Day 2

Today was such a great day!  I completed my Day 2 of C25K training.  Again, it was doable, and I actually enjoyed it (weird!), thanks to a new workout playlist.

I did some serious strawberry picking after my run, though not the best idea to crouch in the weeds for 45 minutes after exerting your knee and leg muscles...ouch.  Every time I would stand up to move to another bush, a loud and long "Grooooaaaaannnn" would escape my body, and all the 5 year olds picking berries around me would turn and stare....little jerks.... yes, I am aware that I sound like an animal that should be caged in a zoo.  And I am aware I am encased (yes like a summer sausage) in a hot pink running tank and spandex jogging leggings...not my Sunday's best...but com'on kids, was the pointing really necessary?  Or the giggles...little. jerks.

So after a lovely day filled with jogging, berry picking, and shoveling compost into the new raised bed for our garden, I am currently covered in Eau de Bengay, which in case you were wondering is the least attractive smell to a man, right behind Vicks Vapo-Rub and fart.

Matt and I walked to get pizza for dinner...not the healthiest choice for dinner, but I figured the mile round trip offset a bite or two.

I'm beyond exhausted, and want to get some sleep for our day tomorrow: gardening, hiking, swimming, and grilling is on the agenda ...I'm super excited for a major day of fun with the hubs.   I'll try to do a better blog tomorrow night, but running and having kindergarteners point and laugh at me makes Megor tired.

Fat Wife Returns

F'reals ya'll. Sorry it has been months and months since my last post, but ya know, life happens. So last post I was trying to get motivated to be healthy again, and to be honest it has taken THIS LONG for it to kick in. Summer is so much easier to be healthy! When it's 90 degrees outside a salad is 1,000 times more tempting than say, mac n cheese. However, when it's 40 degrees outside....mama wants that gooey awesomeness. That being said, I have now moved into the healthy portion of the year, before I start hoarding fat like a bear about to hibernate in November again.

 Recap of the last few months: For my Birthday, I decided to put together a "Relay For Life" team, and walk to support the American Cancer Society. With the help of Matt's amazing family, we successfully completed the Relay! They called it early after a massive thunderstorm hit the relay around 5:00am, but Team Leddy never stopped walking until the Organizers officially called it quits. It was a rewarding and uplifting experience, and I loved every minute of it!  I literally could not walk the next day without pushing a chair from the kitchen table around in front of me like a walker. I was covered in icy hot, ice packs, and pushing a walker...welcome to your future Matt!  Even with the pain, sopping wet walking, and not sleeping a wink, It. Was. Awesome...

Last weekend, Matt and I were able to escape for a few days to Provincetown, MA (the tip of Cape Cod), and just enjoy the incredible weather and some ice cream cones. Although I did have a few meetings for a theater festival I work on up there, we were able to squeeze in some happy married time. Which included Matt showing off his ability to catch crabs!

 Today: I (officially) started the "Couch to 5K" program today (henceforth known as C25K in the blog). It was good, I breezed through day 1 of the program and was really impressed with myself, until the workout was over and I realized I was 2 miles from my house and needed to get back....so instead of just doing the C25K, I tacked on an extra 2 miles of walking for good measure....or because I always forget the part of running outside where I am supposed to get home. All in all it was a great afternoon run/walk in the sun. I didn't hate it...so I guess that is already better than when I usually work out. I have the alarm set for my run tomorrow, for which my reward is strawberry picking! I used to reward myself with a chocolate french fry shake, but I suppose picking fruit is just as good. I've discovered how much I LOVE picking stuff! I mean fruits and vegetables. Casa de Leddy has a garden that is in full production. We are currently eating fresh kale, radishes, and lettuce from the garden, along with tons of herbs (mojitos every night YA'LL). Our broccoli plants are starting to make BROCCOLI! I am addicting to our garden. I like to sit in my lawn chair next to it and just chill with the plants...that's normal and not sad/bizarre behavior right?

After having such goodies, I simply must put a pic of our all local(ish) dinner tonight...YUM:

Greenhouse grown heirloom tomatos from a local farm, lettuce from our garden, rosemary boule bread from Seven Stars bakery in Providence, Vermont Bacon, and Matt's homemade garlic aioli = the most incredible BLT in the history of BLT's.   We ate them on the porch, listening to Mumford & Sons, phone-less.  It was perfect.

On the agenda tomorrow: C25K training Day 2, Picking Stuff, and making Kale and Avocado Salad.  Pics and recipe to follow if it doesn't suck.

xoxo.