Life Update 07/07/2013

Well I just thought I would write a little bit of an update on my life and it would cover a few different areas. I didn't do any cooking this weekend so I don't have a cooking diary, but still wanted to write something, so this popped into my mind.

I have been spending more time adjusting back into living along and being single. I have really enjoyed the freedom of it. I really like being accountable to only myself, not that I do anything dangerous at all. I live a pretty simple life, and I am not complaining about that at all. I like staying up late watching random television, or being able to do what ever I want whenever I want.

I really think that doing that 5k has gotten me interested in running more than I ever was before. I love to go out for a jog, and do it most evenings. I go for a 3+ mile jog at least 4 days a week, but I have gone 7 times in a single week recently as well. I like getting out there any getting that workout in, and have already seen great improvements in the length of time I can run for without slowing down, and the distance I can go without being completely exhausted.

Now when I use the term jog, I really mean running intervals, I run until I can't run any longer, then I slow down for a few minutes before speeding up again. I tend to slow down when I am either out of breath, or my shin on knee start hurting. I have also spend a lot of time icing the things that hurt after running, I will sit down and cool down and stretch and then ice myself for a while.

I have honestly felt quite good even with all of this added exercise that I have been doing. It has really helped me sleep deeper at night, and It has definitely had its positive effects on my mental health as well. I just generally have had more confidence in myself since I started exercising more. Now I actually don't know if I have lots any weight, I would imagine so, but one of the 4 little pads on the bottom of my scale broke off, so it is impossible to get a consistent weight from it, I get like a 40 lb range, so I really have no idea where in that range I am. If I am at the bottom of it, then I am in a great place with my weight, but if I am in the top portion, then I need to work harder on it.

I have been sticking to my slow carb diet pretty closely, especially during the week and then only cheating on it a little on the weekends, which is part of the overall plan. I really wish i could go without cheating, but I really like certain foods that arent allowed on the slow carb diet, I have to find a happy medium of eating the foods I like, while also eating healthy and losing weight, I am hoping I am already heading in that direction.

Now I don't get into my relationships or my dating much at all on here, but I thought I would just write a little update on that as well. I have been out with some people, I have been able to find some fun people to talk to, but nothing that was long lasting, or any real connection for the most part, which is fine, I am not lonely, nor am I desperate. I am one who doesn't really like mind games, I am an extremely open and honest person. I like that in another person as well, but I have definitely felt like my mind has been messed with too much. If you someone isn't into me, I would prefer if that person was just honest with me. I don't have a problem with rejection, I can handle that, its the misleading per of it all that I really don't like.

Ok so that is enough with that rant, I have something more positive to share than that. I went out on a date recently that went really well. She and I really connected on a few different levels, and on the plus side she really gets my sense of humor, and has no problem making me laugh a ton. I just felt the urge to write a little bit about that, now I don't know what will come of this, and I also don't want to overstate anything, it has only been one date. I have enjoyed every interaction I have had with this girl though, I really hope that this continues going in the same positive direction.

Well that is all I have for today, thanks for reading!

My First 5K

Today was a momentous day in my life, it was the first time that I have ever attempted to actually participated in an athletic event of some kind since high school. I won't make any secrets about it, I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. I enjoyed it enough that I am definitely going to do some kind of 5k at some point in the future.

I finished with a time in the 43:50 range, my only goal was to finish in less than an hour, I honestly had no idea how fast I could finish, but I think that is a pretty respectable time for a first time, and my general physical shape. I could definitely do better, but I had to slow myself down a bit because my shins were hurting me a bit. I am icing them as I write this.

I had created a playlist that was about an hour and a half long to listen to, and I had placed The Way Back Home by Band of Horses on there at about the 55 minute mark, because I thought that would be when I was running to the finish line, but I guess I thought I would be slower than I was, I actually crossed the finish line listening to something by the Alabama Shakes. I had about .5 miles when Hold On by the Alabama Shakes came on, it definitely gave me a boost, and I will definitely enjoy making new playlists for the future.

The weather was quite warm for an 8am start was at least 70 could have been 75 and the sun was was bright and hot as well, it definitely led to a lot of extra sweat!

This is a picture I took once I got home, so much sweat, and I clearly got a little bit of sun, I put sunscreen on, but I must have wiped it off with my sweat, or something like that, I wasn't actually in the sun for more than maybe an hour. I thought it was a good sign that I was assigned the number 1337 as well.

I want to say a thank you to the anonymous late teens/early 20s girl in pink who was keeping pace with me, would speed up when I sped up, and ran to the finish alongside me. I was going to say thank you after we finished, but I went for water and when I turned around you were gone! Thank you for helping push me to work harder, whether you meant to or not.

I returned to my apartment and had an after meal snack of a handful of almonds, chocolate milk and a banana.