Ran my fastest 5k this morning- 24:34! Yahoo! To celebrate I made a new version of my protein shake:
PB Strawberry Smoothie:
1T flax seeds
1/2C water
1/2C ice
1/4C frozen strawberries
1 frozen banana (fresh would do I'm sure)
1T all natural peanut butter
Scoop whey protein
Combine in blender and whirl away!
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Eat like an animal
Monday, July 9, 2012
"You don't need to walk!"
This weekend I ran a 4 mile fun-run with two girlfriends. I didn't know what to expcet but set out with the intention to "just have fun" and not run for time but to just run for the love of it. It was a beautiful day after having experienced temps in the 100's the days prior. We started out with at a decent pace, I could tell however that one of my running mates was getting increasingly faster and faster and rahter quickly. I tried to noticeably slow my pace in hopes that she would too- I knew I could maintain that pace, but could she? By the 1.5 mile mark there were requests to slow and walk for a while...I encouraged that walk request to be more of a let's just slow down a bit. We continued our pace, only slowing a time or two and a quick speed walk for water and finished right about 38 minutes. When we finished I felt so proud of my two friends, which I consciously noticed was a strange emotion considering I wasn't expecting to be proud of my friends for not giving in to the want to walk.
That morning reaffirmed my desired to do more in the field of our/my health. I have always been very interested in our bodies and how to help them perform at their best through the fuel we give them to the ways we use them everyday. We'll see where this goes- I'm taking this a day at a time, opening myself up to the opportunities that present themselves and creating opportunities for myself. I think that if we are "awake" to what the world is saying to us we are more able to see what we are meant to be doing.
Tomorrow- meeting with my friends Carissa to learn more about what her trainer is doing for her cardio/weight routine and to learn more about real clean eating. Exciting stuff!
That morning reaffirmed my desired to do more in the field of our/my health. I have always been very interested in our bodies and how to help them perform at their best through the fuel we give them to the ways we use them everyday. We'll see where this goes- I'm taking this a day at a time, opening myself up to the opportunities that present themselves and creating opportunities for myself. I think that if we are "awake" to what the world is saying to us we are more able to see what we are meant to be doing.
Tomorrow- meeting with my friends Carissa to learn more about what her trainer is doing for her cardio/weight routine and to learn more about real clean eating. Exciting stuff!
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
You scream, I scream, we all scream for...
ICE CREAM!
Ah yes, my weakness is ice cream. And it gets worse, I'll eat nearly any flavor and in nearly any form; on a cone, in a dish, blizzard, sundae, soft or hard serve, fried, dipped in chocolate, butterscotch or cherry. Drumsticks, sandwiches, Klondikes or Dreamsicles, I love it all! Last night I tried Culver's newest Concrete Mixer- The S'More. It's delicious.
Bits of grahm cracker, chocolate chunk and marshmallow cream all harmoniously mixed together in creamy chocolate frozen goodness. With the heat we've been experiencing this week it brought some sweet relief. I will say that I had a few bites and stuck it in the freezer to enjoy a few nights this week, it wasn't a sit and binge on it kind of thing.
I received my Whey protein powder yesterday but have yet to use it in a recipe. Tomorrow will be the first day as I will have more time to experiement with flavors after my workout. It would be wonderful if I could nail down a go-to recipe to incorporate as my breakfast since I'm always out the door and in the office so early that I don't have time to spend eating something "more complicated" at home. Currently I eat 100 calories of oatmeal and coffee. I am planning on moving my oatmeal to the afternoon and enjoying a cool shake for breakfast instead.
Some fun news! Next week I'm meeting with a friend of mine to talk about clean eating and the plan she's been using. This all came to be after she posted a FABULOUS picture of herself on Facebook and I could hardly recognize her body! She really has transformed it and I want in on what she's been doing.
Ah yes, my weakness is ice cream. And it gets worse, I'll eat nearly any flavor and in nearly any form; on a cone, in a dish, blizzard, sundae, soft or hard serve, fried, dipped in chocolate, butterscotch or cherry. Drumsticks, sandwiches, Klondikes or Dreamsicles, I love it all! Last night I tried Culver's newest Concrete Mixer- The S'More. It's delicious.
Bits of grahm cracker, chocolate chunk and marshmallow cream all harmoniously mixed together in creamy chocolate frozen goodness. With the heat we've been experiencing this week it brought some sweet relief. I will say that I had a few bites and stuck it in the freezer to enjoy a few nights this week, it wasn't a sit and binge on it kind of thing.
I received my Whey protein powder yesterday but have yet to use it in a recipe. Tomorrow will be the first day as I will have more time to experiement with flavors after my workout. It would be wonderful if I could nail down a go-to recipe to incorporate as my breakfast since I'm always out the door and in the office so early that I don't have time to spend eating something "more complicated" at home. Currently I eat 100 calories of oatmeal and coffee. I am planning on moving my oatmeal to the afternoon and enjoying a cool shake for breakfast instead.
Some fun news! Next week I'm meeting with a friend of mine to talk about clean eating and the plan she's been using. This all came to be after she posted a FABULOUS picture of herself on Facebook and I could hardly recognize her body! She really has transformed it and I want in on what she's been doing.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Trying Something New
Today I bit the bullet and made my first purchase of protein powder. I've tried a few protein supplements the last few years but have never committed myself to a routine taht would include eating it daily. Last night I was reminded of what I really want and that it is going to take me being serious about my helath to gt it. Let me back up...
last night during our weekly sand volleyball game we played against a team which included a woman about my age with ripped arms and shoulders. She looked awesome! I leaned over to Mr Wonderful and said- "I want that!" And I really do. Like I've mentioned in previous posts, I've been running regularly for a while but have never been serious about any weight or resistance training. I know that in order to get the toned muscles that I want, I need to include weights and do it on a consistent schedule.
After some research I decided to go with the BiPro Sculpt All Natural Whey protein. You can find more information about it here. I took the free shipping they are offering through June as a sign that I should do it now :)
I'm also looking into meeting with an experience clean-eater to really get a handle on how the food I eat is how I will look and how I can incorporate that into feeding my family. (Mr Wonderful could live on burgers, pizza and mcmuffins if I'd let him).
The final step in my process today is to set my alarm. :) I've been slacking on my early morning (4:45am) runs and just need to kick my butt back into the routine.
Here's to a fresh routine and establishing new habits!
last night during our weekly sand volleyball game we played against a team which included a woman about my age with ripped arms and shoulders. She looked awesome! I leaned over to Mr Wonderful and said- "I want that!" And I really do. Like I've mentioned in previous posts, I've been running regularly for a while but have never been serious about any weight or resistance training. I know that in order to get the toned muscles that I want, I need to include weights and do it on a consistent schedule.
After some research I decided to go with the BiPro Sculpt All Natural Whey protein. You can find more information about it here. I took the free shipping they are offering through June as a sign that I should do it now :)
I'm also looking into meeting with an experience clean-eater to really get a handle on how the food I eat is how I will look and how I can incorporate that into feeding my family. (Mr Wonderful could live on burgers, pizza and mcmuffins if I'd let him).
The final step in my process today is to set my alarm. :) I've been slacking on my early morning (4:45am) runs and just need to kick my butt back into the routine.
Here's to a fresh routine and establishing new habits!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Sandbagging
Yesterday was spent hauling bags of sand from the store, to the van, from the van to the sandbox- repeat 6 times. #1 got a sandbox and we just couldn't wait for Mr Wonderful to get home from work so we got it filled ourselves, which ended up giving me some extra shoulder work yesterday! Bonus!
Today started early again, Mr Wonderful flew out early so I got up too to make sure I was ready before the boys woke up. I took the extra time I had to do push ups, lunges and tricep dips while watching the news. I didn't want to get into a full workout considering if they woke up and I was the only one home, I'd be stuck trying to get ready with two little ones at my feet. Hoping to run tonight after they get in bed.
VERY glad I packed my cooler last night. Oatmeal and banana for breakfast, salad with grilled chicken for lunch, broccoli for a snack later and planning on tacos for dinner tonight.
Busy at the office today- better get to it!
Today started early again, Mr Wonderful flew out early so I got up too to make sure I was ready before the boys woke up. I took the extra time I had to do push ups, lunges and tricep dips while watching the news. I didn't want to get into a full workout considering if they woke up and I was the only one home, I'd be stuck trying to get ready with two little ones at my feet. Hoping to run tonight after they get in bed.
VERY glad I packed my cooler last night. Oatmeal and banana for breakfast, salad with grilled chicken for lunch, broccoli for a snack later and planning on tacos for dinner tonight.
Busy at the office today- better get to it!
Monday, June 25, 2012
Monday Funday
Good (Monday) Morning!
Our littlest guy woke up early today, 4am, with a soaked diaper, which meant a soaked bed, soaked jammies, etc. So I gave him an early morning breakfast while Mr Wonderful changed the sheets and got new attire for him to sleep in.
Sinde I was already up... I grabbed a cup of coffee, got some inspiration from a couple Oxygen magazine models and hit the treadmill. I have a fou rmile run coming up in about two weeks and while I don't run that far, I like to run fast. So today I did 3.5 miles in a half hour and felt like I oculd have run faster. I've determined that the treadmill doesn't quite catch my runs accurately. Or perhaps I just run that much faster when outside?
I followed the run up with some abs, triceps and squats. I'll be the first to admit that I don't spend nearly as much time as I'd like in the area of toning- the little time I do have the workout I use to run because that is what I enjoy most.
Because I don't spend as much time as I'd like in that area, I try to make up for it with really watching what I eat. For about four or five months post baby #2 I tracked everything I ate with the Calorie Counter app for iPhone. After four months I was back to pre-pregnancy weight and started to wean myself off of it. I now am very conscious of what I consume, but am not tied to the app- which kind of made me a bit crazy....
My eating today will look like this:
5am- coffee with 2T fat free creamer
8am- Oatmeal
9am- banana with peanut butter
11:30- grilled skinless chicken breast with veggies
1pm- fruit salad
3pm- protein bar (only 170 calorie kind, I don't eat the meal replacement type- I'd rather have "real" food)
6pm- ??? Great question. Steak is what I have in mind- we'll see if me and the kiddos make it to the meat market to pick it up today
8pm- small bowl of Kashi cereal or a few pieces of dark chocolate
Of course- life can be unpredictable so this can vary some, but it will all add up to between 1500- 1800 calories. Plus throw in there a ton of water. I'm constanly drinking water! In the office I feel like I'm always getting up to fill my huge water bottle.
Looking forward to a great day!
Our littlest guy woke up early today, 4am, with a soaked diaper, which meant a soaked bed, soaked jammies, etc. So I gave him an early morning breakfast while Mr Wonderful changed the sheets and got new attire for him to sleep in.
Sinde I was already up... I grabbed a cup of coffee, got some inspiration from a couple Oxygen magazine models and hit the treadmill. I have a fou rmile run coming up in about two weeks and while I don't run that far, I like to run fast. So today I did 3.5 miles in a half hour and felt like I oculd have run faster. I've determined that the treadmill doesn't quite catch my runs accurately. Or perhaps I just run that much faster when outside?
I followed the run up with some abs, triceps and squats. I'll be the first to admit that I don't spend nearly as much time as I'd like in the area of toning- the little time I do have the workout I use to run because that is what I enjoy most.
Because I don't spend as much time as I'd like in that area, I try to make up for it with really watching what I eat. For about four or five months post baby #2 I tracked everything I ate with the Calorie Counter app for iPhone. After four months I was back to pre-pregnancy weight and started to wean myself off of it. I now am very conscious of what I consume, but am not tied to the app- which kind of made me a bit crazy....
My eating today will look like this:
5am- coffee with 2T fat free creamer
8am- Oatmeal
9am- banana with peanut butter
11:30- grilled skinless chicken breast with veggies
1pm- fruit salad
3pm- protein bar (only 170 calorie kind, I don't eat the meal replacement type- I'd rather have "real" food)
6pm- ??? Great question. Steak is what I have in mind- we'll see if me and the kiddos make it to the meat market to pick it up today
8pm- small bowl of Kashi cereal or a few pieces of dark chocolate
Of course- life can be unpredictable so this can vary some, but it will all add up to between 1500- 1800 calories. Plus throw in there a ton of water. I'm constanly drinking water! In the office I feel like I'm always getting up to fill my huge water bottle.
Looking forward to a great day!
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