RAEANNESISSON's CalorieKing Blog

i started counting calories in march 2009. i found calorie king and it has really helped me. i have lost more than 100 pounds since then, and i am continuing in my journey... it is coming to an end! in the last year i have done so much growing... i have become a runner, a true athlete, a STRONG woman!

soon i will be moving on to maintenance... and then i will be ready to start a family. i am going to be the healthiest preggers lady you ever did see! :) weight loss and health is an everyday s... Read more

i miss running!

Sunday, November 7th 2010

i am on week 4 starting tomorrow of P90X and we have been doing a modified version. my running partners and i have been doing the classic version and we switched out the yoga for a day of running, and some of the other cardio days we switched out accordingly. i am LOVING the results already but i am finding that i really miss the running.


i am a runner at heart. over the last year i have come to really enjoy the mental clarity and the pure sense of accomplishment that ALWAYS follows a go...

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this is it.

Sunday, September 19th 2010

today is my first long distance race. i'm running a 15k.

one year ago, i never would have imagined that i would sign up for this! :) but here i am, and i am ready. i have trained, my longest training run so far (10 miles) was under awful conditions and so i feel confident that this race is do-able.

the weather looks like it may be awful today, but that's okay. i am going to pull strength from god and those around me and just remember how ALIVE i am. and how truly blessed i am that my bo...

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cross posted on FB. the ultimate irony.

Sunday, August 29th 2010

so yesterday... gwyn, holly, amanda, and i set out to do 9 miles. we met at 6am and each had our own apprehensions. we tried our best to mentally and physically prepare. we mapped out the route etc. i am so proud of us, because we did it! by the end we were all feeling totally great.

gwyn and i pretty much pace the same so we usually end up sticking together... so it was she that got to witness my near death (lol) experience.

we had crossed the 8 mile mark and we were nearing 8.5 miles...

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i am runner, see me RUN.

Wednesday, August 11th 2010

(cross posted on FB)

i had a good 7 mile run last week. i can remember running 3 miles and feeling so accomplished and now i have more than doubled that and it's like the same emotions flow through me all over again but the feeling is even stronger. i started this journey out of shape and 254 lbs with high blood pressure. here i am, getting ready for a half marathon... 100 lbs less.

we ran in the rain today, and there was lightening. i was scared. but i was also reminded how alive i am...

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hard to believe.

Tuesday, August 3rd 2010

it's hard to believe that i no longer recognize my old self.

i have been struggling with binge eating lately and this picture brings it home and really reminds me that i don't want to ever become this person again.

it's not a surprise that i looked like this... and this beastly binge habit will be eradicated... if i have to look at this picture everyday of my life.

i found this picture while organizing my office today.

i can't believe i was this unhealthy... for SO long....

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