For all those that post beautiful food on their blogs. :0)
It is payback time to post some of my own. I know it is not really running stuff, but it is ALL healthy stuff and some of it was from craving from your blogs. lol
My morning breakie consisting of an oatmeal made with egg whites, cinnamon, ground flax seed, non-fat milk, and apples.
Lunch consisted of a peanut butter, banana, and honey on toasted whole wheat bread.
Supper, I decided to try a new recipe called Greek Roasted Chicken. I liked placing the lemon under the skin as it felt like I was some kind culinary chef. lol
The end result... It was DELISH!
(The rice stuffing was cooked inside the chicken)
I am realizing now though that I forgot the veggies but blame it on the excitement of a new dish.
There was a small garden salad too but, I figured there was enough pics.
So, hungry yet? :0)
To keep up with the copycat theme of the day here I also had my very first Iskiate (Chia seed Drink) mentioned in the popular book 'Born to Run' - forgot to take a pic though. Which reminds me, I had bought the audiobook of this and quite liked it so I went out and bought the real deal also.
Well you know that snow I had taken pictures of before? We got lots more and still are. I got stuck just outside my driveway this morning on my way to chiro so I had to shovel myself out. Not something I am really supposed to do right now and I did end up in quite a bit of pain. I think that really threw off the rest of my day here as I just can not get comfortable. I did try to do my 30 min walk... finished it, but I think I maybe should have just called it for the day. The rest of the night here I am just going to veg with my ice packs. I was considering heading out to another yoga class to stretch out but I believe the ice pack idea with a good movie would be better for me. There is always tomorrow.
Dreaming of running...
Walking: 30 mins
Stretching
Core work
Payback...
New Year... New Life
Well, well, well, it has been quite a while now hasn't it. lol
I don't want to really give a long and drawn out novel about what happened to me the last while but I will summerize as much as I can. I don't want to give a bunch of excuses either because I must become accountable for what has happened. This is my third attempt at wt loss and I will make it this time. If running is not to happen any more then so be it I will find something else to or try tri's or something... that would really be a feat in itself! I just can't sit back and do nothing as I have always been active. So here it goes.
I was doing great, then bad and all over the place... Between family heart attacks (x2), strokes (x1), attempts of suicide (x1), cancer (x3), pancreatitis (x1), and many other general misfortunes... I let myself down and did not take care of myself. Simply said. Then whenever I had tried to, something else happened.
I tried to keep up my running and that even went to the wayside as my stupid knee just does not want to give up, more like it is prob the IT band but we have done pretty much everything besides surg and I am seeing the surgeon here at the end of the month. Right now I am off of work due to the fact that the pain is now up in to my lower back. Yes, have done the evil roller, stretches, ice, wrap, etc... you name it. I just can't be comfortable in any spot at the moment.
One good thing about this past year is that I am officially a non-smoker!!!! WOOOOO HOOOOO! I will admit that I slipped here and there but as of the end of March beginning of April. I don't have the exact date because I was not trying to focus on it which worked for me - not to mention the Champix! lol Which I will mention, that stuff is EVIL but it worked. I found that if I did not focus on how many days and stuff it was easier for me. Some people want the exact day and I am like what is the diff, I am not smoking now. :0)
So my weight... ah yes... not too pleaseant. I started of the year at 158.6!!!! my highest in such a long time. I gave in to old habits and used food too much as a comfort. So let's just say I did not handle the stress too well.
In other good news, I did take some trips this past summer. My son and I did a driving trip by ourselves in my new truck - yes you read right, a new truck. Not a huge thing, just a Ford Ranger but I LOVE it. It is my third one and my car finally had it... I do wish that I would have bought a 4x4 though... So, yes, my son and I did a mommy/son trip to Jasper and around BC, mainly Prince George and such. We had a great time together and I taught him how to gold pan which was in prep for my next trip that we did in August. Alaska!!!! The three of us, hubby, son and I, drove along with the two dogs (Denver had to be put down - another not fun thing last fall) and off we went. We originally were just going to drive to Anchorage, but we felt that since we were there we may as well see lots more! So we ended up going to Fairbanks, then took the Top of the World highway (not for the sqeemish) to Dawson City, Yukon. It was an amazing trip and I will fill in pics of some of this later.
So, my new plans? 1. get my life back 2. have better coping mechanisms 3. get healthy 4. fix knee so I can run again or start speed walking lol but mainly find cause and see what can be done 5. get physically active again with other things 6. lose wt back to healthy norms again
So there is a brief summary of what is up... oh and by the way - We got a new house and moving in 1 month. Lets see how I can do this... lol
Wii Active: 1:14 hrs (including day 3 of 30 day challenge)
LOVE it!!!
Check out the new template made by Chic & Sassy Designs that was just done! She did a wonderful job on it! I think it ties things together quite nicely... :) Check out her site!
Well, I think I have caught up with most of you and I must say there are some pretty hard working ladies out there! Way to go everyone! :) Myself on the other hand has to give myself a big kick in the arse to get moving... I wanted to try to try out my leg yesterday with a small run but my hubby thought it was too soon... he was right I might add... there was still some swelling that has not gone down yet. Maybe today..... :) One week left before the half marathon here and now I am getting nervous. I always get nervous before a race event - I have done this distance many times before, but it is always the 'what ifs' that make me nervous. lol I know I will do fine - I just won't set any personal best with it this time, that is all. But it will make it easier to beat this time that I get on my next one... lol
Food wise was a bit better yesterday but on the water front I have to get back in to it. I have been drinking nothing but tea, coffee, wine, and many other not so good things the past week and water was not one of them - thus with the food and lack of water... no wonder the scale went up! lol
It looks like a beautiful day out here today and I found my seedlings that I had started before I left and I think I may have lost all of them. :( I forgot to tell my sister and my husband where they were and to water if needed. They are quite wilted at the moment. Not too sure if they can be saved.
Tonight, my husband is taking my mom, Nanny, and I out to Red Lobster for mother's day for supper. I told him that I already had it with the OPA greek meal before I left and me going to England... He said that it wasn't the same. So eating wise tonight, I will try not to do too much damage and not gain anymore! lol That place sure is a weakness though for me... and financially I really don't think we can afford it...
I have not received a call back yet from the hospital where I applied before I left so I am going to drop off another application here in a couple of weeks. The school year is winding down and there really is never much time for subs to come in at this pt, so I have to get going on getting another job here. I was hoping to find something that I can either walk to or bike to... I told my husband that if I can't find anything and have to work at McDonald's, then that is where I will work. I won't be fussy picking the place - as long as I get a paycheck, it is all good. :)
My son is doing much better here and is still on the oral steroids at this pt trying to get things good and cleared up. I guess he only made it to the last couple of days at the end of the week for school - not the best time to miss it with all the studies winding down, but his health is more worth it.
The animals gave me quite the welcome when I got home and are following me everywhere! It is like a little heard going around the house. :)
So, the rest of today, I am maybe going to sneak out for a small run, pick up my one aunt at the airport since she could not get a flight with the rest of us from Toronto, and maybe get outside and do some yard work as I am sure the neighbours are wondering what has happened to me because I usually have things all nice by now. lol
Here are 2 links for a more over all look a our trip in pictures in facebook (don't need to be a member)
Cheers!
PS. - missed you all!
Back and a little groggy. :)
The trip went for the majority quite well and I am just going through my pics now doing some editing. Getting on the internet where we were proved to be a bit of a challenge for the most part so I hope to do some catching up today with everyone.
We had a great Irish send off for my grams at the pub and met relatives that I have never met before. For the first part of the trip, I met my Nanny's side and the last half I met my grampa's side. Some I have met before from going there but there were many new ones as last time I never went in to the country out of London. Ludgershall was by far my most favorite place there and we had to laugh that the place was so full of my Nanny's family. Everywhere we went there was a relative. :) We managed to spend a bit of time at Stonehenge, then went to Woodhenge and had hoped to go to Avebury but ran out of time. It was quite neat to see Stonehenge as a place that my mom and that used to use as a playground. I saw the old house that my mom and that grew up in and was fascinated by the thatched roofs and the history of the house built from some of the stones from the Ludgershall castle. I guess there are even old tunnels leading from the castle to the house still there. (just a note that that house is up for sale right now.... I sooooo wish I could afford it! )
Our first meal was a huge traditional take out of fish and chips served in the paper that would have been enough to feed 3 or more people! The next meals followed with pork pies, steak and kidney pie, trifle, mushy peas, yorkshire puddings, custard, traditional English breakfast (HUGE) and many more!!! I am just getting hungry thinking about all of it. lol
We spent a few hours at Erlestoke at my relative's pub and B&B and learned of the history (1400's) and about the two ghosts that inhabit there.
I was introduced to stinging nettles right away as I still have some marks from the more serious ones and the naturally wild holly plants. My aunt and I were continuously bugged about us and all the evil plants that were there. We also enjoyed a walk through the last bloomings of the blue bells in the forest.
From there we went to Motimer where my grampa's brother lives and went shopping in Reading and then to Windsor Castle where the queen was in residence at the time. It was neat going there again as I remembered pretty much most of it from going before. Then we went to spend some relaxing time at Henley at the Angel Pub :) as we sat by the River Thames.
We travelled up to Nottingham for the day for my gram's funeral, which was really neat as how they did the service and the progression which was led by foot by a lady in a top hat with a walking stick in front of all the cars. The pub after was filled of many great memories that we shared about her and laughed at all the stories. There were many relatives that I did not even know about and were just wonderful! We did a drive by pic shooting (jumping out of the car to take pics) of the Nottingham Castle and the statue of Robin Hood and saw the Sherwood forest.
After that we spent the evening at my cousin's house just on the north side outskirts of London for a BBQ and then back to Motimer. The next day we walked around the village there and then I went on my own out into the forest for a hike where I almost got lost. lol We went through a bunch of pictures of the family there and learned more about our history. Later on my other cousin came and took us to the Hamptons and we walked around there before heading to his place that was just by it. Then home.
I will be posting some pics here as I am just in the middle of going through the pics and making a CD for the family here that were unable to go. My husband and I are planning a trip out there hopefully in the next couple of years and some of the relatives are coming here next summer again (some have been here before and some haven't)
It was well worth the troubles to be able to go and send my grams off. Money wise the cost of food and such were taken care of by the family there and we always had a family member's house to stay at. All I can say is that I have a great collection of all the different road signs as they are quite literal on them - one for example was a sign on the motorway saying 'sorry for possible delays' lol - so polite. lol :)
Running wise I was still unable to but managed lots of walking and just as we were coming home, we were in Toronto where my uncle came to pick us up for lunch before the flight home and I had tripped on the sidewalk and jolted things again a bit. I can so see this half-marathon next weekend not going very well...
Wt wise... up to 130.6 this am.... :( but it was expected with flight, food and all.
Now... to catch up on everyone else and to see how you are all doing...
Pics coming soon. :)
New Hope Dog Rescue Fun Run
Tala was all set, excited and ready to go sporting her new bandana.
It wasn't that big of a turn out as they had hoped but it was a great socializing event for all dogs as everyone got along fine. :)
Tala met some new friends and was the usual social butterfly as usual. :) There were also 2 other sibe's there (one shown in pic above). The event was shorter than we have done previously as it was only 1.5k as we usually have done 5k in the past with this event. I am not sure I know why they have changed it... Tala and I started off walking and then decided we would run it nice and easy. We enjoyed all the doggie water stations as they were well organized. :) Tala also enjoyed her treats from the event afterwards and then went home for a good snooze.So... everything went well up until then... I then went out to finish the k's needed for my long run as I did not manage to get out before sunday to finish it. I took things nice and easy and made it to about 6.5k and then WHAM! IT band called it quits... WT*!?! I stopped, went on the grass, stretched out and had some of my sports drink and tried again... it wasn't going to happen. I had to stop at 7k and turn around and walk home - forgot my cell... Luckily it did not hurt while walking. So I finally get home and then decide to take the bike out for a spin to get a bit more cardio in. Well 5k in to that I had to turn around as this was not going to be my day. I went back over things that I did that day trying to figure out what happen as it was a bit purplexing to me as why it did. Shoes? Nope. Stretched? Yep. Overtrained? Nope, actually less here the last week and a bit. Terrain? Maybe... I alternated the part of the road that I was running on but there were a few spot that were quite slanted as there was no other place to run. I did slip a couple of times on the gravel part from the ruts... did not think it was that bad when it happened. I know now... :( So... I have been not able to walk after that as I could not bend my knee at all. Great... what more can happen... I should have never hopped on to the bike afterwards... but I did not realize at the time the severity of it. So, for the last couple of days here I have been best friends with RICE, ibuprofen, foam roller, stretches, strengthening supporting muscles, and some contrast treatment - alternating between heat and ice. I believe I have caught it fast enough here as today things are better and I can bend with little pain. So, no running as of yet but not too worried about the half coming up as I think it will be fine by then. I only have one more long distance run left and if I am unable to do it, that will be ok with me because I know I can run the distance already - it just won't be as fast as I wanted. There are many other races out there that I can aim for in succeeding in my goal. :) Injuries can sometimes just happen out of the blue even when following the best of plans - I just have to re-look at my journal and see if there are some possible causes besides the terrain.
Thank you again everyone for all your kind words as it was all very much appreciated. A few things have happened since I have been on here. My friend and my father-in-law have given me the money to cover the extra cost of the ticket to go to England. So... I now do not have to worry as much about it financially. The problem is that my 'great uncle' is being an a@@ about the whole thing and does not want a funeral!!!! Well, the family here says they won't go and spend the money to go unless there is one. If there is one thing that doesn't drive me absolutely insane is family fighting during a time of passing. Enough already and just let us say our goodbyes. So... am I going to be going to England? I am still so confused... It is nothing like coming to terms with everything and then basically having the ticket given to me to go. I know... worse things could happen...
Well, sorry I have not posted lately on anyone's blogs... I have read them just was not to much feeling like a cheerleader at the moment. So... be prepared cause I am on my way back. :)
Ok... I have heard about things happen in 3s and I am a bit of a believer in this one... My Nanny just called and my grandma's sister passes away last week also and the funerals will be on the SAME day!!! Both in England, BUT in different places! I wasn't close to her but she is in my thoughts and her family is in my prayers as my grandma will be taking priority. Now for the final decision with all of this and to see if a plane ticket will be purchased. The funeral is next week on Tuesday, May 13th at 12 pm.
Sicky Thursday
Came across this this morning... it truly shows anyone can do anything! :)
I did not do any exercise at all yesterday as I just gave my body a bit of a break while it is sick. It may be the same today as I am only scheduled to do a smaller run with some speed tempos. This, if I do it will be later tonight after some rest.
Its cloudy out and still wet from the rain here but today it is supposed to go up to +14 and tomorrow is looking even better! My seeds that I started indoors (kept forgetting to start but finally did) are starting to sprout! Once things are settled here a bit more I have some major work to do outside. I have two fish ponds, a big one in the front and a med one in the back beside my garden, well last year when our tennant moved out in the spring (still a bit cool out) he was moving stuff in the back yard and dropped one of his things on my back yard pond! It ended up getting a crack in it and I tried to fix it (noticed AFTER I put fish in that it did not hold) and so here I was running from the back yard to the front yard a fish in a net to save them to the front yard pond. Back and forth I went until I caught the last one... so I have decided that I am just going to remove the back pond and extend my garden this year... :( which kinda sucks... So I am going to have to get some dirt halled in here to fill in the hole which at least isn't too big, but would need more than a couple of those bags of dirt you can buy at the store. I don't like having my big koi out in the front especially with the free roaming cats that like to sit by the pond and watch... hoping for their next meal! They have not been successful thus far though... :) The other thing is that there has been a few people with bigger koi in their front yard that have been stolen. My one is over 12 inches now and it would kill me to see him gone. :( But, unless I build something else here... they will have to be in the front unless they stay inside.
The best news though is that the weather is nicer again and so we are going to be setting up the hot tub!!! Yeah! I don't have one of those hard fancy ones, but a couple of yrs ago I saw one at my aunt's cabin and fell in love with it. It is a blow up one that has a heater and all and it is soooooo comfortable!!! I find it much more comfortable than the hard ones. We had it out going all year round the first year and spent the New Years out there but decided that this year I would pack it up for the winter. I so can't wait to have it going again... It feels so good after I have stretched out and iced after a good run. :) It's all my husband has been mentioning about in the yard - he misses it - but doesn't want to admit it was a good find. :) <-I bought it for myself for my birthday. If you are reading this sweetie... Luv you! lol :)
Well time to take some stuff again here so I can breath and check on my son. It's funny with him because he is either super hyper when he is sick (generally a chest problem) or he is really sleepy, which is a rare one in which he has a fever aches and pains and is just out of it. Last year when we came back from China when we were all sick, he slept for 4 days! He came out once in a while to eat a bit and then back to sleep. I have never seen him do that before!
Well, I guess I should end my book here. Spring fever has hit and I so want to get going outside again here. I am hoping that we are finally able to get the gazebo and patio furniture from my father in law this year so we can set things up nicely out. If this is going to be the last time we are living in this house, I want to enjoy it. :)
Have a great day! - OH! wi is tomorrow but I won't be watching too overly much with the sodium thing because chicken soup/sodium is kinda hand in hand and I don't really feel like making some homemade stuff at this pt. :) Ok... maybe later... but not right now. lol
Another post today cause...
... I DID IT!!!!!!! WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!! 5k baby done in get this... 28:53 mins! :) New PB for me. :) 
It was beautiful out, +7, sunny, and the paths were clear. *whew* That snow cleared up pretty fast!
When I got there, there was about ~200 people there and I did not know a soul and met some lovely ladies. We were talking about the course (saw the map finally) and we did not have to do the bridge, BUT... we had to run part of the most hilly part of the trail for the 5k. It was a hard run and I told the ladies that I was just hoping to finish it in about just under 33 mins. Much to my surprise when I saw my time at the end. :) I started right in the very back of the pack - pretty much the last person and wove my way around the crowd to my comfortable pace, opened up my stride and off I went. I stopped for 30 secs once to fix my sock.... that was it. That really makes me hopeful of what I can accomplish on a flatter course. :)
Goal accomplished. :)
Here are some pics above.
run: 5.02 km/28:53 mins!, avg 5:45 mins/km
Fun Run Sunday!!
Well, this is it... my first (kinda) race of the season. It is a so called 'fun' race, but I have the jitters already. lol The race is put on by the Saskatoon Roadrunner's Association here and we are to meet at Brainsport first before starting the race at the top of the Broadway bridge. Well, I have to describe this Brainsport store. I have always been a bit nervous going in there because it always seemed that just the faster runners, the true athletes go there. They have wonderful service and a wealth of knowledge... but I just felt intimidated. When I went their this time to get my new runners instead of the usual Running Room, I felt much more comfortable there. I still have my jitters though. :) I must add that this race will most probably be a fast one as everyone is seeing what time they can get in their 5 or 10 distance to base their training on... *double gulp* :) I will most probably be one of the back of the packers for sure... which is all good with me - cause that's MY spot! lol
The weather is 0 right now with a high of +9 for the afternoon and by the looks of it I will be running when it is +5-6 with a wind of 15km/hr. Race is at 1 pm. Ok... I can do this. The snow has pretty much cleared up in the main areas and depending if we are running on the trail or the road will determine if there will be any snow to contend with. They say that we are starting on the top of the Broadway Bridge which is a little scary because this may be the end of the race - going up the steepest bridge in the city... *gulp* But heh... I should be able to do this... I have trained on bigger hills. :)
Well, time to have my breakie. :) I will let you know later how things went. Later on today, my son and I are going to enjoy a nice bike ride around the neighborhood. :)
Back to 100 lbs loss!
I am so doing a happy dance right now! It is official this morning that I am now back down to 100 lbs lost from my highest wt! :) The scale registered 124.4 lbs this morning and I was very happy that I had managed to get over the hump that I was feeling earlier this week. :) On this journey, my total wt loss is 22.2 lbs! It is so time to celebrate here.... :)
This morning I will be heading out for my long slow run of 18k and I am going to start from my house this time. I will be on my own so I have mapped my route and told my husband where I am going to be. For this run I will be introducing a new drink to try along with my water to see if this helps me with my sodium issues while running (I lose sodium fast). I normally do not worry about it but starting at this amount of km, I am going to give it a shot. I will be taking my normal power jelly beans (couple) and two small pcs of granola bar. That should tide me through as I am going to be running for about 2:15 hrs outside doing my 10:1's. I am feeling great this morning with no aches and pain, just a little tired from a restless sleep (someone was snoring heavily last night... and it wasn't me) ;)
After I am done my run, drink my chocolate milk, get all stretched up, ice if needed, and get all cleaned up, I am going to enjoy a good lunch. :) There will be about 13-14 APs to be eaten on top of my normal. lol ;)
The rest of today I am not quite sure of yet. There won't be too much done strenuous wise because I have to make sure that the rest of today and tomorrow I recover well from today's run with my 5k fun race on Sunday.
Yesterday, my son's Running Mania zippered hoodie arrived and he was really happy with it. I bought it for him to show how happy I was that he is getting outside and doing something like the biking and going to do a kids 1k race on Canada Day. :) The only person I do not have decked out yet is my husband... You see, when I do my 1/2 marathon here in the end of May, I would like to have a good orange cheering section for me. :) There is always a sea of Running Room clothing mostly with the odd Brainsport one on races and run/walk events here and I am going to break that monopoly up. :) There are hardly any Saskatchewan people involved with the Running Mania (a great running forum and support site for runners and such) and I am going to wear my colors with pride. So if any of the Sk people out there see any pics at the end of next month with a girl wearing an orange shirt or tank top, bright orange socks, and some fake tattoos, that's me! :) And hopefully I do not embarrass myself too much during the race. :)
I am starting to get really excited now about the half. There is only 3 long runs left including todays for this schedule and depending on how it goes, it will determine what races I for sure go in next.
Well, not much else here besides a happy wi, planned good food, and some good ol' R & R before Sunday.
run: 19.4 km/2:16:03 mins, avg 159 bpm 7:00 min/km, cold wet run and really windy, opened up my stride and ran at a comfortable pace with out looking at what pace I was doing. Good run though
ww wi...
... and I am back down again. :) 125.2 lbs! Onwards and downwards! :) I ate literally every pt available to me this week as I earned 39 APs! My body really needed the fuel. :) My pts reset today so I am going to go and enjoy something here... haven't decided what yet. Maybe I may call my Nanny and see if she wants to go for breakie. :)
I also took my measurements this morning since I keep on forgetting and wowza! Body changes are a happening here! I am down 25 inches! Everything is moving proportionally except for my arms... well, I have always had arms on the bigger side and I just have to face that fact. :)
Well, I said I was going to take it easy last night at hot yoga and well... I did... it was just that the instructor came to me a couple of times to advance my moves in a few poses! Happy... but not happy as my shoulder's are again on the sorer side... :( My legs feel great after the hills though.... :)
Today is going to be some cross training on the stationary bike and some wts. I am NOT going to be pushing myself at all. In fact I think it may be on the more of a leisurely side today. :)
Not much planned for today outside as the weather is supposed to be turning for the worse here at some pt. :( I was looking forward to getting some things done outside but I don't think that is happening. I still have to manage to run to a few stores here as I did not manage to yesterday... I know what I am going to do though... I am going to start my seeds! Last year my son and I planted some Lunar pumpkins and they turned out really cool! So, I found some seeds last week and we are doing them again - had lots of complements last yr. :) I only have a 8 foot by 8 foot garden (super small) but I can pack quite a bit in there. The pumpkins did take over part of the yard outside of the garden though.... We are also going to try these things called Lemon cucumbers. My son thought that they looked pretty neat so they are going to be in there also besides some other regular stuff. Corn is also going to be in there this year instead of the sunflowers. - yes... my garden gets REALLY packed. lol I also do some container gardening with tomatoes and lettuce... I am going to see what else here that I can put into a container on the deck - which is also really small. :)
Other than that, life is pretty good today and I am looking forward to the weekend here. Tomorrow is going to be a really needed rest day and by the looks of things... with the snow coming... there will be no bike rides also. :(
Non-smoker! :)
I goofed up...
... last week on the number of hills that I ran and just realized it today when I was looking at my schedule. I was supposed to run 7 not 6, so which today is supposed to be 8 of them. :( I am going to go for the 8 times and see how I feel. If I get too tired, I will stop at 7. I was wondering why my km for the run were not that high as they should have been...
Last night's run was 7 km and not 6 like I thought... I think I have finally figured out the way they have their schedule though. I know they have switched their hills to Thursday and was not sure which run they were running on Wednesday as I thought they were running Tuesday's run because that seemed like the k's they were doing. Now I know they are doing a straight switch between Wednesday and Thursday, and it seems like they are a week behind in the k's for it. It's all good with me as long as I get my amount in my long slow runs on the weekend.
Last night was a really good run though. I did take Tala with me and she was as good as gold for it and great company. Her little tugs on the smaller hills on the trail gave me that little extra push that I needed. I also was looking at my garmin for the 5 km mark and it looked like I may have done my 5k in 30:33 mins! My fasted time yet! I am not marking it as a Personal Best yet because I would like to have just a straight 5k course to time it with and then I can record my new PB. It is great though to see an improvement and to be closer to my goal in running. I said I wanted to be under 30 mins for 5k and this year I am going to do it. :)
Well, as I said, today is hills and it is going to be quite nice outside for it. Tonight is going to be hot yoga, so today is going to be one tired day for me.
Eating wise yesterday was the best day for me eating core foods in a long time. I am hoping that today will the same, even though I am still counting the pts. And yes... I am eating every pt available to me. :) (18 pts is just waaaayyyy to low) lol
I did get my camera out yesterday and took some pictures of my son on his bike and emailed the pic and phoned everyone about his huge milestone that he achieved. :) Yes, I was a proud mama and he shocked everyone! Proud pic at the top. :) For those who do not get why I am so proud, it is because my son is not the outdoor type and took forever to learn how to ride. He was very uncoordinated and had serious fears of the outdoors, and besides many other factors related to his designation.
Oh, tomorrow is challenge wi and ww wi so lots of water and watching sodium.
Well, off to get my buddy up and feed the zoo. :)
Non-smoker! :)
run: 8 x hills (did it!!!!), 10.87 km/1:27:28 mins, sunny +10, avg 161 bpm 8:03 mins/km, got to wear my skirt again! :), I tried to take it a bit slower today due to the faster run last night and to get my heart rate down a bit more (I hate being cursed with a high heart rate), felt really good and the trail was really busy with everyone out.
I gave in...
... my shoulder's were way too sore still and decided not to go to hot yoga last night and will hope that someone will be there to instruct on Thursday as they have been having a hard time getting someone for those nights. I never did get my nap yesterday so last night I went to bed at 9:15 pm and woke up at 7 this morning... still a bit on the tired side, but my body needed the rest. :)
Today is elliptical and some wts and probably a bike ride with my son after school again. He and I went out yesterday and stayed out for just over an hour biking around the school tarmack and such. He did not want to come in. I offered him to stay out by himself... but he wanted me with him. He says he is ready to ride to school now so today I will buy him a bike lock. God forbid if his bike ever gets stolen - I am not sure how he would react to that.
Supper last night was sooooo nummies. :) I love being able to bbq meals again. My husband is gone just for the day out of town here and will be back late tonight so it will just be my son and I. As it is usually eat out Tuesdays here with renting a movie, I think I will ask what he wants to do and let him pick everything because I am so proud of him right now. This is a huge accomplishment for him with wanting to be outside for anything. :)
Other than that, not much else is planned for the day besides the usual.
One thing I am working on though is changing my blog. I think it is getting too busy with everything that I have on there. The first thing I may do is either pick a less busy background or just a plain one. With all my picks and such... it is looking kinda messy. I see everyone's looking so nice and well polished... I would love to be able to design my own one day, like that's going to happen. lol We picked up a website design book for me to try and learn. This should be interesting... lol it is impossible for me to understand all that stuff! For now though I am sticking with the general templates offered here and maybe another background from Pyzam. I have not found the right design/cartoon/pic yet that I really want for my header. So, until I find one, get someone to graciously make me one, or attempt to make one, I will use what I got.
OK, let me just say that going to 18 pts a day is crazy!!!! There is not for choices out there when you hit that low of pts. I am trying to be more creative here but I am lacking in it right now. Core is soooo much easier... Not going back just yet though. :) The scale is still the same from last wi here and I am hoping for at least a .2 lb drop on Friday. My exercise is now pretty high and I do not want to starve myself to lose. I have a bit of flex to use up yet before friday here so today will be the day :).
I am sooooo looking forward to running tomorrow! The weather will not be as nice as it was this weekend but beggars can't be choosers! As long as there is no snow. :)
Non-smoker. :)
elliptical: 45 mins
wts: 30 mins
TAG!!!
I almost forgot! lol
Here we go!
I have been tagged by Melanie, and I am tagging a list of you! lol
Rules of the game:
1. Link to the person who tagged you
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Share seven random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog
4. Tag seven random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs
5. leave a comment on their blogs so that they know they have been tagged
My random/weird facts...
1. I really hate being the center of attention - really hate it... I insisted that we get married somewhere that there were not that many people so that I did not have to kiss in front of them! :)
2. I have a thing for running anything... who would have guessed that one!!! :)
3. I am terrified of balloons... yep! Can't stand them. No balloons at birthday parties here...
4. I love steak and kidney pie... :)
5. I once was in a wheel chair and told that I would not be able to do many things... look at me now. :)
6. I secretly would love to live somewhere out in the mountains or acreage and live off of solar power and become self-sufficient as much as I could... of course SOME town visits would be required... lol
7. I used to be a neat freak... severely! Even my one car everyone would have to shake their shoes off before getting in my car and my home... well I would literally follow behind visitors making sure that nothing was messed up... not like that anymore! :)
Next! TAG!
Marisa (hope she is ok... )
Ok... I think I am stuck for the last one! Melanie would have been one, but she tagged me. :)
