My recap of 2008

Well, today is the last day of 2008 and boy has it been a year of great fitness and learning to eating healthy.  I'm going to try to stay away from the word "dieting", because it's not a change it diet, it's a change in lifestyle!  I'll try to recap as best as I can about what I did this year.  My voxing buddies and I signed up for the San Jose Rock n Roll Half Marathon early this year, and that was definitely a kick in the butt for me.  I felt sooooo thick after the wedding with all the food I ate during the honeymoon, cookie parties, holidays, b-days, etc.  Signing up for the half would definitely kept me focused, and that is definitely what I needed.  I always need something to work towards and keep my attention, otherwise I can get very very lazy!  Well, here is the list of fitness activities that I did for 2008

1.  Dammit Run ( 5 worst miles ever!)

2.  Jungle Run 

3.  Castro Valley Run

4.  Muddy Buddy!

5.  My first dualthalon

6.  San Jose Rock n Roll

7.  San Francisco US Marathon

8.  Lots of running with coworkers and friends to train for all these events.  I wonder how many miles I ran this year??

9.  Continuous lifting throughout the year

10.  Birkham Yoga for 8 months…lol.  I hope I'll be visiting them again soon!!!  

11.  Took a nutrition class and it introduced me to a whole new way of eating.  Stay close to the ground if you want to eat healthy!

All in all, I had a really good year.  I lost the weight that I wanted to lose, and have maintained it throughout, even though I've been pigging out more than usually the last couple weeks.  I've learned to not over do it with eating (unless it's super yummy), and I get full pretty freakin' quickly.  I've toned up a bit, but would like to get even more toned this next year.  I've seen muscles in my legs that I never knew existed!  And I like it!  hahahaha.  It's the arms that I would like to work more on (damn TRICEPS!).  I'd also like to say that I ran a full marathon this year!  hahaha, even though it was split into two.  LOL.

Anyways, I just wanted to say thanks to all my voxing buddies for the love and support throughout the year, especially Jahnny!  I hope you guys have a happy and healthy New Year!  Good luck with all your goals and dreams for 2009!

~Steph Le

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sle – Tue Dec 30 2008

I need to find something new to do with exercising.  I gotta look HOT like my GFs when we go to Hawaii for Jaye's wedding.  HAHAHAHA.  Goal is to sign up for Crossfit in th next couple weeks, and look for more events to do this year.  I need to start using my Forerunner again.  I think I haven't used it in a month.  NOT GOOD!!!!  I gotta watch what I eat too.  Nothing too carby (back to GLUTEN free!!) and gotta stay away from the sugar.  No more tim tams for me next week.  No more chocolate!  No more baked goods!  **SIGH**

5:30 – worked on shoulders.  the plan is to go for a run at lunch.  we'll see if it happens…

7:00 – grande non-fat capp

9:15ish – working on my cliff bar

12:00 – salad from tj's.

as you can see…i totally didn't make it to the gym during lunch.

2:00 – i found a new snack!  edamame hummus!  it's gooooooooooood.  i'm eating it with crackers right now.

4:00 snacked on shrimp chips…no more of these next week

7:00 – steak with tomatoes

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Jiggly Wiggly

yay, i made it to the gym this morning!  it felt good.

5:15 – elliptical for 30 minutes, then worked on biceps along with some other arm toning exercises.

7:30 – exercise went down the drain when i ordered coffee cake at starbucks.  i ate half.  i also had a dry capp.

12:30 – salad from tj's

4:00 – sooo hungry when i got home.  tran and i were snacking on these pita crackers that i bought at tj.  i was eating it with laughing cow cheese.  i <3 laughing cow.  i haven't had it in a long time.

7:00 – jan and i pigged at giorgino's in milpitas.  we ordered a veggie pizza and a shrimp portofino pasta dish.  i had two slices of pizza and a little bit of shelly's mac n cheese.  it was yummy, but i was FULL!

8:30 – snacked at home on some shrimp crackers.

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sle – Tue Dec 23 2008

i woke up at 6:40 this morning!  so freakin' late that i couldn't go to the gym.

7:30 – extra dry cappuccino with non-fat milk.

9:45 – 1 egg white…don't know why i'm not hungry yet.  it's probably because i'm coughing up mucus and really can't taste anything.  yummy, huh!

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sle – Mon Dec 22 2008

my bed is so warm!!!

7:30 – soy chai latte and a banana

11:30 – worked out!!  WOO HOO!  i mainly did triceps with other exercises in between. walked/ran on treadmill for 25 minutes.

1:00 – brown rice pasta with turkey marinara sauce

3:30 – some ends&pieces and tamarind

7:00 – went to La Milpa.  I had the pork soup….sooo yummy.  It totally hit the spot.

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sle – Thu Dec 18 2008

7:00 – soy chai latte

8:30 – banana

STILL NOT FEELING WELL!  I WANT TO GO HOME, SIT ON MY COUCH, COVER MYSELF IN A WARM BLANKET, AND SLEEP!!!

10:30- half of my cliff bar

12:45 – salad from tj's.

3:00 – other half of the cliff bar

7:00 – bun thang which consist of chicken broth, chicken, egg, pork, and some noodles.  it totally hit the spot!!

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losing muscle…

i weighed myself this morning, and i haven't gained weight!  but i prolly lost muscle.  my ass is flabs!  i can feel it when i run.  hahahaha, oh well.  i think i might have given up this week to workout. i do not feel good at all!  so much shit to do too…BLEH!  as long as i eat healthy this week, i won't gain any weight.

7:30 – soy chai latte

8:20 – omelet with tomatoes and spinach

10:30 – ends&pieces

12:15 – plantation chips and some shrimp carribbean dish.

2:30 – i think i had one tim tam cookie

5:00 – munched on ends&pieces

7:00 – we went to kim tar for dinner because i wanted to head to the mall w/o having to cook. i had won ton soup with chinese brocolli.  felt like i ate healthy.  heehehehe

oh ya, i had another soy chai latte walking around the mall.

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not feeling so well…

i couldn't sleep last night.  my throat is soooooooooo sore.

7:30 – soy chai tea latte and a hard boiled egg

12:00 – last night's leftovers – mashed potatoes and a chicken drumstick

1:30 – i had a couple of tim tams…so yummy!

4:00 – munched on ends&pieces when i got home

7:00 – steak with salad

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I’m Back!!

BLEH!  2.5 week hiatus!  So, the worst thing I ate was ice cream and gelato….every freakin' night!!  I guess Australians are really into Gelato too.  It was yummy!  Also, I found these biscuits called Tim Tams.  They are freakin' delicious.  I brought a luggage full home to share with everyone.

The good thing was that I did exercise while I was on vacation.  Australians love running around the city.  I see people everyday just running and enjoying the view.  I probably exercised about 5 times at the hotel gym, and then we did a lot of walking.  And I mean A LOT!  I haven't weighed myself yet.  I gotta mentally prepare myself for that.  Maybe tomorrow morning. heehehehe

Anyways, I miss you guys…and hopefully I will be checking out Crossfit soon.

7:30 – banana and soy chai tea latte.

10:30 – half of my cliff bar

12:00 – southwestern salad from tj's and a hard boiled egg

2:30 – an apple

7:00 – curry chicken with veggies and peruvian rice…YUMMY!  i also munched on ends&pieces.

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