New Life

Tuesday November 13, 2012

 

Today I got to think about things from a different perspective.  A friend of mine who is on maternity leave brought her new baby in to see us all at work today.  She was here when I got back from my midday run.  So, there I am sweating and probably a little stinky but Mia (that's the baby's name...isn't it beautiful?) didn't seem to notice.  She tucked her little self down in the crook of my arm and made the most amazing facial expressions as she slept.  What a wonderful and rewarding miracle to her family.  I began thinking back to my own kids births and their first weeks/months of life.  They are so precious and dependent.  Now, my kids are 12 and 9 and they are headstrong, independent and opinionated.  This too is a precious gift but in a different way.  What a privilege it is to be trusted to raise and guide young people through their formative years and into strong capable adults.  A lot of times I think that I am not doing a very good job with my own kids but maybe the examples I will be setting for them will be more evident later in their adult lives.  I try to be aware of how I take care of myself and how I tend to my responsibilities.  Hopefully, these things rub off on them in the future.  They are in the "parents don't know anyting" stage.  I wonder how my own mom lived through that without taking it all so personal that she just wanted to give us up to someone more capable.  My kids are one of my greatest gifts and one of my biggest challenges. 

 

This past weekend I read an incredibly good novel by Nicholas Sparks called "The Best of Me."  I through it was going to be nice relaxing, enjoyable read.  It was a wonderful book but it pulled at my heart strings.  I am now beginning the book by Cheryl Strayed called "Wild."  It is her true story of her trek up the Pacific Nortwest Trail.  Another nail biter, I'm sure.  There should be a lot of motivation in this book.  I am looking forward to sitting down with it over the weekend.

 

I spent my lunch break running today, despite the cold that I am developing.  It is difficult to run with a sore throat.  Once I got warmed up though, it seemed to come a little easier and I am glad that I got out and did it.  I really do love running.

 

I tried something different today.  This whole blogging thing is evolving for me since I have never done anything but Facebook before.  I copied and pasted my diary page from Myfitnesspal.com 

It seemed like an easier way to share me food and activity on my blog. 

 

Ready to head out for my

lunch run

 

 

 

November 13, 2012

Foods	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Herbalife - Protein Drink Mix - Vanilla Rs, 2 Tablespoons	110	5g	3g	15g	0mg	340mg	1g	0g
Coffee W/Cream - French Vanilla, 1 Tbsp	37	6g	2g	0g	0mg	30mg	6g	0g
Blueberries - Raw, 0.3 cup	25	6g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	4g	1g
Pineapple - Raw, all varieties, 0.25 cup, diced	19	5g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	4g	1g
It Works Global - Greens, 2 scoops	10	1g	1g	0g	0mg	10mg	0g	0g
Vita Coco - Coconut Water 11.1 oz, 0.5 container 11.oz	30	8g	0g	0g	0mg	20mg	8g	0g
Lunch
Chicken Breast - Grilled , 6 oz	133	2g	2g	25g	90mg	213mg	0g	0g
Meijer - Asparagus - Steamed, 5 Spears	25	2g	0g	3g	0mg	0mg	1g	2g
Garlic Expressions - Classic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing & Marinade, 1 tbsp.	55	3g	5g	0g	0mg	225mg	3g	0g
Kiwi - Kiwi Peeled, 1 whole kiwi, peeled	46	11g	0g	1g	0mg	2mg	7g	2g
Dinner
Herbalife - Oreo Protein Shake, 1 Shake	310	52g	1g	23g	5mg	1,130mg	31g	4g
Snacks
Rice Cake - Lundberg Organic Brown Rice - Lightly Salted, 1 cake	60	14g	1g	1g	0mg	35mg	0g	1g
Generic - Banana , 100 grams	89	23g	0g	1g	0mg	1mg	12g	3g
Generic - Fresh Ground Almond Butter, 1 Tablespoon	110	3g	9g	4g	0mg	0mg	0g	1g
Hershey's - Reese's Pieces-Fun Size Packs, 1 Pouches	70	9g	3g	2g	0mg	20mg	7g	1g
M&M's Pretzel - Fun Size, 1 packs	60	10g	2g	1g	2mg	67mg	7g	0g
Tootsie Roll - Mini Tootsie Roll , 3 Rolls	33	5g	0g	1g	0mg	3mg	4g	0g
Tootsie Roll - Dots (Halloween Box), 1 box	70	17g	0g	0g	0mg	5mg	11g	0g
Hershey's Milk Duds - Milk Duds- Halloween Size (4 Duds/Box), 1 boxes	53	9g	2g	0g	0mg	32mg	6g	0g
Herbalife 24 - Prepare, 2 scoops	66	10g	0g	0g	0mg	100mg	0g	0g
Herbalife 24 - Rebuild Endurance , 2 Scoops (44.5g)	160	27g	1g	10g	10mg	250mg	14g	0g
Oreo - Candy Cane, 4 cookies	280	44g	12g	2g	0mg	230mg	28g	2g
TOTAL:	1,851	272g	44g	89g	107mg	2,713mg	154g	18g

Food Notes

Stupid Halloween candy at work...but I avoided the two boxes of stupider donuts. Don't I get some credit for that? Ande, the Candy Cane Oreos are gone now...phew, made it through that.

Exercises	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Running (jogging), 6 mph (10 min mile)	293	29
Hot yoga	516	120
TOTALS:	809	149	0	0	0