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Hey Ya'll!! This is my first official post! So basically I'll just talk about how my run went, what I ate, add in some pictures, and share what ever I learned! Basically it'll be my food, exercise, and daily journal.

So! Sunday was my long run for the week, 11 miles!! That's my farthest distance to date. I got up at 5:45 to start some coffee and and steel cut oats (take 12 mins in the microwave to cook!!) and looked out side... all I could see was lightning, pouring rain and I could feel the thunder. I thought I was about to have to all 11 miles on the tread mill!!!! That would've been beyond mental torture... maybe thats what interrogators should do. But half an hour before I was going to leave it all cleared up! So I packed up my GU, Water bottle and hat and left for base. The weather wasn't too awfully hot since it just stormed but I was definitely feelin it. I was doing great up until about mile 8 I thought my knees were going to explode and from then on ever 3/4 of a mile I had to stop for a couple seconds. Those last 2 miles were the hardest I've ever had to do but I kept on shuffling through!! I absolutely love the feeling of running a new distance, even though I'm training for the big goal, all the smaller accomplishments (like running a faster pace or a new distance) make me feel akdfhakdf.

After, I inched my way back to my car I stopped at the commisary so I could walk around and loosen my legs up, I was starting to feel the post run rigamortis... but I picked up some carrots, granny smith apples, and spinach to try out my awesome new juicer!!! I got back home and stacked up all the pillows and got out my homemade ice bags (purple and blue!), wrapped them up in a shirt, plopped my laptop in my lap and watched Extreme Makeover Weightloss for a few hours with some chocolate milk! I love recovery time.


Once James got up I tried out the juicer and it was AMAZING! Especially for being free from the Airman's Attic on base. It worked perfectly, I used 2 apples, about a cup of carrots, and stuffed in some spinach... it was so good! James even approved.

For the rest of my food today I had:
*Steel cut oats with 100 cal sugar free Brown sugar instant oatmeal
*a tuna salad sandwhich on one slice of whole wheat bread
*a can of garbanzo beans with olive oil and sea salt through out the day
*turkey slices on one slice of whole wheat bread
*1/2 cup of cottage cheese with cinnamon and stevia
*chocolate brownie cliff bar
*yogurt cover raisins

I'd say not too shabby for the day!

I finished off the day playing some 'Move' on the PS3 with James. He whooped my butt in volley ball, sword fighting, bocce ball, disc golf, and archery. :( What ever! All I know is that I can run farther than him...

I'm leaving for CALIFORNIA tomorrow!!! It's been a year and a half since I've been home!! The only struggle is going to be all the food temptations... like In n Out, Which of course will be my first meal.

That's it for now, gotta pack and head for DC.

Se La Vie!

-Kimi