Tis the Season

Saturday 12/1/12

Can you believe that it's December already?!  OMG, where did this year go?  Really?  It's been a monumental year yet I think it has gone entirely too fast.  Maybe that's what happens as you get older.  Time has the illusion of going faster when your trying to hold on to it harder.  As a kid, time never went fast enough.  I was always waiting for the next milestone, now I am in the exact opposite place, wishing for more time between milestones.  Earlier in the week I wrote about being super grouchy this week.  It seems that everyone else is too.  I really hate this time of year.  We talk a good game about the season of giving and family but all I run into out in the real world are people in a hurry to get to the next place or check the next item off their to do list.  Be kind folks!  We are all in this world together.  Nobody is on a personal mission of sabotage YOUR day.  You are not that important.  Shocking isn't it?  I am making a special effort to not let the general public have to bare the brunt of my sh#&.  My family is another story...maybe I can work on that next year. 

I have not been able to get a better handle on my nutrition either, as is clear by my Red Lobster binge on Thursday night.  Making healthy choices is what my brain wants to do but then my taste buds and emotional drain hit the override switch and lock logic in the panic room for safe keeping.  I may try a 3 day detox next weekend just to reset the switches and triggers before the Holiday season kicks into high gear.  I know that the Holidays are not a good excuse because I was still losing weight last holiday season and managed to stay on track.  Now I'm just trying to maintain and not sabotage my training schedule.  That almost makes it easier to cheat some days.  Rationalization really kicks in there.  The little voice in my mind says "you can handle it, it's not like your trying to lose weight anymore" or "a few oreos aren't gonna kill you" or "it's a celebration, you can't be rude."  Maybe the voice is right but I don't want to get stuck in that since my mileage is starting to increase more every week.  I want to be in my own personal peak condition for this race. 

Thursday was a run day.  I had to really talk myself into this one.  I really had no desire to run.  It was rough getting started and it didn't even really make me feel better afterwards like it usually does.  I am looking forward to Sunday's 7 miles since it's gonna be like 50 degrees out tomorrow morning.  Can;t wait for that.
3.24 miles: 33:08; 10:12pace; 310 calories

November 29, 2012

Foods	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake W/ Van. Pdm - Blueberry Muffin, 16 oz.	215	18g	1g	17g	0mg	0mg	0g	5g
Lunch
Herbalife - Turtle Cheesecake Shake, 16 oz	280	17g	0g	24g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Dinner
Red Lobster - Cheddar Bay Biscuit, 2 biscuit	300	32g	16g	6g	0mg	700mg	0g	0g
Red Lobster - Garden Salad W/ House Dressing (Balsamic Vinaigrette), 1 plate (1.5 oz dressing)	170	15g	9g	2g	0mg	295mg	0g	0g
Red Lobster - Crispy Calamari and Vegetables (1/2 Portion As Part of Pick Your Own 2 Appetizers), 1/2 portion	760	58g	49g	0g	0mg	1,630mg	0g	0g
Red Lobster - Snow Crab Legs, 1 pound	490	41g	15g	46g	0mg	2,090mg	0g	0g
Red Lobster - Mashed Potatoes, 1/4 portion	105	14g	5g	3g	0mg	310mg	0g	0g
Godiva Gems - Assorted Truffles Dark, Milk, White Chocolates, 2 pieces	105	10g	7g	1g	8mg	20mg	9g	1g
Snacks
Rice Cake - Lundberg Organic Brown Rice - Lightly Salted, 1 cake	60	14g	1g	1g	0mg	35mg	0g	1g
Generic - Fresh Ground Almond Butter, 2 Tablespoon	220	6g	18g	8g	0mg	0mg	0g	2g
Generic - Banana , 100 grams	89	23g	0g	1g	0mg	1mg	12g	3g
TOTAL:	2,794	248g	121g	109g	8mg	5,081mg	21g	12g

Exercises	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Circuit training, general	442	61
Running (jogging), 6 mph (10 min mile)	309	30
TOTALS:	751	91	0	0	0

Total cheat dinner.  The last of the birthday celebrating with my husband.  Took my thermobond before the meal.  Reduces the guild slightly.

November 30, 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 24 - Prepare, 2 scoops	60	8g	0g	0g	0mg	100mg	0g	0g
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake W/ Van. Pdm - Blueberry Muffin, 16 oz.	215	18g	1g	17g	0mg	0mg	0g	5g
Lunch
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake - Oatmeal Scotchie, 1 shake	285	0g	0g	24g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Dinner
Chipolte - Chicken Faj. Bol (Chicken, Brown Rice, B. Beans, Fajita Veggies, Tomato/Corn/Green Salsa, Lettuce), 1 Bol	570	73g	13g	48g	115mg	2,010mg	14g	18g
Chipolte Mexican Grill Chips - Corn Chips, 10 Chips	130	16g	6g	2g	0mg	93mg	1g	2g
Snacks
Starbuck's (From Website - Grande Skinny Peppermint Mocha- No Whipped, 6.4 oz.	52	7g	1g	5g	2mg	0mg	5g	2g
Godiva Chocolatier - Gems - Dark Chocolate French Vanilla Truffles, 2 pcs	105	11g	7g	1g	8mg	25mg	10g	1g
Fruit - Apple Med, 1 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb)	72	19g	0g	0g	0mg	1mg	14g	3g
TOTAL:	1,526	158g	30g	97g	125mg	2,259mg	50g	31g

Exercises	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Circuit training, general	517	67
TOTALS:	517	67	0	0	0

Kept things under control on Friday.  Mostly because I was too busy to be bad.