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I am a Great Big Loser

January 12, 2006 by Laura Lohr Leave a Comment

I lost 4.4 pounds this week. It was my first week going back to WW meetings. My weight loss had totally stalled for several weeks, but I think the exercise has jump-started it again. Plus, I am cooking healthy meals at home. YEAH ME!!

I got on the scale at 4:00 a.m. this morning (..because I am an obsessive-compulsive freak of nature and weigh myself each time I pee. I get really angry when I weigh more after I pee. How the hell does that happen?)and my weight loss was 6.5 pounds. I do not know where the extra 2 pounds came from.

I am further away from 200 pounds. Thank the good Lord above or Allah, or Zeus, or Buddha or whomever brought favor to my weigh in.

That is 4.4 pounds I do not have to move out on the track. What a relief!! My knees are thanking me.

Filed Under: Running/Marathon, Weight Loss

ROCK N ROLL!!!! I Am SOOOO EXCITED!

January 11, 2006 by Laura Lohr Leave a Comment

Last night was our first track practice. The track itself is a really nice stadium. The marathon training group has three levels, if you will. There is the beginner group, called Blind Faith, the intermediate group, called The Cure, and the advanced group, called Bad Company. Since it is the Rock n’ Roll Marathon training, all the groups have band names. (Last year, we had different band names, but I cannot remember them now, because my brain got fried during pregnancy. I feel like I have Alzheimer’s sometimes, because I seriously cannot remember shit. My memory used to be so good.)

Here is our track club. That is a lot of people!!

Last year there was about 500 people training for the marathon. This year, there is about 630 people!!! There was over 300 people running on the track at the same time. Organized chaos, I tell ya. They do such a great job though. I just love the coach, he’s a great guy. When you are running out on the track or on the long runs, he tells you he loves you and what a wonderful bunch of people we are. He is just one of those people that does not wear his religion as a badge to make you feel bad. He just glows, and it is like you can see God in him. It is really inspirational when you are in mile 10 of a 20 mile run and he tells you that you are awesome and he loves you. The track club really feels like a family and that is the feeling he fosters in everyone. It is pretty cool.

Anyway, I saw so many people from last year and a few people from the other running club I ran with 2 years ago that sucked giant assholes (sorry for the visual, I really hated it that much, the coach sucked them too!). I got to talk to many people I had not seen since April or May or so. Many people asked about the baby and my face lit up talking about her. I cannot wait to bring her out to practice and show her off.

It was so nice to talk to some adults and do some stuff on my own, without a baby attached to my boob. I love Allison and missed her terribly. I thought about her the whole time and did not put her down the rest of the night when I got home. She had plenty of milk and a nice daddy to take care of her. I am so excited about this year’s marathon program and actually completing it this year. I ran 20 miles, 4 months pregnant. I know I can do this marathon.

My legs felt really strong. Our workout was: Jog/stride straight-aways, walk/jog curves for 8 laps, plus our 3 lap warm-up. They do such a good job with the stretches. I am a good kind of sore today. It was a blast!!! I am looking forward to doing this again. I am looking forward to Eric and the baby being a part of this exciting training too. Eric is going to train to walk the marathon. So, Allison will be going to the Saturday runs too.


Filed Under: Running/Marathon

So Scared of Marathon Training

January 10, 2006 by Laura Lohr Leave a Comment

Saturday was our orientation for Marathon training. We have a fabulous schedule and some great long runs. What could be better than our beautiful beaches and bay? I love San Diego. It is going to be awesome. I saw a bunch of people I know from last season, which was so exciting. I cannot wait for Track Practice tonight. Eric decided to train with me, but he will be walking and jogging, not running. He is going to use the jogging stroller and walk with Allison. We cannot use the jogging stroller for running until she is bigger and can hold her neck up.

Problem is…I ran on Sunday and my knees are killing me. I am so fucking huge and have no muscle mass anymore. I want to lose weight, but it seems like I am totally unmotivated to follow any reasonable food and portion control.

I am so worried that I am not going to be able to get myself strong again. I have never been this out of shape before. That bed rest killed me. My legs have zero muscle tone anymore. Being this fat makes it hard to move my body.

I have so many work-out outfits. Shorts, pants, shirts, tanks, singlets. I am too fat to wear anything.

It is easy Laura. Do not stick shit in your mouth.


Filed Under: Running/Marathon, Weight Loss

Happy New Year

December 31, 2005 by Laura Lohr Leave a Comment

Looking back on 2005, I do not have any regrets, it was a very stressful, difficult year, riddled with some wonderful, memorable times. 2005, will be looked back on with much favor, as Allison has been such a blessing to us. I cannot believe this year is almost over. I am looking forward to the coming year.

Tonight we are going to spend New Year’s Eve with Eric’s friends he had before we got together. Jeff & Heather have a baby that is 2 weeks younger than Allison. I have pumped milk and will be partaking in alcohol consumption, while my wonderful and sober husband watches the baby. I do not think I will feel comfortable having too many, as my mother’s instinct will be very strong. I am looking very forward to some adult conversation and hanging out with a couple that is neither single or childless.

I am going to Urgent Care to have my knees checked out. We went to the drive-in theater to watch, “Chronicles of Narnia.” I had to walk to the bathroom and on my way back to the car, my knees buckled and it took me 5 minutes to get back into the truck. I was in so much excruciating pain, I was in tears. I was in pain all night. I still can barely walk. I can only take Tylenol because I am breastfeeding, so it is not relieving very much pain. I have been icing my knees with frozen peas, slathering my knees with Icy/Hot, and just cringing with pain to walk up our porch steps. Something just is not right. Just OUCH!

Filed Under: Daily, Running/Marathon

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