Running with Glitter is... RUNNING

On my 35th birthday I decided to CHANGE. I was tired of being tired. Tired of being asked when my baby was due.  Mad at myself for gaining over 50 pounds in two years.  I want to be on this beautiful earth for many more years.. I want to CELEBRATE LIFE. Then something happened. The tomorrow I always say that I will start.. actually came.

One foot in front of the other... I'll run three mail boxes then walk two.... I will run to the light post and walk. That is how this addiction started. What started as cheap exercise and a way to get healthy has become something that I love. Somedays it seem impossible. Somedays it is effortless.

For years I have said this year I will run a 5k. But never in my wildest dreams would this girl be running a Quarter marathon and placing in the top half. For once in a long time I can say I AM PROUD OF MYSELF.

  

NEXT RACE:
TULSA RUN 10-31-15
RT 66 1/2 Marathon  11-22-15

Link Up: Happy Healthy Me!

What is the Happy Healthy Me Linky Project? It's a weekly link party sharing all things healthy and encourage one another to be healthy and happy. Click here to read more.


Here are a few features from last week.. YUMMY!

Summer Squash Pasta         Veggie Cones                 Meal Planning               Quick Healthy Breakfast

This week is my Birthday!!! I'm thirty something and I know that my metabolism is so not what it was in my 20's. So I need to do everything I can to give it a boost.

Right now I'm on a mini vacation and I'm armed with a bag of healthy snacks to help me not binge while we are eating out. I have a choice these few days.. I can use all the walking we are doing to boost my weight loss or I can indulge in the buffets and desert bars. I think I'll just stick to it! Two pounds down 18 to go! 

Photo Source: Downtown

Thank you everyone for sharing and joining the Happy Healthy Me Project!
Link up your recipes, stories, motivations and all things that encourage happy healthy living 
Get Your Healthy On!

Link Up: Happy Healthy Me!

What is the Happy Healthy Me Linky Project? It's a weekly link party sharing all things healthy and encourage one another to be healthy and happy. Click here to read more.

Last week you ladies shared so many amazing stories. 

I left each of your blogs feeling so inspired! Thank you!

Here is a few stories from last week...

This is Me                           In the Beginning               Happy, Healthy!              Fitness Plan for Anyone! 


This week I made a Grab and Go Snack Stash. It truly cut out all the unhealthy eating when I felt a snack attack coming on! Everything was prepared so it was so simple to just grab and go. I even grabbed the bags of fruit and veggies and tossed them in our lunch pack so I was not temped to eat out. I had to refill the stash in the fridge several times because my kids kept going back to it. I'm going to make one exclusively for my littles tomorrow. This was a win win for all of us in the family. 

via: Real Simple

What's in our Snack Attack Stash?
Natural Jiffy Peanut Butter
Yogurt
Cheese Sticks (Colby Jack and String)
Grapes
Blue Berries
Apples 
Baby Carrots
Sliced Cucumbers
Celery
Lunch Meat Roll Ups {wrap your lunch meat around a cheese stick}
Whole Wheat Crackers

Thank you everyone for sharing and joining the Happy Healthy Me Project!
Link up your recipes, stories, motivations and all things that encourage happy healthy living 
Get Your Healthy On!

Link up: Happy Healthy Me!

What is the Happy Healthy Me Linky Project?

Sorce:theultimatefemale.com
(a really cool blog too)

It is a weekly linky challenge to live a happier healthier life. A place where we can all share our stories, recipes and help support each other in our journey. I recently lost 95 pounds {you can read my story here} and have gained back almost 20. I fell back into old habits and need to make a forever lifestyle change. Together we can be an amazing support system for one another. Even if you don't have a single pound to lose, maybe you could share advice or a recipe. It is proven there is power in numbers!

I hope that you will share your stories and inspire one another. Please use Running With Glitter's link party as a gathering place and visit each other's blogs. Weekly, post something healthy on your own blog. Once the party really gets going we can start having monthly giveaways. YAY!

Your Weekly Challenge:
This week set goals and keep a food diary 
(if someone wants to make a Food Diary Printable 
I'll be happy to share it)

My Weekly Goals:
lose 1 1/2 pounds. My overall goal is to lose 20 pounds. 
Take a current Picture

Keep a food journal

Make a week menu plan for myself

Count Calories-goal of 1400

Use the elliptical while watching Big Brother

Have a dance party with my kids-twice!
{Weigh-in 149lbs yep, I gained a pound)

I thought Thursday would be a great day to start the party. I always need the motivation to stay focused thru the weekend. Next week I'll have a fun button to add for your collection :)
Let's get this party started!!!! Link up your stories, favorite fashions, pampering ideas, recipes and motivation!
{Come back Monday's for the crafty, DIY and recipe link party}

95 Pounds Down 18.4 up...

The Happy Healthy Me Project!
95 Pounds down 18.4 pounds up...

I had to take a deep breath when I was posting this... I wish I could tell you that I'm perfect, I have a perfect body and I can eat yummy cupcakes all day. I simply can't. 


Truth... Over the last year, I worked incredibly hard to lose 95 pounds. It has been the hardest thing I have ever done. I've learned that I have a CRAZY relationship with food. I thought that food made me happy but it was just dragging me down. I have always been thin, so how did this happen? I now know.. {I had taken pictures along the way just for my own personal use so they are not the best pics but I wanted to share with you all.} 
So you ask how I did it? It all started with a 1200-1400 calorie diet and cardio on my elliptical machine. I stuck with it and wrote EVERYTHING down that went in my mouth. I ate lots of fruits and veggies so I rarely felt hungry. It was a total lifestyle change. But one I can do forever. I have learned a lot through my journey. The biggest is to set small goals!


Truth.. I'm back up to 148.4. 130 is my happy place. My jeans don't fit now, and I had spent a ton on clothes going from a size 16 to a 4! I had worked so so hard that I MUST lose the 18.4 pounds before things get out of hand again.  I'm not going to beat myself up about it, but through the holidays I had a bout  of "cocky" eating and it has continued. I got back into old habits. Lesson Learned.TIME FOR A CHANGE!
I'm going to change things up a little . Thursdays will be the new "The Happy Healthy Me Project!"  link party here on the Glitter Blog. We can all share our stories, recipes and motivation. (Mondays will still be the Crafty Link Party) I hope that you all will join me in my quest for healthiness and maintaining my weight... 
Anyone else having food wars? I'd love to hear your stories!