People Come & People Go

This afternoon was pretty good at work. All the weirdos are starting to come in. I'm use to it. It happens every once in awhile. The funny thing is that they come in at once. We're starting to run out of food at home (I'm too lazy to go to the store, I'll go Saturday). For my snacks today,
I had a handful of grapes and an Attune chocolate bar. It was so good. It wasn't thinking much of it, but it was actually very good. Afterwards, I was extremely full. I don't know if it was the bar, or I was going to be full anyways. I loved that the bar only had 80 calories and I got my chocolate fix! I found it at my local Safeway in the yogurt section.


Today was a running only day at the gym. It was a long run day. I had 6 1/2 miles on my schedule. I got on the treadmill (too hot outside, it was 92 outside), and I wasn't really into it. I decided I was going to space out and listen to Judge Judy. Next thing I know, I've run 5 1/2 miles. So many people came and went. The treadmills were completely filled when I got on and about 30 minutes into the run, they were almost empty. I needed up running 6 1/2 miles in 70:26. I rock! If I'm able to keep my pace during my 1/2 marathon, I will be able to finish under 2 1/2 hours! So far, I've ran 1/4 of a marathon. Does that count for anything??

When I got home, I was starving. I knew my dinner was going to take about 1 hour to bake. I was making Baked Parmesan Chicken Legs, mashed potatoes and green beans (can you tell I love green beans, I eat them all the time).

Here's the chicken all ready in the oven and starting to bake. Only 55 minutes until I can inhale them.

Fresh out of the oven...

Mashed potatoes...yummy (my favorite).

Everything all plated. Such a good dinner!!

I have my compression socks on and now it's time to relax and try to catch up on the dvr. Tomorrow, is going to be a short day at work. I have a dentist appointment that is going to take 4 hours. Hopefully it only takes 4 hours. I hate the dentist! My hubby is so sweet, he's going to take me to work, pick me up and wait for me at the dentist, take me home and take care of me the rest of the day. I don't think I'll be in too much pain. Saturday, I have an Oktoberfest 5K in Davis. So, I hope I'll be able to compete, and not just run (runners know the difference).

Wish me luck tomorrow!!

Fabulous Friday!

Fridays are very happy days for me. I love Fridays. They are usually very busy at work and time flies by. Before I know it, it's 5pm and time to head home. Fridays are rest days for me. I grocery shop and have dinner with my husband.



Here is the biscotti that I've been eating from my work. They are called La Dolce Vita Biscotti. They are so tasty. They only have 12 g of sugars and 130 calories per 2 pieces. No so bad if you compare it to some other items (maybe like my other favorite, the Snickers bar).







Here's my usual lunch: 1 piece wheat bread with 3 pieces of deli chicken lunch meat, mustard and salad mixed greens. So yummy!

By the time I get home from the work and the store, I am starving. I usually try to schedule my left overs so I have them when I get home. Well, I didn't plan very well this week (it has been a crappy week). While I was at the store, I kept smelling the pizza place that is located inside the store. It's called Lenardi's Pizza Co. I wasn't expecting very much since it was located inside the store. They had a deal going for a large speciality pizza for $10. I chose a combination pizza and it was ready when I was done shopping. I placed the pizza in the passenger seat next to me. It was calling my name the entire way home. The smell was mouth watering.

As soon as as we unloaded the groceries, the food was on our plates. I was surprised of how great it tasted. I;m not one for pizza crusts, but this one was so good, I could have ate all crusts. I will definitely be going back to great these great deals.

I am going on week 6 of 1/2 marathon training. I feel really good about how this is going. I'm up to 11.50 miles a week. I know that isn't much, but it is a lot to me. This is the most I have ever ran. Every month, I will raise my mileage by .6 miles. I will do great in the race. I have about 10 months until the big day. They haven't posted the official race date, but this year it was May 1.

Do you have a training program you go by?

How far do you run in 1 week?