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Endorphins

Trula — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:12:07 +0000

I have a love/hate relationship with exercise. I hate doing it, I hate starting it, but I LOVE the way it makes me feel. When I get that endorphin rush, it feels just like right after orgasm, that full, flushed, satisfied feeling of goodness and satiation. I just feel so good, and relaxed, and tingly, and calm. And it lasts for a long time! this feeling, for just hours and hours. Exercise really makes a huge difference in my day. In my life.

My favorite exercise is running, then yoga, then the elliptical machine. Today is a 5 mile run, tomorrow, 3 miles, then friday will hit the gym and do the elliptical. I’ve been doing yoga at home for years now but recently (as part of my getting over shyness plan) found a studio and signed up for classes, went to the first one yesterday. It was grand, the teacher is really nice and grounded and the other students were really welcoming and friendly. One of the women I talked to is also running in the Cleveland marathon this year, and it was nice to talk about running with someone who shares this enthusiasm.

How about you, what gets you going?

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Walking & So Forth

Trula — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:39:00 +0000

Exercise, exercise, exercise. I’ve been walking a lot, running a little. Both make me feel…just grand. I love exercise! getting back into yoga slowly also, I just started up my morning routine again. Yoga has a way of helping me focus my day to be soft and smooth. It helps me carry my emotional atmosphere with me wherever I go.

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Day 58 Cleveland Marathon 2008 Training

Trula — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:47:00 +0000

Oh my, I have been slacking off and sometimes over eating, which has resulted in me gaining back 4 pounds since last check-in. I have no excuses and anyway if I did, they’re really not valid. So, back into training. The past couple of weeks I have been running but not consistently or frequently; only 4 runs in the last 12 days or so. It has been snowing a lot here; some days so heavily I really could not drive to the gym nor felt it was safe to go running outside. However I still could and can exercise indoors. Today I did a 3mile power walk Leslie Sansone video, then her 1mile run.

A major change I’m doing with my routine is adding yoga right before bedtime as well as first thing in the morning. As you probably know I do yoga both to de-stress as well as for exercise. I’ve been working a lot lately and have quite a bit on my mind, so I think this will help a lot both for fitness and inner peace. A major change I’m doing with food is changing my cut-off eating time to 7pm from 8pm. I found myself stuffing quite a bit of food in from 7-8pm, but the way I’m currently working will prevent such stuffing from 6-7pm. Basically it’s a psychological issue so I’m doing whatever I can to psyche myself out from falling back into overeating. Overeating is no longer a way of life for me or a desired option for me anymore.

20 pounds to knock off before the marathon! I can do this

Today’s Health Goals:
Yoga 30 minutes
Walk 3 miles
Run 1 mile
Drink 120 oz water
One serving meals, seconds declined
Minimal salt added to food
Raw veggies for snacks, apple for dessert
Food cut-off time: 7pm
Brush & floss after every meal
Today’s weigh-in: 150 pounds
Weight Goal: 130 pounds

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Day 47 Cleveland Marathon 2008 Training

Trula — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:05:00 +0000

I did two sets of yoga today, one as soon as I got up, the other after I did 40 minutes of tae bo. That ish is h-a-r-d. Although yoga is challenging in other ways. Off for run in a bit, today running 3 miles at treadmill on gym. Having the monthly temporary weight gain. The past 3-4 months or so I’ve been gaining 4-7 pounds water weight during my lady days.

New thing I’m trying is to not eat anything after 8pm, even emergency carrots. This is hard because with my new work schedule I will be up much later than that. Today is the 3rd day of doing this, and I must say so far it has not been so bad.

Today’s Health Goals:
Yoga 30 minutes
40 minutes Tae Bo
Run 3 miles
Drink 120 oz water
One serving meals, seconds declined
Minimal salt added to food
Raw veggies for snacks, apple for dessert
Food cut-off time: 8pm
Brush & floss after every meal
Today’s weigh-in: 146 pounds
Weight Goal: 130 pounds

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Understanding Your Woman Body

Trula — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:48:00 +0000

I think the key to loving your adult female body is understanding that you will never, ever ever have your slim teenage body back again (if you were slim then, that is) and to understand that women’s bodies naturally tend to hold fat precisely because we may carry and birth a child. Even if you didn’t physically bear children, your body matures as you age. Even Naomi Campbell doesn’t have her 16 year-old body, you know?

It will take some time to see the results of working out. Don’t be discouraged and give up! You will notice a difference in how you feel though, almost right away. I felt more energetic, I slept better, and I felt more emotionally peaceful once I started exercising regularly; within a couple of weeks I noticed a difference. What helped me with the tummy pouch was to do exercises that strengthened my abdominal muscles.

If it’s fat it will slowly decrease as you eat healthier and exercise more. If it’s skin it will slowly tighten up as you exercise. It’s not a quick process, and you may never have a model-flat belly, and that’s ok! Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, and I suspect after a while you won’t care anyway because you’ll be happy with how you look and feel after just a few months of changing your exercise habits.

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