Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Jan 3, 2012, 7:45 am
You may have heard about Ben Davis and his Do Life movement (if not you should check out his youtube video of his 120 pound weight loss) and how he's putting together a life changing challenge for the first 12 weeks of 2012.  I felt like I really stagnated physically in 2011 and so I'm signin...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Jan 2, 2012, 12:06 am
After a way too indulgent New Years Eve today was the perfect restart to getting back in shape and focused. I slept a lot, didn't eat any meat, had two salads along with lots of water and iced tea. No exercise, but I'm starting a streak here of healthy living and moderation from here on out. No e...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Dec 29, 2011, 7:17 pm
Over the last six months my life has changed so much, my life in 2011 was so different from 2010!  I went from a fairly easy online class in the summer to two fairly writing intensive grad school classes along with a career change.  I ran a marathon in October (sub-6 hour which was my goal!) and ...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 17, 2011, 10:35 am
I finished with over a 12 minute PR from my Chicago Marathon 2010 time which I consider to be a huge accomplishment since my life radically changed in the middle of training (for the better)! Onward to celebrate my way across Michigan today and tomorrow!
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 11, 2011, 2:08 pm
How can two weather channels have two separate forecasts for the same day? It's mindblowing to me, but at least it gives me something to obsess over going into the home stretch of waiting to run the 2011 Detroit Marathon. I'm just hoping for upper 50's at the finish and...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 10, 2011, 7:40 pm
... in almost a week I returned to my yoga mat and found my ... I wouldn't be able to return to the mat after a brief ... My intention for this week is to try and build a foundation ... training and poor eating this summer. To make my intention come true ... I just finish strong, I want to roc...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Sep 8, 2011, 9:30 pm
Last weekend I ran a ridiculously hot half-marathon that ended in a personal worst. The race was black flagged about 15 minutes after I finished so I consider myself lucky to have finished. As part of my half-marathon celebration and to try to get myself back on track for Detroit and the family ...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Aug 13, 2011, 10:23 am
Due to a couple of last minute changes August has turned into the month of vacations. This weekend I'm enjoying a four day weekend in Traverse City, MI at the wonderful Sugar Beach Resort. On the drive up I stopped in Grand Rapids for lunch at Founders Brewing Company. I enjoyed a cerise an...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Aug 12, 2011, 12:12 pm
Be sure to take time off for rest. Preferably in Traverse City on the beach. -- Post From My iPhone
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Jul 25, 2011, 4:02 pm
Detroit Free Press Marathon Training Tip #3: "Cupcake deliveries are your friend." Especially from new food trucks that are just opening.  The carbs totally convert into running fuel, right?    It takes an otherwise meh Monday to a much better level!  Thanks to Scouts Treats...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Jul 18, 2011, 11:30 am
Detroit Free Press Marathon Training Tip #3: "Humidity is not your friend. Neither would be cocktails the night before a long run." Looks like I need to get back in the training mindset and also clean up my eating (aka my pants are getting tight). This is why I'm committing to the Thr...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Jul 1, 2011, 10:12 am
Growing up one of my favorite movies was Reality Bites and I fell in love with Lelaina Pierce (Winona Ryder). She worked in TV and quit her job. She worked at the Gap and had a dreamy boyfriend (Ben Stiller) with the hot grunge friend with sexual tension on the side (Ethan Hawke) - it was everythin...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Jun 29, 2011, 10:42 am
Detroit Free Press Marathon Training Tip #2: "Pilates may not feel like much of a workout until the next day.  Then your abs kill and you can barely sit up straight." Please tell me that Pilates will help my core and therefore help my running?
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Jun 28, 2011, 1:45 pm
Detroit Free Press Marathon Training Tip #1: "When you have frozen yogurt at Costco, don't go running for four miles in the heat afterwards. You will feel sick." That is all.
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - May 27, 2011, 9:15 am
Last Saturday morning I was up at 4:45 for my second half-marathon in 14 days and I was excited to finally run a race in 2011 that wasn't raining or cold or a combination of both.  The Geist Half-Marathon is a fairly new race to Indianapolis and it lays claim to the only slightly hilly spring half-...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - May 19, 2011, 2:36 pm
Yesterday I headed to my local Lululemon store for a free yoga for runners class. I gotta say it was so much better than any other yoga class I've taken before. I've always taken them at health clubs and hated the instructor or never was able to get into the calming side of yoga. Well stop...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - May 17, 2011, 1:37 pm
After the great Blogger fail of 2011 I think I can finally access all of my entries again and I get to re-giveaway the Freschetta pizza coupon and cutting board! Congrats to Emily for winning the Freschetta pizza! E-mail me with your address and I'll get it shipped out to you! In other ne...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - May 9, 2011, 7:45 am
Saturday was the 35th running of the Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and the first time the hubs ran a half-marathon. We started out slow (aka weaving around all of the walkers) and tried to pick it up by finishing in 2:44:04!  Pretty good for his first half and just starting out running! ...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - May 8, 2011, 11:42 am
This week, in addition to being taper week for the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and having TAPER MADNESS I was faced with a huge task - my second semester of grad school FINALS (and a huge release at work)! I kicked off my study stretch with a good workout on Tuesday with the trainer.  I'm starting ...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - May 4, 2011, 9:50 am
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FRESCHETTA® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. It's the taper week for the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and instead of just running and eating less I've been craving some carb loading in the form of simple cheesy...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Apr 25, 2011, 8:24 pm
In trying to get my eating in check it's a goal to eat in more and also to use some of the meat we've got stored up in our freezer. Last night for dinner the hubs prepared some frozen shrimp with bacon, tomatoes, carrots, avocados and a homemade lemon vinaigrette for a simple cobb salad. That huge...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Apr 24, 2011, 1:53 pm
Since my grumpy post about my weight struggle I've been tracking my eating and also trying to stay positive about eating healthy in moderation while perpetually training for a race. It's paid off though because since weighing myself on April 11th I'm down two pounds (yeah probably some water weight...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Apr 22, 2011, 11:27 am
Last night I wanted to enjoy the weather and after the hubs got back from procuring a growler of the Sun King/3 Floyds collaboration beer we went for a run. I made sure to change into running gear and take lots of pictures of myself in which I realized that I'm really out of shape. Both gave me lo...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Apr 20, 2011, 4:29 pm
With being sick the last two days I've had a little extra time and though I'd pop back into my blog. Training for the Mini-Marathon with the hubs has been rough, running was going well until an ice storm, grad school and life got in the way. I'm still running the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon with th...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Mar 10, 2011, 8:00 am
Recently I have been trying to get in strength training as part of my 500 Festival Mini-Marathon training and also try to build my muscle (and boost my metabolism)! I still work out with a trainer once a week but my gym offers Les Mills Body Pump classes on just about every day of the week. My goa...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Mar 7, 2011, 9:31 am
Here's a little bit about me if you're just joining the fun. If not, you still might learn something new about me! A. Age: 28, feels weird to type that as my birthday was just last week! B. Bed size: Queen and I sleep on the right side of the bed. I was always a left side sleepe...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Mar 5, 2011, 5:55 pm
Is this on? I digress. Life is busy when you work full-time, attend grad school part-time (89% on my Econ Midterm which translates to a 95% in the class right now) and are trying to train for two half-marathons in May! I'm not going to apologize for not posting, but I do miss my readers and being...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Feb 19, 2011, 10:19 pm
Well, I'm still alive, the revolutioners haven't killed me at the gym and I survived the icepocalypse 2011. I'm chugging along in my second semester of grad school and trying to find my health and fitness motivation again. I did go to my first Body Pump class at the gym last week and have put it o...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Jan 5, 2011, 7:45 am
I went to the gym yesterday for the first time in 2011 and was confused why the bank of lockers I normally use was all full and then I remembered...THE RESOLUTIONERS (never mind that I was 30 minutes later than normal to the gym). The Resolutioners are enough to strike terror in the heart of ...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Jan 3, 2011, 7:45 am
Since I feel I should bid 2010 adieu somehow I figure this survey that has been bouncing around the blogosphere is a good way to wrap up a crazy year. 1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before? Ran a marathon, took the GRE, started graduate school. 2. Did you keep your new ...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Jan 2, 2011, 6:49 pm
Today the hubs and I went for a new year run to go along with getting ready for our Mini-Marathon training that is slated to start at the end of the month. I haven't really done much except a few trainer workouts since my last race on December 11. It was an easy short run, just shy of 2 mile...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Dec 20, 2010, 2:09 pm
Well I'm done with my first semester of grad school. Finals were last week and I finished with a B in Econ and an A- in Law & Public Affairs. I'm really proud of my grades for it being the first semester back in school while juggling a full time job and training for my first marathon. I'm a...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Dec 8, 2010, 10:56 pm
It's my first finals week in grad school and I completely identify with my kitty friend up there.  I've been throwing myself 100% into work and school (putting me at 200%) plus trying to connect with the hubs (I'd say that puts my plate at 250% - sorry hubs, you're only getting 50% effort) on...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Nov 25, 2010, 2:21 pm
This year for Thanksgiving the hubs and I opted to stay in Indianapolis. We were going to run the Drumstick Dash and just putter around the house getting things ready for the Hoosier Beer Geek Thanksgiving on Sunday. Well plans have changed, the hubs is making pies like a crazy man (mixed be...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Nov 22, 2010, 10:27 pm
One of my favorite things about being married to the hubs during the holiday season is our annual holiday card.  I like sending them to friends near and far (mostly far) and also getting cards from all over the country!  It's even more fun being able to design and personalize your own cards.  Th...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Nov 15, 2010, 12:06 pm
Working full time, going to grad school part time and writing a 25-page paper for grad school? It's killing me. Good news is I ran a half-marathon on Nov. 6 and did pretty awesome. Bad news is I live in the library, don't see my husband and have the never ending stomach flu. I miss my home and ...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 27, 2010, 12:59 pm
After running the Chicago Marathon on the 10th I debated signing up for a half-marathon in November. You might remember the Indianapolis Monumental Half-Marathon from last year - my debut half-marathon. I figured if I wasn't too badly beat up by Chicago I could run it for fun and go full circle. ...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 18, 2010, 8:45 am
This is part of a series on my first marathon, the 2010 Chicago Marathon. For more check out Expo at McCormick Place; Night Before a Race;I FINISHED!; Morning of the Race; First Half of the Race and Second Half of the Race. I was still feeling good in mile 14 but was talking to people around ...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 15, 2010, 10:49 am
I checked my search terms for my blog this morning and there's a lot of really awesome and or sad ones like: "Lost my Chicago Marathon Bib at McCormick Place, what do i do?" (poor guy - I hope that you found your bib/tag or they got you a new one!) "North Face red tshirt girl chicago" (...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 15, 2010, 8:45 am
This is part of a series on my first marathon, the 2010 Chicago Marathon. For more check out Expo at McCormick Place; Night Before a Race;I FINISHED!; Morning of the Race; First Half of the Race and Second Half of the Race. As we're running down Columbus Drive and into the tunnel before the b...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 14, 2010, 8:59 pm
This is part of a series on my first marathon, the 2010 Chicago Marathon. For more check out Expo at McCormick Place; Night Before a Race;I FINISHED!; Morning of the Race; First Half of the Race and Second Half of the Race. The night before the race I tried to be good and go to bed early.  I...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 11, 2010, 1:21 am
This is part of a series on my first marathon, the 2010 Chicago Marathon. For more check out Expo at McCormick Place; Night Before a Race;I FINISHED!; Morning of the Race; First Half of the Race and Second Half of the Race. I finished in 6:10:36 with 84 degree temps. A full recap will be com...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 9, 2010, 5:30 pm
This is part of a series on my first marathon, the 2010 Chicago Marathon. For more check out Expo at McCormick Place; Night Before a Race;I FINISHED!; Morning of the Race; First Half of the Race and Second Half of the Race. The day before a Marathon they tell you to eat lots of carbs but don'...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 9, 2010, 4:25 pm
This is part of a series on my first marathon, the 2010 Chicago Marathon. For more check out Expo at McCormick Place; Night Before a Race;I FINISHED!; Morning of the Race; First Half of the Race and Second Half of the Race. Early this morning the hubs and I loaded into the car and headed to C...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 8, 2010, 1:46 pm
It's Friday, the race is Sunday and I'm ready to be in Chicago already. I really do have the mentality of a three year old with ADHD. I'm fidgety and anxious. I did get a decent amount of sleep last night and am hoping to nap this afternoon. I have a couple of hours left here at work befor...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 4, 2010, 7:45 am
This week as part of my taper for the Chicago Marathon I'm trying to find myself ways to keep occupied and keep my mind off the marathon. I consider myself lucky to have been contacted to do another CSN Stores review as I can spend hours searching on their site! You might remember CSN Stores ...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Oct 3, 2010, 3:35 pm
It's starting to get real around here. This past week in the mail I received my race packet for Chicago. I'm #32714.  That has to mean that I'm not last in the scheme of things since there were 45,000 people registered for the race! Reading through the book both makes me completely excited and c...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Sep 30, 2010, 8:45 am
As mentioned in this post I was selected for another CSN Stores review and this time I chose the Breville Ikon 1.7L Electric Kettle. The hubs and I have been using an almost five year old kettle to heat up water for french press coffee and tea. It's a pain to know how much water we've heated...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Sep 29, 2010, 8:45 am
Thanks to a groupon that I picked up a couple of weeks ago the hubs and I checked out Ambrosia Centro for my pre-20 mile carb loading dinner. We kicked off the meal with the Calaimari Frutti which was lightly breaded and had a nice crunch. The calamari was very tasty and wasn't salty like...
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Jessica H. posted an article on Let's Get Fit - Sep 28, 2010, 10:38 am
Apologies for the delay on the giveaway results, I've been in the throes of taper madness this week and it slipped my mind! And the winner is.... #5 - Jeri! Congrats Jeri! Please shoot me an e-mail at jweaver1983@gmail.com with your full name and e-mail and we'll get the prize info to you A...
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