Fit with Ruthie

Was up and out the door this morning to meet up with 2 gals who are training for the half on May 13 :) We had a great time! They did fantastic! The wind has been ridiculous.. its hard for me to not get angry at the wind.. but it doesnt do any good. But constant wind with the slow breeze being in the 30mph and the gust to 50... i think i should be mad. (ha). We went through some neighborhoods to try and stay out of it and it was nice! I LOVE the vitamix! LOVE!  Have had a few bouts with eating somethings I shouldnt and having a tummy ache as a result. Hopefully after a while I will learn all the stuff I really need to avoid... .. for the most part I am wanting to stay 80% raw vegan so it shouldnt be a big deal.... the only problem is when I do the other 20% i need to be more careful. My new goal is to go 2 weeks with no tummy issues :) Here's two shots from this morning :) Now my long run is done I can have the weekend to just chill (like mow the lawn, paint my kitchen and do ...

Oh I love it when I have a great run despite the weather! The stupid wind will NOT STOP BLOWING! gusts up to 30mph and more throughout the day .... its so annoying because other than that the weather is amazing. temps are great, the sun is out but the stupid wind is so frustrating! This morning I REAllly wanted to get 6 miles in.... and have it just be relaxing and fun... the wind makes you work harder, slows you down, make you cold in one direction and then hot on the other. .. ..so this morning I was like "jacket on.. jacket off, jacket on.. jacket off".... urgh. but I did it and for the most part I LOVED it! so happy.

Thanks to all of you who entered the drawing! I randomly assigned numbers between 1 and 100 to each participant and then asked my DD to pick a number between 1 and 100. congratulations to Sunshinerain!  YOU won!!!  :) so Sorry to all the rest of  you.. thanks for playing. Your all still winners in my book! :)

It's everywhere and I believe its a large part of the reason I struggled for so many years to become healthy. High Fructose Corn Syrup has been around since I was two years old.  I might not be a registered dietitian or a Doctor (not that Dr's seem to know much about nutrition).... but I do have extensive experience with sugar and HFCS. If 42 years worth of experience isn't enough for you then you might just want to stop reading right now because what I have to say means little. I was given corn syrup as a baby (for digestive reasons), so its no wonder that I feel better today than I ever have in my life! 42 years of sugar addiction, that effected everything from my moods, to my pregnancy's, my hormones, my waistline and overall health (headaches, feet aches, stomach aches).... NO wonder I feel so great now!!!! wooowhooo... Praise God for helping me break away from processed sugars and leading me towards the whole wonderfully sweet beautiful food he made for me! We ...

I was contacted by Gabriella at Auria LLC and asked to test a set of their headphones and review it on my blog. I received them in the mail a few days ago and have taken them out for 2 runs. My review is simple.....THEY ARE AWESOME! Here's a link with more details :) Model: Exceed The headphones say they promise to do the following: Earphones stay in place comfortably with Xfit. Mobile phone ready: Mic, volume and track controls, iphone 4 and 3gs, and Blackberry compatible.  Premium audio with exceptional clarity. Hear ambient sounds while listening to music.  I took the phones on a run out in the country. I started out pretty sceptical that they #1, would stay in place and #2 they would let me hear sounds around me while running. I was so very surprised to find that they did both perfectly! I LOVED that I could hear the 4 cars that were coming up behind me and even more surprised I could hear the country dog barking at me from about 200 meters away. The wi...

Just posting that I went for a 2 mile run today and managed 40 pushups :).. I ran to test some new headphones a company sent to me for review!!! I will be writing my review tomorrow morning to be sure and check back for that AND to learn about the upcoming giveaway!!!! Eats are going good. Had a wonderful cooked veg meal tonight and bought a papaya to try!

Is it normal to be THIS excited about a BLENDER? I mean... wow.. what have I become??? I should be use to being such a different person by now... I mean.. different from what I use to be... Use to be devoted to Coke and hated water Use to salivate over Donuts and Crackers and OHHHH my French Garlic bread (Those of you who knew me in my body for life days might remember me eating a WHOLE Garlic Loaf by my self at one setting on a free day!!! YES I DID!) and today I cannot remember the last time I had any of those things...  Use to HATE bananas and this morning I just bought another 40lb box of them!!! The list goes on you know.. But to be excited about spending 600.00 on a BLENDER?  I saved my money and have waited for a while ... the more I videos I have watched about the Vitamix the more excited I have gotten. The other thing that has changed drastically is the fact that my family now eats to many fruits and veggies!!! My 11 year old son told me Sunday he wanted fr...

I rolled out of bed groggy from staying up past midnight the night before. Why do I do this to myself? I remember last summer waking up at 430am without an alarm full of energy and excited about going for a nice long run. Today, I was not excited. Today.. I made myself go. Some people might assume that since I have been running for 4 years that I dont have to force runs out anymore. That is simply not true. Sure, I enjoy it MUCH more than i did when I started out. Sure, I can run farther, faster and with less weight around my belly, but.... some days I still have to muster the mental madness and force myself out the door. I needed to be back home quickly so I left with enough time to do a bit over 2 miles... whats a girl to do when all she can run is 2 miles? SPRINTS of course. But UGH it was sooo windy on the second half of the run ! I have gotten to hate the wind lately.. enough already!!!! When I sprint I start out feeling FAST.... when I finish I feel like a ton of lead. Sprin...

This was just after finishing my 10mile run on TUESDAY! The run was spose to be on Sunday, then moved to Monday night which after 4 miles a thunderstorm popped up and I had to quit. But Tuesday night... I did it. It has been soooooooo windy here this past week 35mph winds pretty much allll day and night... it let up just a bit Tuesday night but not much and the wind really kicked my tushy. My times were so slow but I just kept pushing and reminding myself this isnt a race and not about time. Its about enjoying it and finishing what I started. On one of  my short stops to get a drink and a bite of Larabar, this scripture really helped me focus and get through :).. the wind was brutal! Had to focus hard to enjoy it. Afterward I sat in a cool bath, not ice but cold and Su the super dog came and just jumped right in LOL she likes water, she likes to run. On the food front I am still striving for Raw Vegan-ness :) I am in no way perfect but am focused on progress not perfect...