Hi blog friends. Happy Halloween! Last year I remember eating a sickening amount of candy on Halloween and feeling so much remorse and regret the next day. When I think about the 10 pounds I gained between the 2011 Maine…
Tag Archive for nutrition
I’ve logged calories faithfully for 10 days now
by Pattie Reaves • October 24, 2012 • 0 Comments
I have logged everything* that I have put in my mouth in the past 10 days. I haven’t always stuck to my calorie goals, but I did write everything down. Faithfully. I will take this as a big accomplishment. All…
I’ve run more than I ever have this summer, and I still gained 5 pounds.
by Pattie Reaves • September 20, 2012 • 0 Comments
I don’t want to make another melancholy post about my recent weight trends but … it’s on my mind, its part of the experience, and to not write about it would be dishonest. First, take Tuesday. I know I need…
The 18 miles I ran after the Balloon Festival
by Pattie Reaves • August 20, 2012 • 1 Comment
1. This isn’t going to be another “I feel guilty because I haven’t been following my plan but I still have gotten out there almost every day of the week” posts. Except it is. I had a bad long run…
Work, rest and food
by Pattie Reaves • July 30, 2012 • 3 Comments
Training is this delicate balance between work, rest and nutrition. You need to work hard in order to get stronger. You need to eat in order to get energy. And you need to rest in order to heal. So, I’ve…
80 percent of success is just showing up
by Pattie Reaves • April 30, 2012 • 0 Comments
1. I think it is a testament to …. something, what, I’m not sure … that I ran 20 miles IN A ROW two days ago and I didn’t blog about it until today. Either that’s less of a big…
Running is so psychological
by Pattie Reaves • February 21, 2012 • 2 Comments
1. Woke up this morning feeling (and looking) like a million bucks. Thanks, yoga! This did not carry through 8:13 p.m. (see above). Whatever (see below). So, you can’t so much appreciate it, but that black pencil skirt is my…
A Subway sandwich reality check
by Pattie Reaves • February 8, 2012 • 4 Comments
I’ve been gaining weight again, and it’s gotten to the point where I need to be more active about it then tracking down how much I weigh every day. That point being >157 for more than 3 days in a…
Running is a lifestyle – when it’s easy and when it’s hard
by Pattie Reaves • November 10, 2011 • 0 Comments
Hey blog world. Want to hear yet another post about how my training is going? Here goes: My goal for the next two months (November, December) is to just settle in a comfortable groove of 30-60 minutes of exercise every…
All Women and One Lucky Guy Half-Marathon race report
by Pattie Reaves • November 6, 2011 • 4 Comments
We’re driving back from the All Women & One Lucky Guy half-marathon in Newburyport, Mass. I got a 2:14, which is not a PR. It is 5 seconds per mile slower than my best time, which was my first marathon,…