Fave Friday + Pet Peeve

Allrighty!

1. Trashy tv show: Jersey Shore! I can't help it, guys. This is an addiction. I know it's wrong, but these people crack me up. Yes, I've grown to understand their lingo (MVP, grenade, DTF, GTL).

2. Ice Cream Flavor: for the longest time it was chocolate. But then it was strawberry. And while I can still do some major damage on both of those flavors, there's this one rare flavor at Bruster's that they only serve once in a blue moon. Graham Central Station. I can't even describe how amazing this is! The perfect combination of sweet and salty.

3. Chapstick flavor: Coconut! I'm not a fan of most things coconut, but coconut chapstick feels AMAZING.

And now for the pet peeve: fat jokes. For some reason, people my age seem to think these are ok. THEY'RE NOT. No matter who they're directed at, I find these unacceptable. Whether the recipient is obese or barely weighs 100 lbs when soaking wet, I find fat jokes to be in EXTREMELY poor taste. People are made in all different kinds of shapes and sizes. Certain numbers don't matter, a healthy lifestyle does.

Anyways, I'm still taking questions if you have any! I logged 3 miles on the dreadmill today. I have a longer run scheduled for tomorrow. Then we're heading to Athens on Sunday. Wahoo!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Q & A: Yea I Got Tagged! What what?

ME! Jessie



I already put this on my last post, but I failed to put this fancy picture up, so I figured I'd repeat myself.
Ask about whatever you feel like asking. (Except for my number. 1. Because that's slightly creepy...KATIE and 2. because my phone no longer exists. It got killed at Peachtree).

Anyways, some of you might be wandering what interesting things a 17 year old does during the summer.
Right now, I'm watching Spongebob. Wahoo. Partayyyy.

I got a 6 miler in this morning, but I had a brain fart and decided to wear a cotton shirt.
Overall it was a pretty good run.

But I need some advice.
Lately (for about the past 5 months) I have been hungry ALL THE TIME.
Which would be ok, if that didn't lead to things like weight gain and therefore decreased running ability.
I usually kind of graze through out the day, so I'm trying to switch things up and eat larger meals three times a day.

How do you guys space out your eating?

Spaghetti Scarf Down

Just got back  from a team practice!
It went pretty well. I was the first girl to finish.
Everyone's times were slower because of the heat, but I think we were all just glad we got through it.

But as soon as I got home I showered and then scarfed down A LOT of spaghetti (A LOT).
Oh well.
Weight loss is for squares. Ha ha.

Anywhos-its: Lauren tagged me in the Q & A tag game.
So if you have any questions to ask me, fire away!
I'll answer any question (or give a smart answer to avoid the awkward ones).

The Dreadmill

I got back SUPER late from Atl yesterday.
We got majorly lost looking for the art show, and slightly lost again trying to find our way back to the interstate.
So my run scheduled for the morning simply didn't happen.

Instead, I drove my lazy butt to the gym and got on the (cue horror music) treadmill.
Twice in one week?
Weird, I know.

I'm being overly dramatic.
It really wasn't all that bad.
I busted out the 6 miles coach had scheduled.
Now I'm back home, showered, lounging around in a bikini for no apparent reason, and about to go lounge on the screen porch and read Harry Potter.

Happy Saturday!

Fave Fridays

Wahoo for Fridays!
I pumped out a speed day via treadmill yesterday, and today I'm taking it easy.
We're heading into Atlanta to pick up my sister from orientation, and then we're meeting up with the birth mom and going to an art showing.
FUN TIMES.

So anyways, here are 3 things I've been into lately.

1. Sudoku: I love doing sudoku while I watch tv or listen to music. It's not too much of a brain buster, but it makes me feel productive.

2. Harry Potter: This has been a constant love since elementary school. You know how many times I've dreamed of being a Weasley? I'm re-reading the series for like the tenth time now. Needless to say I'm looking forward to Pottermore.

3. South Park: This is such a guilty pleasure! I'm not always a big fan of South Park, but every now and then I'll watch a couple episodes and catch myself giggling. Jonas Brother and evil Mickey Mouse episode? Favorite episode of all time.

Wonky Wednesday

I'm ready for real life to start again!
I'm losing track of the days of the week.

Yesterday was a solid group practice!
We had a good number show up, and my fellow captain (Sam) and I enjoyed talking to some new faces.
Even better: the run went well!

Lately the heat and humidity has made me feel like poo, but yesterday's run was glorious!
4 miles of bliss.

Today's run was 5 miles of slightly LESS bliss, but it was still a much better run than usual.
But aside from that today has been a day filled with food.
Veggie chili and a Mediterranean salad at the Corner Cafe, several cups of cereal, 3 bananas, and then a grilled cheese and bowl of grits at the Waffle House.

But whatever. It was a worry-free waistline day, although I'm not positive my stomach will be agreeing with me tomorrow.

Hope everyone had a wonderful day!

TWO WEEKS?!

My high school starts back in two weeks.
Holy cheezits, I didn't even realize.
Needless to say I'll wait until the day before to go get my supplies.

I'm only taking one class at my high school this year (senior year).
I'm dual enrolled at my local college, so I'll be taking the rest of my classes there.
My biggest concern is getting to cross country practices on time. (Fingers crossed with on campus parking!)

My runs have been a bit of a struggle lately, but I've been getting them in.
My mileage has severely decreased, but coach is making sure to make those miles count.
I busted out a 7:18 mile last Thursday, which is the fastest mile I've put out before.
I took it as 'runner Jessie' showing 'fat Jessie' who's boss.

Anywhos, there's not much more to report here.
I've been sleeping in a lot (I need a job!) and trying not to eat my own weight in snacks out of boredom.
Is it said that I'm actually ready for school to be back?