Week-beginning Thoughts:
It's a strange week, for a few reasons. Monday's "holiday" is just another day at home with the kids. Today should mark the start of summertime. My family should be at the at the beach right now. Instead, self-isolation continues...
It's a strange week, for a few reasons. Monday's "holiday" is just another day at home with the kids. Today should mark the start of summertime. My family should be at the at the beach right now. Instead, self-isolation continues...
Monday
Did: The PREP- Total Body Push/Pull, 4.26mi stroller run @ 9:08/mi avg
Nutrition: could've been better... need to limit alcohol to one/night and lay off the Triscuits...
Enjoyed a run with my potato at the river mid-morning, and also tried out a new Beachbody meal plan to help me change up my intake. Today's lunch was chili with avocado toast (the first time I've ever had avocado toast, too). Solid.
Breakfast:/Snack (2) smoothies of cauliflower, protein powder, banana, blueberries, strawberries and coconut milk
Lunch: avocado toast with chili
Snack: mashed frozen banana with 1T
Dinner: bourbon, chardonnay, chicken tenderloin, bell peppers, avocado, and triscuits
Nutrition: could've been better... need to limit alcohol to one/night and lay off the Triscuits...
Enjoyed a run with my potato at the river mid-morning, and also tried out a new Beachbody meal plan to help me change up my intake. Today's lunch was chili with avocado toast (the first time I've ever had avocado toast, too). Solid.
Breakfast:/Snack (2) smoothies of cauliflower, protein powder, banana, blueberries, strawberries and coconut milk
Lunch: avocado toast with chili
Snack: mashed frozen banana with 1T
Dinner: bourbon, chardonnay, chicken tenderloin, bell peppers, avocado, and triscuits
Tuessday
Did: 10KTuesday @ 9:53/mi avg,The PREP- Strength and Power
Nutrition: good, though I had an extra carb (beer)
Man, today's PREP kicked my butt. It was only a 30min workout, but I was SO sweaty by the end of it. Had a good dinner (pre-prepped chicken, broccoli, and butternut squash "noodles"-- another one from the meal plan I'm attempting to follow this week. Diet was thrown off sliiiightly when some friends dropped off a six pack of my fave summer beer (that I can't get at our curbside pickup or drive-thru spots locally), but it was "only" one extra yellow container for the day.
Breakfast: overnight oats (greek yogurt, blueberries, sunflower seeds, quick oats)
Snack: cheerios, coffee with 1/2c whole milk and 1/2c lowfat chocolate milk
Lunch: chili, 2 hard-boiled (HB) egg whites
Snack: spinach wrap with a coconut milk + protein shake
Snack: mashed banana with 1T peanut butter
Dinner: butternut squash noodles, broccoli, chicken breast, beer
Breakfast: overnight oats (greek yogurt, blueberries, sunflower seeds, quick oats)
Snack: cheerios, coffee with 1/2c whole milk and 1/2c lowfat chocolate milk
Lunch: chili, 2 hard-boiled (HB) egg whites
Snack: spinach wrap with a coconut milk + protein shake
Snack: mashed banana with 1T peanut butter
Dinner: butternut squash noodles, broccoli, chicken breast, beer
Wednesday
Did: 4.09mi run @ 9:21/mi avg
Nutrition: one too many yellow containers... again
Breakfast: (2) scrambled eggs with broccoli
Mid-morning: (2) smoothies of protein powder, coconut milk, cauliflower, and blueberries
Lunch: chili with toast, 1/2 apple, 1T of mixed nuts
Snack: quinoa, green beans, and roasted peppers in a spinach wrap
Dinner: chicken, butternut squash, broccoli, and a glass of chardonnay
Mid-morning: (2) smoothies of protein powder, coconut milk, cauliflower, and blueberries
Lunch: chili with toast, 1/2 apple, 1T of mixed nuts
Snack: quinoa, green beans, and roasted peppers in a spinach wrap
Dinner: chicken, butternut squash, broccoli, and a glass of chardonnay
Did: The PREP- Cardio and Core, 5mi on treadmill @ 10:05/mi avg
Nutrition: needed more fruit...
When my coach was doing The PREP, she didn't do the Cardio day, because she was also running a ton. I considered this for myself, but decided I wanted to commit to the program in full, and extra cardio (especially since it was different than running) couldn't hurt. It was kind of fun to be doing cross-the-floor shuffles with my baby around. I'd shuffle over, tickle, and then listen to giggles on my return trip. :)
I had a ton of training videos to watch for work today, so I opted to get my treadmill run in while watching them. This was good from a time perspective, but really frustrating since my earbuds kept getting sweaty and falling out... or the cords would catch in my arm swing and bring everything to halt. Got it done, though.
I'm struggling a bit with my fruit intake on the days when I don't have smoothies. Today's meals were:
Breakfast: overnight oats (greek yogurt, blueberries, sunflower seeds, quick oats)
Mid-morning: shake with 1c 1% milk with protein powder, 16 wheat thing
worth noting: I felt NOTHING after eating the wheat thins. SO unsatisfying. That'll teach me to "waste" a yellow container. I'd have been happier with some cooked corn....
Lunch: chili, 1T nuts, 1 veggie burger patty
Afternoon: 2 eggs, 2 graham crackers (again, the cracker carbs were so.... empty)
Dinner: roasted bell pepper with ground turkey scramble, an orange... and bourbon
Nutrition: needed more fruit...
When my coach was doing The PREP, she didn't do the Cardio day, because she was also running a ton. I considered this for myself, but decided I wanted to commit to the program in full, and extra cardio (especially since it was different than running) couldn't hurt. It was kind of fun to be doing cross-the-floor shuffles with my baby around. I'd shuffle over, tickle, and then listen to giggles on my return trip. :)
I had a ton of training videos to watch for work today, so I opted to get my treadmill run in while watching them. This was good from a time perspective, but really frustrating since my earbuds kept getting sweaty and falling out... or the cords would catch in my arm swing and bring everything to halt. Got it done, though.
I'm struggling a bit with my fruit intake on the days when I don't have smoothies. Today's meals were:
Breakfast: overnight oats (greek yogurt, blueberries, sunflower seeds, quick oats)
Mid-morning: shake with 1c 1% milk with protein powder, 16 wheat thing
worth noting: I felt NOTHING after eating the wheat thins. SO unsatisfying. That'll teach me to "waste" a yellow container. I'd have been happier with some cooked corn....
Lunch: chili, 1T nuts, 1 veggie burger patty
Afternoon: 2 eggs, 2 graham crackers (again, the cracker carbs were so.... empty)
Dinner: roasted bell pepper with ground turkey scramble, an orange... and bourbon
Friday
Did: The PREP- Isometrics, 5K @ 9:08/mi avg
Nutrition: on point :)
I really liked today's Isometrics workout! It was ALL lifting, and all slow and controlled.I still wish I had something better to sub for actual chin-ups (recommended mod is holding a bicep curl at 90 degrees), but I enjoyed everything. Finished up with a sunrise 5K.
...also walked about 7mi on the treadmill desk while working.
Breakfast: shake with 1c 1% milk and scoop of protein powder
Mid-morning/post-workout: (2) smoothies with the stuff below
Lunch: Kale/Spinach Meatloaf, spaghetti squash with yellow squash, zucchini, and quinoa with a sprinkle of cheese
Mid-afternoon: frozen banana and 1T peanut butter
Dinner: salmon, broccoli, squash/zucchini, and some berries with a summer shandy ;)
Saturday
Did: 10.01mi @ 9:43/mi avg, The PREP- Range and Recovery
Nutrition: good until post-dinner...
Today's run started with a bit of a struggle-- I forgot to eat breakfast before we left. Normally, I don't eat much before a long run, but I didn't even have my standard banana due to kid logistics madness. About three miles in, I decided it was worth stealing one of my kids' veggie pouches.
That was a questionable decision. It was a puree of green beans, chia, and peas. Erm... not what I wanted to be eating on a humid long run in almost-June. :P
Fortunately, it ended up well enough. I felt better around mile 6, and even pushed the pace (8:48) for the last mile.
Also did the yoga/stretch-y PREP workout for the week. It's technically scheduled for Sunday, but I like doing it on my long run day.
Breakfast: oops
Post-Run Recovery: giant smoothie of (2) servings nonfat Greek yogurt, 1 banana, 1/2c strawberries, 1/2c blueberries, 2c spinach/kale, 1 scoop protein powder
Brunch: 2 slices turkey bacon, 1 protein pancake, 3 egg whites, coffee with 1/2c whole milk and 1/2c lowfat chocolate milk
Lunch: 1c spaghetti squash, 1/2c red quinoa, 1c broccoli, 1/6c shredded cheese
Snack: banana
Dinner: double old-fashioned, 1c spaghetti squash, 1/2c red quinoa, 1c broccoli, 1/6c shredded cheese, 1 pork chop
...and then I let myself go a bit and indulged in some extra food after dinner
Evening: 1/2 PB&J, 2 graham crackers with milk
Nutrition: on point :)
I really liked today's Isometrics workout! It was ALL lifting, and all slow and controlled.I still wish I had something better to sub for actual chin-ups (recommended mod is holding a bicep curl at 90 degrees), but I enjoyed everything. Finished up with a sunrise 5K.
...also walked about 7mi on the treadmill desk while working.
Breakfast: shake with 1c 1% milk and scoop of protein powder
Mid-morning/post-workout: (2) smoothies with the stuff below
Lunch: Kale/Spinach Meatloaf, spaghetti squash with yellow squash, zucchini, and quinoa with a sprinkle of cheese
Mid-afternoon: frozen banana and 1T peanut butter
Dinner: salmon, broccoli, squash/zucchini, and some berries with a summer shandy ;)
Saturday
Did: 10.01mi @ 9:43/mi avg, The PREP- Range and Recovery
Nutrition: good until post-dinner...
Today's run started with a bit of a struggle-- I forgot to eat breakfast before we left. Normally, I don't eat much before a long run, but I didn't even have my standard banana due to kid logistics madness. About three miles in, I decided it was worth stealing one of my kids' veggie pouches.
That was a questionable decision. It was a puree of green beans, chia, and peas. Erm... not what I wanted to be eating on a humid long run in almost-June. :P
Fortunately, it ended up well enough. I felt better around mile 6, and even pushed the pace (8:48) for the last mile.
Also did the yoga/stretch-y PREP workout for the week. It's technically scheduled for Sunday, but I like doing it on my long run day.
Breakfast: oops
Post-Run Recovery: giant smoothie of (2) servings nonfat Greek yogurt, 1 banana, 1/2c strawberries, 1/2c blueberries, 2c spinach/kale, 1 scoop protein powder
Brunch: 2 slices turkey bacon, 1 protein pancake, 3 egg whites, coffee with 1/2c whole milk and 1/2c lowfat chocolate milk
Lunch: 1c spaghetti squash, 1/2c red quinoa, 1c broccoli, 1/6c shredded cheese
Snack: banana
Dinner: double old-fashioned, 1c spaghetti squash, 1/2c red quinoa, 1c broccoli, 1/6c shredded cheese, 1 pork chop
...and then I let myself go a bit and indulged in some extra food after dinner
Evening: 1/2 PB&J, 2 graham crackers with milk
Sunday
Did: 5.65mi @ 9:10/mi avg, The PREP- The Crucible
Nutrition: good :)
I was up from 1am to 3am with my children, and then couldn't get to sleep myself until closer to 4am. When my husband came in at 6:30am, reminding me we'd planned to do a family run at 7am, and noting I was "the last one to get up", I was so tempted to just let them go without me, and sleep some more.
...but then I remembered that every time I've ever tried to do that before, it never works out. I can never get back to sleep, and I spend the rest of the day grumbling and irritated that I didn't get anything done before 9am and trying to find a good time to run in the heat.
That was the right call. :) We had a GREAT family run, at a faster pace (for my husband's sake) along the entirety of our Riverwalk system, and even got to see a few friends in passing. Plus, I was able to knock out my PREP workout when I got home, shower, and have breakfast... all before 10am.
Nutrition: good :)
I was up from 1am to 3am with my children, and then couldn't get to sleep myself until closer to 4am. When my husband came in at 6:30am, reminding me we'd planned to do a family run at 7am, and noting I was "the last one to get up", I was so tempted to just let them go without me, and sleep some more.
...but then I remembered that every time I've ever tried to do that before, it never works out. I can never get back to sleep, and I spend the rest of the day grumbling and irritated that I didn't get anything done before 9am and trying to find a good time to run in the heat.
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| "ugggghhh, wait, I'll come too" |
That was the right call. :) We had a GREAT family run, at a faster pace (for my husband's sake) along the entirety of our Riverwalk system, and even got to see a few friends in passing. Plus, I was able to knock out my PREP workout when I got home, shower, and have breakfast... all before 10am.
The PREP's workout today was called "The Crucible", and I've gotta say it had been built UP in my Beachbody accountability group. I found it lacking, though. It was hard, but hard in a way that I didn't really like. Parts of it were too challenging (diamond push-ups), and I didn't feel like I could find a good mod for my level; parts of it were activities I always feel like I'm going to injure myself doing (jumping alternating lunges with weights); and parts were things I needed to take slower than the video to keep my form. I think next time I do this workout, I'll just write down the moves, and do them all at my own pace (or find better mods).
Pre-Run: 1 HB egg white
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 3 triscuits (crumbled), 1c roasted zucchini/yellow squash, 1/6c shredded cheese
Brunch/Lunch: smoothies (1c Greek plain yogurt, 2c spinach/kale, 1c berries, 1 banana, 1/4c mango, 1 scoop protein powder, 8oz 1% milk)
Lunch: 6 slices turkey lunch meat, 3 HB egg whites
Snack: banana
Dinner: chardonnay, cauliflower rice, pork chop, 1/2c corn, 1/2c quinoa, 1c broccoli, 1 HB egg white
Total Weekly Mileage: 38.5
Week-ending Thoughts:
- Oh, hey there almost-40mi week. Wassup? :) It's still crazy to remember a time when 7 miles in a week seemed like such a formidable goal.
- I liked Week 1 of The PREP a lot better than Week 2. Week 2 just never felt like I was really getting what I wanted out of the workout... I think this is a sign I'm probably not going to follow up this program with The WORK. I preferred LIIFT4, and will probably seek out something closer to that for my next strength workouts.
- I'm actually thinking about taking a six-week period to focus on running sometime in the near future, and doing my Miler Method training plan.
- ...but I also decided to captain a virtual relay team for a 5000km Race Across America, so volume is going to be key for the next few months
- Nutrition is getting much easier to manage, especially since I've pre-prepped a TON of veggies and fruits to make it easy to grab-and-go from my fridge (even easier than grabbing crackers these days, since I've made sure to put all our cracker containers in the pantry under or behind other things-- one more barrier to overcome)
- I've broken myself of the cereal and cracker habits (yay!). I also no longer have any desire to go to Starbucks. I'd still probably go for the social aspect, but, really, I don't think the iced drinks taste as good as what I make at home. My mind may change when it gets colder since I'm still not an expert at DIY flat whites...
- My biggest nutrition struggles have just been moderating my end-of-day drink (since it counts as "yellow"/carb container), but I've learned how to plan for that by "reserving" a container with how I eat during the rest of the day
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