Tag: healthy

Christmas and Blue Apron

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Christmas eve i enjoyed the house to myself and made a salmon pasta dish from blue apron.

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Weeks later and i still love the ease with which they make cooking. I love that there is little to no excess, everything is used in the cooking.

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And it is good quality.

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Leftover pasta water

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Its delicious!!!!

Christmas morning i got in a good workout.

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40 min on the bike

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40 min on the treadmill

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My hair is pincurled during my workout for christmas celebration

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Dressed up for Christmas

I went to my roommate’s family gathering. It was quite fun!

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They live on an old farm with a good amount of property and i want it!!!! Lol.

I even got a little gift of stocking stuffers from them :mrgreen: they made me feel veey welcome.

How was your Christmas?

Welcome to adulthood Ariana

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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.

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Oatmeal, brown sugar and fruit. Basic and delicious.

Remember that running wall i was working on.

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I started the begining of mine

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Lunch today was a delicious vegetarian burrito.

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Thank goodness for Excercise. I’ll be getting on the bike here soon.

How was your night?

Race review**5k winter series December race

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

So the 5k race series i signed up for had the first race this past Saturday.

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Here is the link.

It was a pretty small race which was really nice. Pretty good swag for a 5k. A long sleeve t-shirt, they put a December patch on it and will add a January and February patches and those races.

They actually had a good amount of food for a 5k as well; bagels, oranges, dave’s killer bread with butter, and some kind of pastry as well as coffee.

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Thankfully my new long workout pants had just arrived from fabletics on Friday so i got to stay pretty warm in freezing cold weather.

It was an out and back course with about half of it in a park which was nice. There was one aid station on the course but because it was out and back you got to pass ot twice which was really nice. At the finish line they had gluckos water (or however that energy stuff is spelled).

Post race they had Einstein bagel egg, cheese and bacon, sausage or spinach sandwiches that were awesome!!! It was perfect for post race food!

Overall i was very impressed for a 5k and am really looking forward to the next two races.

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Weekend wrap-up

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Sunday morning my roommate convinced me to get up and go to yoga.

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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!!!

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I love this!! You put treats in it and the dog can slowly chew them out.

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I got a treat tin to out all her treats in!! I’m stoked about that!

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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.

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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?

Monday Motivation**December 21, 2015

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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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?

A Mostly Satisfying Saturday

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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

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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.

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Once i get it figured out and built I’ll show you.

One day i would love something like this too:

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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.

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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.

A day of planned meals

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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.

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Protien bar before my pool workout. They are easy to digest and are light.

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Hitting Starbucks after my workout because ill have plenty of time to kill between workout and work.

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Morning snack, all cut up and ready to go.

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Lunch: a leftover blue apron dinner that i froze. North African shrimp cous cous.

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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.

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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

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Don’t judge lol.

I just bought this!

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And am excited to watch it tomorrow night and compare it to the book!

Also while drifting off i am flipping through this:

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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?

Strength workout

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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!!!

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I was tempted at work today lol. But i chose a brownie with no frosting and a small scoop of vanilla.

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Dinner!!!! I love food!!!! The workout hunger is starting!!!

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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 :mrgreen:

How is your week going so far?

Awesome swim workout

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Hi everyone!!!!!

So I’m am starting the very beginning basics of training for a triathalon. My goal is a duathalon in August then a triathalon in September.
The Portland tri-sprint is an 800 meter swim and today i swam a total of 950 meters!!!! Now don’t get too excited yet there were breaks and some rounds i used flippers and paddles and all that stuff but i swam the distance and in less than 50 minutes including my breaks. I still have a LONG way to go but this was seriously inspiring to me today.

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Post workout waiting for dinner to cook.

My workout hunger is starting to come back. I need to start planning snacks in between my meals.

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Lunch was leftover veggie lasagna that my awesome roomie made for me. It may not look that pretty but it was DELICIOUS!!!!

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My vitamin D just arrived from amazon. Here in Oregon we dont see the sun in the winter, pretty much at all and i am already deficienct in vitamin D so yea.

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I also started taking this. Gotta keep those joints happy with all this swimming, running, walking, biking and yoga.

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I am also alternating taking these. I swear by essential oils. I’ve started taking oregano every night and am not getting sick anymore, knock on wood.

Do you take any supplements? If so what, and why?