I took something of a blogging hiatus recently in order to focus on some other things, or rather because my focus shifted to other things. Namely, I’ve been exercising and reading more. I did 45 days of consistent Power 90 training, and I’m looking much better in the same old jeans, feeling better and being [...]
Archive for the ‘health’ Category
Good to see you again
February 22, 2010
Reflections on Costa Rica
August 13, 2009
First, the pictures: Here I was in Costa Rica from Tuesday to Tuesday. The pictures are the best part. But if you’d like to know more, read on. I was going to chronicle the whole trip here, but I feel like way too much happened to write about it all in long-hand. A brief rundown, [...]
Runway rundown, part two
July 23, 2009
I’ve had some time to further reflect on my experience during Austin’s first Fashion Week and the Yelp Style Xplosion. It wasn’t a life-changing event, but it was a once-in-a-lifetime one. How many of us have had the chance to do such a thing? All I can say is that if you get the chance, [...]
Cucumbers, but even better.
July 8, 2009
When I posted my cucumber snack recipe about a week ago, it got me thinking about how infrequently I eat these low-calorie vegetables, and I came up with a recipe that was decently received at an office potluck for the Fourth of July and looked a little nicer and more complex than just a pile [...]
Tempting tempeh.
July 2, 2009
The first time I tried my hand at tempeh, I’d been a vegetarian for less than a year (for those of you keeping track at home, that was about a decade ago). It was one of those family gatherings where a large, stuffed bird or a chunky hunk o’ butt is the centerpiece of the [...]
External motivation.
June 26, 2009
How do you get your lazy butt in gear to start looking your very best? Well, we’ll see if it pans out, but I think agreeing to model clothes in front of a couple hundred of your closest friends and strangers is bound to be a pretty good motivator. I’m scared! I’m also obligated to [...]
Enchiladas and eyewear
June 8, 2009
I FINALLY got my new glasses in the mail today! I’ve been waiting almost a month for my order from zennioptical.com and frightening my landlords by checking the mail (usually they deliver my stuff to my box) on the front of the main house. I had ordered a pair of $8 frames with a $5 [...]
From the other side of the finish line.
April 25, 2009
Done. 29 minutes even. (: Update (details): I was in the upper 1/3 of (timed) 5K finishers overall, 13th in my bracket (of 37). There were 6,500 or so runners in the 10K and 5K combined, and not all of them wore timing chips. My time was a personal best. I’m optimistic that if I [...]
Training update (letdown?).
April 23, 2009
I’m pretty darn sure I’m going to fail miserably at my goal on Saturday. I’ve been really disappointing myself this week. I’m not good at predicting how far I’ve been running, and when I get home and calculate it, it seems like I’ve been underestimating big time. Sunday I did 12 laps at the track [...]
