The Hungry Runner Girl: A LIFE-ALTERING QUESTION

Friday, January 28, 2011

A LIFE-ALTERING QUESTION

Workout:

15 miles on the treadmill, 1% incline. 7:47 pace (Last two miles @ 7:24).

At mile 9 I wanted to stop, but I promised myself an ice cream cone if I finished, it totally worked. 6 year old in a 25 year old body.

I know I am kind of annoying about this whole Billy running thing but he texted me today to ask me on a running date after school.

Tears of joy welded up in my eyes, and I couldn't hold my composure.

This is huge to me. I get so excited when people get into running and start to love it but i get ridiculously excited when my BESTEST FRIEND in the whole wide world gets into it.

Our children are going to be fast as cheetah's.

Today's total mileage=18.

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It has been a week since the mouth surgery and I have not had anything besides tuna, mashed potatoes, yogurt, quiche, smoothies, ice cream, popsciles and soup.

I am missing real food big time, especially the 3 lbs of broccoli I normally eat each week. Luckily, I can start incorporating more foods now, the mouth is healing wonderfully and my body is screaming for some of my favorite foods.

After my mashed potatoes and tuna lunch today, (that I am SO sick of) I was thinking about a very important life-altering question.

If I could eat anything in the world right this very second.....what would it be?

I first thought, "well duh.....graham crackers dipped in cream cheese frosting and a 1 quart bowl filled with swedish fish."

But then I though, that's too easy I had that everyday last month, so I went back deep into thought about this important question (it even made me late to my next class).

I decided if I could eat anything this very second it would have to be unlimited sushi (it takes a lot of sushi to fill me up) and crab dipped in copious amounts of butter.

Hey Billy, wanna go to Vegas tomorrow and go to the Belagio Buffet....pretty please?!?!

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Love sushi or hate sushi?

What are you doing tonight?

-We are cool and going to one of those things that they try to sell you a timeshare so that we can get a free vacation?!?! Sounds too good to be true...it probably is. I mean, maybe we will end up buying a condo when we don't even have a house and live off a teacher's salary while paying BYU ridunk amounts of money.

If you could have any food right this second what would it be, calories do not count.

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Shout out to the Bro-in-law that ran 26.2 miles all on his own for fun. He is training for his first marathon in APRIL. I think I married into the coolest family ever.

79 Comments:

At January 28, 2011 at 3:35 PM , Amanda (Eating Up) said...: French onion soup in a bread bowl. Eaten with the chunk of bread taken out of the bowl, of course.
At January 28, 2011 at 3:35 PM , Anonymous said...: I LOVE SUSHI!! Girl, let's have a sushi party!

Slash I am going out for Ethiopian food and I am so excited, everything is served on a hugh jass piece of BREAD:)

If I could eat ANYTHING right now, it would be chocoalte frosting. I do not joke around when it is Indulgence Friday.
At January 28, 2011 at 3:35 PM , Anonymous said...: Loooooooooove sushi!!!! Its sooo good! =D
I'd have Bread bowl after bread bowl of my fav cheesy chicken tortilla soup! =P
so sweet that billy wanted to run with you today! =D
At January 28, 2011 at 3:36 PM , Sabrina said...: If I could have any food I would fly to where my family lives in Italy and go to this little place right on the Italian Riviera called SMILE. Best pizza anywhere! YUMMY in my TUMMY! Plus I would get to see my cousins so that makes it EVEN BETTER!! Then we would go next door to the cafe for GELATO and coffee! LOVE!!
At January 28, 2011 at 3:36 PM , Unknown said...: I think I am a sushi-aholic! When we lived in Hawaii, thats all we ate! SO SO YUMMY! Hope you get your pound of broccoli soon.
Happy Friday!
LC
At January 28, 2011 at 3:38 PM , Anonymous said...: That's awesome you guys went on a running date! I could run for ice cream too! My cross country coach in high school used to bribe us with ice cream if we ran our last mile repeat the fastest, it worked! I LOVE sushi, I went to the best sushi restaurant in Colorado.
At January 28, 2011 at 3:42 PM , Katy said...: I love sushi something fierce.

My plans for tonight are to sit on the internet, and do laundry. Deployments are mad busy....

If I could have any food right now... COOKIE DOUGH. with cream cheese frosting and SPRINKLES.
At January 28, 2011 at 3:42 PM , Unknown said...: Loooovee sushi! I am a never-ending pit when it comes to sushi. And i like the deep fried stuff.

If I could eat anything right now, it would be a large fry (with fry sauce) from Five Guys. I've been craving them all week. And I'd probably have a burger too. Duh.

We are going out of town this weekend otherwise, I'd be at your ice cream social event:( Have fun!
At January 28, 2011 at 3:44 PM , A Big Little Life said...: Your eyelashes look so long and lovely in that picture of you! Is that a weird thing to comment? PS: Congrats on passing the 500 marker. I'm jealous of all of your followers : (
At January 28, 2011 at 3:45 PM , ~Mrs. Guru~ said...: OMG! I love sushi! I could totally eat it every day of the week!
At January 28, 2011 at 3:45 PM , The Turtle said...: I love sushi. We will probably end up eating it tonight, that's our normal old married couple Friday night.

If I could eat anything right this second it would be a Little Debbie Valentine cake. I just need a sweet afternoon snack to hold me over until sushi.

I hope you get to eat some yummy stuff this weekend.
At January 28, 2011 at 3:49 PM , XLMIC said...: I love sushi.

So glad your mouth is healing well :)

If I could eat anything right now it would be some pastry something made with wheat and sugar and chocolate and hopefully some whipped cream... I'd love a 'religieuse' (has all those things in it) but I'd need to eat it in France for it to really be perfect ;-)
At January 28, 2011 at 3:50 PM , Rick and Nikki said...: I love sushi! Sometimes I fantasize my husband wrapped in rice and seaweed. If I could have ANYTHING right now..it would be some serious Southern ribs..macaroni & cheese...mashed potatoes...you know, the fixins. The more I run, the more meat I crave! and giant amounts of cheese...
At January 28, 2011 at 3:55 PM , Jess @ Blonde Ponytail said...: That is so crazy we commented at the same time this a.m. I am hoping that mouth heals ASAP so you can return to a broccoli and Swedish fish stir-fry! ha! Yay for running dates--so much fun to encourage each other! Your B-I-L caught the ultra bug from you!!

My favorite food is SUSHI--I could have it everyday and love about anything you put in a seaweed/rice roll!

The hubs and I are vegging tonight with a movie--he has baseball all weekend, so I am getting him while I can!
At January 28, 2011 at 3:55 PM , Liz said...: Sushi creeps me out! Raw fish and seaweed, yuck.

If I could have anything... hmm... I don't know, I'm always in the mood for dessert but that's obvious. Maybe Mexican?
At January 28, 2011 at 3:56 PM , WannabeRunner said...: Are those your real eyelashes?!! They are so full & pretty! Insanely jealous.

And i don't like sushi...sometimes i feel like the only person in the world!
At January 28, 2011 at 3:57 PM , Emily P said...: SUSHI is my favorite food of all timeeeeeeee!!
I think its so funny that you get so excited when Billy runs slash wants to run with you because i get the exact same way when my boyfriend wants to run and run with meeee! haha it gives me such a burst of energy when we go!

if I could eat one thingggg i think it would be chocolate cake w'ith mint chocolate chip ice creammm! I havent had that in yearssss because I am really really lactose intolerant :( so a promise of no sickness = as much chocolate cake and mint chocolate chip ice cream that i can imaginee
At January 28, 2011 at 3:57 PM , Meghan said...: Right now I am eating those Dove chocolates with inspirational messages inside so I will stick with those! Love sushi! Tonight I am picking up my wedding dress, and beyond that-relaxing with good food and good company. Have a great weekend!
At January 28, 2011 at 4:02 PM , Katie said...: I love sushi rolls, by itself not so much. I do LOVE some avocado sashimi!! If I could have one thing right now I think that would be it, or a plate full of roasted red peppers topped with basil :D

Ughh I'm sick, I think running in the snow did me in, I'm not doing anything :(
At January 28, 2011 at 4:03 PM , Stephanie F said...: OK, everyone's saying that they love sushi, but let's be honest: I love sushi the most. If anyone needs to be friends, it's us. :)

I'm SO proud of Billy and so happy for you! It's awesome that you love running so much and that he started running so that you could both have an awesome workout together.

I finished catching up on your blog yesterday so... well I guess there's no "so," I just did it. I had a day off from work today and was constantly checking Blogger to see if you'd posted. I'm only a little bit stalker.
At January 28, 2011 at 4:04 PM , Leah @ Why Deprive? said...: LOVE sushi!! My favorite sushi place re-opened a little while ago (they closed for like 2 years after a kitchen fire, what are the odds?) and I havent been able to get enough since. Now that Im thinking about it, thats definitely the only thing I want to eat right now.
At January 28, 2011 at 4:04 PM , Keri said...: LOVE sushi! Now I want it for dinner tonight! Amazing mileage for the day. And a weekday no less. You are fantastic!
At January 28, 2011 at 4:08 PM , Anonymous said...: Man I just read someone's answer about italian pizza and that is prooobably what I'd love most right now haha.

Or some ridiculously decadent dessert. Though I can't really aet much of those, they're just too much1

what i SHOUDL do is get off my ass and run, but we'll see...

you and billy are adorable. and your eyelashes are insane, i'm super jealous!
At January 28, 2011 at 4:11 PM , Raina said...: Sushi with wasabi -and the pickled ginger is the best.

I cannot make it, though. My dad even bought me a sushi roller!
At January 28, 2011 at 4:12 PM , Rose @ Eat, Drink, and Be Meiri said...: I loooooooooooooooooooooove sushi.

Any food right now? Deep fried bacon.

Plans tonight? NADA. Which is aces in my book.
At January 28, 2011 at 4:16 PM , Stephanie said...: Big thumbs up to the men in your life!

LOVE sushi!! It might seriously be the one thing I could eat every day!!
At January 28, 2011 at 4:23 PM , Caitlin said...: I feel like you have been such a positive influence on your husbands family!! Thats so awesome! I love sushi- except I don't eat the real kind haha I love the avocado+cucumber roll personally..i've never tried any with the fish.

I could have any food with no calories? probably chicken wing pizza :) orrrrr the "vermonster" tank of ice cream teehee
At January 28, 2011 at 4:24 PM , Amanda@runninghood said...: um, I like Sushi but what about those long unreal gorgeous eye lashes of yours??! Are those for real? Must be all the running?? Who has eyelashes like that? You, I guess. :)

Yay for the run! Are you feeling any different without as many sweets as usual?
At January 28, 2011 at 4:29 PM , Mara Campbell said...: NO Sushi for me please! But I love seafood, shrimp, scallops, lobster, crab legs. It's gotta be cooked!!

Any food right now...a banana split but the ice cream would be peanut butter and chocolate from the old ice cream place in my hometown. LOVE.

Tonight hubby and I are going to an adult birthday party. Not as kinky as it sounds, just a birthday party for a friend that does not involve kids. I haven't been to a party like that in a while, can't wait!!

Have a fabulous weekend and hope you get some broccoli in you real soon!!
At January 28, 2011 at 4:34 PM , Lindsey said...: I love sushi! I also love getting a seaweed salad with my sushi. It sounds odd, but it's so good!

Tonight I'm baking chocolate chip cookies with one of my friends :) SO excited to eat a ton of them!

If I could have any type of food to eat right now...I would totally eat a huge stack of blueberry buttermilk pancakes with a lot of syrup!
At January 28, 2011 at 4:34 PM , Unknown said...: well I just had thai food, so i am pretty satisfied. However, I could really go for some red velvet cake!!!

Mmmm. You did marry into a pretty cool family! :)
At January 28, 2011 at 4:35 PM , Amanda@runninghood said...: okay, now I'm going to sound stupid probably but I can't tell if you were joking or not with the comment you just left me about your eyelashes. Really? because I know people that do get enhancements to their eyelashes so that is why I can't tell if you are serious or not. Ha ha. And I'm not as disciplined as you think...it just gets harder to keep the weight off when you get older and after having kids. My metabolism is not what yours is. :)
At January 28, 2011 at 4:46 PM , Big Daddy Diesel said...: - I am goinng to play Mario Cart on the Wii

- I wanted pizza and I had it, YUMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
At January 28, 2011 at 4:53 PM , ash & diz said...: i'm still new to sushi, but i tend to prefer the fried rolls. lol. *shocking*

if I could have anything right now... I'd have pizza from Two Jacks here in springville, and also some of their cheese bread.

planning an 11-miler tomorrow morning... that should warrant some ice cream later in the day, right??!
At January 28, 2011 at 4:55 PM , Sydney said...: Can I have your eyelashes?
At January 28, 2011 at 5:06 PM , Angie said...: Are you eyelashes really that awesome????

Sushi is indeed fantastically awesome!! Good choice! But needs to be paired with fried rice.. yum!! :) That's awesome that Billy is getting into running!!
At January 28, 2011 at 5:19 PM , Anonymous said...: A jar of peanut butter and a spoon.
At January 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM , Anonymous said...: A running date sounds like fun! I wish I could get my husband excited about running.

I hate sushi :-/ Tonight we're going out for Thai food with friends at my favorite restaurant - I'm excited! Since calories don't count, I'll be enjoying some yellow curry :)
At January 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM , Anonymous said...: I love your blog but hardly ever comment but I had to tonight! I just returned home from eating sushi @ our favorite place with my hubby and our two boys (ages 6 & 3) ...best kind of friday night!
At January 28, 2011 at 5:27 PM , Shari said...: Yum! Sushi..and crab dipped in butter. I want both of those now.
At January 28, 2011 at 5:35 PM , blondevue... said...: Sounds like you did marry into the coolest family ever!!
Sushi is entirely gross to me, not sure how considering my beloved sister eats it by the fishery!!
If I could have any kind of food right now? Dole Plantation Pineapple Whip Ice Cream baby!! Whoa yeah!! And the Dole plantation is only 30 miles from here. But...alas,,, self control.
And well, they close at 4pm. Thats when I work till too! They've helped ensure that I maintain my self control!! :D

Tonight? Ahh biblestudy and friend time. I love friday nights :) It was that or Blind Side on the beach on the big screen (Hawaii doesn't do drive in movies) :( But the beach is the next best thing :)

Have a fabulous running date! Your awesome on twitter btw! I woke up to "At mile 9 I promised myself ice cream after school"
Made me want to go running, all the way to McDonalds! :D
At January 28, 2011 at 5:36 PM , Cheryl said...: oohhh I would pick chocolate turtle cheesecake,,,yum
sushi is the best, wish I could have some.7 more weeks and I can!

girl, you are one heck of a runner!! I am set to do 10 miles this weekend, I'll think of ya!
At January 28, 2011 at 5:37 PM , blondevue... said...: I agree with Angie too, your eye lashes are incredible. Who can take a picture that close up and be that beautiful!? :D
At January 28, 2011 at 5:42 PM , Anonymous said...: I'm no sushi lover but I love blizzards from Dairy Queen. LOVE them. Oreo cookie dough and mint oreo are the best!!! I think that's 90% of the reason why I run :)
At January 28, 2011 at 5:45 PM , Rachel Marie said...: Love sushi. Jason and I had sushi like twice a week while we were dating. It was awesome cuz we got to share everything, ya know? One big platter in the middle of us. :)

Tonight I'm chilling with the LuLu monster alone. Jason has to work until 2am. Boo.

As for what would I eat? Ummmmm, I may possibly be munching on a handful of Chocolatey Chip Teddy Grahams dipped in Ukrop's buttercream icing. Ha!
At January 28, 2011 at 5:47 PM , Mallory said...: You people are crazy! Just kidding! That's awesome that he asked you on a running date. That's something I'd love but probably won't happen! I'm not a fan of sushi... Tonight we went to dinner then got ice cream!!
At January 28, 2011 at 5:50 PM , Unknown said...: I think it would have to be either crusites, which are basically pizza rolls dipped in ranch that this pizza place made...soo good, or a hot fudge sundae with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and strawberries.
At January 28, 2011 at 5:51 PM , mm said...: Sushi sounds amazing!! The husband and I do Mexican pretty much every Friday, so that's the plan for tonight. Other than that, I'm feeling sick-ish, so probably just reading after that.
Oh - and I don't even know what the rest of your post was about because like many other people I couldn't help but admire your LONG eyelashes with jealousy!! :o)
At January 28, 2011 at 6:02 PM , Anonymous said...: Running date - those are the best!

The other morning I ran at a 7:00 pace for a minute and it was such a push... and then I thought about you and admired your beastliness once again. :)
At January 28, 2011 at 6:24 PM , Jamie said...: I love your blog SO much. Just throwing that out there. :) I too am obsessed with tanner&bronzer..I thought it was only a Jersey thing.
At January 28, 2011 at 6:26 PM , Catherine said...: OMG your eyelashes look crazy good in that picture! Are they all yours or false? I LOVE false eyelashes! They truly make a huge difference!
At January 28, 2011 at 6:38 PM , Anonymous said...: Tonight?? NUTTIN!! But I would LOVE SOME KING CRAB LEGS!
At January 28, 2011 at 6:42 PM , Bess@Bess Be Fit said...: I LOVE SUSHI. All kinds.

And I'd want to be able to eat all the chocolate cake ever without worrying about calories...that would be sweet.

You're a beaut by the way, just thought you should know!
At January 28, 2011 at 6:43 PM , EBURNS said...: I actually never have had sushi. Dor how many of you love it, I really need to give it a try.

If I could eat anything right now: Piece of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. ymmmmmmmm.
At January 28, 2011 at 6:44 PM , Caroline said...: Love Sushi but not the raw stuff..you know I like the rolls..!

tonight..I coached my basketball team, they sucked all the energy I had left in me..so TV time tonight.

Me and Bill we went to a timeshare meeting like that, they dont end, and it is too good to be true, I say go see a movie instead...!

Food...I miss soooooo many kinds of food now..but I pick LASAGNA! and carrot cake for desert!
At January 28, 2011 at 6:54 PM , jenny winstead said...: sushi is the BEST EVER!!!!!!!! YUMMO...
crablegs are my second favorite EVERRRRRR!!!!

we could tear up a buffet me and u..if we lived close to each other that is.. ;)

i'm doing boring 32 year old stuff tonight. BUT i am running in a 5k in the am plus adding 9 miles to it afterward. :) crazy how you run 18 like nothing and 12 will be hard for me tomorrow. ha! i'll blog about it and maybe my favorite blogger will leave me a comment.

happy friday NIGHT and i hope you get some brocolli SOON!.
At January 28, 2011 at 6:54 PM , jenny winstead said...: OH..i meant to ask you. ARE THOSE YOUR REAL LASHES?!? HOLY CRAP JANAE! you should be an eyelash model for maybeliene or something.
At January 28, 2011 at 6:57 PM , Rae said...: Holy long eyelashes!!!!!!!! Again, jealous!

I'm glad you can start eating your favorite foods again.
At January 28, 2011 at 7:16 PM , racing dawn said...: this is the wrong post for me to read tonight...i'm trying to be soooo good...and all i want to eat are treats!!! and dr. pepper...

and i'm betting you have some eyelash ext in the first pic.... :)
At January 28, 2011 at 7:58 PM , Pam @ herbieontherun.com said...: Chinese. Anything and everything Chinese. I've been craving it for weeks now, but no one will eat it with me. :(
At January 28, 2011 at 8:02 PM , Rachel Marie said...: Oh yeah, and let's not forget "holy lashes Batman!!" I'm having serious lash envy right now. Off to add new mascara and lash curler to my shopping list.
At January 28, 2011 at 8:13 PM , Meg said...: Whoa, did you write about sushi before I tweeted about it? Because that'd be weird.

If I could eat ANYTHING anything, it'd be a cookie cake.
At January 28, 2011 at 8:14 PM , Anonymous said...: Sweet: Reese's pieces.
Savory: Chicken parm..yum yum

This post is makin' me hungry!
At January 28, 2011 at 8:47 PM , dawn @ running the dawn said...: be still my melting heart. i am officially holding out hope that someday mr. dawn will follow in billy's footsteps and gift me his running. i can't even imagine how i would react if he called me and asked me on a running date.

does he keep up with you? mr. dawn's main objection to exercising with me at all is that he is self conscious about me be "better" and or "faster" than he is at the things that we'd do. no matter how much i say that i love running at ALL paces, he refuses to slow down...so he tries running all out and then ends up HATING it cause its so hard. oi.

sushi=delightful! i love it because it can be vegetarian and delicious at the same time.
At January 28, 2011 at 8:51 PM , Anonymous said...: Coldstone Creamery Cake Batter Ice Cream :)
At January 28, 2011 at 9:32 PM , Anonymous said...: I love sushi. The Husband does not...I don't get it very often!

And food sounds rather disgusting right now - I just stuffed myself full when we went out to eat...and even cleaned up The Husbands plate...
At January 28, 2011 at 9:35 PM , Shannon said...: You are officially my favorite person ever. Love cream cheese frosting, love crab legs, love sushi!

I could so go for a slice of carrot cake smothered in cream cheese frosting! With a side of vanilla ice cream
At January 28, 2011 at 9:57 PM , Val said...: you can never go wrong with sushi!! But i always end up going with my true loves; seaweed salad and octupus salad <3 yum!!!

Hum...I would DEFINETLY pick Cereal with Nutella and dried fruit. Now that would be one AMAZING mess bowl.
At January 28, 2011 at 10:29 PM , STEPH said...: CARROT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING MmMmM !!
At January 28, 2011 at 10:39 PM , Maria said...: Umm..I'm jealous of your eyelashes. Super long and gorgeous!
At January 29, 2011 at 2:58 AM , Maria said...: I cannot decide on my fave food! It changes all the time. Porridge I suppose as I could have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner with different add ins :)
At January 29, 2011 at 4:11 AM , Megan said...: I just found your blog and I loveeee it! I'm a teacher too and definitely understand the craziness!!!! :) :)
At January 29, 2011 at 7:09 AM , A Prelude To... said...: I want to love sushi but ever since a really really bad sushi mishap in Vegas, I'm always nervous when partaking.
I still love Vegas, though :-)
At January 29, 2011 at 7:10 AM , J said...: Last night I worked late, it was an 11+ hour day and Brian waited for me and then we went out to dinner. Then he watched Say Yes to the Dress with me!! IT was wonderful! If I had to decide on food I would say Mac and cheese! I was supposed to make it for Brian last night but since I was stuck at work so late I didn't have enough time so we just went out.
At January 29, 2011 at 7:13 AM , Running Ricig said...: I love sushi! I'm spending this weekend watching a 14 yr old and 11 yr old that I nannied for in college. I started watching them when they were 4 and 6! I feel so old!!
At January 29, 2011 at 7:17 AM , middleagedrunner said...: I'd like some french toast right now in a baaaad way.
Have to ask: your EYELASHES!!! All yours? Holy CRAP they are long (I have to think that you've added a few on- they are gorgeous!)
At January 29, 2011 at 11:50 AM , Katie said...: see this is the wrong time to ask me, i ran this morning and want to eat everything. i would say: lasagna with extra parmesan and then a big bowl of ice cream. good thing that's dinner tonight!
At January 29, 2011 at 3:29 PM , Mel said...: I really wish someday that Dan will run. I can barely get him to go to the gym.

I LOVE sushi. Love love love. It's the only time i'll eat white rice, unless it's really good mexican rice. I just don't like white rice
At January 29, 2011 at 4:42 PM , Anonymous said...: I have only had one kind of sushi and it wasn't my favorite. I think it's just hard for me to get passed the whole raw fish thing. But I heard the veggie ones are good too so I may need to give it another shot.

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