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About Elisha: 30-something mom with 100 pounds to lose. Learning to run, eat healthy, and be more truly myself. Follow Me!
Tag Archives: running
The 5k That Wasn’t
I have this hanging on the wall in my bedroom. The 552 is the bib from the Earth Day 5k I ran last year. My time last year was 45:46. That was just as I was beginning my fitness journey … Continue reading
Sunday Morning
For some reason unbeknownst to me, my posts aren’t showing up in feed readers these days. Which really sucks for all of my feed reader readers, because I’ve been writing some kickass posts! I’m working on it, to the best … Continue reading
Finding My Joy
(Cross-posted to Elisha Learns to Fly, a new blog I started to talk about everything else in my life. Because there’s more to life than weight loss.) I’m reading If I’m So Smart, Why Can’t I Lose Weight?: Tools to Get it … Continue reading
Day 3
Today is … okay. I have made so-so food decisions. I got to go for a run while my daughter napped, then take a nice, long, hot shower, and both of those things make any day better, if you ask … Continue reading
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Release
Yesterday afternoon, my physical therapist gave me permission to start running again. I have to go back in 2 weeks to make sure I’m still doing okay, and not hurting myself more with the running and the extra gym activity … Continue reading
My Own Medicine
Listen to your body; it knows what it needs. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve spoken and/or typed those words. I have been so very proud of that sentiment, of my wisdom, of my use of the semicolon. … Continue reading
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Tagged determination, fear, general health, inner workings, running
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Guest Posting!
Hey My Thunder Thighs readers! I’m guest posting over at Fat Girls Can Run. Stop by and see what I have to say about running and what it means to me.
Paths Not Taken
On Sunday morning I was cleaning my house. Nothing major, just general dishes-and-vacuuming type of stuff. I turned slightly the wrong way, and a shock went up my spine, and I’ve been hobbling about ever since. I have scoliosis, and … Continue reading
When the Going Gets Tough
When the going gets tough, I head for the frig. Photo by Noel Tanner via flickr Earlier this week I thought about running. We’re in week 7 of the 5k in 100 days program, and I kept thinking that I needed to … Continue reading
One Day At A Time
My intention was to have a Food Week this week, but I’m afraid I’ve got too much going on in my head to deal with the logistics of that at the moment (even though I’ve got it all planned out). … Continue reading
