Happy Wednesday!!!
Work yesterday dragged allllll day! It sucked!!!
I made myself a delicious beans, rice and cheese burriot with lettuce.
Water and coffee. The staples of my life.
My trainer kicked my butt last night!!!! I knocked out hard last night. Great nights sleep.
My food choices were mostly good lol. I ate a bag of chili cheese Fritos which didn’t sit well mid workout but thankfully i kept my cookies down….or my Fritos lol.
How was your Tuesday?
Holy crap it’s 2016!!!
Monday-20 minute morning yoga video. Its like a wake up routine focusing on different areas each day. 45min bike ride, medium effort. Walk 5 min, run 2 minutes x 6.
Tuesday-20 minute yoga video. Weights with trainer, run 1 mile on the treadmill at 15min pace
Wednesday- morning yoga video
Thursday-am pool session with trainer
Friday- morning yoga video
Saturday- am spin class, run 1 mile on the treadmill at a 15 min pace
Sunday-am yoga class at gym, walk 5 min run 2 min x 6.
Hi!!!! I hope you had a great New Years!!! Mine was fun but too excessive.
I went out in New Year’s Eve with my roommate, we went dancing and drinking. My intention was to party and i did. I dont drink much anymore so 6 shots in about 3 hours resulted in some lovely alcohol poisening for me. I couldn’t even keep water down until about 2pm on Friday. Then i ordered a pizza and stuffed cheesy bread that i snacked on the rest of the day. Between the greasy pizza and gatorade and water i survived. But this endeavor did prompt me to decided to give up alcohol for the 2016 year. I just really don’t need it and never feel good with the after effects. I have also gone back to being a vegetarian. I just feel so much better without meat in my system.
My desk at work is ready for the new year.
A fun dake aquirium from my roommate to help me look forward to Hawaii!!
Remember those PR and run 50 states boards i liked. Here is what i have so far
I don’t think thats too shabby.
Yep, i made that! Lol
My christmas/new years gift to myself is this
It has some super awesome stuff in it!!!
I am super stoked for it. It is really going to help my training and see where i need improvements and where i can back off. It’s going to be great to help me get safely though all my races this year.
How was your New Years?
The rest of my weekend was mostly relaxing.
I got in some workouts and Artemis is slowly getting better at hanging out with me while i workout in our little home gym.
I took her to the dog park for the first time this weekend but it was a muddy rainy mess so i didn’t take pictures.
I made blue apron mushroom and chard quiche, though i halved the amount of mushrooms they gave me and added red onion and put in an extra egg.
I really only expected one quiche and was super suprised when it was two mini quiche. I turned it into six meals!!!! All i need to do is add a small side or make my snack between meals a little bigger but man totally got my money’s worth on that meal.
Ok sleep time for me!!!!!
Oh for a romance update i have re-signed up for eharmony so in a few weeks you should look forward to some dating hijinks posts.
Night!!!
How was your weeknd?
And the hits just keep on coming.
Tomorrow i get to read through all my health benefits and figure out percentages and what insurance should be and whether it is or not. New insurance bills rolled in from my surgery which say that i am on the line for a little over 5 grand!!!! After some major panic and a conversation with my mom, some major confusion about the breakdown of my bills and some tears, i came to the realization that i get to walk step by step through every bill and charge and call Dr.s and hospitals and insurance and fight tooth and nail to get my stuff paid. Otherwise I’ll be slowly paying this off for the next 6 years. Oh goody another car payment! I want to be a kid again!!!!!!
On a happier note i have been trying to make healthier food choices. I’ve been doing oatmeal in a mason jar on the way to work, dont worry i sit in traffic im not eating oatmeal at 60mph.
Oatmeal, brown sugar and fruit. Basic and delicious.
Remember that running wall i was working on.
I started the begining of mine
Lunch today was a delicious vegetarian burrito.
Thank goodness for Excercise. I’ll be getting on the bike here soon.
How was your night?
Sunday morning my roommate convinced me to get up and go to yoga.
I am glad i went. These are the days when it is really good to have a workout partner. It made me introspective which made me a little depressed but i pulled myself out of it.
Our second Barkbox came!!!
I love this!! You put treats in it and the dog can slowly chew them out.
I got a treat tin to out all her treats in!! I’m stoked about that!
This is the perfect toy for Artemis, the head is a tennis ball and the body is ropes and squeakers. Artemis can’t have anything with stuffing because she will eat it and get sick.
I swear this looks like a slim jim.
I bought probiotics from Amazon because i caught a stomach bug that is going around. Those came on Saturday so i am starting to take those to balance me out.
I did a bit of organizing and decorating of my room. I need to get settled.
How was your weekend?
Happy Monday!!!
I am so happy that it is a 4 day work week for me!!! I hope you have a short work week as well!
Monday- training apointment at the gym
Tuesday- run and bike at home
Wednesday-OFF
Thursday- walk and bike at home
Friday- Christmas!!! 2 mile run
Saturday- spinning class and maybe a swim after
Sunday- yoga and maybe zumba or a swim after
What are your workout plans for his holiday week?
Well Saturday has come to an end, at least for me, there is still about 2 hours left for the rest of the pacific standard time zone.
I ran my 5k this morning
I bested my August 5k time by about 7 minutes!!! Woot woot! New 5k PR for me!
Then i was surfing the internet and found these cute medal/bib displays that i like and I’m going to (at some point in the next few months) try and piece together my favorite parts into me own creation.
Once i get it figured out and built I’ll show you.
One day i would love something like this too:
I relaxed on the couch the rest of the day while my roommate made hudreds of cookies that i sampled and ate some cookie dough.
Then i knew it was time to workout again since i ate so much crap!
I did 20 minutes on the bike and 25 walking on the treadmill on an incline.
Then it was dinner time!
My roommate and i have decided to go out and party New Year’s Eve and i have decided that i have earned a night of not giving a shit. In the last 6 months my mom got remarried, though I’m happy for her and only want her to be happy, it was very difficult for me, and in the last 2 months i have had surgery, been sick now 3 times, been basically dumped my my best friend of 13 years, my other great friend that i had a ‘ dinner date’ with weekly moved to Indiana and as of Friday night am now single. I have also come to the realization that my old running partner and I’s friendship was irrevocably changed when i moved back to Nevada and i don’t believe it will ever be the same. Life has sucked recently.
And i seem to be falling back into this i dont want to let myself cry, push all my feelings down pattern which has never lead to good things. It generally leads to self-damaging actions. Thankfully i seem to be using excercise as a crutch which is good.
Whew sorry to get heavy on you!
How do you deal with the difficult things?
How was your Saturday?
FYI, it is sunday morning and i am feeling much less pity party this morning. Still sad but working on moving on.
Happy Thursday!!!!
Though i am writing this Wednesday night. It’s 8:20pm and i am in bed getting ready to pass out. I have a 5:30am training session in the pool. Oh the things we do to train. I am only doing blue apron every 2-3 weeks now so it is time to start meal planning again. It was time anyways if i want to lose some weight and start gearing up my training for an epic race year…..well epic for me Hahahaha.
Here is my meal plan for tomorrow.
Protien bar before my pool workout. They are easy to digest and are light.
Hitting Starbucks after my workout because ill have plenty of time to kill between workout and work.
Morning snack, all cut up and ready to go.
Lunch: a leftover blue apron dinner that i froze. North African shrimp cous cous.
Afternoon snack: energy balls. Found the recipe on pintrest today. Though i made something a lot like it for the trail as well. So simple. Peanut butter, chocolate protein powder (vega for me), oats, honey, and mini chocolate chips (vegan for me) mix and enjoy!
I might have part of a naked juice blueberry protien smoothie if I’m still hungry.
Dinner will be what i have been gobbling up lately. Egg, cheese and veggie sandwich on a whole wheat english muffin. Though i picked up some salsa today so it will be extra yummy!
I usually leave the tv to fall alseep too. Generally a movie i have watched a millions before. Just for some background noise. Tonight choice is
Don’t judge lol.
I just bought this!
And am excited to watch it tomorrow night and compare it to the book!
Also while drifting off i am flipping through this:
Seeing of anything is nearby that i can do in 2016.
Do you plan your meals?
Do you want tv to go to sleep? Or listen to music? Or do you like silence?
Hi all!!!
I am still working on getting all my strength back since surgery.
Today was a good strength workout, difficult and got me sweating but i can feel the strength and stamina coming back! Yay!!!
I was tempted at work today lol. But i chose a brownie with no frosting and a small scoop of vanilla.
Dinner!!!! I love food!!!! The workout hunger is starting!!!
Lunch was leftover mac and cheese from a blue apron meal.
Last early to bed for me because after 4 days of hard training i was exhausted!!!! And i am so excited that today is a rest day!!!! I think i might read tonight 
How is your week going so far?
Trailing the blonde 