healthy living.

i stepped off the cruise ship on january 2nd and decided to change some things. these things can be summed up in 4 points.

1.  stop eating like shit. stop consuming whatever the hell you want, whenever the hell you want.
2. stop drinking so much.
3. start running.
4. be kind to your body and love yourself.

it's been about 5 weeks since then, and for the first time in many years, i've stuck with it. the healthy eating, the running, the not drinking wine every night, the loving myself. 

i got some new kicks a few weeks ago. (see below). i'd had the same running shoes since high school, and since i spent most of my time in cheer shoes, i never saw the need for new ones. after much debate, i went with the purple ones. and oh boy, am i glad that i did. 

so along with the new kicks came an awesome iphone app that syncs with a sensor (that of course i had to buy separately) in my shoes. it tells me how far i've gone, what pace i'm running at, congratulates me when i do something good, and lots of other cool shit. i'm pretty much obsessed and it really has kept me motivated. 

it also syncs up to nike+ which keeps track of every run. so since i got these purple pumps - i've ran 16 times, for a total of 8 hours and 38 minutes and 72 kilometers. i am so proud of myself!

i've also been to hot yoga a few times with  my sisters. i'm certainly not good at it, but i feel great afterwards. i am going to try and start going on days i'm not running each week.

and then comes the eating. it's hard! i try very hard not to eat out. i treat myself to starbucks every morning and i don't skimp. a girl needs her venti, okay?

and then i eat a lot of things that are green. a lot.

{zucchini, squash, onion, asparagus}

{left overs from the above mixed with lettuce, red pepper & more asparagus}

and then of course, i treat myself to my personal drug... tcby's white chocolate mousse.

i feel good. i feel the best i've felt in years. 5 weeks ago i couldn't run for 2 minutes. now i'm running 4 miles in under 40 minutes. i'm still walking some in between but my pace is fast enough to allow me to do so and still do 10 minute miles. i have more energy. i'm putting more effort in to my appearance because i feel pretty again. i feel like i'm becoming the woman i am meant to be.

 i won't fall back into my unhealthy ways. and for the first time ever, i actually believe myself.