I'm linking up with Holly and Jake today! I had a post planned but I'd rather watch Netflix and pack for Chicago than finish it. Life without work is so rough!

If I had one extra hour in the day... I probably wouldn't notice because I would either be procrastinating or thinking about procrastinating. Can't say much for productivity these days.

I wish my name... didn't rhyme with "feather." Heather Feather sounds like a sick joke...not feeling too #feathery

I think anything chevron is... usually fine by me. I didn't get it at first but have since embraced diagonal lines.

My last nightmare... was about a friend from high school that is no longer my friend. Her voice was like nails on a chalkboard for the entire night. Blah.

Sometimes... I wonder what it would be like to be 5'0" and 95 lbs - one of those little tiny girls :) but I like being tall, not so much "big".

My last meal on earth would be... the doormat of nachos from Rockbottom Brewery, Pizza X pizza, wedding cake, and Miller Lite & Sangritas. 

I would much rather... go on a touristy vacation in another city or overseas than go to the beach any day. 

Mayonnaise... is something I'm getting used to not having in my life. Now tartar sauce, that's another story.

10 years ago, I didn't think... the Harry Potter books/movies would ever end and now that they have, a little piece of me has died. (Someone found my Horcrux)

Selfishly... I don't feel bad about taking the last Coke Zero, banana, or cookie. Sorry I'm not sorry.

My favorite show on TV right now... is probably Shark Tank or Wife Swap - those never get old. I gave up on trying to enjoy Pretty Little Liars and The Bachelorette.

And, George Zimmerman... Not going there. I'm not a legal expert and I didn't follow the case well enough to broadcast my opinion to the world. I pray for all those affected by this tragedy. 

And because every blog post needs a picture, do you like my camo IU hat? I wear it when I run, to shade my eyes & head from the sun. (That was fun).

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Hello everybody! Welcome to Weigh-In Wednesday!

Please go check out my sweet co-hosts & make sure to say hi!

Amy @ Write This Down

Bailey @ Being Bailey J

Ash @ A Step in the Right Direction

Update: I weighed in at the same weight this week. No change in two weeks. Honestly, with the wedding and Atlanta, I'm not shocked. This weekend I'm going to Chicago for a girls weekend with my friends from school. Luckily, my friend who is hosting us is a vegan so she tends to keep things pretty healthy. I'm going to do my best to not indulge too much. Plus, most of my friends are  runners so I'm sure we'll get some activity in! I will be sharing my weight very soon. I have a specific goal in mind and then I will be completely transparent. I'm just not there yet. Hate it or love it but that' what happened when I shared this blog too soon with people I know. 

I got the bright idea the other day to try a juice cleanse in order to "reset" my healthy eating - just for a day since I've never done a cleanse like this. I've read a lot about the Suja juices and others but every single cleanse is SUPER expensive. I headed to Whole Foods and bought a couple different juices. They didn't have all the ones for the Suja cleanse so I replaced the green juices with Bolthouse Farms Green Goodness juice. The schedule was as follows:

7:30 am Hot Water & Lemon

8:30 am Pineapple & Cucumber juice

10:45 am Suja Purify

1:00 pm Bolthouse Green Goodness

3:00 pm Suja Master Cleanse

4:30 Green Tea

6:00 Bolthouse Green Goodness

7:00 Suja Vanilla Cloud

+ Lots of Water

Didn't get a picture of the other two. Overall, the cleanse was AWESOME. It was just what I needed. I would drink these everyday if I could....

Ummmm...just kidding. It was awful. Let me preface by saying that I love fruits and veggies and I even love juice (although I never drink it) but these were NOT for me. This is all I could drink before I was basically gagging it down...

Obviously since I didn't even finish the juices, I wasn't getting enough calories. I made it until after my run at seven or so and then I had to eat some protein packed food. (It wasn't good from me, either. Follow me on MyFitnessPal if you want to know :) heawhita). My body was CRAVING something other than juice. I don't know if it was the particular brand, the types of juices, or that it just isn't for me but I won't be doing anything like this again.

This is the type of stuff I used to do when I was in junior high and high school when I had very unhealthy weight loss habits. I'm not saying cleanses are "bad" but I'm saying they are bad for me at this stage of the game. I'm still reforming my eating habits so something this extreme is just not good for me. 

I'm done with cleanses and quick fixes. I'm done with trying to take shortcuts. From now on, it's all about clean eating, treats in moderation, and challenging workouts. I was talking to Nick about this and he put it perfectly, "Why don't you just focus on making healthy decisions instead of worrying about cleanses and shit...or as the Cheerios bee says 'Be Happy, Be Healthy.'" Leave it to a man to give it to you straight, right? So lesson learned. Moving on.

Yesterday while I was drinking gross juice and dreaming about picnic foods, I started my Couch to 10K app that I bought. It's 14 weeks long but I'm starting at Week 5, Day 1 since I already did C25K. I'm also following the Hal Higdon plan *loosely*. The problem for both is the mileage is so low for the first few weeks (like 1.5-2 miles) and I feel like that's a waste of a workout (for me) so I end up doing my own thing. Whatever, at least I'm moving! I'll be complaining when it has me doing anything over 4 miles. (I'm still not running the whole thing but I'm getting there...it's hot!) 

I never thought I'd enjoy running but here I am! I just signed up for my first "big" 5K in Indianapolis which I'm pretty excited about. Some of my classmates are going to be running the mini and the 5K so I'll finally have some people to run with! If you're in the Indy area, check it out. Ladies only! 

Indianapolis Women's Half Marathon

Hey Popsicles!  I had a super exciting weekend - I ran my first 5K!  (well...I ran-walked but I finished!)  I'm going to be linking up with Heart Shaped Sweat for the Virtual 5K on June 11th so look for a fun post about my experience then!  

I was really, really proud of my time!  My goal when I started training was to be under 40 minutes.  I think I started out with a 15 minute mile (granted, I was walking most of the time at the beginning of Couch to 5K).  

My unofficial results from my Nike + app

My official time was 36:58 minutes and an average pace of 11:56/mile. This is huge for me. But it also gives me a lot of room for improvement.  Had I stuck to my training program religiously, I think I could've run the whole thing or at least most of it. I'd say I ran about 65%, walked 35%.  I made a classic rookie mistake - I let the excitement and pump-up music push me to run faster in the beginning.  I burnt out too quickly!  

My official results!  Nick was nice enough to point out that I got beat by a 9 year old and a 59 year old

Honestly, I'm just glad I did it.  I think I've said it a million times now - I'm not a runner.  At least, I wasn't before.  Now I want to be. I loved seeing people of all different ages, shapes, and sizes getting together to achieve the same goal. I loved the feeling of crossing the finish line - it made me want more.  I want to keep improving and challenging myself.  I'm in the process of finding a 5K to run in July.  My next goal is to run the whole thing!  

As for the rest of the weekend, it was relaxing and very chill.  I finally had Friday off work which is the first time in what feels like months and I slept at home two nights in a row!  AHHHHH. 

Now, I'm trying to recover. I'm a lot more sore than I expected to be - everything is aching including my back and shoulders.  I have so much cleaning and picking up, grocery shopping and meal prep, and workout planning to do today.  Really, I just want a nap.  Hopefully I can fit everything in before work!

I thought it would be fun to do a quick link up with everyone through Sunday Social at A Complete Waste of Makeup. I love reading her blog and I love answering questions so what a perfect combination!  Happy one year for this link-up!

1. What is your favorite Social Media outlet?  
I used to love Facebook - not so much anymore.  Now it's either Twitter or Instagram.  I never tweet on my personal account but I love connecting with people on my blog account!

2. Do you subscribe to any daily news reads? If so which ones? 

I love Skimm - they send you a summary of the daily news. I also use Bloglovin' to follow my favorite medical journals and websites like KevinMD.com, Medscape, and New England Journal of Medicine.

3. Favorite Magazine to have by the pool? 

Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Shape, Self, & Rebook

4. Favorite summertime song? 

Drunk on You - Luke Bryan & Summertime - Kenny Chesney

5. Best Summer concert you’ve been to? 

Hands down - Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney last summer (2012) at Paul Brown Stadium.  Grace Potter & The Nocturals and Jake Owen also performed and it was one of the most fun times I can remember.  They were amazing!

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 For the past few weeks, I've been participating in Weigh-In Wednesday, hosted by Erin @ She's a Big Star and Alex @ Skinny Jean Pilgrimage (seriously, go check them out!).  

Erin decided to pass the link-up on to someone new so I will be hosting along with my awesome co-hosts:

• Bailey of Being Bailey J
• Amy of Write This Down
• Ashlee of A Step in the Right Direction 

I'm so excited for this opportunity to connect with others on their fitness journeys and share our experiences!  

If you're new to my blog, WELCOME!  I'm so thrilled you are here! Look for my actual weight-in and my workout wednesday post later tonight.  I'll be talking about getting out of my comfort zone by attending my first hot yoga class.  Any yogis out there?

******UPDATE*****

As per usual, after I got off work this morning, I took a little nappy and then did my weigh-in.  I'm down -2.4 lbs for a total of -10.8 lbs!  It's nothing big but considering my end of the week follies, not too shabby! If anyone follows me on Twitter (@prettystrongmed) or Instagram (hwhita), you'll know that I had to watch the season premiere of The Bachelorette with some Oliver Winery Sangria. What you may not know is I also spent it with some Dove peanut butter chocolate.  Whoops.  

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