Courtney Loves Life: Archive

Courtney Loves Life

February 2011

213 posts

Anonymous asked: okay, i can give you that much ;) my week has been pretty great. good things have definitely happened. um ... it's super cold here. i see your posts and i'm like "OMG GREEN GRASS". we've had snow since october? november? something like that.
it was, like, - 31F here this morning. but spring is around the corner, which i'm itching for. i miss actually being...

Anonymous asked: omg, i think i just sent you the last message without clicking "anon".

NO. oh well, if i did - SECRET'S OUT. just uh ... delete it ;)

Anonymous asked: i can't tell you anything! i don't want you to piece what i say here to a post i may or may not make and figure me out :P

- fitblr buddy!

Anonymous asked: hey hey hey! i'm trying to write your regularly until i can get your first bit of something special out to you.
a few things:
- i don't want you to figure out who i am, so i'm trying not to "like" or comment on too many of your posts. IT'S KILLING ME.
- i live quite a ways away from you, so it's going to take about two weeks, at least, for...

Anonymous asked: Hello Courtney, I just wanted to tell you that you are one of my favorite people on here! Thanks for all of your blogs, they're awesome!

mondaymournings asked: hi (: just wanted to tell you that you are really inspirational and such a genuine person. i wish i knew more people like you. every day i look forward to checking your blog because it always makes me smile :D and reading about those butt naked pushups just made me laugh out loud :P
do you know how/like to swim ?
you are beautiful, and best of luck on the rest of your journey <3

thereductionofonebug asked: looked in your recipes and didn't see the recipe for that stew. it looks so good!

January 2011

369 posts

@regainingmymoxy

48 fish shits!? Bwhahahahaha I literally busted out laughing in my office and totally snorted because of that comment on my last post! Thanks for that! Now I am REALLY getting strange looks in the office!

Since I was unable to make it to the gym today...

I am making every place I go my gym. This morning, as y’all know I busted out my pushups right out of the shower. ;) Well so far at work, I walked a few laps around the large parking lot, I ran up and down the 12 flights of stairs 4 times. Did pushups in my cubicle. And I once again busted out the lunges down the hallway. I have gotten some strange looks. But for once in my life…I...

Make that 30 butt naked pushups completed. Now...

It’s official…butt naked is the only way to do push ups. Yep. I’m crazy. :D

Butt naked pushups? Who doesn't do that?

So I was just in the shower when I realized, that to complete the 200 pushups challenge this week…I’d have to do about 30 per day. Not wasting any time, I hopped out of the shower, butt naked (sorry for the TMI image), and busted out 12 pushups (no knees, legit pushups) LIKE A BOSS!! It felt great! Last time I attempted pushups I could barely push out 5, this time I busted out 12...

I have been called out on a challenge.

As some of you may have already read last night, I have been challenged by the awesome and inspiring, dakotakelly. He has challenged me to run a <12:45 mile (30 seconds off my best mile time) and complete 200 pushups this week. I accepted. Not gonna lie…the part that scares me the most is pushing myself to run a <12:45 mile. Yikes. I will give it my best…<12:45 mile and 200...

dangetsfit-deactivated20120209 asked: Courtney, you're amazing! Your comments are so uplifting! It is a major aid in the motivation department! You are such an inspiration, I look forward to reading your posts all the time! Its so amazing how much weight you've lost, your new-found food intake control (I struggle here sometimes), and the fact you work out 10 hrs a week (legit, thats pretty intese, I'd say I'm...

davidlamb asked: Thank you SO MUCH for the kind words! I love the fact I can help you! BTW, your comment about putting me in your pocket and taking me along with you (on an older post) really made me laugh!

Anonymous asked: I'm new here, so you might have already answered this before..(if so..sorry :) ) But how long had you been running before you started to love it? Did you start with the C25k program?

dakotakelly asked: I was thinking about you this morning when I got out of bed and decided to do a 5k. Man you inspire me!! So this is what I am going to do, I'm telling you first before I post it on my own page.
I'm setting a goal of <22:00 5k, run at least 27 miles this week, row 50k this week, and do 500 push ups.
My challenge to you is this - 1 mile <12:45 and 200 push ups.

bouncinback-deactivated20110521 asked: courtney courtney COURTNEY!!

how art thou? :) Hope your weekend was ah-mazing. awesome job on your 5k!! WOOHOO! So, when are we hangin' out girlfriend??

Anonymous asked: helloooooo courtney!
i just wanted to say that i think you're beyond inspirational. i only hope that i can somehow adopt a love for running the way you have. i won't lie, i have a really tough time with exercising and when i'm feeling like "ew i don't want to" all i have to do is read one of your posts and bam! i want to. so thank you!
keep on being...

Anonymous asked: How many hours a week do you work out?

healthyhappydays asked: I'm so glad you've broken your plateau! I guess you can disregard my previous message hahaha :)
Congratulations!!! <3 Love!

nikusei asked: Hey! Just wanted to let you know I adore your tumblr and that you have a great personality and are very inspiring<3 I do have a question, though: How do you know if you're in a plateau? How long are you at a certain weight before you decide?

Staying in bed + watching Sex & the City = best...

Yep. Awesome. Just got home from my shopping trip to Whole Foods and now I am spending the rest of my afternoon in my super comfy queen sized bed, listening to the rain, and watching Sex & the City! <3 Oh and I’m not being completely worthless…I am planning my February workouts..can’t believe January is almost over! :)

destination--ahead asked: how did you gain control over eating?

buildingothersup asked: SNL made a stellar new theme song about your night last night!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAOI6uimMSo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

poundingsuburbia asked: I did a 5k today totally by accident, but when Pam (my Nike+ lady) said 5.2km I thought about your challenge to everyone! I know this is late!

In response to last night's "confession" post...

Yes I did fall of the stage while doing karaoke. Yes I was somehow pretty dang drunk off of just 2 light beers. (guess not drinking for 6 months will really lower your tolerance…fine by me!) Well anyways….yea going out in Jacksonville sure is A LOT different than going out in Tallahassee. The crowd is a whole lot different. Much older…nothing wrong with that, just different. ...

Lunch at a buffet?...haven't been to one in years.

Scared that I may overeat?…Nah. I totally have my eating under control. I got this. :) I haven’t felt tempted by any certain foods or the need to overeat at all in months and it feels great!! This makes me feel like I finally have control over my life and I know I will never go back to how I used to be. Love it. :D

Ok, I have a confession to make...

Yes I did just sing karaoke like a crazy person at a bar! Fail? Nope….WIN! (even if I did completely fall off the stage hahaha…oops!)

Don't Stop Believing! Hold onto that feeling.

Couldn’t be a more perfect song. (yes I am in a bar right now, don’t judge) :D

First unofficial fitblr 5K(and more) results!

Here are all of the awesome fitblrs that went out today and kicked some ass by completing a run or walk of some sort! Most did 5Ks…but some did other distances, which is just as completely awesome!We had a total of about 20 participants! Awesome! I think I might make this a bi-monthly thing! What do you all think? My 5K summary you can find from this post… My Best Run Ever. Check out...

Anonymous asked: You're Inspiring.

fitimation asked: Congrats on breaking that plateau, that's AWESOME!! How'd you do it? (besides being awesome, I sure that contributed to it.)

kyledoeslife asked: Courtney....I'm so happy for you! I could tell you've been down about the scale and now the numbers have finally caught up to you!!! WooHooo! My question is this - What the heck does NSV mean? Sorry if that is a ridiculously stupid question!

HOLY FREAKING MOLY!! Good bye, evil plateau!!

I am down 4 pounds from my evil plateau weight! No more seeing that evil 233 number! So long 230s! I promise to never see you again! AHHH!! THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVERRRRR!!!! **HAPPY DANCE**

pmonahan asked: congrats on a great run today. How do you occupy your mind when you run? I try all kinds of things, but I'm always looking for a fresh idea.

My unofficial 5K. My best run EVER.

This was by far my best run ever, both mentally and physically!!! I don’t think I have ever felt so great while running. Yes I have had awesome mental and physical runs, but never at the same time! But today…was just perfect! My mile was great. I once again beat my mile PR. 13:15 baby, beat my previous one by about 18 seconds and a 2:42 time difference from my mile time at the...

5K done. Have you done yours??

If you don’t already know, last night, some of us agreed to run or walk a 5K distance. Well if you haven’t already and want to join in, please do! (check out this post: 5k run) All you have to do is do a 5K distance at some point today and then message me with home it went along with your time! I will then compile an awesome post with everyone’s 5Ks to share! Join in…you...

I've been in bed for the last 2 hours, yet I can't...

Message me or AIM: its courtnayyy :)

First unofficial fitblr 5K. Tomorrow morning.

Refer to my previous post…. 5K RUN. Ok…so since this was very spur of the moment, yet quite a few of you seem interested, I figured it’d be cool to see how you all do. Sooo…tomorrow when you complete your 5K distance, message me with how it went in a 2-3 sentence summary with your time. I will compile a post with every one who did it tomorrow afternoon or evening. So...