MBFA: Week 1/3

Week-beginning Thoughts:

Well, I had some severe stomach cramps last night around 5pm, was fetal positioning in bed at 7pm, slept until 6am... got up to be "present" during the morning hustle, and then went back to sleep for another two hours. It's 12:30pm now, and I'm working, feeling relatively fine... but maybe not ready for the intensity of MBFA. 

..and now it's 2:30 and I'm thinking about a run. :P 

Monday

Did: nothing

Slept a lot. Worked. Ate more bread in a single day than I have in the past month... Then slept more. 

Tuesday

Did: MBFA Day 1, 6.26mi @ 8:59/mi avg

Attempted to sleep in and recoup from whatever I had Sunday, telling my 10KTuesday buddies to go ahead without me. Body woke up at 4:30 anyways to thunderstorms. I wasn't sure I was in running shape, but wanted to do something, so I started the next level of my Beachbody-on-Demand program, Muscle Burns Fat Advanced (MBFA). 

I liked that the workout followed the same predictable structure as MBF. I dislike that all the workouts are 30-40min instead of 25-35min. You wouldn't think that 5-10min could make a difference, but it does. I considered doing both Day 1 (lower body) and Day 2 (core), but only had time for Day 1 before I had to get to work. 

Day 1 went well. Honestly, the hardest part wasn't the exercises or my lower body, but rather keeping grip on my 20 to 25lb dumbbells for almost the entire workout-- those things get HEAVY. 

I thought about doing Day 2 over lunch, but my teammates messaged me to say they were running 10KT later, due to this morning's storms, so I opted to join them. Things that were weird about that run:

• having to figure out how long it would take me to get there with traffic (there's never traffic at 4:30am...)
• seeing my teammates in DAYLIGHT (I don't think I've done that in over a year with one of them)
• running with people in DAYLIGHT
• having to be aware of cars and other pedestrians
• not being able to hear each other talk due to road noise
• sunlight
• wearing a sports bra and shorts and being hot... despite wearing full tights, underarmour, gloves, and earband two days ago.... 
• trying to figure out how to eat, when to eat, what to eat for a lunch run
• shifting my work hours to accomodate a midday run (i.e. having to log back on after kids are in bed)

Still, it was a good run and I'm glad I went. I would NOT have run without them. Plus, it's always nice to see a faster pace when I run midday, after my body/legs have "woken up", rather than the high 9s I run at 4:30am... 

Wednesday

Did: MBFA Core, MBFA Upper, 5K lunch walk with husband :) 

These workouts are definitely harder than MBF, and I'm loving them. That said, I probably need to be better about cooling down and stretching post-workout. Sitting in a chair for the bulk of the day did not make my hips happy. 

Thursday

Did: 5.08mi @ 9:15/mi avg, MBFA Core

Ugggh. Last night was the worst. I went to bed around 8pm, and was woken at 10:36 by the baby asking for a change. While baby was changed and back asleep within two minutes (I kid you not), I was up with insomnia until almost 3:15am... Ugggghhh. 

Got up before my alarm, couldn't get back to sleep, so I met my teammate for a COLD and WINDY run. Felt better, but still super tired in the morning. Took a brief 30min nap between drop-off and work, and then hit up my MBFA workout at lunch. 

using kids' etch-a-sketch-y tool for my 

AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)

MomLife

Friday

Did: MBF Total Body

Got up at 4am after a MUCH better night of sleep, got my workout in, and got on with my day.

Saturday

Did: 10.17mi @ 9:24/mi avg, 1.5mi bike ride, MBFA Dynamic Stretch, 1mi walk, 30min yoga

I love double digit runs before dawn with my training partner. :) 

Kid wanted to ride bikes at sunrise, so I came home, had a 30min turnaround with oats, eggs, and a wardrobe change. Despite having way more clothes on, I was freezing... and kid was freezing... so we made it 1.5mi and then thawed out in the car. 

Sunday

Did: MBFA Power Ignite, 3.71mi on treadmill @ 9:43/mi avg (2x5min tempo at or under 8:00)

Woke up feeling super tired, and opted out of any morning workouts (partly because of that, partly because of cold rain).  Thought about a tempo run on the 'mill... wasn't sure about it, and decided to postpone until I was feeling confident that it was a good idea. 

Felt better around lunch and did my MBFA with my kiddo, then followed up with a treadmill workout. After a mile, I felt really good, and opted into tempo. Instead of a full ten minutes, though, I did 2x5min with a 5min recovery in-between. 

Solid day. 

Total Weekly Mileage: 25.22mi

Week-ending Thoughts:

• I had a great consult with a Registered Dietician who helped me figure out my actual RMR, talk through what types of foods to eat when, and review my current eating patterns to help me create a plan for what to eat when in order to lose weight or maintain it. I love how she utilized my existing foods, recipes, and habits and just made suggestions on how to modify those instead of a brand-new "here, use this meal plan" fix. 
• I feel really good about what my direction is moving forward, and hope to knock out the first stage of this plan in the first quarter of the year, and then just go into a more intuitive maintenance mode. We still don't have any idea what caused the big bump in weight last year, but at least things are moving in the right direction now? 

MBF: Week 3/3

Week-beginning Thoughts:

My baby has been crying out in the MOTN every night (except one) for the past 2+ weeks. I just want a decent night of sleep, sooooo badly. 

I've got an appointment with an RD on Thursday and am looking forward to what comes of that, too. Hopefully, she can shed some light on what I'm doing wrong. 

Monday

Did: MBF Lower, MBF Core

Last week, I wrote "Up at midnight thirty with baby, up again at 2am because of baby, and then up for real at 4:15 to workout". This week, I can just keep that text... except the midnight thirty wakeup wasn't baby-related, but rather because I was uncomfortable with too many blankets/dry legs that needed lotion. Took me an hour to get back to sleep, then baby was up at 2, and I got back to sleep by 3, and up again at 4 for my workout. Uggghhh. Seriously considering taking a day of PTO just to sleep... 

Proud of have gotten my workouts in, though, upped the weights, and felt really accomplished for making it through three weeks of this workout. 

Total Cal: 1920 (net intake 1573 )

Tuesday

Did: 6.34mi @ 9:27/mi avg, 2mi lunch walk

Mmm. Husband took the kids and let me sleep in the spare bedroom last night, so I got a good night of sleep. Hooray :) 

 

also loving all my Sunday meal prep :) 

Total Cal: 1921 (net intake 1291)

Wednesday

Did: MBF Lower, MBF Core

Wooo! So proud to have made it through today's workouts. 

Total Cal: 1994 (net intake 1722)

Thursday

Did: 5.06mi @ 9:24/mi avg, 20min yoga

Shoulders are soooore today. Wasn't sure I was going to run this morning due to a forecast of 37 and RAIN, but my training partner got me up and out, and we enjoyed a great 5mi through some light drizzle. Felt good. Also did some upper back-focused yoga at lunch to work out some soreness from yesterday's weight session.

Today was a tough day nutrition-wise. I made some superhero muffins last night and really had a hard time staying away from them. While they're not unhealthy, I probably overindulged in the amount of almonds/nuts/healthy fats I ought to have had, and definitely felt more sluggish today having had so many calories from muffins... 

Also, I was off a week on my RD consult. It's next Thursday. Uggghhh

Total Cal: 1978 (net intake 1632)

Friday

Did: MBF Total Body, 2mi walk

Rough night... 10:30pm wakeup, and then more at 12:32, 12:37, 12:41, 12:56, and 1:10am... Also feeling that ONE glass of wine last night. Blergh. 

Treated myself to a bagel and flat white from Starbucks this morning, which blew up my calorie count and UPF containers for the day... Oh well. 

Total Cal: 2244 (560 over recommended net intake )

Saturday

Did: 10.16mi @ 9:27/mi avg, MBF Dynamic Stretch, 30min yoga, 4.5mi stroller walk

Man, I love getting up early and having an hour and a half to hang with my best friend, talking about all sorts of random topics, as we log just over ten miles before 6:30am. :) What a perfect start to the weekend. 

Total Cal: 2432 (279 below recommended net intake )

Sunday

Did: 5.62mi stroller tempo run @ 8:52/mi avg, MBF Power Ignite, some log chopping, 

Great stroller run at the river, with a 10min tempo @ 7:45/mi and then second tempo 5min @ 7:22/mi. Finished off MBF in the garage while my little one played outside, then did a neighborhood walk with the baby in the late afternoon. Apart from some terrible stomach cramps that had me in a fetal position in the early evening (what did I eat?!?!?), today was a great close to the week.

Total Cal: 2195 (19 above recommended net intake )

Total Weekly Mileage: 27.9

Week-ending Thoughts:

• I have none. It's Monday and I'm struggling with this week already :P 

MBF: Week 2/3

Week-beginning Thoughts:

I feel like I've reached the point in this pandemic where I'm just kind of existing in a weird sort of limbo. Blergh. 

  

lots of veggies this week: roasted squash, zucchini, tomatoes, and celery took center stage for most of the week in various forms (straight up, quesadillas, omelets, and on avocado toast)

Monday

Did: MBF Lower, MBF Core, 2mi 

Up at midnight thirty with baby, up again at 2am because of baby, and then up for real at 4:15 to workout. Got both my workouts done, and definitely feel like something's working because I'm sore :)

Also treadmill walked during a conference call for a few miles. 

Total Cal: 2089 (net 1318)

Tuesday

Did: 6.34mi @ 9:24/mi avg

Uggghhh. I was up at 1:30am with baby... who was up until 3:30am... and then I got about 45min of sleep in before a 4:50am 10KTuesday... and then walked all day at a site visit for work. Sweet, sweet bedtime could not come soon enough. 

Total Cal: 2050 (net 1393)

Wednesday

Did: MBF Lower, MBF Core

Decent night of sleep followed by lower + core Muscle Burns Fat workouts. I'm really loving the way I set these up. My old LIIFT4 workouts always had a core component at the end, so pairing lifting + core in this order most weekdays doesn't actually feel like two workouts, just one elongated one. 

Total Cal: 1855 (net 1533)

Thursday

Did: 5.06mi @ 9:25/mi avg

Nice and easy early run with a friend. Felt good. 

Total Cal: 1943 (net 1580)

Friday

Did: MBF Total Body, 2mi walk, another 2mi walk

Another 2:30am-4am "awake" block thanks to the munchkin... and then the cats... I really need to put them in the basement overnight. Uggghhh. 

I enjoyed today's workout, and went heavier on all my weights from last week. Unfortunately, I think I'm getting to the point where my 25lb dumbbells aren't heavy enough for me on a lot of these exercises. I could really use a pair of 30s and 35s, but also don't want to spend $300 on dumbbbells.

Did a light walk through the neighborhood at lunch, another one on a call in the afternoon, and a bit of yoga before the kiddos got home. Here's to the weekend!

Total Cal: 1887 (1300 net)

Saturday

Did: 11.0mi @ 9:32/mi avg, MBF Dynamic Stretch, 1mi stroller walk

This was the first night I can remember without a MOTN wakeup from baby in the past two weeks. Hallelujah. That said, it was tough to get out of bed for my run. Hooray for training partners and for sleeping in my running clothes. We had a nice giant loop for today's route, with a ton of hills, but along some streets we haven't run in awhile. It's always nice to change it up a bit. 

Did some dynamic stretching later in the day (I still don't really love this workout in MBF, but it's better than nothing?). 

Total Cal: 2595 (1678 net)

Sunday

Did: 5.65mi stroller tempo run @ 9:19/mi avg, MBF Power Ignite, 1.15mi stroll

Oof. It's been a long time since I've done a tempo run (two weeks)... and even longer since I pushed my bigger kid (~50lbs) for one. This was tough, and I only averaged a 7:54/mi pace for the ten minutes of tempo. 

Fought my way through the MBF workout (really dislike this format of doing a set number of reps of the same exercise for each of 5 minutes, back-to-back, but making it happen), and then finished the day with a stroll through the zoo.

Total Cal: 2149 (1540 net)

Total Weekly Mileage: 28.09

Week-ending Thoughts:

• I'm working with a registered dietician to help me figure out what's going on with my body and how to make sure I'm getting what I need. First appointment is coming up next week.
• Based on what I'm seeing in my "net calories" this week, though I'm thinking the Beachbody plan may not be allowing me enough food? Still doesn't explain why I gained so much weight last year when only focusing on net calories and not the UPF nutrition plan, though... 
• My employer switched insurance carriers this year, and it is an absolute PAIN to re-connect/sync all my devices to get credit for physical activity, and have to sit through more videos of "how to start an exercise/fitness program", "how to stop eating so much takeout", and other irrelevant topics, in order to earn rebates... 
• I'd planned on starting a Miler Method cycle after this round of MBF... still on the fence about that... 
  

MBF: Week 1/3

Week-beginning Thoughts:

All doctor test results came back normal, so they don't have a clue. Great. 

Going into the next three weeks of a new Beachbody-on-Demand program (Muscle Burns Fat) and we'll see how that plus the Ultimate Portion Fix container diet goes. So f---ing irritating. 

Monday

Did: MBF Lower, MBF Core

Got up at 3am with a screaming baby who took an hour to put back down. At that point, why bother attempting to sleep? I doubled up on my MBF workouts today so I could "just" run tomorrow.Awww, yeah. I'm soooore and loving it. It took awhile to get through this morning's workout with the baby struggling to adjust to daylight savings time, but it got done. 

Food

• 1 scoop protein shake, black coffee, 1/2c unsweetened almond milk [1R, 0.5B]
• 1.5oz beef jerky [1R]
• 1 sprouted grain vegan bagel [3Y]
• Flat white from Starbucks (off-book here, but I've been up since 3am and this was my treat to myself) [unsure about container count, maybe 2Y?]
• 1c nonfat plain greek yogurt with 1/2oz blueberries and 1/2oz strawberries [1R, 0.5P]
• 2c spinach/mixed greens with 1/2 roma tomato, 1.5oz sliced ham, 1 hard-boiled egg white, 1/2c baby carrots, 1/2c roasted yellow squash/celery/zucchini mix [3G, 1R]
• 1 medium gala apple [1P]
• 2c spinach [2G], 1/2 tomato + 5 baby carrots [1G], 8oz oven roasted turkey breast [2R]
• Rx bar [2P, 1B] -- really just wanted this and thought it was worth going a liittle over

I had more carrots... but ate them earlier

Total: 1950 eaten (1652 net)

Tuesday

Did: 10KTuesday @ 9:26/mi avg

Whelp, crashed at 7pm last night and got a decent night of sleep before my alarm. Run felt a little hard to start off, but we kept amazingly consistent splits until the last mile, which ended up at 9:18. 

Food

• Banana [1P]
• 1.5oz beef jerky [1R]
• 1 scoop protein shake, black coffee, 1/2c unsweetened almond milk [1R, 0.5B]
• 1/2c whole milk with hot coffee [0.5Y]
• 1c nonfat plain greek yogurt with 1/2oz blueberries and 1/2oz strawberries [1R, 0.5P]
• 2c spinach/mixed greens with 1/2 roma tomato, 1.5oz sliced ham, 1 hard-boiled egg white, 1/2c baby carrots, [2.5G, 1R]
• 1 medium gala apple [1P]
• 1c broccoli, 1 Rx bar [1G, 2P, 0.5B]
• 2c spinach + 5 baby carrots [2G], 3oz 93/7 turkey burger with a little egg, worchestire sauce, and seasoning [1R], 1/2 whole wheat bun [1Y]

Total: 1782 eaten (1295 net)

Just didn't feel very hungry

Wednesday

Did: MBF Week 1 Days 3 (Upper Burn) & 4 (Core)

After a rough MOTN wake-up with the little one (and then self-induced insomnia), my alarm came too early today. Still got it done...

Food

• 1 scoop protein shake, black iced coffee, 4oz unsweetened almond milk [1R, 0.5B]
• 1/2c whole milk with hot coffee [0.5Y]
• 1/2 spinach wrap [0.5Y], 2oz sliced turkey [1R], 1 egg + 3 egg whites [1R] 
• 1c nonfat plain greek yogurt with 1 peanut-butter oat bar, 1/2oz blueberries and 1/2oz strawberries [1R, 1B, 0.5P]
• 2c spinach/mixed greens with 2oz sliced turkey, a few carrots, some broccoli, 2T sunflower seeds [2G, 0.5P, 1O]
• 1c broccoli [1G], 1 apple [1P]
• 2oz ham [0.5R], 1/2c broccoli + 5 carrots [0.5G], 3oz sweet potato [0.5Y], 1/2c corn [1Y]
• 5oz chardonnay + 0.75oz each bourbon cream/chocolate whiskey [2Y]

Total: 1665 eaten (1184 net)

Thursday

Did: 5mi @ 9:07/mi avg

I listened to a podcast this morning, and really enjoyed it. It's been a long time since I've run with an earbud in, but I was solo this morning and wanted to both get a run in AND catch up on yesterday's insane events at the Capitol. 

Food

• 1/3c oats with 2t brown sugar [1Y, 1T]
• 1 scoop protein shake, black iced coffee, 4oz unsweetened almond milk [1R, 0.5T]
• Rx Bar [2P, 0.5B]
• PB Oat Bar [1O]
• 1c roasted squash [1G], 6oz oven roasted turkey [1.5R, 1T],
• 1/3c oats with 2t brown sugar [1Y, 1T]
• 1 spinach wrap [0.5Y]
• 1/2c whole milk with hot coffee [0.5Y]
• 2c spinach + 1c zucchini [3G]
• 1.5oz jerky + 1 spinach wrap [1R, 0.5Y]
• 1/2c whole wheat pasta [1Y]
• 4oz 93/7 ground turkey [1R]
• 1/2c Prego no sugar added marinara [0.5G]
• 1c broccoli [1G]
• 5oz merlot [1Y]

Total: 1798 eaten (1460 net)

Friday

Did: MBF Week 1 Day 5

This was a fun workout. I'm finally settling into the structure of MBF. The MWF workouts go like this:

• Warm-up
• Block 1: asymmetrical weight lifting (first half of move, second half of move, then 4x combo) x 2
• Jump rope cardio burst
• Block 2: symmetrical weight lifting (2-3 exercises, 3x)
• Jump rope cardio burst
• Block 3: different asymmetrical weight lifting (first half of move, second half of move, then 4x combo) x 2
• Jump rope cardio burst
• Block 4: symmetrical weight lifting (2-3 exercises, 3x)
• Jump rope cardio burst
• Cool-down

Knowing the structure helps me stay focused, and I like having a place to write my weights down too. Another perk of this program is that, unlike LIIFT4, there's no real rest period. Your rest is either when you're doing the "other side" of asymmetrical lifts, or the cardio bursts. 

Food

• 1/3c oats with 2t brown sugar [1Y, 1T]
• 1 scoop protein shake, black iced coffee, 4oz unsweetened almond milk [0.5R, 0.5T]
• Rx Bar [2P, 0.5B]
• PB Oat Bar [1O]
• 2c cauliflower [2G], 1 egg + 4 egg whites [1R], spinach wrap [0.5Y], 4oz ground turkey [1R]
• 1/2c whole milk with hot coffee [0.5Y]
• 1c broccoli [1G]
• 1 scoop protein shake, black iced coffee, 4oz unsweetened almond milk [0.5R, 0.5T]
• 5oz chardonnay [1Y]
• 1c roasted squash/zucchini/roma tomato blend [1G], 1.5 slices ham [0.5R]
• 1c grapes [1P]
• 4oz roasted turkey [1R]

Total: 1726 (1601 net)

Saturday

Did: 10.09mi @ 9:26/mi avg , MBF W1D7

My training partner wasn't up for our full route, but I'm pretty proud of the way I still got it done. I planned on running 2.5mi from my house to meet her for a 4.5mi route, then run 2.5+ home for the full 10. That was much more palatable than trying to run 5+ solo on either end all together. Enjoyed the run, though I was also glad I wore what I did to combat the 10mph winds, which were almost constant.

Came home, stretched, and did MBF's Sunday workout, which is more of a dynamic recovery one than Saturday's higher intensity workout, which I'll do tomorrow. 

Food

• Pre-run: Lara Bar [1.5P, 0.5B], In-Run: Honey Stingers [1Y]
• 1 egg + 4 egg whites [1R], spinach+diced tomatoes+diced orange bell pepper [1c total = 1G], 3/4c chopped ham [1R], 1 shredded wheat biscuit [1Y]
• 1/2c whole milk with hot coffee [0.5Y]
• 1/2c oats with 1t brown sugar [1Y, 1T]
• 2c cauliflower w/1/6c shredded cheese [2G, 0.5B]
• 1 1/4c spinach, 4oz ground turkey, 1/4c no sugar added marinara sauce, 1/2c broccoli [2G, 1R]
• 5oz merlot [1Y]
• PB oat bat + 1/2 banana + 1/2c strawberries + 3/4c plain nonfat Greek yogurt [1P, 1R, 1O]

Total 2125 (1858 net)

Sunday

Did: 5.13mi run @ 9:20/mi, 3.25mi stroller walk, MBF W1D6

Got up early and got a nice, cold run in with my teammate before the family got going (well, too much-- little one was up just before I left at 5am).Took little one out for a stroller walk mid-morning, which facilitated a much-needed nap after the early wake-up. Got my MBF workout done with another little helper after lunch. I didn't like today's format-- it was a very repetitive workout, with lots of back-to-back repetitions of the same exercises. Blegh. Finished off with a 10min yoga session. 

Food

• banana [1P]
• 1 scoop protein shake, black iced coffee, 4oz unsweetened almond milk [0.5R, 0.5T]
• PB Oat Bar [1O]
• 1/2c whole milk with hot coffee [0.5Y]
• 2c roasted veggies (yellow squash, zucchini, cauliflower, and roma tomato] [2G]
• 1 blueberry cake donut [2Y?]
• 1 scoop protein shake, black iced coffee, 4oz unsweetened almond milk [0.5R, 0.5]
• spinach wrap [0.5Y], 2 egg whites [0.25R]
• 1/2c strawberries + 1/2c grapes [1P]
• 2c spinach + 1c total mixed celery/carrot/tomato [3G], 1 wheat bun [1Y], 2-4oz salmon burgers [2R], 1/2oz goat cheese [0.5B], 1 ring pineapple [0.5P]
• 5oz merlot [1Y]

Total 2549, Net 1152

Total Weekly Mileage: 26.6mi

Week-ending Thoughts:

• The dietary changes were a bit of a rude awakening this week, but I was able to catch on and get back on the wagon relatively quickly. I'm still struggling to find a good way to track everything (and, consequentially, tracking food in four different places to figure out which works best for me), though. 
• I feel better when I'm lifting too. I was a little worried about starting a seven-day-a-week program, but I really like how I've scheduled it:
• Monday: MBF Days 1 and 2 (lower body and core)
• Tuesday: 10KTuesday (run)
• Wed: MBF Days 3 and 4 (upper body and core)
• Thursday: easy run
• Friday: MWF Day 5 (full body)
• Saturday: long run and MBF Day 7 (stretch)
• Sunday: MBF Day 6 ("every minute on the minute" HIIT)
• I definitely feel like I can keep this up for the next two weeks, which will help me hit one of my 2021 goals (stick to Beachbody diet for three weeks min). 
• I'm not ready to launch into mile training yet (still figuring out a lot of stressful stuff in my non workout-areas of life), but maybe after I finish MBF in two weeks? 

Last Week of 2020

 Week-beginning Thoughts:

So, according to my scale, I've literally gained 15 pounds in the past month and a half, and I have no f-ing clue how. While I've been over my calorie target a handful of days, it's only been by a couple hundred calories.... nowhere NEAR the amount of overeating that I'd need to actually gain this sort of weight. Looks like a call to my doctor is in my future.... Sigh. 

Also, probably going to go easy on the running this week with this Achilles thing going on....

Monday

Did: LIIFT4 Back/Biceps

No HIIT workout today, just lifting. 

Tuesday

Did: LIIFT4 Chest/Triceps

Opted out of running with friends this morning to let my ankle rest a bit more, and did chest/triceps lifting. 

Wednesday

Did: LIIFT4 Shoulders, 2.0mi @ 8:50/mi avg

It feels like eons since I've run. So bizarre... 

Did a short "test run" today after a few days off for my Achilles. If I thought about it, I felt something, but only if I thought about it. We'll see how tomorrow's run goes... 

Thursday

Did: 12.31mi @ 9:31/mi avg

On Christmas, some running friends did 12.25 (for 12/25). My training partner suggested we take a page from their book and do 12.31 for 12/31/2020. We started at 4:20am and enjoyed a really pleasant ~2hrs together in a loop-type route.

Sidenote: the pair that provided our origination inspiration ran 20.20 for 2020 that day :P 

Friday

Did: 45min upper body sculpt (yoga)

Today was just a really bad day for me. Stress, hormones, incredibly irritable... and not running probably didn't help. It took me an hour and a half to get through this yoga session, but it happened... and wasn't relaxing at all. Ugh. 

Saturday

Did: 5.12mi @ 9:15/mi avg, 30min Total Body Sculpt (yoga), 3.16mi stroller walk, 4.01mi stroller run/walk @ 10:41/mi avg

Got up early for a run with my teammate, did some yoga, took the little one for a stroller walk through the neighborhood, and finished with a run/walk at the river while the older one and my husband rode bikes (I'd planned on riding with the bike trailer, but the pathways were too crowded due to nice weather). Today felt better, physically and mentally. 

Exhibit A: this is how parents do yoga... 

trekkin' up the neighborhood hills with my UnlimitedSpanish podcasts :)

Sunday

Did: 10min yoga, 3.28mi stroller run @ 9:36/mi avg

Well, we planned on a famliy greenway morning, but it was a bit more flooded than expected... so my tempo run was cut a bit short, and involved lots of back-and-forth over the same inundated section of trail. Weeeee. 

Tempo was 7:42/mi avg, which is pretty great for having done about 12 miles yesterday, and pushing a stroller through some 3-4in deep puddles. I'm pleased.  

This photo doesn't do the greenway justice... but it was literally washed out with over 6" at this point

(which was more than I was willing to ford with the stroller) 

Total Weekly Mileage: 26.9

Week-ending Thoughts:

• I've kept my diet in check this week from a quality standpoint. Still frustrated with all that mess, though. Hoping for some good answers soon... 
• I had thought about starting a new miler method cycle come Jan 4, but I'm not in a good mental spot for it yet. Instead, I'm going to try a new Beachbody program called Muscle Burns Fat in conjunction with my normal running for a few weeks.