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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?

Weekend Wrap up

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

And another weekend comes to a close.   This morning my roommate C and i went to yoga at 24 hour fitness. Today was a good class i got really meditative and realized i need to do yoga every week to stretch everything put with all my training.
I made myself a delicious breakfast

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Then relaxed a bit.
After the relaxation on went downstairs to our mini ‘home’ gym and ran 2 miles, walked a bit then biked for 40 minutes while watching the movie Taken.

I really should not be attracted to a man who could be my dad lol.

While working out i got a text from the BF he is safe in India lol. He found a little cafe with Wi-Fi so he was able to text me for a few.

Tonight the roomies and i did a little Christmas decorating

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And snacking

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While listening to Christmas music.

This Christmas will be very bitter sweet for me. I always felt like my mom’s house was still home but that is gone and i don’t really feel like where i am now is home and i feel in-between familes. I have grown up and my ‘family’ from childhood doesn’t really exist anymore but i have created my own family yet.

Christmas is what 12 days away and i still have no idea what I’ll be doing. No idea if I’ll be chilling at home alone like thanksgiving, if the bf and i will be spending it together, if we will try the meet the parents again, if I’ll go to my roommates family Christmas…….no clue.

What are your holiday plans?
How was your weekend?

Thirsty Thursday

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Happy Thursday!!!! Or as it used to be refered to in college thirsty Thursday. All college bars have deals on drinks tonight just an fyi hahaha.

My thirsty thursday consisted of lota od water everywhere

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And a little hail at some point according to my coworkers.

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I hit the gym and remembered to finally take a pic of the spinning class schedule so i can start training for next years triathalon!!!

Todays training session became half weights have swimming when we realized there was a swim class from 6:30-7:30. So i got a double workout woot woot!!! Swimming felt better today and i am getting in the pool twice next week!

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Yay!!! A freshly made bed with clean sheets!!! Take a look now, between me and the dog by tomorrow it will be a tangled mess of sheets.

I love her to death but sometimes she kills me with the way she sleeps.

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Speaking of Ms Artemis ……..sometimes she is so cute!!!!

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Quick selfie before bed!!! Yep Harry Potter is on in the background :mrgreen:

At 3:50ish tomorrow morning the boyfriend boards 1 of 3 flights it will take him to get to India for work and he will be gone for a week.

I cannot wait for his work to slow down, it is really stressing our relationship.

Goddess help us get through the next 4 weeks!!!!

Goodnight and swetlet dreams to all!!!

How was your thirsty Thursday? Did you partake in something stronger than water?

Random Wednesday Wonderings

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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My cheap replacement for my morning Starbucks. I get 4 bottles for the price of a grande. Not as strong but it’s something to help the budget now and then.

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Got this water bottle at the airport and it’s a quart. 2 of these a day and i am set! Yes i refill and reuse plastic water bottles for like a month.

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I have been drinking more and more tea lately.

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Leftover delicious lentil Bolognese for lunch!

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Next years calendar for my desk at work!!! I am such a dork i love to go through and write the years stuff on a calendar. Holidays, birthdays, full moons, new moons, paydays, and races. New years eve at work should be really slow so I’ll do it then :mrgreen:

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Artemis likes to surprise me every once and a while by eating one of my socks. And she always picks the good ones……

I got in a good workout today so that helped improve my day.

Took the dog for a walk. Did 40 min on the recombent bike and 40 minutes on the treadmill.

How was your Wednesday?

Monday Motivation**December 7, 2015

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

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This is such a good one because i haven’t been drinking enough water lately.

Monday- today i was relaxing, saying goodbye to family and flying home.

Tuesday- 7pm training appt

Wednesday- walk the dog, bike at home

Thursday- 7pm training appt

Friday-walk the dog, run 1.5 miles

Saturday/Sunday run 2 miles, walk the dog.

Artemis and i are still getting into a walking schedule.

Here is to a great week ahead!!!

Monday Motivation**November 30, 2015

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Holy Crap its the last day of November!!!!

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Monday- training session with weights

Tuesday- bike

Wednesday-off

Thursday- training session in the pool

Friday – off

Saturday- run 2 miles

Sunday- run 3 miles

This is my optimistic plan. I have been hit with a narley cold. Surgery knocked my immune system down so i am catching everything, which super sucks, but this too shall pass.

What does your workout plan look like this week?

TGIF!!!

by Ariana Peters, posted in Uncategorized

Happy Friday!!!!

Are you looking forward to the weekend, because i am !!!!!! I dont have any amazing plans or anything, i am going for my first short run tomorrow with my doggie, hopefully she doesn’t trip me. Then i am helping my friend pack. The boyfriend and i are hopefully having dinner together on Saturday (his work is crazy so i never know fo sure until the night of), then Sunday is just me and Artemis hanging out.
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Made a delicious Blue Apron meal, Lentil Bolognase (probably not the right spelling) It is flipping delicious!!! I had it for lunch yesterday and today, I also have a full serving in the freezer and like a half a serving in the fridge to snack on this weekend!
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I added some extra noodles i had to make a little more.

I was really impressed with this meal.  I will definitely be making this one again.
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So stoked to have 3 workouts in the bag so far this week!!!! VERY happy to be back in workout mode, though i am starting slow and building back up.

Look for tomorrows post about Artemis’ and I’s first run together and Blue Apron Cheeseburgers!!!!!

What are you weekend plans? 

What is the last workout you did?