Hurricane Irene

Irene is on here way here. So I thought I would post tonight since there is a good chance I won't have power tomorrow. Or maybe even Monday (the thought...).

I stayed the same this week, weighing in at 160.2 pounds again. Which is fine by me. I didn't get to exercise as much as I wanted with my back bothering me. But I am happy to say it's feeling MUCH better. I've done 9 miles this week and if I have power in the morning (fingers crossed) I am going to try for 4 more. I also hit the gym for weights 3 times this week.

Speaking of my back, my Chiropractor was in a car accident on Monday night. She broke two fingers and had surgery on Friday. She can't do any adjusting for at least 30 days. I'm horrified!! You all know how much I love her. She got someone else in there though. A temp. He did my adjustment on Thursday and was pretty good. It's not the same, but as long as I can get my adjustments, it's good. I really felt it good when he did my hips though.

The American Idol concert didn't happen. Why? Well, the traffic was terrible. The show started at 7pm and my sister picked me up at 4:30pm. It was a 90 minute drive and we figured we would hit traffic, driving through 2 major cities. Well, by the time we got off the highway, it was 8pm. It would have taken at least another 30-45 minutes to park and get inside. Eff that. We turned around and went home. We were bummed, but whatever. We tried to go see "The Help" but it wasn't playing until like 11:15pm. Another time.

Hopefully I won't be without power long. We have candles and flashlights and our Uno game (our go to for when the power goes out) and I have my Kindle all full of books and charged and ready to go. We can go to my in-laws if we have to (with the cats). Everyone who is dealing with Irene be safe!! I'm thinking of you!!

Back pain

Dear God, I thought my back was dead. No, really. Saturday it started bothering me and I was in such pain. Pain like I felt months ago before I started going to see the Chiropractor. It was so awful. And of course, my Chiropractor isn't open on the weekend (are any?) so I had to deal with the pain until Monday morning when I could call and get in to a get adjusted again. If you have ever had back pain you know what I am talking about it. It's so horrible. Sitting, walking, any moving AT ALL is painful. And this all comes from when I was 15 years old and fell down two icy steps. Which was (cough) 20 years ago.

I should have known better when I was cleaning the liter box. It wasn't running. I was fine doing that. I didn't have any pain. But I started bending and cleaning and ignored the pain. And kept cleaning. And bending. And the pain was there. And I fell asleep on my couch which isn't very firm. So Sunday it was really bad. I was dying on Monday morning. Walking like a pregnant woman (or a penguin, you decide).

Everyone at work could tell I was in pain. And it was easier to stand then to sit because our chairs at work SUCK! They are terrible. But once I got in to the Chiropractor and had my adjustments done, I started to feel better. I iced my back, I made sure to get up and walk around the office as often as I could and I made sure to stay off the couch and sit on the love seat when I got home.

This morning I was in pain again! I was so made. Almost in tears. I haven't worked out since Saturday and that kills me. I don't like going more then a couple days without a workout. It really gets me down. But I kept doing what I did yesterday. Ice, walking around and all of a sudden, my back eased up. Now I am almost 100% better.

I can't tell you how happy this makes me. I'm looking forward to getting back to the treadmill tomorrow. I may kiss it. And I want to hit the gym and get in some weights. I so want to tone up. I keep saying that but haven't yet. It needs to be done.

And before I go, no, I didn't feel an earthquake here today. Kind of crazy to believe we had one. But we've had a crazy year of weather so it doesn't really surprise me these days.

Thank you

I wanted to thank everyone for your comments about my decision to not run the half marathon in October. I honestly feel like it was the best thing for me. And I still feel like in the future, I will run it. Just not this year. I am still going to run the 5K in November. I have people counting on me. After all, my boss told me if I ran my half in March, he would run the 5K. And I have to be there to see that. I told him I would run with him. And another coworker, who has run several marathons (including NYC and Boston) is going to run with us, too. That is going to be fun.

It doesn't make me less of a person because I enjoy running on the treadmill over running outside. I'm still a runner.

Now that I'm not running so much (although I want to get up to at least 20 miles a week) I feel like I can lose weight again. Does that make sense? Last week I mentioned I gained (3.8 pounds) and this week I lost that. But I didn't feel like I had to work out EVERY SINGLE DAY in order to lose weight. I ran Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. I only managed to get in one day of weight lifting which was on Monday. I need to get that in more often. I want to do at least 3-4 days of that. I am a treadmill snob and like my own treadmill at home. So I figure I can either (A) run at home and head over to the gym right after (it's 30 seconds from my house) or (B) run, go to work and go to the gym for weights after work. Which I did Monday. But I was tired and as you all know (if you read my blog often) I am not person who likes to workout at night. Or after work. I really would like to tone up a little bit. It would really help. Although this extra skin is not going to go away.

Now I'm off to catch up on your blogs and do some housework. Thursday I came home from work totally stressed and wanted to dive into some cake or ice cream. But instead I vacuumed. It totally worked. Who knew?!

A blog full of shout outs

I just wanted to post and update on things.

I gained back the 3.2 pounds I lost. So I'm back at 164. But I totally deserved it. So I wasn't surprised. I didn't beat myself up over it. It's so not worth it to do that at all. I am worth more.

I have been really lucky in blog land lately when it comes to winning contests so I wanted to give a big shout out to the following awesome people:

1. Tara
2. Suzi
3. Cely
4. Karen
5. Christy

If you don't follow them you totally should. And thanks to all five of you again for the contests and giving me the chance to win. I've never felt so lucky in my whole life. I feel like I should play the lottery or something. I swear, I NEVER win anything. EVER!! But lately I have won 6 things (I won American Idol concert tickets in May off the radio so that counts, too). So maybe my luck is changing?!

And finally a huge shout out to my amazing and incredible friend, Kelly. Without her I wouldn't have started running again, which means I wouldn't have run my first 5K or half marathon (both in March). And who is insanely funny, way too hard on herself (aren't we all?) and just a freaking all around bad ass.

Winner, winner...

I have the winner for the Shot Bloks...Congratulations to Christy at My Dirt Road Anthem!! Please be sure to email me your information at runningformyself@yahoo.com so I can get your prize out to you!!

Sorry I didn't get the winner up sooner. Blogger decided to go down for an hour for maintenance. What are the odds??

And thanks to everyone who participated. I am going to do another giveaway in a few days for something else.

The big decision

I made a huge decision. A HUGE one.

I decided not to run my half marathon in October.

I'm going to admit I am a treadmill runner. I trained for my last one on it. I just enjoy it. I don't mind getting on the treadmill and turning on my music and going. And going and going and going. It doesn't bother me at all. I get lost in the music, in my thoughts, etc.

But ever since I started my training for my half marathon on the 31st, I have felt a huge amount of pressure and I just have HATED it. I have hated the thought of running. Hated the thought of getting up and doing x amount of miles today because it calls for it. I want to be able to get on the treadmill and run how ever many miles I want to do because I feel like it.

Don't get me wrong, I am in AWE of all of you who go out on the road (or trails) and run and enjoy it. I want to do that but I just don't. I know some people hate the treadmill and call it the treadmill, but that just isn't me. I know I will probably never run a marathon and I'm fine with that. I ran my half marathon and I'm happy with it. I accomplished that. And I can run a half again if I want to do that. I'm just not ready to do it right now.

I sat down with my husband last night and told him and he supports me 100%. He wants me to be happy and not stress about my exercise. I just want to exercise and not stress about it and worry that I didn't train enough, etc, etc.

Call me what you will, say what you will, but I just needed to do that. I wasn't ready for another half right now.

Now, make sure you run over to Running off the Reese's and check out her giveaway Run Less, Run Faster.

Why I didn't run today

It's probably a good idea to NOT drink the night before a long run. I only had 4 miles planned, but it was 4 miles that DID NOT happen. Due to being hung over. And waking up at 11am. I pretty much peeled myself out of the bed and onto the couch for an hour before I felt like I could move. And I knew the run wasn't happening. I thought about it. And thought about it some more. But. No.

I'm okay with it. I have only myself to blame and I can deal with it. I had FUN last night and that is all that matters. The wedding was great. I saw a few people I hadn't seen in a long time. Yes, I ate too much and went totally off track (that happens when I drink). But, it's okay. I'm over it.

I have my week planned out. I have 21 miles all together. My alarms (yes, alarms) are set for tomorrow and I am running my 4 miles that was planned for today, tomorrow morning before work.

And I'm still not feeling like myself, but I'm getting there. I hope to not gain weight at Weight Watchers but we'll see. I already knew I was going to have to go on Saturday to weigh in because I have a work thing that I have to do. But that is okay, too.

And the wedding? It was the most unusual wedding ever. No bridesmaids. No best man. No dancing. No bouquet tossing. Strange. But not bad. Nontraditional I guess is the word.

Here I am all dressed up:I loved this dress. I can't tell you how amazing it made me feel. For twenty bucks, I wish everything could make me feel this good.

My first weigh in on PP

160.8 pounds! Which means I lost 3.2 pounds!! I'm pretty excited and I will be honest, I had my moments of "this is so not going to work" thoughts. But it clearly does. Here are a few reasons I decided to totally do this 110%:

1. Eat, Run, Live
2.OK, just one more beer
3.Fatty slims down
4. Bitchcakes
5. Too Much Sass in the Pants

All these awesome ladies have had success on the plan. And I know that it works because they are PROOF of it.

And I worked the program this past week so it worked for me.

So today, when I go to the wedding I know I can enjoy some champagne, a piece of cake, etc. Because I know already what the PointsPlus are because I planned ahead for it.

I'm so excited the wedding!! People I have seen IN YEARS are going to be there. It's going to so much to see what happens. And I am looking forward to wearing my dress.

Have a great weekend. I'm off to gym!!

Don't forget about my Shot Bloks Giveaway!!

Worst.Run.Ever.

Yep. That about does it for me and running at night. Half a mile in I was ready to stop. It was terrible. Just horrible. I hated every single minute of it. I was tired. And my legs were heavy. And I didn't want to run after half a mile. But, I pushed myself to do 3 miles and that was it. I had to do it. I have a half in almost 2 months.

But that just made me realize I am not a night runner. I am a morning runner. Since tomorrow is a rest day I don't have to worry about it. But Saturday and Sunday easy. I don't work. It's Monday-Thursday that are the hard part. I think if I remember how I felt tonight when that alarm goes off at 5am on Monday morning, I should be alright.

Don't forget to check out my giveaway right y'all!!

Tomorrow is weigh in day!! I'm so excited. I have been SO good all week with tracking my points and I know I'm going to see a loss. I'm hoping for 2 pounds, but we'll see how it goes. Any loss of any kind will make me happy.

I went to the Chiropractor today for my 50 visit follow. Hard to believe, right? I started seeing her on February 9th. And here were are almost 6 months later. I saw my before and after x-rays and the difference is amazing!! She is so happy with my progress and so am. I also learned my right leg is shorter then my left. Who knew? But she wants me continue and I do, too. She is a life saver. Trust me. I was paying out of pocket for my visits because my insurance SUCKED! But I have new insurance and guess what? UNLIMITED visits with no copay. SIGN ME UP HOOKER! Sorry, Cely, I had to steal your saying.

I'm exhausted tonight. This week has been busy. Work has been hectic. I'm ready to enjoy my weekend.

Shot Bloks Giveaway

I love Shot Bloks. They are awesome. I did all my half marathon training WITHOUT them until Kelly introduced me to them the day before our race. And since then I use them for anything over 4 miles (unless it's really humid or hot out). However, I don't use the Bloks with caffeine in them. Just don't need or want that.

That being said, I accidentally ordered a box of Black Cherry flavored with caffeine. And I can't return them because they are considered to be a "grocery" item. I thought awesome. Fantastic. Great!! What am I going to do with 18 packs of these?


Ding! Ding! I will give them away to someone who either uses them or wants to try them.

All you have to do is:

1: Follow my blog and leave a comment telling me you did so.
2. Follow me on twitter @sarahsundae and leave me a comment telling me you did so.
3. Leave a comment telling me why you like the bloks or why you want to try them.
4. Blog about the giveaway on your blog and leave me a comment telling me you did so.

The giveaway will run until Wednesday, August 10th at 8pm EST. Open to US and Canada only. This is not sponsored by Cliff Bar Company at all. I just wanted to give these away. Good luck!! The winner will be picked randomly!!

I got vomited on at work today

So I got vomited on at work today. But don't worry. It was by a 3 month old baby and totally worth it. She was so cute and I was holding her and she was all smiling and had big brown eyes and dark black hair and I would let her puke on me again. And her Mom (a friend of mine) felt me me up after when she was cleaning up the vomit, so SCORE!! I kid, I kid.

Today is day 4 on the new Weight Watchers plan. Things are continuing to go well. The real test is going to be this Saturday when we go to the wedding of our friends. I'm looking forward to how I do with that.


I hate, hate, HATE working out at night. It's not going to happen. I'm never going to turn myself into a night runner. It isn't going to work. So, I have to drag myself out of bed tomorrow. No matter what. I have my half training to continue with. I had planned on 4 miles when I got home, but no. Last nights 3 miles was rough and I couldn't do that again. I miss my morning runs. They are so awesome. I enjoy them and they really put me in an amazing mood.

Looks like I will be going to see Rascal Flatts next Thursday. My sister texted me last night and asked me if I wanted to go so I said yes. Should be fun!!

I'm off to talk to my Mom!! It's been a couple weeks!!

Day 3 and Happy August 1st!!

I was bummed when I discovered that my pasta is 5 points. Not 3, not 4, but 5 points a cup. But it's all good. I have the points to eat that if I want 2 cups (I love me some pasta) so I used some extra points tonight. That is what they are there for, right?!

I'm pretty happy with how things are going so far. It's day 3 on the new plan and I'm feeling like I'm really doing great. I am actually looking forward to what the scale is going to say on Friday when I go back and weigh in.

I ran tonight when I got home. Just 3 miles. Not my best 3 miles. It was hot and humid and I was tired, but it was 3 miles. My body is still not used to running at night, but I'm working on that. I just can't seem to get up in the morning these days, so I'm doing what I can right now. Maybe in the future I'll get back to morning workouts but for now it's going to be after work.

Something is up with the radiator in my car. Not cool. Hubby was going to fix it tonight but he needs to get a part for it. Good thing I work 10 minutes from home.

And Happy Birthday to my dear sweet, Cynnamon. She turns 15 today. I would add a picture of her, but Blogger is acting stupid and won't let me. She's our sweet calico that I bottle feed. I took her out of the barn next to my sisters house. She was a wild kitty. She was covered in fleas and her eyes were filled with this gunky stuff. I took her to my Mom's apartment and washed her up and saved her life. She was so tiny that she fit in the palm of my hand when we first got her. My hubby did NOT want a kitten but she changed his mind. Cynnamon (my hubby named her) made him love cats. Hubby was a dog person up until Cynnamon came along. She picked him and to this day she looks at him and purrs and purrs with this love in her eyes. It's so sweet. She is a very fat house cat now (10 pounds) and she might be 15, but she is spunky. She chases the other 2 cats around and makes sure they know she is queen around here.

So Happy Birthday, Cynnamon. We love you!!