Determination

Well, I'm back at trying to do this gym thing, once again. I am very determined to get up at 4 am Monday thru Thursday and run outside on Saturday morning. I am happy to be back there. I love seeing the regulars and the newbies. It's fun and I enjoy running!

Today, I stopped at 3 miles (my lungs need to get worked out, too) because I started feeling weird. I think I may be coming down with this cold everyone has. I hope not and I'm going to keep thinking healthy.

What have I been doing in my non-gym time? Well, we have been home furnishing window shopping. We're in the final steps of getting the house and we don't want to buy anything yet (especially, since we don't have room for it). So, we're shopping around and seeing what we like for the best price. I am so picky when it comes to rugs. Jason likes very ornate rungs and I like very plain rugs. I think we found one that we both like (it isn't one of these), but we were surrounded by them this weekend.

Everything is very messy here, we've packed so much stuff and so much stuff left to pack. I'm trying to keep the very breakable things for the very last minute, hoping to save them from being broken.We have some much to do still, but we're making it fun along the way.

What are you training for?

Running Does a Body Good

Today was an easy day at the gym. At first, I wasn't wanting to go. But, I forced myself to go. I always feel better aft a nice run (even a short one). I've been noticing a difference in my body since I got back on track (and healed from the injury). My butt is getting smaller, thighs are getting tighter, my abs are getting the 6-pack it deserves and my arms are getting toned. I love seeing results! It makes everything worth it.

All the pain, tiredness, aches and being so grumpy when I don't get enough sleep, everything has been worth it. And, when I cross that finish line in 79 days, I will prove to myself and everyone else, that has been all worth it! I feel like I'm in better shape than before I got injured. This has been a long and tiring week, but I'm starting to see everything the way it's turning out and making it worth my while! I'm so glad that I am able to get out there and run!

I ran on the TM for an easy 2 miles and continued my PT. I hate it when I have to park next to the hamburger place and walk past it to get to the gym. It smells so good!


I don't have any pictures from today, so here's one of Izzie.

Hope everyone has a great Friday!! We're almost there!

Back on Track!

Another boring (food) day. I ran out cereal last week (hints the baking for breakfast over the weekend). I was too lazy (and scared of weekend grocery store traffic) to go to the store. So, this morning, I had a big glass of OJ for breakfast and Greek yogurt for my snack.

Lunch was the same old ingredients as normal, but I had it on Rudi's cracked wheat bread. It tasted like it was a deli sandwich. The bread was so soft and fluffy. I can't believe it's been in the freezer for a couple of weeks. I can't until tomorrow's lunch!

The gym was pretty good. I wasn't wanting to go, but I forced myself. Once I got there, it wasn't so bad. I wanted to leave early and go do some grocery shopping. But, before I knew it, I finished everything I normally do. Today I did 25 minutes on the elliptical, 30 minutes abs, and 10 minutes rowing. I'm beat!

My mom came over right after I got done shopping, with my niece. It was nice to see her playing the kittens. She tired them out for me. A 3 year old and 2 kittens playing is very cute! After they left, I had dinner. I wasn't really in the mood to eat, but I was hungry (if that makes any sense). I didn't even want to unwrap my salad from last night. So, I poured myself a big bowl of cereal. It tasted so good, I went back for seconds. I am perfectly full (not so full it hurts, no empty either). I love it when I am able to gage my meals (and my eyes aren't bigger than my stomach).



I am still learning a lot about our kittens. I found that Scout is very curious. She decided to climb one of our indoor trees. Since it's meant for indoors, it's not very strong and can't hold much weight. She got about 1/2 way up the tree and the branches started to bend and she feel out. Of course, she landed on her feet (it wasn't that high up either). Sleeping is getting MUCH better now. I can sleep mostly through the night (Izzie only wakes us up once now).

Well, I think it's tome to cuddle in a nice, warm blanket with my 2 little ones. Until tomorrow...

What a crappy day!

During the week, I do not drink coffee, unless I am in desperate need, or I'm off of work. So, this morning's breakfast consisted of 2 cups of Cheerios Whole Grain cereal with non fat milk. Since, I am not a morning person, without my workout, I try to get up and out ASAP. I love my sleep and it is impossible for me to wake up in enough time to go to the gym and workout (or even my run near the house). I usually get up and out of the house in 20 minutes. Since my husband works nights, it's not bad working out at night. I love coming home all sweaty, taking a shower and getting my comfy PJ's on.

I headed off to work and arrived bright and early. I usually drinks about 10 bottles of water throughout my entire day. To me, water tastes so good and I love that there are no calories. A few weeks ago, I received a jury summons in the mail. I always hate getting those. In Placer County, there is not an option if going would be financial distress on you and your family (which it would have been). So, I had to call in this morning. Of course, I was called in to arrive at 1pm. I knew I wasn't going to have time for my snack at my normal snacking time (noon). So, I decided to cut up my apple early and eat it at 11am. I think a cut up apple tastes so much fresher and tastier than a whole apple being bitten into. I don't know why, call me crazy.

I made my 35 minute drive to Auburn and found the court room I needed to be in. I am usually one of the youngest ones in there, which I was, again. Oh well. Three hours later, the judge called for a break. Since I hadn't had lunch yet (which I normally eat at 3pm), I was starving. I was lucky that I still had my Cliff bar in my purse. That came in handy.

I've never had the Peanut Toffee Buzz flavor before. I didn't take a picture (too hungry to, then I remembered after I ate the entire bar), but it had a nice little drizzle of toffee on the top. The peanuts were nice and tasty. This was the perfect snack to keep me awake during court and tide me over until after the gym. This Cliff bar was very filling.


At the gym, I did 3x of these abs workouts. I don't know the names of them, so I will look them up and write them down next time. I also spent 1/2 hour on the elliptical, 10 minutes on the rowing machine, and the final 15 minutes on another machine that is like the elliptical, just more difficult. I'll take a picture of the machine and post it to see if anyone knows the name of it.

For my dinner, I used up the last bit of the BBQ chicken in the wrap, like I did yesterday. I polished it off with a 1/2 bottle of my orange Gatorade. So yummy! I'm going to have to make this chicken again.

After cleaning up the kitchen, I finished my night with a 1/2 piece of toast with some peanut butter on top. I love this combination. It just tastes better being toasted. Since the peanut butter makes me so thirsty, I had 2 bottles of water with it. I am full for the night!

So, to recap, my day was crappy because I had jury duty (which I was dismissed from several hours later), still some personal crappy stuff going on, and my workout at the gym wasn't that great. I was barely sweaty when I got home. I think my brain was elsewhere.

Tell me how your day was?