Will Run For Ice Cream

I have been compensated in the form of a gift card/money/coupon and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. All opinions expressed are mine and honest in nature. I've never been one to like protein bars. I have friends who will eat them and say they taste like candy bars ( I'm thinking they've apparently never eaten the candy bars that I've eaten. Because 'chocolate' cardboard does not taste like a candy bar to me ) But some bars are just better than others. Some upset my stomach; others don't. Some are full of sugar; some aren't. My advice is to read the label! Some of those protein bars have as many calories as a candy bar, plus the sugar, and almost all of the fat. So, it's always best to know what you are eating ( preferably before you eat it ). A few weeks ago, I was introduced to Extend Nutrition . These snacks are designed to control blood sugar for 9 hours which in turn is supposed to help with hunger control, su...

For a very long time, I let fear ( and comparison ) stop me. So the fact that I'm still running, pushing past my comfort zone, and finding a stronger me feels good - really good. ( Don't Let Fear Stop You ) But I won't lie, it's not easy. And there are some days that I have to literally give myself a very persuading pep talk to get out the door. Sometimes Hubby chimes in with encouragement. Sometimes I'll think of Lil Man and how I don't want him to be held back from doing things that he enjoys because of fear. Look at what I would have missed this week if I would have let fear stop me?

I have been compensated in the form of a gift card/money/coupon and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. All opinions expressed are mine and honest in nature. You had me at dessert! You know I have a sweet tooth. And when you can add 'healthy' to dessert then for me that's a win win situation. I'm talking about Raw by Rae Dessert I was give the opportunity to try Original Brownie, Salty Caramel, Lemon Coconut and Cinnamon Roll. When it comes to 'healthy' desserts, I'm a skeptic by nature. When I see dessert I personally don't normally think of "dates, cashews, walnuts, flax-seed, coconut oil along with some other goodies" thrown in.  I'm sorry, but to me chocolate is chocolate - you know. So when I read the ingredients list from the Original Brownie, I kindof had my mind made up that this wasn't going to taste anything like a brownie. I mean - come on.... I didn't see sugar anywhere in the list!

If you've been anywhere near me, then you know that I fell a couple of weeks ago ( It Was Bound To Happen ) and then this week I Faced My Fear After Falling by hiking on the trail that fell on. But, the truth is, I was scared to run. In fact, instead of getting on the trails this weekend, I was going to stick to road running. It was the 'safer' less intimidating choice. However, deep down, I knew that at some point I needed to run again on the trails, and I just needed to push through the fear and do it. So, Saturday, I went to the Appalachian Trail. I took it VERY slow. I was super cautious (walked where I've normally ran) but I stumbled a time or two, and I just couldn't imagine falling on the already tender knee. It took me about a mile or so, but I finally started to relax and enjoy the views. I was almost to table rock, when I rounded the corner and running toward me on the path was a BEAR CUB!

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I'm not going to lie, there was a little ( ok, maybe more than a little ) fear about getting back on the trail. I know that this probably won't be my last fall ( It Was Bound To Happen ). But just touching my knee hurts, and there are still stitches, so I couldn't imagine how bad it would hurt if I actually fell on it today. But I also knew that I needed to face that fear. So I did. I went out this morning and hiked the exact same route that I fell on last week. I didn't run since this was my first time climbing since my fall, and it still hurts stepping down. There was a lot of wincing, and I stumbled a time or two, but I stayed on my feet. Whew!

It's the reason why a lot of people won't try trail running. Honestly, it was why I didn't try it for a very long time. I'm clumsy and stumble just walking across the floor, I couldn't see myself running trails. But last year after a trying year and burnout, I took to the trail in a last ditch attempt before I gave up running altogether. ( I Ran. I Walked. I Fell. I Bled - It Was Awesome)  And that one run/hike changed a lot of me. I loved it. I truly did. I overcame so much by adding trail running to my routine. So yesterday, after a trying morning, I had just enough time for a 30 minute hike. I didn't really want to run since I had ran 6 road miles on Wednesday. My legs tend to need a day's break from running; so I try not to run back to back. Instead, I took the hillier section of the Appalachian Trail and decided to hike for cross training. I set a timer for 15 minutes as I had planned to walk 15 minutes in, and 15 minutes out. But as I got clo...