The catch - up

I haven't posted anything since the one year mark back in March. I haven't given up, don't worry! Time has just been more filled lately and posting a new blog post has been put on the back burner for a bit. I'll try to post again regularly, but I can't guarantee anything.

Since posting last, I started the personal chef and catering business. Most of my time has been filled with that. I've been able to pick up clients and catering jobs. The jobs all vary between a few dozen cookies for a baby shower, all the way to an entire wedding coming up in the fall. Also, I've been picking up other random side jobs (unrelated to cooking) and working in the coffee shop. I also moved to a new apartment a couple weeks ago. As much as I loved the apartment building I was in, the price was going up and more space was desperately needed. So, I stayed downtown, just moved to a different building. It worked out and I'm still close enough to my old apartment building and coffee shop to walk there.

Usually, when I do go to the coffee shop, I get my cardio in by jogging there. It's 1.5 miles to get there. I've been averaging between 13 and 14 minute miles, which is pretty terrible. Winter was difficult,  in the cardio department (I hate the treadmill SO much. SO. MUCH). So, aside from yoga 3 times per week and personal training once a week, I wasn't doing any extra cardio throughout the week. Now that spring has sprung and the warmer weather is back, I've been able to get cardio in outside. It feels good to get the cardio back into my days, and I can absolutely feel the difference after not having done cardio for a couple months.

I'm determined to get back on track. Since dating my boyfriend (it's been 2.5-3ish months now and going well), I've gained 8 pounds :( I told J this during a training session and he just nodded and started going on and on about how this ALWAYS happens....you get into a relationship, start eating out more, you're happy, you become content, and the pounds start to creep back on. So, I really am working on staying on track and getting back to reaching my goals.

This past weekend wasn't the best, nutritionally, due to the holiday. There was a cookout to attend every single day throughout the weekend. Plus, somehow I ended up overbooking myself with different cooking jobs, so I ended up skipping a couple meals because of that. I had a lot more red meat than I'm used to consuming from the cookouts, as well as a lot more starch (from burger buns, pasta salads, potato salads, etc). Other than those, I've been pretty good.

So, while I'm pretty disappointed in the negative scale change, I haven't given up. I haven't quit. I'm still going, albeit slow (I've also been experiencing some knee and wrist issues). But now is the time to get back on track and start going in the right direction again. I'll try to keep you updated more often now. The goal to do a half marathon in October is still VERY real. I also have two 5k's coming up in June.

I've been journaling a little bit lately. Once I am able to get my thoughts together, I'll write another post with more of those thoughts. Until then :)