Weekend Roundup

I can't believe I forgot to post! Because I actually did do stuff! I ran both Saturday and Sunday. 5 on Saturday and 4 on Sunday. By the time I hit the road on Sunday, it was very late and it was cool but humid. So I didn't really feel like going further. I will say that my right foot has been aching a lot this weekend. I may look into some running arch supports. I have to go to work really early today and I may go to the gym after work, but I doubt it. In other health news, I am going to the dentist at 10:30 am. No problems to report, just a checkup. I need to make an appointment with my eye doctor, too. I've been getting a lot of headaches. They are not crazy intense but I wonder if my eyes are changing a bit. Or if staring at a computer screen is finally taking it's toll. A new thing I have been doing is drinking smoothies! My best concoction thus far was chard, beet (raw), pineapple, strawberries, and coconut water (just a bit). It is no chocolate milkshake, but they have been pretty tasty! I just got to thinking that the Green Fix that I was getting at the FM was so pricey, why can't I make my own? And the answer is, I can! I've also made a smoothie using kale and yesterday I bought some spinach to try out.

Pilates - not as bad as it sounds!

Really! I mean it! Well, mostly.....it's hard! No joke. I really feel like my body is changing though. And my weight is finally going down. Part of that is simply due to the fact that I'm doing something different. I think that makes a big difference. And not just the pilates. I've been doing some different things when I go to the gym, as you know. So I'm helping myself. And, honestly, I'm eating better. The good news is that I'm feeling better - which seems to happen when I'm eating more fruits and veggies and fewer cupcakes. Go figure!

I had a really good run today! How far? Who the heck knows! But it was over 6 miles and I felt really fast and strong. Didn't see too many of my friends, though. That's odd since it was so nice out this am. Anyway, it was a good run. It might have been under ten minutes per mile. But, who knows!

I a combo of pushups, situps (crunches, actually), and the plank when I got home. 3 sets. Almost stopped at 2, but I did my planned 3.

We've been having a lot of lunches brought in this month because work is so busy. And I've done well at eating the healthy stuff and eating an appropriate quantity. Both are difficult for me! Anyway, I knew we would be having some chicken, bread sticks, and pizza so I brought my own veggies and whole grains mix and just added chicken. Once I start on bread sticks - it's over!!

Gym

Speaking of running smart, I ran at the gym today! It was just too hot to run outside (and in the sun) when we got home. And I wanted to lift weights, anyway, because July is an insane work month and I want to get there when I can. So I ran 1.25 miles (at 6/hour and 6.5/hour) as a warmup and then I did weight lifting. And I didn't do any abs when I got home because it was soooo dang hot! But I did something, and that's what counts.

I brought my running gear to Borrego, but it was just too hot. I didn't even contemplate it once I was there and in the heat. It would have been foolish and I might be running obsessed but I'm not THAT running obsessed!

My pilates session got moved to Wednesday at 6:30 am, so breath if your were holding your breath waiting for my report! Wednesday night it will be. Sounds like a very small studio. And they were really trying to get me in ASAP (I bet they have a lot of people who change their minds when they have to wait). In fact, when she called to change she offered today again. But I knew from an earlier conversation that she had plans. And I appreciate the effort they are putting in.

We did mainly healthy eating on this trip. We brought breakfast and lunch makings and then had dinner out. That really helped me feel good. We pretty consistently eat out on trips and I pretty consistently make unhealthy choices. I just really want to do a better job. So I'm glad we did that.

Busy week at work so I went grocery shopping today and picked up healthy food options. Healthy and easy. And good. Things that will have me thinking, "Well, yes, I could go get slices....but I could also have some shrimp!"

Dad, I'm going to look into trademarking Fitnatics again. I'll keep you up to date!

I'm Trying!

I really need to work on my eating this week. A big problem I have is that I'm just so over it when I get home that I don't have any desire to make anything. Which leads to unhealthy choices.

So today grocery shopped and then I cooked all afternoon. Now I have some things in my fridge and some in my freezer and, hopefully, I'll be set for the week!

I'll let you know how it goes! I have some curry chickpeas, sweet potato soup, and a middle eastern sort of thing of ground lamb and bulgur.

Also, it is insanely dry here. Not as dry as in the mountains though. I told Bart that I woke up feeling like someone had been punching me in the mouth, my lips were so dry!

Whoops!

I don't know how it happened, but I had approximately 1 million cookies tonight. Damn it. Well, tomorrow is a new day.

Ran this morning - still slow, but it felt so good! And I did hills at lunch.

Geeze, stupid cookies.

Reboot!

I've got to get it together! I'm not going to lie, it was really upsetting to realize I have let the scale creep up so much. Yeah, only 2 pounds since last time but that does not mean I'm only 2 pounds above my goal! I'm like 7 above.

And a lot of that is my eating. I've been eating crap and a lot of it.

I need to do better in general but I specifically need to quit eating cheese. It is so high calorie and I eat so much of it!

So I'm really going to work on my food intake.

I did run today and it was good! Been icing the foot and taking ibuprofen. No word on the x-ray yet.

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Running!

Well, I'm back at it and, hopefully, for good! I took three days off and I'm only running 3 mile stints this week.

My foot feels a lot better and I'm going to give it a couple of more short runs before declaring myself fixed. If needed I'll take out my bike and do that for a couple of weeks. I'm sorry I missed your call tonight - I must have been in the laundry room and then I didn't realize I had a message. I've gotta pay more attention!

It was nice to be back outside today, that's for sure! I've missed it and I've missed my music!

I did some arm work with the bands today and ab stuff. My hand is still too tender to do pushups! I can't believe it but I just can't put the weight on my palm. And I'm not going to push it. Pushups will wait for me!

More tomorrow!

Oh - good eating day today. All healthy and not too much. WHEW. Cause I could run forever and not make a dent if I'm crazy eating.

Worn out!

Well, in the grand scheme of things, I did OK today. I did not run hills, I did not keep a food diary, and I have no idea about my calories! Here is what I ate today (this will be my diary!):

Oatmeal made with 1 c of milk
1 peach
1 turkey sandwich on ww (this was brought in by the office but they came in dry so I just put mustard on mine - turkey, 1 sliced of cheese, tomato (YES, I even ate it!!!), lettuce, and the previously mentioned mustard.
3 raw carrots
2 nectarines (so, so, so delicious)
Yellow beans - roasted
Carrots - roasted
2 Skinless chicken thighs marinated in Mom's Asian bbq sauce and roasted
1/3 C of ww couscous

So I think that is pretty good!

I had a really great run today and, frankly, I'm surprised. For some reason, I could not sleep at all last night. I think I got about 2.5 hours. But I magically managed to get up at 5, how I don't even know. And I did a six mile run this morning. Really enjoyable, truth be told.

And now I'm tired and broken and need to go to bed. Tomorrow is another day!

Day 3......

Seriously, how much caffeine was I drinking????? I've felt just terrible all day and I'm positive it is because I've been not drinking pop. But I mad it another day so it will just continue to get better!

I did run this morning, and it was really fun. Three miles again and I was a bit sore this AM so I can tell my body was getting lazy over the past week or so!

I did a lot of band stuff this morning too. All arm exercises. I really want to get my arms in shape. Guns!

No hills today. Just didn't feel it when lunch rolled around.

Good eating times again today. I picked up some dal last night at the FM and had that for dinner and it was soooo delicious.

Pop Watch 2010 Continues!

Well, here we are at day 2 of no pop! Another success but it was difficult, no kidding. I am just so used to it.

I had such a great run this morning. It felt really good to be back on the road. I ran three miles at a bit over a 10 minute mile.

I pushups and abs and even triceps dips. OUCH.

And then I did hills. Yep, back to old times!

Good eating times today, too. And a really successful FM outing with Bart. Fun night!

Day 1......

......of no pop! I've been drinking so much that it is just a habit I really want to stop. So none today and I want to continue this trend. I want it to be a treat, not a habit.

Also ate healthy today. One thing I've noticed is that I've been a bit lazy about cutting my fruits and veggies before I head out for work. Then I get busy and do not have time to cut it at work - which means I don't eat it! So enough of that. I am going to get back into the habit of doing that before I leave the house.

That's all I've got! I woke up with such a headache today and had it all day. So I slept in (till 6:45) and did not run. I'll be back to that tomorrow.

Back at it!

I had a good exercise and eating day today, so I feel pretty happy about that! Funny thing that I really feel like a couple of pounds really makes a difference now. And I've been slacking a bit on my pushups so I'm not as excited about my arms right now.

Good run this am - even if it was late. Waiting on that day to break though! Once the hummingbirds are out, I figure I can be out. Did my 3 in 29:48. Then I came back and did a bunch of ab stuff.

Hills at lunch.

Finally going to bed now. Tonight was/is my first night on call. So far it has been quiet. Hope it continues that way!

Cookies in my blood!

I had a good run this morning but I seriously felt like I had cookie dough running through my veins rather then blood! I did wear my timer watch but I didn't check it until I got home - I decided that I didn't really care about pushing myself. Although I did, obviously, want to know my total time. It was 32:27. Pretty good for three miles!

I ate well all day today - including dinner. Bart and I had dinner at Little Sheep which is a hot pot restaurant. It is basically broth in which you cook your various foods. We had different greens, noodles, lamb, beef, dumplings. What else? Oh, frozen tofu! My favorite, actually. I don't know how I forgot that one! Anyway, you just simmer your item in the broth until it is done. Pretty darn delicious. Hopefully somewhat nutritious!

Are you making any resolutions for the new year? I am going to have mine be to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables every day.

Sunglasses

I broke down and bought a couple of things. First, sunglasses. And, man! Are they a pain with running. I suppose I just have to get used to wearing them. Also, I bought a timer. Wristwatch style. That is how I can confirm to you that I am running 11 minute miles! Pretty exciting. Well worth my 15 dollar investment for both items. Although those sunglasses had better watch out! I might decide I would rather have five of those 15 dollars returned!

I did get up and run this morning. Beautiful day here. One thing I really like about exercising in the morning is watching the day come alive. Really enjoyable.

I also had a good eating day. I always bring my lunch to work, but sometimes I just have a snacking breakdown. And we have all kinds of unhealthy snacks at work! Anyway, I ate a bigger lunch then usual and it really helped me through that afternoon M&M and animal cracker time!

The danger of snooze

Well, dang if I didn't oversleep this morning! I thought I pushed snooze on my phone when my alarm went off. And I was semi-conscious and waiting for it to go off again. So I could push snooze again! When I checked the clock, I realized that I had turned my alarm off and "snoozed" for 30 minutes rather then 5!! Well, I got up and drank some coffee and went for a run. I was a little late leaving the house but I got it done.

I had really fun exercise at lunch today. I walked to the batting cages and hit a few balls! So maybe 35 minutes of walking and 20 minutes of ball hitting.

I am really glad I have moved my workout to the AM. We went out for dinner tonight. To a new Japanese restaurant. It was really good. And really fun. And really small! It only seats 32 people, the majority around a bar setup. Maybe 5 tables. Anyway, it is a small plate setup. Each item is around 5 bucks and it is enough to share with another person. No one item is a meal unto itself. So we ordered all kinds of different things! Edemame (which you like!), tempora tofu in miso, one bite pork, spicy chicken, asparagus wrapped in pork, rice cakes (one soy/one miso), and dumplings. Oh, and yogurt after! I don't even want to know how many calories I ingested! But I am so glad I got a run in this morning. I really doubt I would have had time to run after work.

Informal Exercise

Hi! I'm still here!

Well, I've gotten informal exercise for the last couple of days. On Friday I did get up and jog and then we did all kinds of walking and touring. I may have already posted about Friday. If so, forgive me! My life has become a blur!

Saturday was busy, but we did not walk as much as Friday. We went to La Jolla and walked there. It was beautiful. And a beautiful day, too.

Sunday we hooked up with Bart and drove to Borrego Springs. Man was it cold! We hiked up Palm Canyon Trail and it was really just beautiful. Seems like it is waaaaaay more then a 3 mile round trip hike. But "they" say it is 1.5 in and 1.5 out, so I guess I have to believe them. Then we went swimming which only counts as exercise if shivering counts as exercise! That pool was freezing! No hot tub, which was sadness.

I have been eating way too much food. Yesterday we had breakfast out and then snacks at the hotel and THEN dinner. Good thing I'm not drinking - I have no idea how I would keep all those calories under control! Today we ate snacks for breakfast and then had lunch at Burgers and Beer in El Centro. Delicious. But I won't need dinner, that's for sure. I do have some creme brulee here that I made, so maybe we will have that later.

Today was more driving then walking. We did go up to Salvation Mountain, and it was fun to see as always.

That's the report from here!

My aching feet!

I did not sleep very well last night, so around 3:30 I decided that I was not going to worry about getting up to run so I turned off the alarm and my auto coffee. Then I woke up around 6:30 and I decided I would get up and drink some coffee and see if I could work it in. And I did! So I did get a 3 mile jog in this morning.

Then I went to work. And Jessica said "GO HOME!" so I did! That was really nice.

I made breakfast here. Eggs, bacon, potatoes, and scones. Not really healthy but I put as many vegetables as I could in the eggs and potatoes. And, let's face it, it was healthier then eating breakfast out! And, obviously, less expensive!

Then we drove downtown and parked in Little Italy. Toured those ships at the embarcadero and then walked over to Seaport Village. I just did a walk/jog/run and we walked a total of 3.14 miles. The only bad thing is that the shoes I wore to work I wore to walk. Now my feet hurt! So my feet hurt and I am tired. I'm old!!

We are going for sushi tonight, so we can be healthy tonight for dinner.

I sure hope you got your squash!

Tired!

Whew! I did all kinds of exercising today. And all kinds of healthy eating.

My lunch walking partner is in Vegas this week, so I'll be solo during my day outings. Anyway, I did the little hill route I do at lunch. Did the hills twice. It was a really good workout! Then I went for a jog after work (sans iPod......may it rest in peace!). Three miles. I did not bring a time piece, so I am not sure about my pace - but I know it was good!

I ate well today, nuts, fruit, ww bread, hummus, and a bunch of veggies. Sweet red pepper, carrots, radish, and cucumber. I'll admit, I'm hungry for dinner!

By the way, I did jog on Saturday and then I took Sunday off.

I'm back!

I don't know what my problem is, but I have serious motivational issues over the weekend! I ate garbage and did not exercise.

But today I'm back on the horse! J and I walked at lunch - 3 miles. 3 flat miles! It was good and we did not really rush, so it was pretty easy. Then I went for a jog when I came home. So glad I did! It feels good to get back into the routine. Today I listened to the 2006 Cities 97 CD. Until my iPod froze! Grrrr! Pretty frustrating. What is most frustrating is that I am not positive about what is causing it......oh, wait. Using it!

Healthy eating this way, too. Yep, bacon the horse! (typo - I'm keeping it)