One Breath, One Step:
A PriorFatGirl Get-Together

Healthiness is a journey.
Take it one breath, one step at a time.

Agenda:

Saturday, October 23rd 2010 – Minneapolis, MN
8:00 – 8:30am Welcome and introductions
8:30 – 9:15am Shop Smarter w/ Stacey Klone
9:15 – 9:30am break
9:30 – 10:30am Being Healthy and Whole w/ Mary Langfield
10:30 – 11:00am Wrap up & giveaways

Click Here To Attend This Event

Just beginning your journey? No worries – feel comfortable knowing you’ll be in a supportive atmosphere surrounded by others who are also at the beginning of their journey. You’ll leave feeling inspired and confident enough to hold your head high and be proud of where you are. You’ll also leave with names of people you can reach out to when you are struggling — after all, this journey is too hard to do on our own.

Are you figuring things out little by little? Come and share your ups and downs with others who get it. Inspire those who are at the beginning of their journey and be inspired by sessions led by those who a little further on their journey. You’ll also leave with names of people you can reach out to when you are struggling — after all, this journey is too hard to do on our own.

Attendees will leave feeling inspired
and energized to stand up and be healthy!

Click Here To Attend This Event

Sponsors Include:

Speaker Bio’s

KitchenWerks founder Stacy Klone knows about kitchens, whether it’s in the home or at a top restaurant. Stacy has held every possible position in the restaurant business from dishwasher, general manager, to director of operations for multiple units.

As a ServSafe certified professional, she will educate you in proper food handling, selection and storage. Stacy shows you simple things that will amaze you because they work! Things most don’t even think about, but once in place, can’t live without.

Following her restaurant career, she spent 18 years with Dayton’s/Marshall Field’s/Macy’s honing her kitchen and gourmet prowess as a buyer ultimately becoming the Marketplace Director of Operations creating the Marketplace deli experience we know and love today. Stacy is naturally organized and professional in everything she does.

Mary Langfield is a Certified Holistic Health Coach dedicated to helping others make diet and lifestyle   changes that will positively affect their physical health and general outlook on life. She received her training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) in New York City. Certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, she leads workshops and offers individual health, diet and nutrition counseling. Unlike the rigid approach taken by many modern diet fads, Mary’s program is flexible, fun and rewarding, with a focus on each person’s goals and personality.

Mary is your personal advocate for living an energized and passionate life. She works with clients to help them create happy, healthy lives in a way that is flexible, fun and free of denial and discipline. Making gradual, lifelong changes enables you to reach your current and future health goals.

Hello friends! What another great weekend that went too fast. Friday night, I met some friends for dinner at Big Bowl. I had the hot & sour soup which was delish, per usual.

Beautiful bloggers: Molly, Cindy, Erin, Me (top row), Samantha, Alexa & Sarina (front row)

Saturday morning was a morning long awaited for. Once a year, my sisters (and used to be mom too), all get together for spa day. We do this instead of exchanging birthday presents – no kids, no boys included. Quite relaxing and I’m pretty sure everyone looks forward to it.

We started out at 7:30am for breakfast at Perkins. To be honest, I was nervous because from what I could remember of the menu, it would be page after page of temptation however I was quite surprised to find that Perkins has a few healthier options now on their menu and include calories for them!

A healthier version of eggs benedict from Perkins!

My support & comfort {sisters}: Heidi, Alicia & Melinda

We got a deal from Living Social for $99 and it included a 30 minute massage, 60 minute facial, pedicure, manicure and a hair wash/blow-out. This year, my sisters decided to treat me to the package in recognition of the Shape Article — THANK YOU HEIDI, MELINDA & ALICIA!

Foot mask = ready for running!

As I was getting my pedicure, I flipped through multiple magazines – this caught my eye:

Is healthy not cool anymore?

I just could not get over how sick the women in the ad looked. Their legs were so skinny, their faces were so… so… skeleton looking. I didn’t even realize it was for cut-off jeans article until I just now posted the picture. THOUGHTS?

After we finished up, I came home and was so relaxed, I took a 30 minute nap. I woke up just in time for dinner {come on, it is rare for me to sleep through a meal!}. Since Carlos was going to play poker that night, we decided for an early dinner at Marlas Caribbean Cusine.

YUM YUM YUM YUM

Caribbean beef patty

Amazing & creamiest hummus w/ pita bread.

Dinner: Paratha {a soft flaky flatbread made with butter and served with choice of filling.} My choice, chicken.

It was almost like a sweet yet savory chicken stew on the inside.

But, after eating appetizers, I ended up taking most of my dinner home with me.

Sunday, I got up and met my friend Meghan for our last long run before the 10 mile race. Our intent was to go run the last 4 miles of the actual race because we heard there was a HUGE hill and for a lot of people, they got intimidated by the hill and didn’t do as well on the race. We parked at mile 6 and started running towards the State Capital, where the end of the race was. We kept looking for the hill yet……. we never found it. We got to the State Capital and were convinced we must have not looked at the route correctly – we thought we missed the hill. So, we turned around and ran the 4 miles back to the car. When we got back from our 8 mile run, Meghan called her dad who chuckled at us — apparently the last section of the race is slightly uphill the entire way which makes it hard for the marathoners, because their last section of the race is tough. But Meghan and I were anticipating a wall of a hill and were oddly disappointed that we weren’t going to have to master the hill in our minds!

After running, Carlos and I went out for breakfast at the Uptowner in St. Paul – by the time we got home, it was 2:30pm which left just enough time in the day for me to shower and do my Cinderella duties {grocery shop, vacuum, sweep, clean bathrooms, fold laundry and make dinner}.

By 9pm, I was so drained, I collapsed in bed and immediately fell asleep. I woke up this morning smiling and energized – ah, I love sleep like that!

Alright, better get to work.

MN Friends: Stay Tuned, special
announcement at 1pm CT – check back for a blog update!

{ 16 comments }

On October 3rd, I will participate in my first ever 10 mile run. Not a 10K but 10  miles. And here I am, one week before… reflecting on the past couple of months worth of training. Only one word comes to mind:

SPEECHLESS

I remember running my first 5K and telling myself I never wanted to run any longer than 30 minutes. Ha, I still tell myself this. I remember telling others around me I was not a runner and had no intention on ever running again.

Funny how by taking things one small step at a time, you all of a sudden find yourself further than you ever imagined you could possibly be.

Funny how by just putting your head down and doing it, you find yourself accomplishing the impossible.

Funny how when you put your mind to something, you can do what you dream of.

A friend on Twitter asked me earlier today about my journey:

@EmilyKasik:   @priorfatgirl would u be willing to do a blog talking about your success and failure with running and getting to the point you r now?

It wasn’t until Emily asked {all in on question} that I stopped to really think about this whole journey as a chunk of time in my life. To be honest, I was just keeping my head down and pushing through. Which is probably a good thing but I never stopped to think much about what I was truly doing, I was just doing it.

The Tough:

Over the past couple of months, I’ve had moments when all I’ve wanted to do is give up. Runs that I struggled just to get my shoes on, let alone actually run. Or runs where I had to settle for less.

The learning:

Yes, there have been tough runs, but I have learned so much about myself. Running has taught me what the physical effect of running have on a body. I’ve learned that I am completely capable of running in the rain. I also learned that working out really does relieve stress.

The best:

But the best thing about running? Is doing something I never in my life thought I could ever accomplish.

I AM A RUNNER.

What a beautiful experience, to look back and realize that I’ve done something I used to think was impossible — and all because I just put my head down and took in one step, one breath at a time.

{ 19 comments }