It's been a bit of a busy day.
Slept in a bit, made us breakfast (Hungry Girl Veggie Sausage pinwheels), got groceries, baked Kevin some cookies (not from scratch), baked a cake for tomorrow, saw a movie, ran to another store. Now I'm just vegging a bit!
Today's goodies have included candy corn with peanuts (yep..addicted!) Made the HG breakfast thingy for us, had a couple squares of the Lindt cherry/chili bar & some lowfat buffalo chicken bites (yummy!)
No workout today to allow my legs to rest for tomorrow's long run.
Not sure what our plans are for dinner at this point yet but I'm sure Kevin will have something up his sleeve.
I did go see Confessions of a Shopaholic. It was a cute movie though I wouldnt put it on my top 10 list of best movies.
That's all I've got for today.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Friday the 13th!!!!!!!!!
What's the irony this year that it falls right before Valentine's Day? hahaha I do love me some scary movies though I'm a bit surprised they did a remake (for the bazillionth time) of the Friday the 13th movie. I guess they are trying to appeal to the next generation.
For today
Training: Upper body
Cardio: Off
Eats
*Oats, PP, blueberries & soymilk
*Kashi bar & coffee
*Cedar Lane burrito
*Apple
*Nachos (venison & black beans, 2% cheese, light sour cream & hot sauce)
Notes
Food has been light today. Not super hungry & see no point in forcing myself to eat. Training was great & I feel good increasing som weights. Actually, on some, it's time to go heavier but I do not want to be crazy sore when running so I hold back. Summertime will be for breaking through that wall! Cannot wait!
Long run of 9.5 miles is on tap for Sunday.
Tonight we have a VU game as well as one Sunday afternoon. Probably catching Confessions of a Shopaholic tomorrow while Kevin's at work then we'll do something lowkey tomorrow night since we celebrated Valentine's Day in the city a few weeks ago.
Have a fantastic weekend all!
For today
Training: Upper body
Cardio: Off
Eats
*Oats, PP, blueberries & soymilk
*Kashi bar & coffee
*Cedar Lane burrito
*Apple
*Nachos (venison & black beans, 2% cheese, light sour cream & hot sauce)
Notes
Food has been light today. Not super hungry & see no point in forcing myself to eat. Training was great & I feel good increasing som weights. Actually, on some, it's time to go heavier but I do not want to be crazy sore when running so I hold back. Summertime will be for breaking through that wall! Cannot wait!
Long run of 9.5 miles is on tap for Sunday.
Tonight we have a VU game as well as one Sunday afternoon. Probably catching Confessions of a Shopaholic tomorrow while Kevin's at work then we'll do something lowkey tomorrow night since we celebrated Valentine's Day in the city a few weeks ago.
Have a fantastic weekend all!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Short & Sweet.
Almost FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just got home, got a few things done & need to get dinner going.
What'd I do?
Training: Off
Cardio: 40 min elliptical
Eats
*Cereal, banana & light soymilk; egg whites & 2% cheese slice
*Kashi bar & coffee
*Tuna, olive oil mayo & wheat crackers
*Apple
*Nachos (made with venison), black beans, baked tostitos, 2% cheese, light sour cream & hot sauce
Notes
Not much to comment today. Good cardio session this morning. I'm psyched for the weekend long run & planning us a good dinner as a reward! Lasagna, garlic toast & a LF pineapple cake.
Have a great night all!
ps....thanks for the comments & I think I'll do start a weekly Biggest Loser post! I love hearing the thoughts about that show. Totally in agreement with Paula that they need to start playing the game. And Dori, I think the split is happening with voting off one member of each team. I suspect that will continue!
Just got home, got a few things done & need to get dinner going.
What'd I do?
Training: Off
Cardio: 40 min elliptical
Eats
*Cereal, banana & light soymilk; egg whites & 2% cheese slice
*Kashi bar & coffee
*Tuna, olive oil mayo & wheat crackers
*Apple
*Nachos (made with venison), black beans, baked tostitos, 2% cheese, light sour cream & hot sauce
Notes
Not much to comment today. Good cardio session this morning. I'm psyched for the weekend long run & planning us a good dinner as a reward! Lasagna, garlic toast & a LF pineapple cake.
Have a great night all!
ps....thanks for the comments & I think I'll do start a weekly Biggest Loser post! I love hearing the thoughts about that show. Totally in agreement with Paula that they need to start playing the game. And Dori, I think the split is happening with voting off one member of each team. I suspect that will continue!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Monsoon!
I keep talking about the weather but it's so wacky this year that it's hard to not talk about! Today it's raining cats & dogs outside! We expect to get 2 inches of rain by the time it's over.
I've been thinking alot about life in general lately, folks that come & go in our lives, etc. It's just interesting sometimes to think about the path life takes us & just when you think it's safe to get comfy, it turns upside down on you! Interesting....
Daily scoop
Training: Lower body & abs
Cardio: Off
Eats
*Cereal combo, soymilk & banana; egg whites with swiss cheese
*Kashi bar & yogurt
*Kashi bar & yogurt
*Cedarlane burrito & italian veggie soup
*Baked tostitos, ground turkey breast, 2% cheese, light sour cream & hot sauce
Notes
Training was good this morning. Taking it fairly easy with legs since we have a long run this weekend. Also tossed in some abs. Being a self-professed ab slacker, I try to do them at least twice a week.
Food was a tad off today & I ended up eating 2 snacks in a row because I was working on reports & wanted to get them done before I headed out for errands. So I just had those & got a "meal" when I stepped out. Not sure what's for dinner tonight. I havent decided what I want but have plenty of wiggle room for dinner & a snack tonight too.
Questions
I had a couple questions posted in my journal (that's trying to die out..lol) but I thought I'd answer them here.
Races: Valparaiso Mini Marathon is April 11th & the Fifth Third Bank 25K River Run is on May 9th in Grand Rapids, MI
Music: Anyone getting ahold of my iPod would think I'm a nutjob but I love a variety of music. For cardio some faves are Pitbull, Lady GaGa, Missy Elliott, Snap (yep, old skool!), Buck Cherry, Kanye West, Trick Daddy, Notorious BIG, Diddy (or whatever you want to call him), etc. That's a start but I can sit down & post up my playlists if anyone is interested!
Have a fab evening everyone!
Random: Did anyone else get the Kashi recall email? I was freaking since I have a mad assortment of Kashi bars at home but nothing affected thankfully! For those wondering, they are pulling alot of items that were even made on machines that could have been used to produce tainted peanut products. Crazy, eh?
I've been thinking alot about life in general lately, folks that come & go in our lives, etc. It's just interesting sometimes to think about the path life takes us & just when you think it's safe to get comfy, it turns upside down on you! Interesting....
Daily scoop
Training: Lower body & abs
Cardio: Off
Eats
*Cereal combo, soymilk & banana; egg whites with swiss cheese
*Kashi bar & yogurt
*Kashi bar & yogurt
*Cedarlane burrito & italian veggie soup
*Baked tostitos, ground turkey breast, 2% cheese, light sour cream & hot sauce
Notes
Training was good this morning. Taking it fairly easy with legs since we have a long run this weekend. Also tossed in some abs. Being a self-professed ab slacker, I try to do them at least twice a week.
Food was a tad off today & I ended up eating 2 snacks in a row because I was working on reports & wanted to get them done before I headed out for errands. So I just had those & got a "meal" when I stepped out. Not sure what's for dinner tonight. I havent decided what I want but have plenty of wiggle room for dinner & a snack tonight too.
Questions
I had a couple questions posted in my journal (that's trying to die out..lol) but I thought I'd answer them here.
Races: Valparaiso Mini Marathon is April 11th & the Fifth Third Bank 25K River Run is on May 9th in Grand Rapids, MI
Music: Anyone getting ahold of my iPod would think I'm a nutjob but I love a variety of music. For cardio some faves are Pitbull, Lady GaGa, Missy Elliott, Snap (yep, old skool!), Buck Cherry, Kanye West, Trick Daddy, Notorious BIG, Diddy (or whatever you want to call him), etc. That's a start but I can sit down & post up my playlists if anyone is interested!
Have a fab evening everyone!
Random: Did anyone else get the Kashi recall email? I was freaking since I have a mad assortment of Kashi bars at home but nothing affected thankfully! For those wondering, they are pulling alot of items that were even made on machines that could have been used to produce tainted peanut products. Crazy, eh?
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Bring on summer....
Heck, I'll settle for spring to be honest. It's currently 60 degrees outside. Ironic since this time last week, we were totally dumped on with over 2 feet of snow. It's so weird though the remnants of the snow remain. Flooded fields, roads & ponds.
I finally got on Facebook today after forever. I'm really really bad about keeping up on there but some childhood friends have been adding pics so I had to check it out. Wow, the memories that came flooding back from seeing them were overwhelming. I honestly got teary-eyed. Not a hard thing for me to do anyway. But it was good memories. The fun we all had as kids. It's great to reconnect with them again!
Today's dish
Training: Upper body training
Cardio: Off
Eats
*Rice cakes & chocolate PB2 (pre-workout)
*Cereal combo, soymilk & banana; egg whites
*Pumpkin, SF pudding (powder only) & fiber one
*Ground turkey breast & broccoli w/ LF cheese
*Yogurt & apple
*Lean turkey sausage, wheat bun, mac & cheese (at friend's house)
Notes
Still feeling slightly blah today but it'll pass. I had a great workout this morning & not feeling at all sore or anything from yesterday's run. I did a pretty steady run but tossed in a few speed intervals for giggles. Poor newbie next to me on the treadmill kept looking over to see what speed. I couldnt help but smile.
Tonight's date night with my best girlfriend & her little man. We dine & watch Biggest Loser. I'm so glad that Joelle is gone. She really didnt have her heart in the process. I wont say the game because I know that process. It's hard, not fun but you really have to have your heart in it to win.
The prize? Health, happiness & the pure accomplishment of finally taking control!
Random thought: Have you guys tried the Fiber One pancake mix? I've been making them for Kevin but finally tried some on Saturday (with blueberries!) Really good!
I finally got on Facebook today after forever. I'm really really bad about keeping up on there but some childhood friends have been adding pics so I had to check it out. Wow, the memories that came flooding back from seeing them were overwhelming. I honestly got teary-eyed. Not a hard thing for me to do anyway. But it was good memories. The fun we all had as kids. It's great to reconnect with them again!
Today's dish
Training: Upper body training
Cardio: Off
Eats
*Rice cakes & chocolate PB2 (pre-workout)
*Cereal combo, soymilk & banana; egg whites
*Pumpkin, SF pudding (powder only) & fiber one
*Ground turkey breast & broccoli w/ LF cheese
*Yogurt & apple
*Lean turkey sausage, wheat bun, mac & cheese (at friend's house)
Notes
Still feeling slightly blah today but it'll pass. I had a great workout this morning & not feeling at all sore or anything from yesterday's run. I did a pretty steady run but tossed in a few speed intervals for giggles. Poor newbie next to me on the treadmill kept looking over to see what speed. I couldnt help but smile.
Tonight's date night with my best girlfriend & her little man. We dine & watch Biggest Loser. I'm so glad that Joelle is gone. She really didnt have her heart in the process. I wont say the game because I know that process. It's hard, not fun but you really have to have your heart in it to win.
The prize? Health, happiness & the pure accomplishment of finally taking control!
Random thought: Have you guys tried the Fiber One pancake mix? I've been making them for Kevin but finally tried some on Saturday (with blueberries!) Really good!
Monday, February 9, 2009
One of those days.....
So. It's Monday. The day we all dread. The alarm went off this morning & Kevin decided we werent getting up to head to the gym. Fine by me so we just spent some quality time together instead.
Today was just kinda blah for me. I get these moments that hit me like a ton of bricks out of the blue. They are days that I just miss my Mom so much it hurts. I'm not 100% sure why it started though I realized as I ran (great therapy) that it could be related to babies. A good friend had her baby this weekend & Kevin's sister had her ultrasound on Friday. It struck me that I will be living those moments in my own life without my Mom. I know she'll be watching over me but it wont be the same. Anyway.....it was a tough day but a cute email from a friend really made me giggle!
Today's stuff
Training: Off
Cardio: 42 min run (4 miles) & 8 min walk (cool down)
Eats
*Cereal combo (multigrain cheerios & fiber one), banana & lt. soymilk; egg whites
*Yogurt & Kashi bar
*Subway turkey with cheese & light chips
*Baked tostitos, ground turkey breast, light cheese & hot sauce
*Pumpkin, fiber one & SF pudding
Notes
Aside from feeling a little sad today, it was a decent day. I had a good run this evening but I'm feeling like the treadmill running is taking a toll on my body. It feels off for a short time. We head outside this weekend for our long run (9.5 miles!) so hopefully that'll feel better.
Not much else to add today, I really just want to head up to bed but I'm going to wait up to watch 24, perhaps see what Obama has to say then will crash for the night.
Sleep well, friends!
Today was just kinda blah for me. I get these moments that hit me like a ton of bricks out of the blue. They are days that I just miss my Mom so much it hurts. I'm not 100% sure why it started though I realized as I ran (great therapy) that it could be related to babies. A good friend had her baby this weekend & Kevin's sister had her ultrasound on Friday. It struck me that I will be living those moments in my own life without my Mom. I know she'll be watching over me but it wont be the same. Anyway.....it was a tough day but a cute email from a friend really made me giggle!
Today's stuff
Training: Off
Cardio: 42 min run (4 miles) & 8 min walk (cool down)
Eats
*Cereal combo (multigrain cheerios & fiber one), banana & lt. soymilk; egg whites
*Yogurt & Kashi bar
*Subway turkey with cheese & light chips
*Baked tostitos, ground turkey breast, light cheese & hot sauce
*Pumpkin, fiber one & SF pudding
Notes
Aside from feeling a little sad today, it was a decent day. I had a good run this evening but I'm feeling like the treadmill running is taking a toll on my body. It feels off for a short time. We head outside this weekend for our long run (9.5 miles!) so hopefully that'll feel better.
Not much else to add today, I really just want to head up to bed but I'm going to wait up to watch 24, perhaps see what Obama has to say then will crash for the night.
Sleep well, friends!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Where'd it go????
Sheesh, it's already 1 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. But it's been a decent weekend so no complaints.
Saturday
Yesterday started with a good cardio workout. Did 40 min on the elliptical then spent 20 min on the stairmill. I really enjoy (yes, really) getting one long cardio session in each week. Since this was a stepback on race training, I did that yesterday since I'd already run twice this week. Felt good.
Headed to see The Uninvited & was floored by the ending. Really good movie. Enjoyed a kiddie popcorn, some Jr. Mints & a few candy corn.
Last night we headed to the boat, dined at the buffet (who had steamed crab legs last night) & played a while before heading home. I completely crashed shortly thereafter!
Sunday
Went to church with Dad then joined our friends breakfast. Though I'd already eaten so I just enjoyed some hot tea & the visit. Did get my errands done after that too then just headed home to have some lunch. Currently, just being a lazy bum on the couch!
I am using my grill tonight for the first time in a while. It's been covered in snow but yesterday's temps (60 degrees) melted the majority of the snow. I'm excited to be able to do that tonight.
Probably calling today a rest day from the gym. It's icy in many spots due to wacky weather so trying to run would include either dodging puddles or ice skating.
Pretty uneventful really though I enjoyed every moment of my weekend. I think I'm actually going to curl up on the couch here in a second & take a little siesta!
Hope you've all enjoyed your weekend!
Saturday
Yesterday started with a good cardio workout. Did 40 min on the elliptical then spent 20 min on the stairmill. I really enjoy (yes, really) getting one long cardio session in each week. Since this was a stepback on race training, I did that yesterday since I'd already run twice this week. Felt good.
Headed to see The Uninvited & was floored by the ending. Really good movie. Enjoyed a kiddie popcorn, some Jr. Mints & a few candy corn.
Last night we headed to the boat, dined at the buffet (who had steamed crab legs last night) & played a while before heading home. I completely crashed shortly thereafter!
Sunday
Went to church with Dad then joined our friends breakfast. Though I'd already eaten so I just enjoyed some hot tea & the visit. Did get my errands done after that too then just headed home to have some lunch. Currently, just being a lazy bum on the couch!
I am using my grill tonight for the first time in a while. It's been covered in snow but yesterday's temps (60 degrees) melted the majority of the snow. I'm excited to be able to do that tonight.
Probably calling today a rest day from the gym. It's icy in many spots due to wacky weather so trying to run would include either dodging puddles or ice skating.
Pretty uneventful really though I enjoyed every moment of my weekend. I think I'm actually going to curl up on the couch here in a second & take a little siesta!
Hope you've all enjoyed your weekend!
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