Thankful Holidays

Black Friday 11/23/12

It's been a few days since I logged on.  Things get crazy around the holidays.  I wanna talk about the holiday season right now.  There are tons of people doing a daily gratitude post on Facebook for November.  It strikes me as somewhat ironic.  Why do we only focus on our gratitude one month out of the year?  Shouldn't gratitude be something that each day is focused on?  And then there is the fact that gratitude is an action word.  Just typing something on Facebook does not count.  You have to act it and live it.  Gratitude is not what I see out in the community, especially during the holiday season.  What I see is impatience, irritation, belligerence, disrespect and in some cases even violence.  Everyone is in a huge hurry to get wherever they think they need to be and there lack of respect for others is shocking.  So next time you post or tweet about being grateful for your family, your health, your job, etc. act it out in your daily life.  Let the person cross the parking lot first (especially when they have kids with them, a cart full of groceries, it's raining, or it's bitter cold...you are the one in the car dummy), let the next car out in front of you (trust me, it won't make you any later then you already are), allow the person behind you in line at the grocery store to go ahead of you when they only have a couple of items and you have a cart full.  Pay attention to the person behind you when exiting a building and hold a door for them.  Pay for a stranger's coffee at Starbucks.  Give an extra big tip, or just offer a smile to someone you don't know.  Maybe someone else will see that and it will begin a chain reaction, like the Allstate commercials.  Let's try something different this holiday season and act grateful instead of like selfish brats who have somewhere so important to be that we should be entitled to a Bruce Almighty moment.

On to the training notes.  I set a goal of running the Detroit Turkey Trot in less then 60 minutes.  Last year I ran it in 1:02:??, the year before 1:05:??.  I didn't care if I came in at 59:58, I just wanted to break 60 minutes.  What  a surprise when I came in 55:46!  Who was that caped crusader?  I felt like a freaking champion.  My leg felt pretty good too until the last mile.  I really think I dragged it through the home stretch.  But I did note that at one point in that last mile I was cruising at a 6:45 pace.  Yep, that's "the cops are chasing you" pace.  I didn't hold that for very long but I was there and I was in runner's heaven!  After the race, it occurred to me that I now need to figure out how to do that 4 times in a row in a few months.  I have more determination now then ever before.  It's all because I worked hard.  I turned down dessert, even when I really wanted it, took my vitamins, and dragged my butt out of bed every morning to go the gym and put in the workouts.  I love when a plan comes together.  Time to set another short term goal.

Pre-Turkey Trot carb day.

November 21, 2012

Foods	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Herbalife - Cinnamon Roll Shake, 8 oz	250	0g	0g	23g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Torani - Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup, 2 Tbsp	0	0g	0g	0g	0mg	5mg	0g	0g
Cream - Half and half, 2 tbsp	39	1g	3g	1g	11mg	12mg	0g	0g
Coffee- Mate French Vanilla Cream - Cream, 1 tbsp	35	5g	2g	0g	0mg	35mg	5g	0g
Lunch
Herbalife Wedding Cake - Shake, 16 oz	215	36g	1g	22g	0mg	0mg	11g	4g
Dinner
Round Table Pizza - Gourmet Veggie (Large Original), 2 slice (112g)	480	54g	20g	20g	50mg	1,240mg	4g	4g
Aramark Cafeteria - Marinated Mushroom Salad, 1 cup	112	0g	4g	0g	0mg	1,260mg	0g	0g
Sainsbury's - Tiramasu, 50 g	138	16g	6g	2g	0mg	20mg	10g	2g
Domino's - Parmesan Bread Bites, 4 Pieces (55g)	150	23g	4g	5g	0mg	190mg	1g	1g
Snacks
Herbalife 24 - Prepare, 2 scoops	60	8g	0g	0g	0mg	100mg	0g	0g
Herbalife 24 - Rebuild Endurance , 2 Scoops (44.5g)	160	27g	1g	10g	10mg	250mg	14g	0g
Generic - Banana , 100 grams	89	23g	0g	1g	0mg	1mg	12g	3g
Hersheys - Milk Chocolate Cherry Cordial Kisses, 4 KISSES (42g)	80	13g	3g	1g	2mg	11mg	12g	0g
TOTAL:	1,808	206g	44g	85g	73mg	3,124mg	69g	14g

Exercises	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Circuit training, general	470	60
TOTALS:	470	60	0	0	0

I didn't even bother to log Thursday's meal.  Of course it included the traditional Thanksgiving fare but also a delicious (dessert like) sweet potato casserole with a topping of pecans, brown sugar and butter.  There was also the marshmallow fruit dip, pumpkin pie, coffee, and cheese and crackers.  Ugh!  Gotta get in some extra workouts next week.

November 23, 2012

Foods	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Herbalife 24 - Prepare, 2 scoops	60	8g	0g	0g	0mg	100mg	0g	0g
Coffee- Mate French Vanilla Cream - Cream, 1 tbsp	35	5g	2g	0g	0mg	35mg	5g	0g
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
Blueberries - Raw, 0.25 cup	21	5g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	4g	1g
Fresh Fruit - Pineapple, 75 g or 1 cup	39	10g	0g	0g	0mg	1mg	8g	1g
Herbalife - Protein Drink Mix - Vanilla Rs, 2 Tablespoons	110	5g	3g	15g	0mg	340mg	1g	0g
Lunch
Herbalife Shake - Peanut Butter Pie W/ Chocolate Graham Crust, 1 slice	200	36g	10g	16g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Dinner
Generic - Tossed Salad- Lettuce, Tomato, 1 cup	100	10g	0g	5g	54mg	108mg	0g	0g
Chicken Breast - Grilled , 6 oz	252	3g	8g	42g	0mg	426mg	0g	0g
Homemade - Mashed Red Skin Potatos (Fat Free Milk), 1 cup	237	38g	9g	5g	25mg	1,251mg	1g	4g
Great Value - Brown N Serve Rolls, 1 roll	80	14g	2g	2g	0mg	140mg	2g	0g
Great Value - Iced Oatmeal Cookies, 2 cookies (3g.)	130	23g	5g	2g	0mg	0mg	9g	0g
Snacks
Generic - Banana , 100 grams	89	23g	0g	1g	0mg	1mg	12g	3g
Chicken Breast - Grilled , 1.5 oz	33	0g	1g	6g	23mg	53mg	0g	0g
Oasis Naturals - Hummus-Original, 1 tbs	25	3g	2g	1g	0mg	65mg	1g	1g
Graham Crackers Honey Maid - Graham Crackers, 2 crackers	130	24g	3g	2g	0mg	180mg	8g	1g
Cream - Half and half, 2 tbsp	39	1g	3g	1g	11mg	12mg	0g	0g
Torani - Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup, 2 Tbsp	0	0g	0g	0g	0mg	5mg	0g	0g
TOTAL:	1,620	217g	49g	98g	113mg	2,747mg	59g	11g

Exercises	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Circuit training, general	400	60
TOTALS:	400	60	0	0	0

The workout was seriously hard this morning.  My legs were fatigued and so was the rest of me since I got up at 2:00am to go Black Friday shopping.  Yes, I am a little crazy but the bulk of my Christmas shopping is done so I can relax now.  Then I couldn't get a nap and I taught a kicking live music yoga class tonight.  That actually felt pretty good.  My legs needed that stretch.