Tammy 2.0

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Caught on video!

I just wanted to share this CNN online video clip with you. The reported dude is just bad at his job, but you can see a lot of awesome costumes for the Underwear Affair...including Borat guy. Imagine following that sweaty, hairy ass for 1/2 hr or more!

What's more, you can catch a glimpse of MOI gesticulating at my new friends, the oh-so-sexy Sari and Mary, at 46 seconds and a little of my leg/torso at 2:33. Sadly, this is pre-costume, but still...you see me!

Check it out here.

I know. Goosebumps.

The other news of the day is that I emailed the people at the Canadian TV show The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp. It's a weight loss program aimed at people like me, who only have about 10 lbs left to lose and need some help. In the show, that help comes in the form of former B.C. Lions football player Tommy Europe (check that bod, wow!) and a nutrition coach. The participants get their asses kicked around by Tommy for 4 weeks in the hopes of dropping the pounds and fitting into a target outfit in heretofore unknown smaller sizes. I freakin' love this show. My favourite part is when Tommy catches the chubby vixens doing some nasty eating or drinking and he gives them his "Butt Kick", and the poor girls are turned into whimpering piles of goo vowing to never cheat on her diet again. Ahhh that's entertainment!

So yeah, I put my name in the hat, but who the hell knows what will ever come of it. It may be they aren't filming now, or I don't fit their profile, or whatever. I just thought it would be fun to see what comes of it. Ya never know!

That is all.

Exciting purchase!

It sits there it's glass surface quietly gleaming (in my hallway because there is no room in my bathroom). A statement to precision an accuracy. What is this marvel of modern technology? Why, it is my NEW SCALE! Yeahhhh! And when I weighed myself on it three times in a row to test it, it gave the exact same weight. WOW.

This is the fabulousness here:

Now that I have an accurate scale in my possession, I will now commence to post my weekly weight again. This is an important part of my whole weight loss plan since when I don't post my weight, there is no accountability's. I haven't weighed myself accurately in nearly a month. Lemme tell you there was some trepidation in my heart when I stepped on that slick new scale for the first time. Fewer workouts...maybe a little lax eating. What would the scale tell me?

168.9

Yup, a loss! Whoooo! I am in the 160's!

So I guess my weigh-in days are Wednesdays now. Let's see what this week brings!

Today wasn't stellar...so I hope that it isn't going to set the tone for the week. I didn't work out today. Boo. I basically was running around all day and night. Tomorrow may be another busy morning...so may have to put off the workout until after work. I really don't like doing that. I did have a nice night run Tues. night though. It was getting dark, so I booted it for about 2 miles. I like running faster a lot better than slower, that's for sure. When I did the 10k I kept a slower pace, and blah. I like the feeling that I am going a little faster, widening my stride, feeling like I am covering a bit more ground, feeling my muscles push me along. It still kills my lungs a lot more than the slower pace, but hopefully that will improve as my body gets used to going faster. If I don't have time to run for 30 minutes (about 5k for me) I run faster. I feel like the extra cardio push with the increased heart-rate makes up for the shorter distance.

I have to tell you about my most excellent night! I went to Bard on the Beach, a partially outdoor theater, with the mountains as the backdrop. It was so cool! The play was Much Ado About Nothing, and it was hilarious! I really enjoyed the acting and just seeing Shakespeare done the way it is supposed to be done. I forgot just how different it is to see the plays come to life since I'm so used to just seeing words on a page.

Anyway...that's all for me. I'm gonna go admire my scale some more. :)

Monday, July 12, 2010

A fabulous new blog for you to peruse!

I am just so excited I have to post again! My friend Lara has just started her own weight-loss blog! Whoooo!

I've known Lara since jr. high school, and we've been best buds since gr. 11. She moved away on me for TEN YEARS, but when she was able to move back here with her little guy it was like she never left. That's the kind of friendship we have! Lara is the kind of friend every girl hopes to have- she's kind, considerate, a great listener; she's always got my back and she's a helluva lot of fun to hang out with. Not to mention she's an amazing home chef! Dang can that girl cook.

This is us around 1997, I think. Neither one of us was fat back then!

We are so friggin' cute!

And here we are 13 years later...still pretty darn cute!

She's been struggling with her weight for a while, like me, but unlike me she is doing this shit while working as a broadcast journalist full time and being a single mom! Not an easy task, as you may know or can imagine.

I hope all of you will check out her shiny new blog, My Big Fat Blog- A Reporter's Journey to Fitness and follow her on way to weight loss! It's so hard starting out and committing to this shit...so please comment and let her know you are out there. She's a great girl with a fabulous sense of humour, and I know you will love her blog!

Ok, now I have to go work my stiff, sore ass out! Lara's already done her shred for the day (kick ass!).

Now GO follow the link!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Underwear Affair is over, and 10k is just a 5k on steriods!

I DID IT!!!

I ran 10k yesterday for the Underwear Affair! And I survived despite the run being in July and it being freaking HOT out. I was originally just going to run 5k, 'cause that's what I trained for, but decided at the last second to go hardcore and do the 10. I am glad I did, but man was it miserable!

When I hit the first km marker I was like, seriously?!! That's all?!? Ohhh lordy I'm in trouble! I ran straight through the first 2k at least, and then had to walk a bit. At around 4k there was a water station and I had a few sips, which seemed to be a bad move 'cause that's where the nausea hit...followed by feeling all light-headed. It sucked, but I had to walk until that passed and then I ran until I felt sick again. Did that for about 5k. My face felt like it was on fire, but my legs and lungs felt fine. I really think I could have run more if it wasn't so hot. My friend Cory came back to run with me after finishing his run in the kick-ass time of 50 minutes! And that's with him stopping for a beer! Yup, some dude on a restaurant patio offered him about 1/2 a beer, and he took it and downed it. Tooo funny. But anyway, I was on the bridge at the end of the course when he found me, and he pushed my tired, dying ass to run the last kilometer or so. I even had some in me to sprint the last bit! It was really cool of him to do that, and really, it was his encouragement that had me doing the 10k in the first place! Thanks Cory. :)

I am pretty happy with my time, but I know I could have ~~dragged ass less~~ run more in cooler weather. But, I did manage to do the 10k in 1 hr 13 min. Next time I will do it in under an hour...that's my plan. I think if I actually train for it (and I don't wear lingerie, say), I will do much better. This time I had only trained for 5k, so it was the longest run I've ever done!

Today I'm a bit sore, but not too bad. I didn't injure anything at least...small favours! I saw a few people limping around after the race. Eeep.

It was a good experience all in all, despite the misery I felt during the run. And it did kind of light a fire under me since now I really want to do a 10k under an hour.

Now I have to start exercising every day to lose some of these stubborn-ass 10 lbs. Only 27 more days until Mexico! My friend Lara is starting a weight loss blog soon, and we will be encouraging each other along the way here. I will be linking to her when she gets her first blog post up!

Here are some pics from the race!