First Day Running- Wowwza!!

Big news... today was my first day running!!! Can you believe that? :D I'm very sore, but it was worth it.

I've played basketball since I was in 4th grade and I stopped playing during my first year of college. After finding out in 9th grade during the week of tryouts for Varsity, I was basically down since then. We were doing a jump roping drill and I felt my right knee move out the right side of my leg. OUCH! I fell to the ground and tryouts were over. Luckily I made the team because I worked my ass off during the days before that and coach loved me :) My doctors said I didn't have enough cartlidge in my right knee to support my playing bball. When I started college, the women's bball coach at NHTI in Concord, NH asked me to join the women's team (she saw me play in HS). While the school was only a technical college, I thought it'd be good exposure. Long story short, I ended up in the gym before 8am class, then after class, physical therapy, then I worked at a salon doing reception and sales and waitressed at a seafood restaurant at night. Too much going on before I decided my knee was too much for me. Even using the elliptical KILLS my knees.

Side Note: Ran to the store after work and grabbed these-

I'm excited about trying these tonight. I'll share the pics in the morning. M is quite excited too. I'll sneak his face in there ;) haha. *shhhh*



Flash got the calories, but kinda common sense here lol.


And last but least... from my recent posts, I needed this... hardcore. I cut back on the flora and so this is what I got for the mean time:


Don't mind the double chin... it was a HUNGRY WINTER... lol kidding kidding, I am who I am... however being bloated is not a good feeling.


Today was my first day trying to make things work again. Slowly but surely. I did a 1/2 hour slow-paced run with Maia, and this is what she looked like afterwards:

Haha, what a sketchy dog! She's such a cute lil' Chorkie! At first I was scared because I was thinking "I know when we walk she criss crosses back and forth in front of me and I need my front teeth!", but she was great. She'd stop and pee, then catch up to me. Then do the same thing like 10 times haha. She is my child basically. She sleeps on the bed with her red blanky (courtesy grandma and grandpa Hill aka my parents lol). She's always very excited. She'll be 2 July 27th so I'll be planning a doggy bday party.. which is my specialty, might I add.. I've done a few doggy bday bashes for people and its a great time. Can't wait to share Maia's with all of you!

Anywhoo, she's quite amazing. Here's my favorite pic:

Okay okay, enough about my princess. M called on the way home from bball and said he was going to stop and grab some food. He's doing better and jumping on the healthy bandwagon with me, so he asked me to make something. I had two chicken breasts and some pasta leftover in the frige so I made him the rest of the chicken picatta. Results:




Not too bad. I already had mine today so I didn't have any :(

It's wayyy too late and this laptop is about to die. Tomorrow night's registration for the Healthy Living Summit in Boston... myyy hometown. I hope to see you guys there. I'll probably go alone, force myself to mingle because I'm shy like that.. haha NOT!

Ciao ladies!! xo- Q

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