What a weekend!!

I ate fairly healthy! Which is not the norm when we go camping! Here is saturday's lunch. Minus 1 bacon-wrapped turkey kebab. It was awesome!!

We went to a lake about 2 hours south of Salt Lake City. The weather was gorgeous. I even got a little sun on my pasty white skin. And, this guy did a lot of fetch and swimming.

He seriously is so cute and photogenic! The other cute little pup in my life spent her time "chilling".

The week started a little rough, but it will get better ;)

My love is out of town for the next 2 days. So, let's see what fun meals I can have! Also, I haven't run in oh 2 weeks, but I am hoping to get right back into it now!!

On that note, I leave you with a gorgeous view from our campsite!

What fun did you have this weekend?

Mmmmm....food!

I have been eating my little heart out lately. How am I maintaining my weight? No clue, but it is still 23 lbs from my ideal "happy weight"!

Getting back on track can be tough! Summer hit Utah hard and fast. I am in no way, shape or form in love with the idea of being in a bikini right now. Thankfully, I can start dropping some lbs. in the beginning of summer instead of at the end.

I picked up an iPhone4 a couple of weeks ago and have just now downloaded the blogger+ app. So, I will make it a goal to post more regularly.

"Happy Birthday, Lisa! Lisa, It's Your Birthday?"

That is what I heard ALL DAY Saturday(4/9...I started this post a week ago.....Lame sauce!) from my "ManFriend"! I wonder if he knows my name is not Lisa? Ha...Kidding. Yes, that is from a Simpson's episode and YES...I turned 26 on Saturday April 9.

You know, I kind of felt really sad on my 26th birthday. Like something had changed when that 6 was at the end of the 2. I didn't think I would feel old, because I don't think 26 is old AT ALL! It was here and then it was gone within a few days, thankfully!

So, some sad news to report. Our first try at breeding the pup was a fail. We thought we felt puppies(so did the vet) but no dice! Hopefully round 2 means lots and lots of them :)

I am now on Twitter----->FOLLOW ME BY CLICKING THE LINK! Thank you, in advance!

I am still working out and eating well. My weight has been maintaining....even after 4 pieces of cheesecake in 4 days AND a huge birthday cake that certainly wasn't going to eat itself. I have found a midnight half marathon that I am going to train for! I have 13 weeks and I know I can do it :) I am hoping to PR! We will see!

What's new with you?

Do you twitter? I would love to follow you :)

No Apologies Here.

I haven't been here because.........I have been LIVING! And one can NOT apologize for that, right?

I am maintaining my weight below 130 for now. However, I am going to push myself hard to get to my goal weight. I have been paying attention to portions and I attribute that to maintenance.

The happenings in the "Miles In Murray" household you might ask?

• We are still preparing for puppy arrival! We can feel them on occasion now! Weeeeee! I am so excited!!!!
• We are now doing a Winder Farms weekly delivery. For you non utahns, Winder is a farm and they have a home delivery system. They deliver milk, eggs, veggies, fruits, warm and serve meals, meat, and such. This will help me keep on track with meal planning.
• We purchased a tent trailer yesterday!! As most of you know, my love and I are avid campers over the summer. We have been talking about getting one for 3 years now, so with puppies coming we thought let's just do it now and make it easier :)
• We have a reef tour. It is basically an opportunity for salt water fish tankers(right word for it? Eh...) to show off what they have created. So, Saturday...all day will be dedicated to maybe 100+ people in and out of our house the whole day. It's fun to see all the people that actually care about the tank and compliment the hard work that Lover Boy has done to his gorgeous tank! Sidenote: Saturday is also my birthday. 

See, I am having lots o' fun round here :)  

I haven't worked out enough lately and my body is feeling it! It is time to set the alarm and listen to it when it goes off....no hitting snooze twice then turning it off. I have to remember that this is about me and MY health. I am tired of the 120's. I want to be in the 1teen's like NOW! So, I have lots of hard work to do, but I know it can be done.

Have you guys heard of fat2fit radio? I am just starting to listen and it rocks. However, my favorite podcast is Jillian!!!!!!!! She is so awesome! I love her the more I hear out of her mouth.

So, I am curious. I don't really talk about much else on this blog; besides health/fitness. Is there anything anyone would like to ask? You know, as a get to know me a little bit better.

3 Miles...

I completed a 3 mile run yesterday afternoon in 28:08. That is a 9:22 pace.

Mile 1: 9:16
Mile 2: 9:14
Mile 3: 9:35

I felt great afterwards, totally had that runners high. It was still a really hard run though. Then again, when I first started running a year and a half ago, it took me 15 minutes to do 1 mile. I think next week I will start following a 10k schedule and then a half, like I did the first go around. All to prep me for a marathon hopefully in December, we'll see. I slept through my alarm this morning and did not do the "30 Day Shred". Thankfully, I am off work tonight and so I will fit it in before I go to bed :)

I weighed myself on Monday and was 131.8...NOOOOOO! Then, this morning I was 128.2.....YESSSS!! I just need to continue losing. Summer is coming and I want to be the fittest I ever have been for this bikini season!

Thanks for all your suggestions on getting my running groove back! I think just running outside is going to help with a lot of that. Well that and hopefully my running buddy will start behaving and run a little slower so I can keep up with him..

If I could, he would run 7:00 miles for days, but I can't. Obviously, I am good at taking pictures of him after I dress him up. We all have our talents!

She just felt left out from the blog and wanted me to show you her talent! It's called sleep champion of the world! She is good. Pregnancy is making her even better! Lucky!

Today, I would like to know: 

Do you have any pets? What kind would you like to have, if you don't?

I obviously have 2 dogs. They are actually the first dogs I have ever had. I always wanted dogs, but my parents didn't have the time nor patience for a dog.

What is the fastest you have ever run a mile?

8:37...a few weeks ago at the gym. Speed work, baby, speed work!

Gotta go, the pregnant dog is EXTRA whiny today and needs some cuddling....STAT!

How Stella...Er...Tiff Can Get Her Groove Back?

I fell completely off the face of the earth...

I KNOW!

It's been a crazy March, I haven't been to this corner in 2 weeks. Instead of boring you with what I have been up to, I am going to talk about my running struggle, and maybe you can help a girl get her mojo back.


Over on my old blog, I used to always talk about how much I love running and how my first half marathon was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Like, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST DAY EVER!


Now, I really just am NOT feeling it and it is making me so sad. I think because the winter months had me stuck on the treadmill so much that my want to run on it crashed and burned...Fast and Hard(That's What She Said, Right?)! I have run outside a couple of times this year and it makes my lungs feel like they are splitting open...OUCH! My legs...wait, don't get me started on that pain!


I wish I had my zest for running right now(or working out in general), but I am just not feeling it! 


And...I don't understand. How could I go from being essentially addicted to running/working out to not wanting to do it at all? I need to get my running mojo back STAT!


How do you get your running/exercise mojo back? Help a girl out, please and thank you!


Goal of the Day: Go Running! Oh, and blog about it, Darn Slacker!

Well, Well, Well! Here I am again....

I have been doing a TON of thinking about my journey and how it plays into my life. The truth is, I am super busy right now. I haven't been tracking daily on SparkPeople. I still weigh about the same as I have for the past year. Would I like to get out of the 120's? Yes! Do I still feel I HAVE to weigh 109? No! My body is pretty small right now. Well, everywhere but the abs/love handles. The number is messing with my head a little, but that has to stop.

All of this weight thinking HAS. TO. STOP. NOW!

I am currently a size 4(27). I would like to get into a size 2(26). I am really close, but my tummy region needs some help!

Enter this gorgeous woman!

I am going to let Miss Michaels help a girl out! I did the 30 day shred for about 10 days or so a while back and then quit, but a few days after I quit, I noticed that my arms looked great...and so did my legs, butt and abs. Damn! Why did I quit? I stopped making it my priority to get it done. I got bored.

But...


I caught "The Shred" fever again and this time I decided to combat the boredom with some Pandora and used the power of the "MUTE" button.

Tonight, I am going to have my lovely man take measurements and "before" photos! I will start the DVD tonight. We'll see what the next 30 days bring.

In other news.....

Today's food & workout looks great so far!

Workout: 10 Minute Elliptical warm up. 8x400 at 5k pace speed work.
Breakfast: Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin with Protein Smoothie(1/2 banana, 1/2 cup blueberries, 2 handfuls spinach, 1 scoop low carb protein powder and water)
Snack: 1/2 of banana leftover from smoothie.
Lunch: Turkey Sandwich(Low Sodium Turkey, Light Mayo, Honey Mustard, Arnold Sandwich Thin, Cheese), Pirate's Booty BARRRRRRBecue
Snack: Honey Crisp Apple with PB
Dinner: TBD

Goal of the Day: Take photos and start "The Shred"!

How are y'all doing?
Have you ever done the "30 Day Shred" before? Results?
How do you keep calm when you have a hectic schedule?