May 9, 2013

Keep Smiling!

Well last weekend was my birthday which was fabulous, though I do miss celebrating them at home with my mom who gets me birthday balloons and puts a birthday place mat at my seat at the table. Yes, I like pretending I am 5, not 25 :) I got a little blue box (another one! So lucky!) from my favorite guy which had a really elegant, simple ring along with some coconut gluten-free waffles on my birthday morning.  Oh and a nose piercing happened finally :) I definitely don't have a problem celebrating my birthday and treating myself! 

My birthday involved one too many adult beverages like these
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and sweets including these amazing lavendar honey goat's milk doughnuts with coffee ice cream. What?!

And then some sushi dinner happened this week. And then skipping a workout to go see Iron Man 3.  I was feeling anxious yesterday because I should be hitting the gym and clean eats hard after a bunch of dinners out this past week. I also didn't feel like going grocery shopping on my birthday after a late night out so I've been buying my lunch at work and not drinking enough water.


Then I stare at my teeny bikini from Victoria's Secret I bought, just hanging on the wall to remind me that bikini season is around the corner.  Instead of beating myself up though, I remember that healthy living is a lifestyle and should just happen. Yes there are conscious decisions made but there are way more important things to stress out about than eating so-so one week and missing a few workouts. And I did get in 2 AM workouts this week so far so GO ME. Healthy living isn't something I can fail at or need to start over. It's something that goes on as long as I'm living so I just need to eat some greens and get in a good sweat to balance out the martinis and cupcakes.

Keeping exercising enjoyable is important- that's why I'm doing my first Color Run in Baltimore on Saturday. It's not about my time or how many calories are burned. It's about being happy and getting covered in a rainbow of color with all my friends.  If you are having a rough week or feeling a little down, smile and move on. Today is a new day!

Have you ever done a Color Run? 

5 comments:

  1. I'm glad you celebrated your birthday the right way, by treating yourself! I always try and treat myself for my birthday, its a great feeling.

    I did a color vibe run last fall with a friend and it was fun. It wasn't really a 'run' so much as shuffle from color station to color station and have a blast with your friends but hey better than not walking 3 miles right?

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    1. Yeah my boyfriend doesn't run so I told him he'd be fine walking!

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  2. Have fun this weekend. They are predicting thunderstorms for those of us in the Baltimore area. At least you will be done with your race in 30 minutes. I'm doing a half down in Fulton and am dreading the 2+ hours for me of running in the rain.

    Oh, those donuts look yummy. From where did you get them?

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    1. Yeah I'm hoping the weather holds out, we'll see! Good luck with the Maryland Half. I almost signed up for that one! The donuts are from Salt, a fabulous restaurant in Fells Point in Baltimore!

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  3. I did the color run in Seattle last year. It wasn't my favorite course, but it was still a good time! Plus, I was coaching two of my co-workers through their first ever 5k's so that made it even better!

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