Burn Baby Burn!

I was supposed to run today. I'm still on the fence if I will or not. See, I've had this sunburn since sunday and with the sweating on wednesday and last night, the skin peeled off before it was ready. Now it hurts everytime I move around. Not very badly but it stings. Mostly, I'm worried that more sweating will just worsen it.

Ouchy!

I think I'll go for a long walk: no sweat and at least I'll be outside! Plus, I have a game tomorrow. It's the last one of regular season and it should be pretty intense. And my family will be there! Woot woot! They haven't seen me play in the three years since I've started the sport, living in California and all, but now that they're back, they'll finally see me play! So excited!

Sometimes people just bring me down

I'm just back from rugby practice. Not very intense for me today and I had a pizza at the pub after which I did not want to do (thin crust though... trying to justify myself...). I also had a looong talk with a teammate about the season, and how it went. I've heard a lot of complaints about the coach, some justified, some not so much. It was nice to finally hear someone voice that the real problem this year is some players' attitudes. Two weeks ago, I was thinking about dropping the sport. I felt very inadequate, not very useful on the field and most of all, I felt my contribution to the team was not appreciated by some of my teammates. Now rugby is a very physical sport. Why should I spend my summer being pushed, tackled, kicked and God knows what else can happen in a match for girls who can only whine about it? I deserve better than that.
I was relieved to hear another girl felt similar (and she runs fast and is not overweight which I know is not really relevant but let's face it, I was feeling like a big part of my shortcomings were due to my size). Still, it left me a little frustrated at other people who seem to point the flaws in others without accepting any part of the blame.
And with all that, I'm off to bed!

Shoes back on!

At the end of last June, I downloaded the "Couch210K" app ("There's an app for that!") and did the first 3 or 4 weeks. Then, there was a heat wave here and just sitting home was sweaty and uncomfortable. Rugby felt bad enough, I figured I'd skip a couple of runs until the evenings cooled down but I never got back to it till today. And today, it was HARD!
I felt ambitious and tought I could pick up where I left off: 2 min run, 3 min walk for an hour. After two reps, I realized I was running like an old lady (like, 98 years old) and my calves were a-burning. I was considering turning back when I heard the half-way mark on my iPod so I figured I might as well keep going. The second half was better (probably in part due to the fact I knew I was on my way back) but I'm a little disappointed to realize how I haven't kept my (albeit low) level. I thought rugby would at least maintain my fitness level. Boo.

Inspired

Another weight-loss blog. I'm getting to realise that I need the pressure/encouragement of other people to get to my target. Like most, I've started, and stopped a bunch of times to try and shed off the pounds. I've realised today that I'm regular at something when I feel a social obligation to it. Like rugby practice or orchestra practice. So if people read this, you'll be my social obligation! (Sorry about possible weird phrase construction, or poor grammar, my first language is French, being from Montreal!) So here it starts! Beginning stats: Current weight: 236 lbs Height: 5'3" Clothing size: 18 (20) Bra size: 44DD (urgh)

Here are the dreaded before shots. I took them on July 28th 2010, before my first run, as close as it gets!

Makes me realize I have to clean that mirror!