An Unusal Uncomfortable Wednesday

I think this was was pretty boring (food wise) because I'm having a baking spree Friday. I'm so excited about getting our kittens Saturday, I'll need to take my mind off of it. This is a great way to do it! I can't wait. I haven't been baking lately (trying to eat better). This 3 day weekend will be a free weekend (I will work out Sunday, though). Sunday will be my first 5 miler. I'm pretty excited about that too.

Before I left work, I finished the rest of the think thin bar. I really don't care for this bar. It makes me feel icky afterwards. Since I was late to the gym (work ran late), I was only able to run 3 1/2 miles. My Monday night spin instructor was teaching tonight's class. It was great!! I noticed that she also had an Insperspire towel. Pretty great! Everyone loves them! I was pretty sweaty when I got home. I relaxed a little (cooling off) before I hopped in the shower.

Afterwards, I made dinner. More mashed potatoes, green beans and some slightly spicy turkey sausage. I bought the sausage last night and cooked them tonight. I've never had this brand before. It was pretty good. It added some flavor to my meal (it was pretty bland last night).


My feet are pretty beat up from running (like many runner's feet are). I decided to try applying some of the Pro Emu lotion on them. I think it works too well. My feet are almost healed. What I'm finding out is that I need those calluses. It now hurts when I run. This stuff works too well. It's such a great lotion. (I'm not getting anything for saying this. These are my true feelings, and I would never lie.)

I'm on a count down, only 3 days until the kittens come home!!

Any fun plans for the long weekend?

Uncomfortable & Very Happy

This morning was a standard day. Nothing special. Before I headed to the gym, I made up a new shake that was given to me by some good people at Jay Robb. Silly me, I was too excited (and in a hurry) to take a picture before it was gone. The flavor was orange. I made it just with water. I didn't want the extra calories or juice or milk or anything.

On the package, it didn't say how much liquid to mix the powder with. There was a lot of powder, so I guessed to mix 12 oz. I guessed too much. The flavor was a little weak (my fault). It was mixed well, which was pretty fast and easy to do, it foamed up a lot and didn't go down in the 10 minutes I let it sit. It was good flavor and no chalky taste left behind, like some powders. It was very filling (I'll take a picture the next time I mix the powder).

By the time I got to the gym, I felt like I had so much energy. My mind was in the game. I got on the treadmill, and the next thing I know, 4.25 miles (yes, I did the mileage bump) in 44:23 minutes was over. I was moving. I kept bumping up the speed every 1/2 mile. I was really concentrating on my form and my feet position. It was a great time on the treadmill (how often can I say that?).

Spin was was getting ready to start by the time I got into the class. My head was still into it. I couldn't wait to continue to drip sweat onto the floor. Careful...it's slippery around me. Class was great. There was a lot of people in class today, so I was a little crowded. Oh well, the more the merrier! Yoga was next on my schedule. My body was ready for a great, long stretch after a difficult spin class!

We had the loud breather in class, again. Lucky us, he took off his shirt. I haven't seen a single guy without his shirt in the gym. I can see why, no one wants to see it. It's fine outside in the heat, but not inside.

My knees had taken a beating with my upped mileage, spin class and yoga had a lot of leg balancing positions today. When I got home, I immediately applied Pro Emu Lotion. This lotion doesn't smell and it isn't oily. Some lotions out there advertise that they're not smelly, but they have a very slight smell only a sensitive nose can detect. Not this one! It really helped my sore joints. It took just about 20 minutes and I was feeling brand new.

Once I got settled, I opened some packages. I was looking forward to one in particular...Compression Stockings. I slipped those babies right one. (Something else I forgot to take a picture of...Wednesday, I will). They were easier to put on than I heard. I had time to keep them on for about an hour. I had a harder time taking off the socks than putting them on. Afterwards, my legs are feeling so much better. They're not as tight as they were. I can't wait until tomorrow to see how the socks makes my day!

Tonight's dinner was very simple, another PB&J sandwich with tortilla chips. Dessert was some great blueberry Greek yogurt from Oikos. I've only had one other Greek yogurt. Compared to that brand, this is great!! I"m not saying this is a bad yogurt by any means. It is great!! I could eat 6 containers of them. I love the low calorie count in these and 13 grams of protein.

Look at all the yummy things in it! The berries were at the bottom, and the flavor was so good. It tasted like real blueberries. The yogurt was a little thinner than what I am use to.
I can't wait until I have more!

I am pretty tired (Monday's usually kick my butt). I think I will relax with my puppy, kitty and DVR and watch some I Love Lucy. I love older shows, when they were better.

Someone had asked me to post to details on the back of the Ginger's Elixir energy drink. Here you go. Because it is an energy, they don't have to put all the details they do for, say, soda.

Did you do anything exciting this weekend?