weigh in wednesday. 03 nov 10.

woot!! i really can't believe it .............. 153!!! that is 27 lbs lost. not bad!

i have been so busy with the susan g komen 3 day walk that i honestly haven't been worrying about much else....... blogging, weighing, reading, sleeping........... but, i thought i'd weigh myself this morning. it's wednesday. then, what a lovely surprise!

it's funny..... in the beginning i was super aware of what i was eating and where my weight was. i tried not to weigh myself every day. i had to remind myself giving up grains was a lifestyle change with moral and personal reasons not just health reasons. giving up grains was not a d.i.e.t. this was about eeking my way into a sustainable lifestyle, eating for myself and the earth; supporting local economics, local farming, family business.

over the years i have had a hard time loosing weight. well, over the years, i slowly gained weight. eating a primal diet has physically changed me. i feel better. i don't get that "post prandial narcolepsy" = wanting to take a 3 hour nap after lunch. i slowly started to loose weight. not much at first, but even that was encouraging. then, time kept passing, and i kept loosing....... it's been about 8 months since vibram boy and i started trying to follow the primal lifestyle. 8 months!? sheesh. where has the time gone?................it's only in the last month i've really noticed that i have actually lost weight. my clothes fit different. my clothes are falling off. :-D other people have noticed. i can tell i look different.... naked. i love it.

it's hard to explain.... i feel good. i know it's silly to think that happiness is dependent on weight. it's not. but, somehow there is the tiniest connection between the two. i suppose it is all wrapped up in my overall self esteem and the funny existence of my conscious and my subconscious self. i consciously know that i am more than what the scale says, or even what my clothes say. i know that health is not always reflected in weight. i know that there are an infinitie number of things more important than size or weight. but there are those moments, often subconscious, where the self criticism wins. so, knowing that i've dropped a few pounds, gone down a few dress sizes......makes me feel good.

i really didn't plan on this rambling. i was going to tell you how hard my team has been working to fundraise for the susan g komen 3 day walk. october was exhausting!! the 3 day walk is this weekend. THIS WEEKEND!!! 3 days. 60 miles. a sea of pink....pink socks, pink hats, pink tents, and who knows what else..... all in the name of breast cancer. together, we can find a cure!

happy wednesday. happy november!!
vibram girl.

weigh in wednesday. 13 oct 10.

weigh in wednesday. 13 oct 10., originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

it's been a few weeks. mostly because there has been very little change. this week, i am down 2 more lbs. the scale reads 156. it's funny to get that little flutter of encouragement, even over just 2 lbs. :)

it's even better when clothes are fitting differently!!! this has been fun! my clothes are too big. my "go to jeans" are falling off. really. they are a size 12. i am shocked. and, it seems, like it changed over night. i don't know.

the clothes buried at the botttom of the closet for being "too small" ........ are slowly starting to make it back in full closet rotation. pants that are size 10's i haven't worn in 5 or 6 years! even dresses and skirts in size 8!

now, i'm not at the point of going shopping or ditching what i do have, but the changes are noticeable. i can't wait to have to shop for new clothes!!

happy wednesday!
vibram girl.

p.s. yes, my toes are still blue. i think i'm ready for a fall color..........

breast cancer awareness month!

i am sorry for not posting more frequently. oh man, i really want to be a good blogger and post every week with some wonderful primal story full of inspiration and lovely photos. just give me time.........

even today, i wish i had more to share. but, i will fill you in on this...... the month of october is breast cancer awareness month. breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women. your risk increases with age. i am on ob/gyn. i see breast cancer. i'm also a woman. a wife. a daughter. a sister. a niece. an aunt. and a friend. think of a world without breast cancer!! imagine the next generation not having to worry about breast cancer!! it's not impossible. it could happen. 

breast cancer awareness month...................this is perfect timing....................i am walking in the susan g komen 3 day for the cure in dallas. 3 days. 60 miles! nov. 5, 6 & 7.

walking is my way of supporting the research, local community programs and breast cancer education. i also like the idea of being challenged to walk 60 miles.

the downside? each walker is asked to raise $2300. the fundraising for this walk is consuming all of my free time!! i am walking with a team of 8 walkers................. that's a lot of money to raise. we have been selling raffle tickets. writing letters / emails asking for support. making phone calls to follow up. organizing restaurants to host benefit nights. it's been exhausting!! the next 3 weeks are our restaurant nights........... encouraging people to eat at designated establishmnets earning a percentage of their income for the day.

i know, i know...... from a primal perspective, encouraging people to eat out (and spend $) at chain restaurants?? not great. sorry. earning enough money to meet our fundraising requirements so my entire office can walk as a team?? good. very good. :) so, bear with me. it's a trade i'm willing to make this month.

my favorite fundraising event so far?...................a local yoga studio, urban yoga, hosted a karma class last friday............. donation only class, and all the proceeds went to "team boobie buster's". how perfect was that?!? i got to take a much needed yoga class on a friday afternoon AND i was fundraising!



the walk is in 4 weeks! we walk 20 miles each day. then, we camp. they set up 100's of pink tents. it's a giant slumber party!! they feed us. they hydrate us. they encourage us. they bandage our blisters and rub our sore muscles. they have hot water showers for us. people who have walked before tell me it is an event of a lifetime. there are so many stories of hope and faith, love, loss and inspiration. this is why i walk.

so, at least you know that part of my absence over the past few weeks has been for a good cause. :)

original art by mary beth freet

happy monday.
pink happy thoughts!!
vibram girl.

p.s. if you want to donate to susan g komen.... and support "team boobie busters" go to:
www.the3day.org/goto/boobiebusters

the jailbreak dash!

on sunday we did the jailbreak dash in roanoke, tx...... it was our first adventure obstacle course race.

what is the official term for that anyways?? "mud run" is sort of a brand name race. their is the mud run in dfw nov. 5-6. "adventure race" is more of the endurance racing with mountain biking, hiking, canoes, etc. so, these 5 k obstacle course races are ........... mini adventure races? obstacle course races? mud runs? let me know. i'd like to stay p.c. for now, i will call it a mud run (not the mud run, but a mud run).



anyways................ it was 3.8 mi. (isn't a regular 5 k = 3.1 mi??) we have not done a mud run before. we sort of knew what to expect, but not really. we didn't train for it. so, we just hoped for the best. we ran sunday afternoon. it was hot. :P

we had so.much.fun!!! really, it was such a blast! vibram boy and i stuck together. a lot of the obstacles were wading through mud puddles and ponds. lots of mud. a lot of running between obstacles. we did really good...... well, for us. we are not runners (and, as mentioned, did not train). we only took minimal running breaks..... like 1-2 min walking, maybe 3 times. we did have to slow down through some obstacles...............

let's see.............. best obstacle was a water slide, followed by a 50-100 meter river trek, then, a tire wall climb out of the river banks. that was awesome. ........ one of my best moments was jumping to the top of a huge tractor tire wheel! woot! couldn't believe i made it!!!

i think there were about 14 obstacles. i wish there had been 40!!! at the end was the classic belly crawl under barbed wire.........inevetible muddy mess!!!

you know, these crazy races, people sort of dress in costume. the jailbreak theme was pretty fun....... lots of black and white striped shirts "old prison" style, orange scrubs ..... a more contemporary "prison uniform." i wish i thought of these things ahead of time. i suppose with experience, i will also be able to plan "costumes." even the race volunteers kept up the theme..... there were random sirens and paint guns being fired (not at anyone, just to make noise). pretty funny.

all we did was wear matching tshirts. kinda cute, though, right?





we ran in our vibrams.......both of us wore kso's. did great! i did end up with a big fat blister on my toe. blergh. i've been researching how to prevent that from happening again. i still think regular tennis shoes would have been worse. i don't know how they stayed on their feet. sticky mud!!






we are doing another mud run in austin in november! warrior dash!!! there are a lot of these races around. woot! in fact, there are 3 others i can't make because of conflicting weekends. dang it.

it will be fun to see how well we do with a little more training and a little more experience!!

on a side note......... i haven't posted any weigh-in wednesdays, because i'm still stalled at 158#............... however, my clothes seem to be fitting even better now compared to a few weeks ago!!! add a little training and a little yoga........ nice. noticeable different!! pants i haven't worn in over 5 years!!! i am looking to see if i can find some pics to compare.........

we followed our jailbreak adventure with an afternoon in grapevine at the grapefest!!! lovely.

what beats a day of mud and wine??

happy monday!!
vibram girl.

oh it's been so long

electra bicycle and yoga friends., originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

and i have so much to tell you................

i'll work backwards........... vibram boy (v.b.) and i signed up for primal con 2011. it's april 15-17 in southern cali! woot! we are totally pumped about this.............. we haven't been before, but we are sure it's going to be great.

anybody out there with words of wisdom to share?

next, we committed to the primal challenge on mark's daily apple that started last week. we have been primal about 6 months, but this offers the opportunity for some accountability and challenging. :) but, like my blogging, i have not posted nearly as often as i had intended.


i live in my own land of dream and whimsy and picture myself posting everyday witty, encouraging posts....... here, on my own blog, and on mark's daily apple, and else where....... sharing my own meals and workouts and encouragement and success stories........... but life gets in the way, and it's hard to find time. and i'm not really that witty in person. and i don't have much of a success story........yet.

but, alas, i'm trying. and change has begun!!! inside and outside.

so, back to blogging...........

and, i did a lovely yoga retreat weekend!! 2 hours of baptiste (hot vinyasa flow) friday night. a 90 min bicycle ride saturday morning. another 2 hour baptiste session. lunch. then, a 2 hour yin yoga (deep stretch).






it was so lovely. quaint little downtown about 30 min from home in an old 100 year old building's loft space. friday night was a candlelight class!! the bike ride was through the town park and lake. the whole retreat was so nice.

then, as a side note, we had a downtown open house. we had so much fun. saw lots of people we knew. had dinner with wonderful people. and........ i won a 2 night stay at a bed and breakfast. woot!

i played in a pool sunday afternoon.

and, we worked out this morning. v.b. got the garage all fixed up for our workout area. nice!

today we did:
5 kettlebell snatches
5 kettlebell swings
10 burpees
...... 5 rounds. for time.




fun!! so, there we are. first garage workout........... 6am. first real work out in a. lloonnggggg. time.






not a flattering pic....... remember 6am. no makeup. bad posture. feeling very vulnerable.....


i also did yoga tonight, although that wasn't really on our plan. we do plan to do yoga tuesdays and thursdays. sprints on fridays and heavy lifting on saturdays. tentative plan of course. :) but, it feels good to have a schedule.

and, last but not least, i wanted to share that we also signed up for some of those mud run obstacle course races. our first one is this sunday. 5k. mud. obstacles. the jailbreak run. i'm nervous, but i know it will be fun. we are also doing the warrior dash in november!!! ohmigosh..............what have i gotten myself into!?!?!




i'd love to hear from you..........have you been to primal con? are you doing the primal challenge? have you done mud runs before??

happy monday!!!!
vibram girl.

weigh in wednesday 25 aug 10

weigh in wednesday 25 aug 10, originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

looks like the scale says 158. right? maybe 159?? still, i'll take it.

i'd like to see more weight loss. i seem to be stalling. i know i know..... move more. ugh....... i just seem to be lacking motivation to overcome inertia. actually, i feel like i'm lacking motivation period. ever have those blue days?....... i'm stuck in a blue month.

this is good accountability. :) so, i will continue to share despite feeling vulnerable.

i pray that you are having bright days............... health, peace and sweet content be yours (shakespeare).

happy wednesday.
vibram girl

texas sized yoga class

texas size yoga class, originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

saturday, august 21 we celebrated world grooves weekend with a texas sized yoga class at dallas cowboy stadium.

i love yoga.

there were about 400 yogis..... of all ages .... a few toddlers to teens to my mom's friend who is nearly 80 years old (she mostly wanted to tour cowboy stadium). vibram boy and i have been doing yoga 2 times a week this summer. i couldn't talk v.b. into the cowboy stadium event.............. and no, he could not care less about being at the stadium............

so, i went with a few friends from class. we got there nice and early and knew everyone else that showed up early. i think it was knowing people and being early, that somehow landed us front and center. litearlly. front row (um..... i am definitely not a front row person. i'm more of a back row-er). on the 50 yard line. ok, that was kinda cool. i just did yoga on the 50 yard line of dallas cowboy stadium. even my dad and brother's will think that's cool.



brooke hinkle from indigo yoga led our class.

wade morisette........... twin brother to alanis morisette (yes, really)...... played music during yoga and then led us through some core work and savasana. then some kirtan (sing along yogi style).





it was kinda fun. i've been to lots of yoga classes. even live music classes. but doing this kind of big event and the kirtan at the end....... it just gives you that feeling of community. like we are bigger than we are. brooke kept talking about feeling "the shift" inside, so we could be "the shift" to the rest of the world. good words to live by.

this summer we have been doing hot, power, vinyasa yoga..... baron baptiste syle. i love it. the heat allows for that deep, warm stretch. aaahhh...... it feels so good. breathe. sweat. a lot of sweat.

and unrelated to saturday's events, vibram boy bought me some yoga treats!!!! can i get a "woot!!!"? 2 (not 1, but 2!!) tops from lululemon and the mat. the mat. it's also by lululemon and is the first truly non-slip mat i've ever found!!! it is ah.mazing. and i love it. it will change my yoga forever. i can't wait to sweat it out!!!



happy stretching. breathing. sweating. laughing. and shifting.
happy sunday.
vibram girl