Diary: Curvie Girlie: A Yo-Yo's Reformation

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Curvie Girlie said:
The child in me is crushed, the adult is patient and understanding. Despite my inner turmoil, I showed absolute understanding. He's quite pleased with me.
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This was super cute!

Ok well congrats on the 141.5 lbs. and I'm curious about your race on saturday? I haven't been around long enough to know I'm afraid, what sort of race is it? GOOD LUCK though! I think that's cool that you run in the forest. Like Pocahontas! I like the idea of running through the forest, but I'd get too exhausted like 10 feet through the trees. :rotflmao: Hope you're having a nice night!
 
you're very understanding. i would probably at first act like that child in me wants...and turn it on me... well this is something i would do before. now i would probably be fine with it. i know that i need some alone time every now and then.
its great to see you back on track :D
hugs
Lena
 
WOW lots of friendly curiosity here!!! Me gusto mucho!

Let's see....

I AM DOWN TO 140.5!!! :jump:

Yay! Unfortunately, I have a feeling I may be losing muscle :( I need to somehow work in 2 days of weights, it's been 3 weeks of only one day.

Kez: What up, Beautiful?

Claud: Nothin much! How you doin'?

Sara: Poccahontas! :rotflmao: I LOVE that! Yes, it's good to be Native American, N.A. Pride! Whoo hooo! :jump:

Lena: Well, I've had some help dealing with it...been hanging out with this one guy :eek: And his family! LOL!!

Juliette: Lots of fun! Came home at 5 in the mornin' :eek:


SO yeah I've been having my fun. Good times, SUMMERTIME!!! Did NOT go to Cambodian fighting, because I came home at 5am. Feeling good, though!! Will do Kickboe tonight, and yes my race is 10K in the woods on Sat. Eating EXTREMELY well lately. Actually, I stopped counting calories and started just eating as much fish and veggies as possible, and it apparently is working. If the weight creeps up I'll go back to counting. I just got so sick of it, after 6 months, that I wanted to try mental notes for a spell. We'll see how that goes....I think I count calories, start out low, then binge later due to hunger. If I just eat healthy food I don't want junk later.

Reallt busy at work...miss hearing about you....will try to get to my visitors today!
 
Curvie Girlie said:
Lena: Well, I've had some help dealing with it...been hanging out with this one guy :eek: And his family! LOL!!
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val sweetie...not that i'm curious...i'm extremely curious :D details please :D

Curvie Girlie said:
SO yeah I've been having my fun. Good times, SUMMERTIME!!! Did NOT go to Cambodian fighting, because I came home at 5am. Feeling good, though!! Will do Kickboe tonight, and yes my race is 10K in the woods on Sat. Eating EXTREMELY well lately. Actually, I stopped counting calories and started just eating as much fish and veggies as possible, and it apparently is working. If the weight creeps up I'll go back to counting. I just got so sick of it, after 6 months, that I wanted to try mental notes for a spell. We'll see how that goes....I think I count calories, start out low, then binge later due to hunger. If I just eat healthy food I don't want junk later.

Reallt busy at work...miss hearing about you....will try to get to my visitors today!
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oh you're gonna enjoy that race i can just tell. after six months i think you already know how much calories you're taking approximately. instead of counting calories just try writing down for yourself at the end of the day what you ate, so in case you want to check after a week or so. this is what i've been doing lately.
well its good to see you're also found a way to relax after work :p 5am ha? :D
 
Another race, HOLY MOLY you have so much energy it's crazy! No wonder your losing those pounds so fast, your body is a burning machine like I have said before. You are so lucky!! Stay focused, stay positive and you will reach your goal, and GOOD LUCK ON THE RACE, I know you'll blow their socks off.
Kim
 
Hi Val!! Best of luck in your race on Saturday! I'm sure you will do great as always! :D Looking forward to hearing the results!

Have a great rest of your day! :)

Bruce
 
First place!! That's awesome. By next year you'll be beating the men. Then it's on to Indy to run against the cars :) Outstanding!!
 
Sorry

Sorry everyone, I'd been busy busy at work and unable to get on here at home--right now I'm SICK and at home so I can catch up, yay!

On the Race: Mind you, Pacific Trail Runs are not supposed to be geared toward competition--it's supposed to be FUN. But I found in racing I'm VERY competitive, as I've only come in 1st and second in all 4 of the races I've run (peer-wise, sex and age). Picture this: Last week I was hanging out with a family of winos, who are all totally cool, while my BF was doing some soul-searching. But it stood for a lot of drinking all sorts of wine and staying up late. Somewhere in there I got a sore throat and lost my voice, but didn't feel sick. Friday I was in Oakland and Berkeley, for my BFF's b-day dinner and then to hang out with one of the sales reps from my company. It was an absolute blast! But I went to bed at 2am, woke up at 6:20am, drove to Santa Cruz, then went to the race and blasted past a whole lot of people.

Yes, I am wrong for partying. But also, yes, I am definitely in shape for being able to do all that. My inner turmoil with my boyfriend and the enthusiasm I had for my newfound friends influenced my habits quite a bit.

Lately I've been getting a LOT of compliments. I was out bar-hopping by myself Saturday night and got called "beautiful" 4 fucking times. Mind you, I was in cargo pants and a T-shirt and sweater! My weight is still in the 140s, but everytime I look in the mirror I'm happy. This is very interesting. I'm happier here than I was in the upper 130s. So I'm not sure what my goals are anymore. I certainly want to run faster and get in 2 hours of weights, but I have actually had to skip workouts. My eating is good, though. Seriously--no binging. Eating great foods. No stuffing myself. This is a weird place I'm in.

Also, the BF and I nearly broke up this weekend. Today things are back to sunshine and rainbows, but I must say neither of us are sure how long it's going to last because we're so different, it's wearing on us. We sure do love each other, though.

In real life I found that I have become ultra-charming and persuasive. Selling wine is actually a VERY suitable career for me. In this I'm pleased--I went through an early twenties crisis of identity and worry for the future. At this particular point, I feel comfortable and optimistic about the industry I'm in, and that's contributing to a high self esteem. The maintained weight-loss and fitness helps. If only things were better in my love life--to be honest I have a calling toward promiscuity. Not like I'm actually going to go that way, i just feel like it would be very fun for me right now. Always been in LTRs. Never "had my fun." But the BF is worth staying, at least for now.

Overall: I still want to get in the 130s again, especially when I see my "after" picture on the Mountain and think, Well now I'm 6 pounds chubbier. BUT I still look good, apparently. Hmmmm. I suppose I'll go back on a diet--been eating well but stopped tracking it, and judging how I feel I bet it's to maintenance. Time to have a dry spell as well. Better stay away from that nice family! WOW! You wouldn't believe how much wine they drink, especially the dad!! Wow.

My next race is 4th of July. That's when I'll be in San Ramon, doing a 5K and sprinting the whole way. My second cousin, grandpa, mom, aunt, and great uncle should all be in that race. My 2nd cousin will most likely win overall (4-minute miles!) and I predict I'll get 2nd place for women in my age group again. Does that sound over-confident? LOL!! Gramps will get 1st or 2nd I bet. As for the rest of us, who knows. My cousin said, "You better come out on July 4th--the W---------s are going to win everything."

How nice! I sure do love family.
 
You have one incredible family of racers there, girl. That's amazing that you could get first place with so little sleep. Sorry about your love life, but that's how it goes in your 20's. :)
Hope you feel better soon!
 
TomO said:
:jump: :jump: First Place! :jump: :jump:
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Thank you Tom! Mind you, only 140 people ran that 10K. My time would have been better if I had stayed at the absolute front of the pack--the trails are skinny and I was stuck behind slower people for the first 5 minutes before I could pass them.

Cannon 2006 said:
First place!! That's awesome. By next year you'll be beating the men. Then it's on to Indy to run against the cars :) Outstanding!!
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You're cute, Cannon! I certainly did beat a lot of men on that race. Wish me well for the 4th's 5K :) Going to get to your journal and see how your walking is going....

Juliette said:
WOW!
Congrats on a great race!!!
When's the next one? ;)
Julie
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Thanks!! July 4th, 5K--I know, I know, it's going to be short and sweet. No more 6 mile-race-nonsense! Well, actually I have a trail run in September in Big Basin. On that 10K I shall really push myself and try to rank high overall. But 7 out of 140 ain't bad!!!

lukewarm said:
Congratulations! That must feel so amazing!

Edit: Were you always a runner?
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Thank you, I was really proud, Sara. I feel so happy that I'm fit and I'm good at something--anything! Um, most people have a hard time with running straight uphill on the dirt, dodging rocks and roots. But I do it 2-3 times a week so it's my specialty. I would love to try hurdles and sprinting.

About my running career. No I just did drugs and drank in high school. BUT I started jogging when I was 12 years old and going through puberty and getting chunky. I did exercise tapes at home in my early teens, and in senior year I started to jog again, but not every week or anything. My late teens I did more weight training, kickboxing, and step aerobics. But at 21 I started to run and run. And that's when I started running 2-3 miles at a time. 22-23 I upped it to 5-6 miles, and my first big race was May 2006 in Danville when I was 155 lbs, and got 23:07, 2nd for women 18-24. That really pushed me to train because I wanted to get better at what I was already good at. SO I would say, YES, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A RUNNER I just haven't RAN that entire time! :rotflmao:
 
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