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33-year-old Ann Plumley of Mentor is a contestant in The News-Herald's Lighten Up in 2013.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Ahuja 5K

On Sunday I am running the Ahuja 5K! I am a little worried about this because when I ran earlier in the week I had a lot of trouble. I cramped up immediately and had to stop at one point to walk. I am not sure why or what was different. Hopefully that will not happen on Sunday morning. I am excited because I am going to get my kids involved with exercise as well. I signed them up for the 1 mile fun run. I am not sure my daughter can do it, but just encouraging her to try is worthwhile. She will be excited to be a part of it and will have fun with whatever she gets done. It is supposed to be hot though so fluids are essential!

Friday, June 7, 2013

Stress Eating

Lately I have been very busy, very tired, and stressed. The end of school, preparing to move, and other things have made a crazy schedule. When I am stressed or tired, I compensate by eating. I feel like I have just been eating like crazy and it is not healthy food either. The worst part is I have an "I don't care" attitude about it all. I have already gained 2 pounds since the last weigh in! Not good at all. The problem is the stress is just toing to get higher before the next weigh in so I am not sure how to get this back under control. I need to find the self-discipline that I started with last year. Do they sell that in a store?