I am down to 4 classes left to get to my Jazzercise coin purse and the 20 classes! Tonight will knock out two of them and tomorrow the last two. I would have gone yesterday but my legs were burning after the Gobbler Grind 5k race on Sunday followed by a full work night. So yesterday consisted of sleep, sleep and well, more sleep! Gotta get it in eventually lol!
So, many of you who follow me on Facebook know that I was in the Gobbler Grind 5k at Corporate Woods on Sunday morning. It was a frosty 32 degrees in Overland Park, Kansas that morning. This was the first time I have participated in this race. It was a good one! This race included a full and half marathon and the 5k. I am sure i have a couple of years before I could even consider a half-marathon but I know I will get there. I was a little self-conscious going into this race because of the inclusion of the marathon. I knew there would be super runner athletes everywhere and then there is me- the fat girl BUT I never let that stop me. I went anyway, I raced alone as I usually do and I got my best time in a race EVER!! So, I am improving! These races are inspirational to me and I do them for ME. I never get into beating other people because that just isnt a reality for me-yet. I have the goal in mind to beat my time from the previous race I participated in, to finish successfully without injury, to not finish last in my age division or last in the race overall and finally to enjoy the scenery going by as I listen to Motley Crue, Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne, etc. That is about it. I do admit that if I see someone looming over my shoulder or approaching where i can actually hear their footsteps above my MP3 player I immediately speed up, jog, run or power into my walk. But my thoughts are never- hey, I am going to beat so and so or anything like that. Well, at the finish of this race, there was a woman who was approximately 60 years old or older, and she was about 120 lbs. if that. She was healthy and athletic but did show her age. She approached me when I was picking up my medal and she said to me "I just couldn't let you beat me". I looked at her puzzled, but I knew exactly what she meant. She meant I just couldn't let a fat girl like you beat me. My response was well, I dont come to these races to beat anyone but my own best time. After that I proceeded to see the posting of the preliminary results. And I was thrilled! I have a link to the results here on the blog. My best time in a race is 48.41 but honestly I can not remember what race i got that time in. It isnt one I have posted either and its driving me nuts!! But no matter, I completed this race in 47.41 and paced a 15.23 mile! Pretty awesome accomplishment for someone who has to make up in speed for what I lack in stride (so I have short legs and this is a BIG disadvantage!) and then to top it all my size and THEN having been at work for the 10 hours prior to being at the race.
I am so happy!!! I took a picture of my little medal collection I have going now. The flower charm came from the Mother's Day 5k and I considered this to be my 1st "medal". It was the first race I had attended that I got something other than the t-shirt. The blue medal is my participation medal from the Riverside Riverfest Levee Run 5k and now my third one is the green one with the turkey for the Gobbler Grind. A lesson learned from this race is people will always try to say something to bring you down but you cannot allow it. Plus it showed me though I have come so far I still have a long way to go. And that my friends is motivation that will see me through my next race Thanksgiving morning at the Parkville Turkey Trot 5k that benefits the Parkville Animal Shelter and the Parkville Nature Sanctuary.
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| My medal collection! |
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| Ricki back in the days of Hairspray |
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| GO RICKI!!!! DTWS Fierce Girl!!!! |
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| Go JLO! Dance for your Papi! |
More news!! I finally dropped some more weight and on November 16th I weighed the least I have even before August!!! I am thoroughly excited. I credit this sudden loss to many trips up and down my Mom's stairs carrying things for her and my Pure Muscle class that kicked my @$$ and going to Jazzercise more to get my hands on that shiny coin purse!!!
I have also been on a healthy cooking kick along with scrapbooking. I have some pics of some recipes I have come up with and been on my personal menu at home. Last night I made mashed garlic cauliflower. YUMMY! I used Ali Vincent's recipe BUT I altered it slightly. I did not use a potato in mine and I used Philadelphia Savory Garlic Cooking Creme. 100 calories a serving and < 1g carbohydrates!! Here is a link to the recipe. Ali Vincent Mashed Cauliflower Recipe and a pic of my version!
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| Gina's mashed garlic cauliflower "potatoes" |
I also picked up a butternut squash at the store and decided to try to cook this squash in a twice baked potato or stuffed pepper type of manner. I sliced a butternut squash in half, took out the seeds and cooked it with a little olive oil. When the insides were soft, I scooped them out into a bowl and added Ezekiel bread, celery, carrots, parsley, low sodium organic chicken stock, low sodium organic butternut squash soup, pepper, garlic and made a "stuffing". Put the stuffing in the shell of the squash and baked it and it was YUM!! Here is a pic of my little masterpiece.
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| Stuffed Butternut Squash- my new fall favorite! |
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| My French Onion Dip!! |
Courtney Rainville from Biggest Loser Season 12 has some good motivational quotes on her Facebook page that I will share here with you before signing off.
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| Amen to that! |
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