Tuesday, November 27, 2012

NO Fibber Bib Stickers - Review

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How many of these do you have laying around the house? How many of these, when looking at them know exactly what race it is and how you did? Now, some races have the event name on them, but a lot of my favorite local races don't. I have all of my bibs in a box. I have always had the best of intentions of starting a scrap book. Documenting every minutes of the race, and having a race day picture right next to the bib in a pretty little book that I look back on with such great memories.  Yeah...... I have ran in over 20 races and still have't started the book yet. Sadly now looking at all the random numbers I don't really remember the races, my times or how I really felt about the race.

Well my friends and Bib Stickers have found something that will really help me and I think many of you out there as well. Unless you all have super memories of steel or.... More organized than me. :)

I just ran a 5k on Thanksgiving and used that race for my first "NO Fibber Bib Sticker"

Yes you could just use a pen and write on the back of the number, that hasn't worked for me yet.
               

 I like all the details of the sticker...

-Race Name
-Date
-Time
-Weather
-Age
-Goal time
-Place
-Actual Finish time
-Award
-Other
I like this so much, it made me want to have 20 more and start digging through old race archives and have a sticker for every bib in the box.

If I could make any suggestions... The "place" and "award" section bummed me out for a second, because I will probably never get an award and writing 685th place does not seem awesome. Every other section I think is great and I love that there is a place to write notes.

I hope everyone get some stickers. I would love to see the sales on these increase and then maybe they would make a pink one for me. :) But seriously, I think these are awesome and wish I would have thought of it.

There is a link to their Facebook page, go over and like them, tell them I sent you. Then go to their web site and check out all the other fun items they have to offer.

2 thumbs up for Bib Stickers!



http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bib-Stickers/282256275207811

http://www.bibstickers.com/default.html



Sunday, November 4, 2012

The small victories of a recovering fat girl....

I have been over weight all of my adult life, 18-31. I am officially the smallest I have been in 13 years. That is a blessing and a curse... It has opened a world of victories a couple years ago I did not think were possible. Some amazing accomplishments that have taken blood sweat and tears to make happen. I am trying to appreciate the small victories as I push towards the big ones that still elude me. While trying remember I am so much more than the fat girl I use to be.....

The small victories...


  • Hudson Jeans...
And the 7 jeans, the Citizens jeans, and the Joe jeans that I tried on last week that all fit beautifully. When I went in expecting none to fit... I think they will be my 60 pound weight loss reward... But to slip them on and to button them was better than I can say!

  • Sweaters/Jackets
Fat girls, well this fat girl never wore jackets or sweaters until recently. I would get hot and sweaty... Who likes a sweaty girl.... I wore a sweater to work almost every day this week and let's just say, no sweaty girl here!

  • Crossing my legs
I cross my legs constantly.... I couldn't do it for years.... That was a moment.

  • Collar bones
Mine are pretty now that I can freaking see them! who knew a bone could bring a girl so much joy???

There are more, less vain victories, like run times and push up challenges or wall sit or plank times. But come on I am a girl and while those work out challenges are amazing and make me feel strong and powerful. The vain ones make me feel like a girl... A confident beautiful girl who every day has to fight off the fat girl that wants to come back... 

It's funny because some days I still feel like the fat girl. By habit I still always go to the "plus" size section. I always grab clothes that are way to big. I still look in the mirror and some mornings I see no difference... 45 pound gone and I still can't always see it....

So these small "vain" victories make all the difference...