I cannot believe it’s been almost a month since I stopped by here!!!! Whew. I can’t really pick a good place to start, so I am going to revert to the tried-and-true bullet point method:
- The past two months have been an emotional rollercoaster, but things are hinting at a return to normal. I won’t get into details, but health/nutrition have definitely taken a backseat. I still run, still go to yoga once a week or so, and still eat vegetables, but there was a week where I barely ate anything, then a week where ravenous hunger made up for the foodless week, and now, a return to regular meals, though they often leave much to be desired (dinner last night was a bowl of shredded wheat and a microwaved can of green beans — eaten in separate bowls, to my credit).
- I’ll be starting a new job in two weeks. This came as a big surprise. For the first time since I graduated from college, I will not be someone’s assistant. It’s a welcome change!!!
- I am running a 15K in two weeks, and am a little nervous! I plan to use the Galloway method, running 1 mile and walking 1 minute, and will be sure to report back here when it’s done!!
- I confessed to a friend that I have a secret ambition to run a marathon next fall, and she and her roommate sat me down last night and asked me WHY I want to do it. I told them that I thought it would be an excellent lesson in patience and dedication, and that it’s something I want to do before I die, so why not now? Plus, I already enjoy running longish distances slowly, so I think I’ll enjoy the process. The two of them explained that they had only known would-be marathoners who harbored secret desires — self-punishment, choosing an arbitrary goal to try to escape from a haze of depression, etc. I told them–and this is true–that I feel pretty calm and unconflicted about it, and really just want to see if I can do it. They don’t believe me! I quizzed them on their relationship to exercise, and both said they hated running, had been unathletic as children/adolescents, and were suspicious of anyone who claimed to enjoy organized activity. So I can’t really expect them to understand, right?
- I’ve been playing with food combining over the past couple months. After some digestive distress over the summer, I started rethinking the kitchen-sink type salads/meals that I normally eat, and combining simpler things (i.e. beans/veggies/grains without nuts added as a topper, or veggies/nuts without grains added, fruit on its own). My stomach feels SO much calmer!! It’s incredible. I experimented yesterday by eating a purposely miscombined lunch: almond butter sandwich + an apple — and my stomach felt bloated/gurgly all afternoon — a feeling that I’d grown used to after years of eating this way. It’s an experiment, and not one that I’m holding myself to strictly, but the benefits so far have made me want to continue.
- I’m toying with the idea of rolling over all these posts into a new blog, and have a few name ideas floating around in my head! My posts have been few-and-far-between since the summer, and I think it reflects a desire to see food and fitness as a habitual part of my life (and less of a focal point). December marks 1 year since I started the blog, so it seems like a good time to reevaluate
How are YOU doing!? How has your fall been — foodwise, fitnesswise, blogwise, or otherwise?

















