I ran two miles in a row for the first time in my life!
My neighbor and very good friend Elizabeth is training for a half marathon and she has been so nice to help me become a good runner. I've never been able to run well and I give up easily. But she has taught me how to breath right and all that. I find that I don't enjoy running, but I do enjoy the way it makes me feel afterward and the way my body is already changing after one week. After the run is over it doesn't seem as bad and I feel like I can do it again. So, I am going to be a strong runner!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Healthy Food...I miss you :(
Why is healthy food so much more expensive? Trying to eat healthy is hard to do when you can't afford to buy fresh vegetables and fruit! And whole wheat pastas and rice are way more expensive!
Nate and I aren't exactly rich at the moment. We live in subsidised housing have Medicaid and are applying for food stamps. We really hope we get food stamps because then we can actually buy all of the wonderful delicious bell peppers that are 3.00$ each! 3 bucks for a pepper is ridiculous!
I try to buy most of my veges frozen because they are cheaper and just as healthy, but you can only get a very limited amount in the frozen food section: peas, carrots, stir fry, corn and green beans. But what about zucchini, peppers, and all those other yummy veges?
Nope.
That's okay, I guess. Some day I will be able to eat yummy peppers and zucchini with out feeling guilty :)
Nate and I aren't exactly rich at the moment. We live in subsidised housing have Medicaid and are applying for food stamps. We really hope we get food stamps because then we can actually buy all of the wonderful delicious bell peppers that are 3.00$ each! 3 bucks for a pepper is ridiculous!
I try to buy most of my veges frozen because they are cheaper and just as healthy, but you can only get a very limited amount in the frozen food section: peas, carrots, stir fry, corn and green beans. But what about zucchini, peppers, and all those other yummy veges?
Nope.
That's okay, I guess. Some day I will be able to eat yummy peppers and zucchini with out feeling guilty :)
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
On my way
I've never been what you would call "over weight." I'm 5' 1" (almost :)) and am very petite.
Most people when they see me assume that I don't weigh very much either, which is true if you look at others who weigh more than me. But compared to other women in my age group who are my same height, I have always weighed more than them. A 5' 1" 22-year-old women should have a BMI (body mass index) somewhere between 18.5 and 24.9. My BMI is 24. I'm considered healthy...barely.
Because people have always thought I weighed less than I do I have always come to think that I should weigh less. I have never been satisfied with my weight and the way I live my life. If you were to ask me to run a simple mile I can promise you that I wouldn't be able to run the whole thing without stopping. That is pitiful.
I should be able to run and not be weary like the D&C says. I shouldn't have to sleep 10 hours before I feel wrested. I should be able to find time every day to do some sort of physical activity, even if it is simply taking a walk with my family after dinner.
I started this blog so that I would no longer have an excuse not to exercise. And its not only being active, but also improving my diet. Eating more veges and whole grains and less chocolate! Not give it up all together mind you, but to limit myself.
This blog will help me track my progress and keep me on track. Now that the rest of the world knows that I have started to improve my life I can't stop now!
May 12, 2009
Allie Dickson, 22
5 foot 1
127 lbs...and dropping!
Most people when they see me assume that I don't weigh very much either, which is true if you look at others who weigh more than me. But compared to other women in my age group who are my same height, I have always weighed more than them. A 5' 1" 22-year-old women should have a BMI (body mass index) somewhere between 18.5 and 24.9. My BMI is 24. I'm considered healthy...barely.
Because people have always thought I weighed less than I do I have always come to think that I should weigh less. I have never been satisfied with my weight and the way I live my life. If you were to ask me to run a simple mile I can promise you that I wouldn't be able to run the whole thing without stopping. That is pitiful.
I should be able to run and not be weary like the D&C says. I shouldn't have to sleep 10 hours before I feel wrested. I should be able to find time every day to do some sort of physical activity, even if it is simply taking a walk with my family after dinner.
I started this blog so that I would no longer have an excuse not to exercise. And its not only being active, but also improving my diet. Eating more veges and whole grains and less chocolate! Not give it up all together mind you, but to limit myself.
This blog will help me track my progress and keep me on track. Now that the rest of the world knows that I have started to improve my life I can't stop now!
May 12, 2009
Allie Dickson, 22
5 foot 1
127 lbs...and dropping!
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