Week-beginning Thoughts:
I'm already looking forward to being done with this program... That's not a good mindset to be in. Definitely need to turn my attitude around and resolve to commit to these next/last two weeks and get everything I can out of this program before saying "meh" to it.
I'm already looking forward to being done with this program... That's not a good mindset to be in. Definitely need to turn my attitude around and resolve to commit to these next/last two weeks and get everything I can out of this program before saying "meh" to it.
Monday
Did: The PREP - Push, 4.10mi @ 8:58/mi avg
Running with my husband always yields a faster pace :) Also had a bit of excitement at the end of the run when my husband yelled "SNAKE-", causing me to jump cheerleader-style and panic, before he finished the word, "-SKIN"... and I landed just on the other side of a run-over, dead copperhead.
Nutrition: disaster
Welcome to hormonal hell week. Weeee, being a woman! Today was rough for a variety of reasons, and I may have said "f--- it" to nutrition and binge-eaten an entire sleeve of my kid's graham crackers before lunch.
Felt guilty the rest of the day. :(
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Running with my husband always yields a faster pace :) Also had a bit of excitement at the end of the run when my husband yelled "SNAKE-", causing me to jump cheerleader-style and panic, before he finished the word, "-SKIN"... and I landed just on the other side of a run-over, dead copperhead.
Nutrition: disaster
Welcome to hormonal hell week. Weeee, being a woman! Today was rough for a variety of reasons, and I may have said "f--- it" to nutrition and binge-eaten an entire sleeve of my kid's graham crackers before lunch.
Felt guilty the rest of the day. :(
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Tuesday
Did: The PREP- Legs, 6.23mi run @ 9:29/mi avg
Was NOT excited to do either of these workouts today, but made them happen.
Nutrition: noooooope
Another day of time-of-month (and general national chaos) induced stress resulted in giving into random food cravings, trying to find some comfort in them. Today's poor choices included: a LARABAR, triscuits, double old-fashioned, and more graham crackers (I need to get those things OUT of reach...)
= Wednesday
Was NOT excited to do either of these workouts today, but made them happen.
Nutrition: noooooope
Another day of time-of-month (and general national chaos) induced stress resulted in giving into random food cravings, trying to find some comfort in them. Today's poor choices included: a LARABAR, triscuits, double old-fashioned, and more graham crackers (I need to get those things OUT of reach...)
= Wednesday
Did: 6.36mi run @ 9:08/mi avg, 0.5mi walk, yoga
After a rough night/early morning (thanks, double old-fashioned), I was NOT feeling like getting my run done on Global Running Day... but I'd committed... and the sooner I got it done, the less ungodly hot it would be. So I made it happen, and smiled every time I saw another runner on my atypical route. Yay.
Nutrition: Finally back to normal-ish
Oh, good, I'm finally past the couple days of insane hormonal cravings. Today was good. I had an apple for breakfast, smoothie for post-run, cauliflower rice+ground turkey+roasted peppers for lunch, only 1/4c of milk with my coffee, turkey+pepper tacos, asparagus, and a glass of merlot to finish it off.
I ended the day at +1 (too many) yellow, and -1 (too few) fruit, but huge improvement over the past two days.
After a rough night/early morning (thanks, double old-fashioned), I was NOT feeling like getting my run done on Global Running Day... but I'd committed... and the sooner I got it done, the less ungodly hot it would be. So I made it happen, and smiled every time I saw another runner on my atypical route. Yay.
Nutrition: Finally back to normal-ish
Oh, good, I'm finally past the couple days of insane hormonal cravings. Today was good. I had an apple for breakfast, smoothie for post-run, cauliflower rice+ground turkey+roasted peppers for lunch, only 1/4c of milk with my coffee, turkey+pepper tacos, asparagus, and a glass of merlot to finish it off.
I ended the day at +1 (too many) yellow, and -1 (too few) fruit, but huge improvement over the past two days.
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Thursday
Did: The PREP- Endurance & Agility, 2mi run @ 9:32/mi avg, 15min yoga
When baby woke up at 3:30am, I knew I wasn't getting back to sleep... Muddled through The PREP, thinking, the entire time, "I really do NOT like this workout."
Jumping split squats and lunges of any kind = things I don't like. They feel weird in my legs. I tried to just "lean into it" and "embrace the suck", but I just kept thinking, "nope, this isn't something I dislike because it's hard... I just don't like it". :P The second half of the workout felt SO boring-- a few bouts of 6x30s "agility drills". This must be how people who don't run view trackwork--- "why would you just run around in circles?"
Made it through, decided I'm definitely not doing The WORK next, and then got myself out the door for a short 2mi run, before enjoying a bit of yoga.
I even finished early enough to enjoy some time reading in my nook before the family woke up... but really just wanted to curl up and sleep at that point.
Nutrition: Generally good
When baby woke up at 3:30am, I knew I wasn't getting back to sleep... Muddled through The PREP, thinking, the entire time, "I really do NOT like this workout."
Jumping split squats and lunges of any kind = things I don't like. They feel weird in my legs. I tried to just "lean into it" and "embrace the suck", but I just kept thinking, "nope, this isn't something I dislike because it's hard... I just don't like it". :P The second half of the workout felt SO boring-- a few bouts of 6x30s "agility drills". This must be how people who don't run view trackwork--- "why would you just run around in circles?"
Made it through, decided I'm definitely not doing The WORK next, and then got myself out the door for a short 2mi run, before enjoying a bit of yoga.
I even finished early enough to enjoy some time reading in my nook before the family woke up... but really just wanted to curl up and sleep at that point.
Nutrition: Generally good
Breakfast: 2 eggs, protein shake with 1% milk
Snack 1/2 banana, 1/4c whole milk + 1/4c lowfat chocolate milk coffee
Lunch 1c spaghetti squash, 1 c broccoli, 1/6c shredded cheese, 1 apple, 3/4c chicken, 4 asparagus
Snack greek yogurt with carrots
Dinner 4oz chicken, 1c broccoli, 1/2c strawberries, 1/6c cheese, 1c watermelon + tequila (margartia)
Evening triscuits, LARA bar (had extra carbs to use)
Snack 1/2 banana, 1/4c whole milk + 1/4c lowfat chocolate milk coffee
Lunch 1c spaghetti squash, 1 c broccoli, 1/6c shredded cheese, 1 apple, 3/4c chicken, 4 asparagus
Snack greek yogurt with carrots
Dinner 4oz chicken, 1c broccoli, 1/2c strawberries, 1/6c cheese, 1c watermelon + tequila (margartia)
Evening triscuits, LARA bar (had extra carbs to use)
Friday
Did: The PREP- Pull, Cize - Crazy 8s, 15min Post-Cardio Yoga with Faith
Another 3:30am wakeup for the baby. Really not a fan of this "no afternoon nap" --> "fall asleep at 6:30pm" business and hope we can get back on track soon :P Total sleep duration is fine, but, man, I really want to shift the start time an hour or two...
Got through The PREP workout for the day. I've reaffirmed these workouts aren't for me. I get so bored with the inch worm--> mountain climbers, feel like they rush the tempo (for me) on the curls, and ended up subbing my own modifications for the pull-ups (since I don't have a bar) because I didn't get much out of their own. Of course, my mods were the moves I miss from LIIFT4, so I think that tells me what I'm going to be doing again in the near future for strength training...
I wanted a cardio component today, but didn't feel like going outside, again, alone, pre-dawn, for a run... plus doing that would mean I'd have to change my sports bra (the one I wore for the lifting workout isn't quite what I'd want for a high-impact run). I'd seen a cardio dance program on Beachbody on Demand the other day and decided to give that a try. I danced as a kid, some into adulthood, and have kind of missed it the past few years (especially since my show chorus isn't rehearsing in-person right now).
It was good :) After 30min of dance, I tried to make it through their 8-min ab add-on... and struggled. lol. Guess I used my core more than I thought during the workout. Pushed through, and then followed-up with a nice cool-down yoga practice.
Nutrition: Stellar
Breakfast: smoothie
Mid-Morning: coffee+milk, watermelon
Lunch: cauliflower with cheese and turkey, 2 graham crackers
Mid-Afternoon: banana
Dinner: spinach, ground turkey, asparagus, kahlua+irish cream drink
Another 3:30am wakeup for the baby. Really not a fan of this "no afternoon nap" --> "fall asleep at 6:30pm" business and hope we can get back on track soon :P Total sleep duration is fine, but, man, I really want to shift the start time an hour or two...
Got through The PREP workout for the day. I've reaffirmed these workouts aren't for me. I get so bored with the inch worm--> mountain climbers, feel like they rush the tempo (for me) on the curls, and ended up subbing my own modifications for the pull-ups (since I don't have a bar) because I didn't get much out of their own. Of course, my mods were the moves I miss from LIIFT4, so I think that tells me what I'm going to be doing again in the near future for strength training...
I wanted a cardio component today, but didn't feel like going outside, again, alone, pre-dawn, for a run... plus doing that would mean I'd have to change my sports bra (the one I wore for the lifting workout isn't quite what I'd want for a high-impact run). I'd seen a cardio dance program on Beachbody on Demand the other day and decided to give that a try. I danced as a kid, some into adulthood, and have kind of missed it the past few years (especially since my show chorus isn't rehearsing in-person right now).
It was good :) After 30min of dance, I tried to make it through their 8-min ab add-on... and struggled. lol. Guess I used my core more than I thought during the workout. Pushed through, and then followed-up with a nice cool-down yoga practice.
Nutrition: Stellar
Breakfast: smoothie
Mid-Morning: coffee+milk, watermelon
Lunch: cauliflower with cheese and turkey, 2 graham crackers
Mid-Afternoon: banana
Dinner: spinach, ground turkey, asparagus, kahlua+irish cream drink
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Saturday
Did: 13.36mi @ 9:27/mi avg, The PREP: Range and Repair
The past few weeks, I've always kind of wanted to tack on an extra 5K to our family 10mi run, but never feel good enough to actually do it. Today, I was feeling awesome at the 5mi mark and brought it up to my husband, who immediately encouraged it by telling our kids, "Mommy's not going to ride home with us after the run, she's going to keep running and run all the way home". Sweeeeeet.
I got a little irritated with my watch again for crapping out near the 9mi mark. I had about a quarter mile less cumulative distance than my husband, who also has a Garmin, and had been running stride for stride with me the entire time. This is the third or fourth time it's happened, and I'm pretty irked since my watch is two years NEWER than his and only about a year old itself. Grrrr.
Fortunately, my pace seemed reasonable for my last few splits, so I wasn't too worried about having to run 14mi to see 13.11 on my watch. :P I did have some issues with some ankle instability at one point and general "ugh, hot" feeling, but it's summer in Atlanta... and I also didn't really fuelwell at all during the run. I had my standard water bottle in the stroller, but, once I parted from my family, I had nothing... and I'd eaten next to nothing. Oops.
Nutrition: heh
Knowing that we were going to be doing Chinese takeout for dinner tonight with my parents, I refueled after the run, but also held off, reserving a portion of my daily intake for that meal. Throughout the day, I had eggs and bacon, some peanut butter oat bars, recovery smoothie, and an apple. I was light on calories going into dinner, but really enjoyed the won ton soup and chicken and broccoli (I normally get Mongolian Beef, but decided to try a healthier option tonight) with white rice.
TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE PLAN.
About an hour after eating, I was NOT feeling good... and wound up with some of the worst food poisoning I can ever remember having. What a night. :(
The past few weeks, I've always kind of wanted to tack on an extra 5K to our family 10mi run, but never feel good enough to actually do it. Today, I was feeling awesome at the 5mi mark and brought it up to my husband, who immediately encouraged it by telling our kids, "Mommy's not going to ride home with us after the run, she's going to keep running and run all the way home". Sweeeeeet.
I got a little irritated with my watch again for crapping out near the 9mi mark. I had about a quarter mile less cumulative distance than my husband, who also has a Garmin, and had been running stride for stride with me the entire time. This is the third or fourth time it's happened, and I'm pretty irked since my watch is two years NEWER than his and only about a year old itself. Grrrr.
Fortunately, my pace seemed reasonable for my last few splits, so I wasn't too worried about having to run 14mi to see 13.11 on my watch. :P I did have some issues with some ankle instability at one point and general "ugh, hot" feeling, but it's summer in Atlanta... and I also didn't really fuel
Nutrition: heh
Knowing that we were going to be doing Chinese takeout for dinner tonight with my parents, I refueled after the run, but also held off, reserving a portion of my daily intake for that meal. Throughout the day, I had eggs and bacon, some peanut butter oat bars, recovery smoothie, and an apple. I was light on calories going into dinner, but really enjoyed the won ton soup and chicken and broccoli (I normally get Mongolian Beef, but decided to try a healthier option tonight) with white rice.
TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE PLAN.
About an hour after eating, I was NOT feeling good... and wound up with some of the worst food poisoning I can ever remember having. What a night. :(
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Sunday
Did: 30min yoga, 1.2mi walk, The PREP
I wanted to have run this morning, but knew better than to go run on about a 1000 calorie deficit, especially when the thought of food was totally unappealing. Instead, my amazing husband played super dad and let me sleep in until 9am (recall I'd been down since about 5:30pm the previous night).
I thought about doing my workout/lifting video multiple times during the day, but the idea of lifting a weight was just exhausting most of the day. My body finally got itself together and recovered by mid-afternoon, so we went for a family walk through the neighborhood, and then did The PREP workout before dinner. Felt good.
Nutrition:
I threw my container plan to the wind today and just let myself eat whatever sounded palatable, which, obviously, was BRAT-style/carb-tastic. By noon, I'd managed to do two slices of plain toast, some graham crackers, and a 1/2c of quick oats.
Dinner was a bit better. I made a pretty substantial smoothie, and had some peas. Grateful to be feeling better, though.
I wanted to have run this morning, but knew better than to go run on about a 1000 calorie deficit, especially when the thought of food was totally unappealing. Instead, my amazing husband played super dad and let me sleep in until 9am (recall I'd been down since about 5:30pm the previous night).
I thought about doing my workout/lifting video multiple times during the day, but the idea of lifting a weight was just exhausting most of the day. My body finally got itself together and recovered by mid-afternoon, so we went for a family walk through the neighborhood, and then did The PREP workout before dinner. Felt good.
Nutrition:
I threw my container plan to the wind today and just let myself eat whatever sounded palatable, which, obviously, was BRAT-style/carb-tastic. By noon, I'd managed to do two slices of plain toast, some graham crackers, and a 1/2c of quick oats.
Dinner was a bit better. I made a pretty substantial smoothie, and had some peas. Grateful to be feeling better, though.
Total Weekly Mileage: 32.1
Week-ending Thoughts:
- So over The PREP
- Food poisoning sucks
- Stress is stressful
- Grateful to have my health and ability to use exercise as a coping mechanism
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