AMAZING amount of work! I’m super proud of everyone who was a part of the DietBet.

I just need to figure out how to get my fire lit again…

 

 

The Pocketful of Quirky Grace DietBet is starting today!

Let’s just say that this past weekend included a lot of wine. And food. And more wine. And shots. However, I totally expected that… which is why I scheduled the DietBet to start TODAY.

So, first thing on Monday morning I did my weigh-in and took my starting photo:

Sassy, right?!

Okay… not as sassy as something like THIS:

Or maybe THIS picture of what I look like in a bar at 1:30am after drinking for 14 hours and dancing all night.

Any which way, I’m actually SO READY to start exercising and eating right again. I mean, I am until like 3 days from now when I start whining that I want cake.

My “official” goal for this DietBet is right around 7 pounds… but my goal for myself is to lose ten. After the weekend I’m kind of extra inflated, but that should go back to normal within a day or so. I’ll be left with the task of dropping 2 pounds each week, which is what I did with the first DietBet. It’s totally do-able, just not easy!

I’m thinking I might bribe myself with these pants. I’m currently OBSESSED with Orphan Black (and Tatiana Maslany, of course) and these pants look JUST LIKE the ones worn by Sarah. So obviously I will also be a beautiful, badass chick if I can get them on my butt. Obviously.

As of this morning, there are 30 people signed up for our Bet, so lots of luck to everyone!

Are you playing along with our DietBet? If so, why did you decide to participate?