The End of an Era

Tuesday 12/4/12

I will start with my training story tonight.  It was rainy today.  I usually get me weekday short runs in over my lunch hour but it was raining today so I didn't do it at lunch.  The forecast was that the rain would end in the afternoon and my plan was to run after work.  As the day wore on, of course my mind started to attempt to talk me out of it.  My mind was trying to put it off till tomorrow and almost won until my friend Linda posted this on my facebook wall today:

 



 

 This was my motivation today.  I was so glad I put my shoes on and got out there after work for 3.44 blissful miles at an easy 10:19 pace for an overall time of 35:29 and a 329 calorie burn.  It was very satisfying.

 

Now I'll move on to the rest of my day.  I am battling a tooth ache right now.  A cavity broke away but my benefits for this year are exhausted so I was trying to hold out until January.  However, the ache is winning so I am gonna have to pay for a temporary filing until January when I can get the crown that it needs.  So I called today and they can't get me in until tomorrow.  Tooth pain and Kidney stones are the WORST pains in the world, in my opinion.  So I have been a little off today already.  Then this afternoon I was told that the project that I started 7 years ago is being discontinued.  Even though I have not worked on that project for the last year, it was a serious blow to me.  That project was my baby.  Everything that I am today is someway connected to that project right down to how I met my husband.  I am devastated!  I don't feel like the new director tried very hard to keep that project going.  A whole era is coming to an end and I am not sure if I will get past it.  In some ways, the last 7 years have been the most important years of my life.  The most personal and professional changes have been made in me in this time.  I am trying to see this as the universe making room for something else but I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared to death.

 

December 4, 2012

Foods	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Coffee W/Cream - French Vanilla, 1 Tbsp	37	6g	2g	0g	0mg	30mg	6g	0g
Herbalife - Protein Drink Mix - Vanilla Rs, 2 Tablespoons	110	5g	3g	15g	0mg	340mg	1g	0g
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake Mix - Nutritional Shake Mix 2 Scoop of Protein Powder, 28 g	110	5g	3g	15g	0mg	340mg	1g	0g
Herbalife 24 - Prepare, 2 scoops	60	8g	0g	0g	0mg	100mg	0g	0g
Lunch
Herbalife Shake - Coconut Cream Pie, 1 shake	280	0g	0g	17g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Generic - Fresh Ground Almond Butter, 1 Tablespoon	90	7g	10g	5g	0mg	4mg	0g	2g
Generic - Rice Cake- Caramel Corn, 1 rice cake	50	11g	0g	1g	0mg	30mg	3g	0g
Dinner
Golden Corral - Sirloin Steak - Hot Bar, 4.5 oz.	230	1g	9g	36g	85mg	590mg	1g	0g
Golden Corral - Broccoli, Steamed, 1/2 cup cooked	25	6g	0g	2g	0mg	85mg	1g	3g
Golden Corral - Steamed Carrots, 1/2 Cup	50	6g	5g	0g	0mg	97mg	0g	0g
Golden Corral - Brussel Sprouts, 2 sprouts	12	2g	0g	1g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Golden Corral - Steamed Spinach, 0.3 cup (214g)	15	2g	0g	2g	0mg	17mg	0g	2g
Golden Corral - Sweet Homestyle Cornbread Stuffing, 1/4 cup cooked	65	9g	3g	2g	0mg	310mg	1g	1g
Golden Corral (Restaurant Buffet) - Red French Dressing (Salad Bar), 1 Tblspoons	60	4g	6g	0g	0mg	185mg	4g	0g
Golden Corral - Croutons, Homemade, 5 pieces	120	10g	9g	2g	0mg	150mg	2g	0g
Generic - Garden Salad With Mixed Vegetables (No Dressing), 2 cups	70	14g	1g	6g	0mg	0mg	0g	7g
Golden Corral - Brownies, 1 Brownie	140	20g	6g	3g	45mg	910mg	9g	1g
Snacks
Generic - Banana , 100 grams	89	23g	0g	1g	0mg	1mg	12g	3g
Cream - Half and half, 1 fl oz	39	1g	3g	1g	11mg	12mg	0g	0g
Torani - Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup, 2 Tbsp	0	0g	0g	0g	0mg	5mg	0g	0g
TOTAL:	1,652	140g	60g	109g	141mg	3,206mg	41g	19g

Exercises	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Circuit training, general	300	57
Running (jogging), 6 mph (10 min mile)	344	35
TOTALS:	644	92	0	0	0