Thursday, February 28, 2013

Thursday 2/28/13

Holy crap!  I just realized that this is the last day in February.  How did 2 entire months of this year go by already?  This means that 1/6 of this year is already behind us.  WTH?!

I'm in Washington DC this week for a work conference.  It is 10-15 degrees warmer here then at home and there is no snow.  Although, my knee is still a bit stiff, I felt like I needed to go out and run.  It would be a travesty if I didn't take advantage of this opportunity. 

 
The view from the elevator this morning.
 
I was literally jonesing all day to get out there.  And at 5:00 I promptly went to my room, changed my clothes and hit the road!
 
 
I ran down around DuPont Circle.  There was a ton of car traffic and foot traffic.  There are a lot of intersections too.  I was reminded of the movie American President when Annette Benning barges into the Oval Office and tells Michael Douglas to "just stay away from DuPont Circle, I hear it's murder this time of day."  Yep!  At 5:30pm, DuPont Circle is definitely a crazy busy place.  But it was an amazing run!  It felt pretty good physically but mentally and emotionally I enjoyed every single step of that run.  This is why I run.  I love the energy that I give to the environment around me and I love the energy I get from all of my surroundings.  Whether I am running at a local park or in an unfamiliar city there is an energy that you pick up from whatever is around you and when you are really in tune with that, you just hum along like you are one with it all.  God, it was so amazing for me today.  These are the moments that make me a true runner and not just a fitness runner.
 
 
I wasn't really looking forward to this trip so I put off doing any of my packing until the last minute.  So it shouldn't surprise you that I forgot some things.  When I got to the hotel and began to unpack  my things, I realized that I had forgotten to pack my dress pants.  So, here I am in DC for a work conference with a pair of running pants and a pair of yoga pants.  I remembered to pack my dress tops and sweaters and heels.  Just no pants.  Who does that?!  This put me on a mission to find pants.  I walked down to DuPont Circle area, knowing there are a lot of shops around there and praying that I can find some pants at a reasonable price.  This is not a cheap town.  So, I find a United Colors of Benetton store.  I don't think I have been in one of those stores since I was in high school.  Anyway,  they have some great dress pants on their end of season clearance rack.  Score!  I buy two pairs.  Black and Khaki.  They fit great, except for the length.  Even with my heels, they touch the floor.  Oh well, it's the best I can do.  They are great pants though.  I'm gonna get my mom to hem them for me when I get home. 
 
Tomorrow morning I'm gonna hit the hotel gym and get my own version of an extreme workout in and then push some weights around with my legs.  Just because I'm out of town doesn't mean I have to get out of my routine.  BAM!  Training doesn't stop just because you aren't home.
 
 

February 26, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife - Upside Down Pineapple Shake, 16 oz.2200g0g25g0mg0mg0g0g
Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - Italian Sweet Cream, 2 Tbsp7010g3g0g0mg30mg10g0g
Lunch
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake - Oatmeal Scotchie, 1 shake2850g0g24g0mg0mg0g0g
Snacks
Kroger - Carb Smart--Yogurt White Chocolate Raspberry, 6 oz604g2g8g10mg90mg3g0g
Cuties California Mandarins - Clementines, 0.5 orange204g0g0g0mg0mg3g1g
Snyder's of Hanover - Old Fashioned Pretzel Sticks, 0.5 oz (28g / about 7 sticks)6012g1g2g0mg100mg0g0g
TOTAL:71530g6g59g10mg220mg16g1g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Spinning®40460
TOTALS:40460000

February 27, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Scrambler Maries - Eye Opener, 0.63 Serving (10.oz)2554g24g21g451mg645mg3g1g
Thomas' - Light Multigrain English Muffin, 1 muffin11026g1g5g0mg160mg1g8g
Smuckers - Grape Jelly, 2 tbs (20g)10026g0g0g0mg10mg24g0g
Scrambler Marie - Pancake, 0.33 Pancake4014g1g2g4mg237mg0g0g
Lunch
Herbalife - Butter Pecan Shake, 16 oz26018g4g24g0mg435mg10g3g
Dinner
Olive Garden - House Salad With Low-Cal Dressing, 1 plate16723g20g5g0mg1,530mg0g4g
Pizzeria - Margarita Pizza, 1/2 pizza20020g9g9g12mg300mg2g1g
Snacks
Squirrel Valley - Matterhorn Trail Mix (Peanuts, Cranberries, White Chocolate, Pineapple), 1/4 cup (1oz)14017g7g3g0mg10mg14g1g
Smartfood Selects - Cinnamon Brown Sugar Popcorn Net Carbs, 28 g/About 1 3/4 cups16016g9g2g0mg150mg5g2g
Russell Stover Candies - Marshmellow Egg Coverred In Milk Chocolate, 1 egg11020g3g1g0mg30mg14g1g
TOTAL:1,542184g78g72g467mg3,507mg73g21g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Extreme Results30060
Personal Training with Lindsay21330
Walking, 3.0 mph, mod. pace, walking dog19060
TOTALS:703150000

February 28, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Blazing Bagels - Pumpernickel Rye Bagel, 0.75 bagel24854g1g8g0mg323mg7g4g
Fruit - Apple Med, 0.5 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb)3610g0g0g0mg1mg7g2g
Philadelphia - Fat Free Cream Cheese, 1 oz (28 g)302g0g4g5mg210mg1g0g
Coffee W/Cream - French Vanilla, 3 Tbsp11118g5g0g0mg90mg18g0g
Lunch
Amy's - Organic Chili, Medium With Vegetables, 1 Cup23034g6g10g0mg590mg6g9g
Metro's - Turkey Bacon Club - Whole Wheat, 0.5 sandwich (254 g)17526g4g11g18mg555mg3g3g
Dinner
Edemame - Shelled, 1/2 cup1209g5g10g0mg0mg0g4g
Homemade - Miso Soup With Tofu and Spring Onions, 1 Cup937g4g8g0mg805mg2g1g
California Roll - White Rice, Avocado, Crab, Nori, 6 pieces25538g7g9g0mg375mg0g6g
Snacks
Starbucks - Tall Non-Fat Salted Carmel Mocha, 12 oz2000g2g0g0mg220mg0g0g
TOTAL:1,498198g34g60g23mg3,169mg44g29g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Running (jogging), 6 mph (10 min mile)36638
Walking, 3.0 mph, mod. pace, walking dog9530
TOTALS:46168000
 



Limping Along

Monday 2/25/13

The day after a 20 miler leaves me looking a little bit like I've been attacked by a league of zombies.  My knees aren't exactly bending and my eyes are bloodshot from being up half the night with an aching lower back.  So, why am I doing this to myself?  That is the question of the day.  It's a bucket list thing.  So let's get right into the heart of the run.  I started off feeling pretty good.  Like "yeah, I can do this."  It was definitely cold out and I required more layers then in previous long runs.  Which was okay.  I parked my car at the Biggby at Cricket West with the thought process that I would have to make it back to my car and when I did I could reward myself with a nice latte (salted Carmel mocha).  We had some pretty yucky weather on Friday morning and most of the people who live on Secor thought that shoveling was optional.  Needless to say that slushy/snow mix had turned to uneven ice by the time I came along.  So here I am trying desperately not to fall or twist something as I get down the street and to the trail.  And on the way back, after the sun had gotten to that ice for a few hours, what I got was soaking wet feet!  Thanks fine citizens of our fair city!  Again about midway through the run, my knee starts to really bug me.  This time it doesn't really let up.  By the 12th mile I was ready to quit.  Not just quit but to fall down on the floor, cry like a baby and call someone to come and pick me up.  However, I pushed on.  I had to take a lot more walk breaks in the last 5 miles.  I also had to trick my brain into thinking we were going to do a shorter distance then 20 miles.  I did cry, I did feel like I was going to puke.  I did talk to myself out loud.  I did limp some, walk some and hobble some (when necessary).   Coming back up Secor Rd to the finish, I must have looked like a hot mess.  I'm really surprised the fire department wasn't dispatched to retrieve a possible escaped mental patient who appears to be overdosing on Lithium!   I may be a runner but I am beginning to to think that I am not a marathoner.  And that's okay with me.  I will get that one 26.2 under my belt to say that I did it and to check it off my bucket list.  But in the end I probably will go back to 10K's and Halves.  They are challenging enough for me.  Another thing that I have noticed is that a marathon runner really needs to total support of their family.  My husband doesn't discourage my goals but none of my family realizes just what goes into training for your first marathon.  Which means my rest days end up being hurry up and get all the chores done day.  This is not the kind of rest that the body needs before a 20 miler. 

A day later I still feel like someone ran me over, back up over me and left me outside in a rain storm.  I am having trouble moving.  I am exhausted and I really just want to quit.  My knee is pretty much trashed and I am beginning to worry about some real damage.  It is my belief that I may have some IT band issues that is causing my knee to revolt.  I'm gonna need to get into a massage therapist.  Since I am pretty much broke most of the time I will need to get to a MT in training at one of the schools.

I wish I could be witty and cute about things but there was nothing really witty and cute about what I went through yesterday.  It was hard.  It made me want to quit.  It made me look like a schizophrenic as I was hobbling along talking to myself and quitters suck and telling Matilda to get back in her room and shut the hell up!  It was probably a pretty pitiful site. 


I am so grateful for my personal training with Lindsay.  I am not sure I would have been able to make it through any of thins without that cross/strength training.  It really has made a big difference in my endurance and strength.  The muscles in my legs are not as fatigued as they were when I trainined for the half.  Mainly because they are stronger and some because I am much healthier and fitter then I was 3 years ago.  Only 2 more LR's before the race.  There are 3 weekd until my next one and I am most definitley grateful for that.


Today's run:  20miles; 4:00:06; 12:00pace; 2832 calories.

Just a side note.  I burned almost 2900 calories on that urn and could have eaten anything I wanted that day with a free pass and do you know that I was too sick to my stomach afterwards to eat much of anything!  It was all I could do to force down some soup and a grilled cheese sandwich!  Oh, the irony!

February 21, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife Shake - White Chocolate Reese's Shake, 16 oz.24129g2g24g0mg0mg0g4g
Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - Italian Sweet Cream, 1 Tbsp355g2g0g0mg15mg5g0g
Lunch
Pop Chips - Sour Cream & Onion, 1 bag (23 g)10016g4g1g0mg160mg2g1g
Generic - Banana , 100 grams8923g0g1g0mg1mg12g3g
Fresh - Tabouli Salad With Tomatoes, 4 oz569g2g2g0mg18mg2g2g
Herbalife - Protein Drink Mix - Vanilla Rs, 2 Tablespoons1105g3g15g0mg340mg1g0g
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake Mix - Nutritional Shake Mix 2 Scoop of Protein Powder, 28 g1105g3g15g0mg340mg1g0g
Dinner
Cooking Light - Chicken BLT Salad, 1 wedge36812g24g27g76mg538mg0g2g
Snacks
Um - Hummus, 2 ounces7511g3g4g0mg95mg2g3g
Fresh Vegetables - Celery and Carrot Sticks In Water, 3 oz174g0g1g0mg33mg3g2g
Fruit - Apple Med, 0.5 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb)3610g0g0g0mg1mg7g2g
Cuties California Mandarins - Clementines, 1 orange409g0g0g0mg0mg7g2g
Kroger - Carb Smart--Yogurt White Chocolate Raspberry, 6 oz604g2g8g10mg90mg3g0g
Graham Crackers Honey Maid - Graham Crackers, 2 crackers13024g3g2g0mg180mg8g1g
TOTAL:1,467166g48g100g86mg1,811mg53g22g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
ZoneUp30060
TOTALS:30060000

February 22, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake - Strawberry Cheesecake, 8 oz2700g0g19g0mg0mg0g0g
Graham Crackers Honey Maid - Graham Crackers, 1 crackers6512g2g1g0mg90mg4g1g
Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - Italian Sweet Cream, 1 Tbsp355g2g0g0mg15mg5g0g
Lunch
Herbalife Wedding Cake - Shake, 16 oz21536g1g22g0mg0mg11g4g
Snacks
Generic - Banana , 100 grams8923g0g1g0mg1mg12g3g
Cuties California Mandarins - Clementines, 1 orange409g0g0g0mg0mg7g2g
Fruit - Apple Med, 0.5 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb)3610g0g0g0mg1mg7g2g
Kroger - Carb Smart--Yogurt White Chocolate Raspberry, 6 oz604g2g8g10mg90mg3g0g
Pop Chips - Sour Cream & Onion, 1 bag (23 g)10016g4g1g0mg160mg2g1g
Graham Crackers Honey Maid - Graham Crackers, 2 crackers13024g3g2g0mg180mg8g1g
TOTAL:1,040139g14g54g10mg537mg59g14g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Extreme Results40660
TOTALS:40660000

February 23, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Natures Own - Low Cal Light Whole Wheat Bread, 2 slice7022g0g6g0mg240mg2g10g
Welchs - Grape Jelly, 15 ml5013g0g0g0mg10mg13g0g
Country Crock Margarine - 2 Scrambled Eggs, Plain, 2 eggs1403g10g12g370mg142mg0g0g
Martins - Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese, 1/8 cup (28g)501g5g4g15mg85mg0g0g
Tomato X4 Slices - Tomato Slice 1 Slice, Thin/Small (15g), 1 slice31g0g0g0mg1mg0g1g
Generic - Green Onion, 1/8 cup102g0g0g0mg0mg1g1g
Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - Italian Sweet Cream, 1 Tbsp355g2g0g0mg15mg5g0g
Lunch
Good Measure Meals - (1700 Plan) Black Bean Burger W/ Bun, Chipolte Mayo & Sweet Potatoe Fries, 0.5 Container30038g12g11g13mg530mg3g6g
Champy's Chicken - Cole Slaw, 0.5 cup522g5g0g2mg52mg1g1g
Bar Louie - Soft Pretzel Stick, 1 Soft Pretzel17032g3g0g0mg270mg1g1g
Dinner
Applebees - Weight Watchers Grilled JalapeƱO Lime Shrimp, 1 entree30043g6g22g0mg2,110mg0g4g
Applebees - Side Salad, 1 order1800g4g0g0mg0mg5g0g
Snacks
Herbalife Shake - Blueberry Cheesecake, 1 cups11511g0g12g1mg100mg0g0g
TOTAL:1,475173g47g67g401mg3,555mg31g24g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Stretching, hatha yoga14460
TOTALS:14460000

February 24, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Scrambler Maries - Eye Opener, 0.75 Serving (10.oz)3065g29g25g542mg774mg3g1g
Scrambler Maries - Hash Browns, 3.5 oz21428g12g3g0mg342mg2g2g
Thomas' - Light Multigrain English Muffin, 1 muffin11026g1g5g0mg160mg1g8g
Smuckers - Grape Jelly, 2 tbs (20g)10026g0g0g0mg10mg24g0g
Dinner
Campbell's - Condensed Tomato Soup 318ml (10.75 oz), 1/2 cup9020g0g2g0mg480mg12g1g
Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 0.5 cup436g0g4g2mg64mg0g0g
Kraft - Singles - American Cheese, 2 slice (19g)1202g9g6g30mg460mg2g0g
Natures Own - Low Cal Light Whole Wheat Bread, 2 slice7022g0g6g0mg240mg2g10g
Pineapple - Raw, all varieties, 0.75 cup, diced5615g0g1g0mg1mg11g2g
Crackers - Townhouse Club Crackers, 12 crackers21027g9g3g0mg375mg3g3g
Snacks
Biggby Coffee - Tall Reduced Calorie Mocha Mocha, 10.67 oz.13325g0g8g4mg197mg9g1g
Herbalife 24 - Prolong Dietary Supplement, 0.5 Scoops6315g0g1g0mg125mg4g0g
Girl Scout Cookies - Thin Mint, 4 cookies16022g8g1g0mg125mg10g1g
Skinny Pop - Popcorn, 2 Cup787g5g1g0mg25mg0g2g
TOTAL:1,753246g73g66g578mg3,378mg83g31g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Running (jogging), 6 mph (10 min mile)2,892240
Stretching, hatha yoga14460
TOTALS:3,036300000

February 25, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife Shake - Blueberry Cheesecake, 2 cups23022g0g24g2mg200mg0g0g
Generic - Banana , 100 grams8923g0g1g0mg1mg12g3g
Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - Italian Sweet Cream, 2 Tbsp7010g3g0g0mg30mg10g0g
Lunch
Panera Bread - Mediterranean Salmon Salad, 3/8 salad1809g11g10g28mg491mg7g2g
Panera Bread - Whole Grain Baguette From Website, 1.5 ounces13527g1g5g0mg300mg2g3g
Panera Bread - Low Fat Garden Vegetable With Pesto Soup Pick Two, 10 oz10018g4g3g5mg620mg4g8g
Dinner
Skinnytaste - Sweet Potato Turkey Shepard's Pie, 1/6 recipe25034g6g17g0mg304mg3g6g
Snacks
Kirkland - Greek Yogurt Bar - Dark Chocolate Flavored, 1 Bar17017g8g10g0mg130mg8g5g
Fruit - Apple Med, 0.5 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb)3610g0g0g0mg1mg7g2g
Girl Scout Cookies - Thin Mint, 0.5 container (32 cookies ea.)64088g32g4g0mg500mg40g4g
TOTAL:1,900258g65g74g35mg2,577mg93g33g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Spinning®20050
Stretching, hatha yoga14460
TOTALS:34411000



Windy with a chance of blown away!

Wednesday 2/20/13

After a fairly mild weekend, Mother Nature made a fierce show yesterday. 20mph winds with 40mph gusts. Since I weigh next to nothing, I opted for some indoor activities instead of a short run yesterday. Spin is always a nice alternative to a short run and believe me my knees were singing some praises for the break. By no means is cycling any easier then other workouts. In fact, when you have Tina Miller as your instructor you will be working the whole time. In a good way of course. I also gave Turbo another try on Tuesday evening. I had much more fun the second time. However, my knees are a little stressed and my left ankle might be a little tweaked. I'm really gonna need
To keep an eye on that this week. I am hoping I don't end up with problems on my LR this weekend.


I dont' really have much to say today so instead of rambling on like the idiot I usually am, I'm just gonna stop here and save you from my crazies today.



February 17, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife - Oatmeal Cookie Shake, 16 oz28521g4g25g0mg0mg0g0g
Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - Italian Sweet Cream, 1 Tbsp355g2g0g0mg15mg5g0g
Lunch
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake - Grasshopper, 1 shake24013g1g9g0mg140mg0g3g
Dinner
Taco Salad - Home Made (No Shell), 0.5 Cup Filling, 2 Cups Salad16525g6g12g41mg309mg0g5g
Hunt's Manwich - Orginal Sloppy Joe Sauce W/ Lean Cooked Ground Beef, 1/4 cup cooked1805g6g12g39mg205mg3g1g
Fruit - Apple Med, 0.5 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb)3610g0g0g0mg1mg7g2g
Potato salad - Home-prepared, 0.25 cup897g5g2g43mg331mg0g1g
Kon-Tiki - Fruits Salad, 1 smallish6013g0g1g0mg6mg9g1g
Rt&St - Homemade Chocolate Brownie, 35 g12820g5g2g18mg0mg14g0g
Cake - Chocolate, with chocolate frosting, 1 oz10415g5g1g12mg95mg0g1g
Snacks
Generic - Banana , 100 grams8923g0g1g0mg1mg12g3g
Panera - Low Fat Black Bean Soup - You Pick 2, 2 cup (8.25oz)34070g4g18g0mg1,760mg4g12g
Panera Bread - Whole Grain Baguette From Website, 2 ounces18036g2g7g0mg400mg3g4g
Panera Bread - Cherry Pastry, 1 pastry (5.25oz / 151g)41064g18g7g55mg320mg34g2g
TOTAL:2,341327g58g97g208mg3,583mg91g35g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Extreme Results54072
Stretching, hatha yoga14460
TRX14245
TOTALS:826177000

February 18, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife 24 - Rebuild Endurance , 2 Scoops (44.5g)16027g1g10g10mg250mg14g0g
Generic - Banana , 100 grams8923g0g1g0mg1mg12g3g
Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - Italian Sweet Cream, 1 Tbsp355g2g0g0mg15mg5g0g
Lunch
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake - Oatmeal Scotchie, 1 shake2850g0g24g0mg0mg0g0g
Dinner
Homemade - Chicken Parmigiana and Pasta, 1 chicken breast / sauce46347g12g42g199mg731mg6g1g
John Wm Macy's - Cheese Stick Original Cheddar, 2 Sticks9010g4g4g10mg110mg0g1g
Girl Scout Cookies - Thin Mint, 8 cookies32044g16g2g0mg250mg20g2g
Snacks
Fruit - Apple Med, 0.5 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb)3610g0g0g0mg1mg7g2g
Biggby Coffee - Tall Reduced Calorie Mocha Mocha, 16 oz.20037g0g12g6mg296mg13g2g
Homemade - Stovetop Popcorn, 2 cup14013g10g2g0mg0mg0g0g
Kernel Season's - Popcorn Seasoning White Cheddar, 1/4 tsp / 0.8g20g0g0g0mg75mg0g0g
TOTAL:1,820216g45g97g225mg1,729mg77g11g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Personal Training with Lindsay16423
Extreme Results39860
Yoga sculpt16060
Stretching, hatha yoga10845
TOTALS:830188000

February 19, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife - Protein Drink Mix - Vanilla Rs, 2 Tablespoons1105g3g15g0mg340mg1g0g
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake Mix - Nutritional Shake Mix 2 Scoop of Protein Powder, 28 g1105g3g15g0mg340mg1g0g
Coffee W/Cream - French Vanilla, 1 Tbsp376g2g0g0mg30mg6g0g
Graham Crackers Honey Maid - Graham Crackers, 1 crackers6512g2g1g0mg90mg4g1g
Lunch
Herbalife - Turtle Cheesecake Shake, 16 oz28017g0g24g0mg0mg0g0g
Dinner
Tuna and Noodle Casserole, 1 serving29348g5g17g65mg825mg7g8g
Snacks
Generic - Banana , 100 grams8923g0g1g0mg1mg12g3g
Kroger - Carb Smart--Yogurt White Chocolate Raspberry, 6 oz604g2g8g10mg90mg3g0g
Whole Foods - Honey Roasted Peanut Butter, 1 Tablespoons904g8g4g0mg45mg3g1g
Snyder's of Hanover - Old Fashioned Pretzel Sticks, 0.67 oz (28g / about 7 sticks)8015g1g2g0mg133mg0g0g
Girl Scout Cookies - Somoas, 1 container (14 cookies ea.)1,050126g56g7g0mg420mg77g7g
TOTAL:2,264265g82g94g75mg2,314mg114g20g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Spinning®33750
Kickboxing (including Turbo Jam)31455
TOTALS:651105000

February 20, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - Italian Sweet Cream, 1 Tbsp355g2g0g0mg15mg5g0g
Herbalife Shake - Blueberry Cheesecake, 2 cups23022g0g24g2mg200mg0g0g
Herbalife - Active Fiber Complex, 1 scoop156g0g0g0mg15mg0g5g
Lunch
Herbalife - Turtle Cheesecake Shake, 16 oz28017g0g24g0mg0mg0g0g
Dinner
Chicken Tortilla Soup, 1 serving(s)20834g2g14g29mg1,174mg8g6g
Um - Hummus, 2 ounces7511g3g4g0mg95mg2g3g
New York Style - All Natural Pita Chips Sea Salt, 11 pieces14019g6g3g0mg350mg0g1g
Girl Scout Cookies - Thin Mint, 8 cookies32044g16g2g0mg250mg20g2g
Snacks
Snyder's of Hanover - Old Fashioned Pretzel Sticks, 0.67 oz (28g / about 7 sticks)8015g1g2g0mg133mg0g0g
Whole Foods - Honey Roasted Peanut Butter, 1 Tablespoons904g8g4g0mg45mg3g1g
Generic - Banana , 100 grams8923g0g1g0mg1mg12g3g
Generic - Celery Sticks 10cm (4inch) 111 g, 111 g154g0g1g0mg88mg2g2g
TOTAL:1,577204g38g79g31mg2,366mg52g23g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Extreme Results31460
Personal Training with Lindsay33430
TOTALS:64890000

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Everybody falls down sometimes

Saturday 2/16/13

Today was an easy 10 miler, right?  Most of it was not very bad.  I checked the weekend forecast as usual and decided that the best time to run this weekend was before sun rise on Saturday.  No wind.  The temps were going to stay pretty consistent all day and I could check it off the weekend to do list early and get on with the million other things that I have to do on any other given weekend.  I do enjoy running at daybreak.  I don't do it much in the winter because of the temperatures but I was reminded how much I love it this morning.  The sky is dark when I go out and it slowly transition to purple, rose, orange, yellow and then into the blue of the day.  It is so beautiful to witness it.  Another really amazing thing when running is snow flurries.  They fall out of the sky gently floating to the ground.  Again another beautiful thing that I got to experience this morning at the end of my run.  It was like Mother Nature was giving me a personal push through the last leg of my run this morning.  I loved it!  My knee only tried to give me a little bit of trouble today too. 

So, the whole run wasn't a good experience though.  Let me get to the bad part now.  In the third mile, it's still extremely dark and my foot caught on an odd spot in the road and I tripped.  As I was losing my balance and falling forward I was afraid to fall on my knees so a twisted my body a little bit and fell on my right hip and my right hand.  I sat there for a few minutes and contemplated giving up.  My ego was seriously bruised as was my hip.  But, I shook it off, got up and went on.  This is only the second time that I've taken a spill while running.  Thank God it was dark and no one was around.  My embarrassment was spared today.

The other thing I wanted to do tonight was share some new recipes that I made this week that were AMAZING and low cal.

 
Buffalo Chicken and Rice
3 green onions
1 1/4 pounds of skinless, boneless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
1 Anaheim pepper cut into 1/4 inch pieces
1 1-ounce package of ranch salad dressing mix
2 tablespoons of hot sauce
4 ounces of reduced fat cream cheese
3 cups hot cooked brown rice
1/4 cup of crumbled blue cheese
 
Thinly slice green onions, separating white and green parts, set aside.  In a 3 quart slow cooker combine chicken, carrots, celery, tomato sauce, broth, Anaheim pepper , salad dressing mix, the white parts of the green onions and the hot sauce.
 
Cover and cook on low-heat for 6 hours (or high heat for 3 hours)
 
Stir in cream cheese and green parts of the green onions.  Cover and cook for 30 minutes longer.
 
Serve over hot cooked rice' sprinkle with blue cheese. Makes 4 servings.
 
per serving: 314 cal., 8g fat (4g sat. fat), 73 mg chol,. 774mg sodium, 30g carb., 3g fiber, 28g protein.
 
 
 
 
Pan-Seared Steak with Chive-Horseradish Butter
with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Broccoli
5 teaspoons of butter, softened
1 tablespoon horseradish
1 tablespoon minced chives
4 (4 ounce) beef tenderloin steaks
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
 
Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl.  refrigerate 20 minutes or until firm
 
Sprinkle steaks evenly with salt and pepper.  Heat a large grill pan over medium-high heat.  Coat pan with cooking spray.  Add steaks to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.  Remove steaks from pan; let stand 5 minutes.  Divide butter mixture evenly among steaks.  Makes 4 servings
 
per serving; 220 cal., 12.4g fat (5.8g sat), 25.2 protein, 1g carb., 89mg chol., 229 sodium.
 
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Combine 1 tablespoon extra-virgin Olive oil, 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1 pound thinly sliced peeled sweet potatoes in a large b owl, tossing to coat sweet potatoes evenly.  Place sweet potatoes on a jelly-roll pan, and bake at 425 degrees for 16 minutes.  Combine 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, and 6 ounces trimmed broccoli in a bowl tossing to coat evenly.  Remove sweet potatoes from oven, and stir.  Arrange broccoli on baking sheet with sweet potatoes, bake at 425 degrees for 12 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender and sweet potatoes are fork tender. Makes 4 servings
 
per serving; 138 cal., 6.8g fat, 290mg sodium
 
 
 
Both of these recipes were amazing and easy to prepare.  I highly recommend both. 
 
 
 
Today's run:  10 miles: 1:53:54; 11:23 pace; 932 calories
 
 
 

February 15, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
No Shotgun - Pre Workout Drink, 1 Scoop720g0g18g0mg33mg0g0g
Strawberries - Raw, 0.25 cup, halves123g0g0g0mg0mg2g1g
Graham Crackers Honey Maid - Graham Crackers, 0.5 crackers336g1g1g0mg45mg2g0g
Herbalife - Protein Drink Mix - Vanilla Rs, 2 Tablespoons1105g3g15g0mg340mg1g0g
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake Mix - Nutritional Shake Mix 2 Scoop of Protein Powder, 28 g1105g3g15g0mg340mg1g0g
Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - Italian Sweet Cream, 1 Tbsp355g2g0g0mg15mg5g0g
Lunch
Herbalife - Turtle Cheesecake Shake, 16 oz28017g0g24g0mg0mg0g0g
Dinner
300 Calorie Recipes - Hamburger artichoke casserole, 1/4 of recipe26024g7g28g55mg330mg0g9g
Snacks
Pop Chips - Sour Cream & Onion, 1 bag (23 g)10016g4g1g0mg160mg2g1g
Sunshine - Cheez-It Baked Snack Cheese Crackers, 13.5 Crackers759g4g2g0mg115mg0g1g
Girl Scout Cookies - Somoas, 1 container (14 cookies ea.)1,050126g56g7g0mg420mg77g7g
TOTAL:2,137216g80g111g55mg1,798mg90g19g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Extreme Results40060
Personal training27530
Stretching, hatha yoga14460
TOTALS:819150000

February 16, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife - Turtle Cheesecake Shake, 16 oz28017g0g24g0mg0mg0g0g
Coffee W/Cream - French Vanilla, 1 Tbsp376g2g0g0mg30mg6g0g
Lunch
Kroger Peanut Butter - Creamy Peanut Butter , 1 tbsp954g8g4g0mg75mg2g1g
Welchs - Grape Jelly, 15 ml5013g0g0g0mg10mg13g0g
Natures Own - Low Cal Light Whole Wheat Bread, 2 slice7022g0g6g0mg240mg2g10g
Cuties California Mandarins - Clementines, 1 orange409g0g0g0mg0mg7g2g
Kroger - Carb Smart--Yogurt White Chocolate Raspberry, 6 oz604g2g8g10mg90mg3g0g
Graham Crackers Honey Maid - Graham Crackers, 1 crackers6512g2g1g0mg90mg4g1g
Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 1 cup8612g0g8g5mg127mg0g0g
Dinner
Jiffy - Corn Bread Muffins W/ Skim Milk, 1 muffin1415g4g3g27mg57mg6g0g
Chicken Tortilla Soup, 2 serving(s)41568g4g27g59mg2,348mg15g12g
Eddy's Grand Chocolate Chip Ice Cream - Ice Cream, 1 cup34036g18g6g50mg90mg30g0g
Strawberries - Raw, 0.5 cup, halves246g0g1g0mg1mg4g2g
Hershey's - Hershey's Chocolate Syrup, 1 Tbsp5012g0g0g0mg13mg10g1g
Snacks
Fruit - Apple Med, 0.5 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb)3610g0g0g0mg1mg7g2g
Biggest Loser - Mango Quinoa Salad, 1/6 cup12017g4g4g0mg5mg5g4g
Laughing Cow - Light Wedge, 1 wedge351g1g2g5mg210mg1g0g
Celery - Fresh, 1 stalk52g0g0g0mg30mg1g1g
Sun-Maid - Raisins (Tbsp), 0.03125 cup164g0g0g0mg1mg4g0g
TOTAL:1,965260g45g94g156mg3,418mg120g36g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Running (jogging), 6 mph (10 min mile)942115
Stretching, hatha yoga14460
TOTALS:1,086175000
 
 
 
 




Friday, February 15, 2013

Taxes and Cookies

Friday, February 15, 2013



Yep, I opened this entry or my blog with a picture of an open container of Girl Scout Cookies.  I have justified that I deserve them today because I finished our taxes this morning.  My eyes are bugging out of my head and I am seeing visions of little dancing numbers in my head.  I am notorious for waiting until the last moment to file just because I hate oing it.  I always get a return but it's just so tedious to collect all the information and get it entered and submittedl.  So happy that I got it in early this year.  Now I can start planning what bills will get paid off with it.  Sigh...

The one thing I will be getting with a little bit of it is new shoes.  Mine are definitely a problem.  They are too old and a bit wore down.  I believe that is contributing to my knee discomfort.  I will be excited to get them soon. 

Yesterday, ,my day was a little backwards so I had to run early in the morning.  I usually only do that in the summer months.  When A.  it is warmer and B.  it is lighter outside.  However, an interesting thing was discovered yesterday.  It much less windy sometimes in the early morning and so the cold doesn't feel quite as cold.  I felt good for the whole short run.  I have only 10 miles to get in this weekend and am seriously considering getting it in tomorrow morning early.  It's gonna be cold but it still won't be as windy as it might be later in the day.  Plus, it will be out of the way for the rest of the weekend too.  It could make the rest of my weekend go a little smoother since my son has his Cub Scout banquet Sunday and I have 2 yoga classes to teach this weekend.  Getting my run in early will give me an opportunity to be manage my time this weekend. 

My knee felt a lot better on yesterday's run.  I am looking forward to my 10 miles this weekend.  10 miles is far enough to be challenging but not so far that it will interfere with my whole weekend.  Now that my interview is over though I will have nothing to obsess over while I run.  What will I do for 2 hours?  I need something!

One more antidote about my week.  Last night my husband and I went out to dinner to celebrate Valentine's Day. He gave me a card with a beautiful sentiment on it except for the fact that it was "from my wife..."  Blahahahaha!  I cracked up that when he read it he must have thought that it read "to my wife" instead of "from my wife"  I lovingly and laughingly crossed out wife and wrote husband on it with a Sharpie and we had a little laugh over it.  I love his effort.  He knows who much cards mean to me and he never fails to get one with a perfect message.  I am so grateful to be married to my best friend.
 

February 13, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife - Turtle Cheesecake Shake, 16 oz28017g0g24g0mg0mg0g0g
Lunch
Girl Scout Cookies - Thin Mint, 0.5 container (32 cookies ea.)64088g32g4g0mg500mg40g4g
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake Mix - Nutritional Shake Mix 2 Scoop of Protein Powder, 28 g1105g3g15g0mg340mg1g0g
Herbalife - Protein Drink Mix - Vanilla Rs, 2 Tablespoons1105g3g15g0mg340mg1g0g
Dinner
Fast and Healthy - Pan-Seared Sirloin Steak, 1/4 pound2200g11g0g75mg400mg0g0g
Eating Well - Roasted Sweet Potatoes, 1/2 cup9619g2g1g0mg0mg0g0g
Snacks
Biggest Loser - Mango Quinoa Salad, 1/3 cup24034g8g7g0mg10mg9g7g
Laughing Cow - Light Wedge, 2 wedge702g3g4g10mg420mg2g0g
Strawberries - Raw, 0.25 cup, halves123g0g0g0mg0mg2g1g
Graham Crackers Honey Maid - Graham Crackers, 1 crackers6512g2g1g0mg90mg4g1g
Broccoli - Raw, 1 cup, chopped306g0g2g0mg29mg1g2g
TOTAL:1,873191g64g73g85mg2,129mg60g15g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Extreme Results39460
Circuit training, general23130
TOTALS:62590000

February 14, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife - Turtle Cheesecake Shake, 16 oz28017g0g24g0mg0mg0g0g
Lunch
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake - Grasshopper, 1 shake24013g1g9g0mg140mg0g3g
Dinner
Round Table Pizza - Gourmet Veggie, Small Pan, 1 Slice31038g12g13g30mg730mg2g2g
Olive Garden - Linguini Alla Marinara - Dinner Portion, 0.5 plate21538g3g0g0mg450mg0g5g
Aramark Cafeteria - Marinated Mushroom Salad, 1/2 cup560g2g0g0mg630mg0g0g
Bread - Pita, white, enriched, 0.5 pita, large (6-1/2" dia)8317g0g3g0mg161mg0g1g
Spring Lettuce - Side Salad , 1 Serving504g0g1g0mg10mg2g1g
Golden Corral (Restaurant Buffet) - Red French Dressing (Salad Bar), 1 Tblspoons604g6g0g0mg185mg4g0g
Hershey's - 'especially Dark' Chocolate Cake (Made 3 Layer, Only Used 2 Layers), 0.5 pc14429g4g2g12mg44mg22g2g
Domino's - Parmesan Bread Bites, 2 Pieces (55g)7512g2g3g0mg95mg1g1g
Snacks
Herbalife - Instant Herbal Beverage With Tea Extracts [Raspberry Flavour], 3.4 g103g0g0g0mg0mg1g0g
No Shotgun - Pre Workout Drink, 1 Scoop720g0g18g0mg33mg0g0g
Cream - Half and half, 2 tbsp391g3g1g11mg12mg0g0g
Torani - Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup, 2 Tbsp00g0g0g0mg5mg0g0g
Biggby - Brewed Coffee (Regular, Decaf, Flavored, etc.), 1 Tall00g0g0g0mg0mg0g0g
TOTAL:1,634176g33g74g53mg2,495mg32g15g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Extreme Results45160
Running (jogging), 6 mph (10 min mile)33735
TOTALS:78895000
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Downtown

Tuesday 2/12/13

I got to partake in a pretty uncomfortable 3 mile run today.  Yes, my legs were somewhat tired but that wasn't the real problem.  I failed to catch the entire weather report this morning.  I kind of got stuck on the high temperature of 36 and missed the 15mph winds.  When I packed my clothes this morning before heading out, I packed for a not too cold run.  Ok, I was just a bit under dressed for my comfort level.  My thighs and my eyes were on fire the entire time.  The wind was not like yesterday's wind but it was definitely enough to make it feel more like 18 or 20 degrees out there.  My knee was a little bothered by today's run but not too horrible.  It quickly quieted down afterwards. I'm not to concerned with that right now but I am keeping an eye on it.  Rotating ice and heat in the evening and ibuprofen for inflammation.  I got this.  I think I need new shoes.  I'm pretty sure that would help.  I've had these too long.  Time to suck it up buttercup and get to the shoe store.

Most of my short runs during the week I do on my lunch break downtown around the river.  Now, Toledo has had a sordid reputation for awhile and the downtown area isn't really the spot to be for most people.  After dark, people get out of downtown.  I really don't understand that.  I don't know why people don't want to rejuvenate our downtown area.  But, I digress.  I bring this up for a specific reason tonight.  See, I wanted to talk about this several weeks ago and then I got sidetracked and kind of forgot.  Then, something else happened today that brought it back to my mind.  First of all, I seriously love running down by the river.  It's truly a beautiful area.


See what I mean?  So, several weeks ago I was getting ready to go out for my midday 3 miles and our Clinical Director noticed me as I was leaving.  He asked some sarcastic questions about what I was doing and then (not sarcastically) asked me if I felt "safe" running downtown.  Really man?  Seriously, your gonna ask me that question.  It's broad day light, there are many people out and about on lunch runs of one kind or another.  It just really grinds me up that people who have lived here all their lives perceive downtown as someplace bad or unsafe.  The more people say those things the longer the downtown area stays a depressed part of our community.  It is a small big city and the downtown area should be alive with activity well after the 5:00 bell tolls.  Then today it was brought up again because there is a new intern who is not familiar with my routine and again we had to go through the whole downtown is bad delusion.  I want to make them all go with me sometime to see that the downtown area is perfectly safe and perfectly beautiful.  Totally irritated by ignorant people today.  Maybe I should organize a group run downtown sometime...because I don't have enough on my plate.

The good news of late is that yoga at Extreme Results seems to be a hit and I have picked up a second class.  I am seriously excited about that.  Good things are continuing to come my way!  Who says 13 is an unlucky number.  2013 is turning out to be spectacular for me. 

Today is fat Tuesday, which means that the Lenten season begins tomorrow.  In the past I have always been inclined to give up something that was related to my physical appearance in some way.  Some "diet" something or another.  Soda, meat, sugar...I'm not really in a place that requires me to entirely give up any of those things.  My Lenten sacrifice this year is going to be pessimism.  I am going to try to only verbalize the positive for the next 6 weeks.  This is going to be a real challenge.  And that is the idea of lent.  Jesus gave his life, the ultimate sacrifice.  By making a sacrifice during the Lenten season is to get a very small taste of humility for 6 weeks.  Even those people who aren't religious can benefit from the humility of change.  When we change what we think and feel, then we can change what we do.  When we change what we do, we can effectively change what we receive.  The law of attraction in action.


BTW, pay no attention to the sleeve of girl scout cookies I consumed today.  They were a gift from my husband.  I couldn't let him think I was ungrateful.



3 miles; 31:49; 289 calories.


February 11, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Herbalife - Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Shake, 1 Shake (2scoops PDM & 2 scoops dutch choc formula 1)27823g13g28g0mg0mg0g0g
Nestle Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer - Italian Sweet Cream, 1 Tbsp355g2g0g0mg15mg5g0g
Lunch
Panera Breads - Bbq Chopped Chicken Salad (Half), 1/2 Portion - Pick 225025g11g16g35mg385mg8g3g
Panera Bread - Low Fat Garden Vegetable With Pesto Soup Pick Two, 10 oz10018g4g3g5mg620mg4g8g
Panera Bread - French Baguette, 2.5 oz18036g1g6g0mg440mg0g1g
Dinner
Homemade - Chicken Fajitas (No Wrap), 1 cup26011g13g55g146mg132mg4g2g
Jack's - Special Medium Salsa, 4 tbsp204g0g0g0mg298mg4g1g
Kroger - Sour Cream, Reduced Fat, 2 tbsp452g4g1g15mg40mg2g0g
Snacks
Starbucks - Chocolate Biscotti, 1 biscotti13018g5g3g20mg100mg3g1g
Starbuck's - Tall Hot Zen Green Tea, 12 ounces per cup00g0g0g0mg0mg0g0g
Sunshine - Cheez-It Baked Snack Cheese Crackers, 27 Crackers15017g8g3g0mg230mg0g1g
Dove - Cookies and Cream Chocolate, 1 bar21022g12g0g10mg70mg20g0g
Kroger - Ginger Snaps Cookies, 12 cookies (28 g)36063g11g6g0mg360mg27g3g
Kraft - Cool Whip (Original), 6 TBSP756g5g0g0mg0mg6g0g
TOTAL:2,093250g89g121g231mg2,690mg83g20g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Spinning®33750
Stretching, hatha yoga14460
TOTALS:481110000

February 12, 2013

FoodsCaloriesCarbsFatProteinCholestSodiumSugarsFiber
Breakfast
Coffee W/Cream - French Vanilla, 1 Tbsp376g2g0g0mg30mg6g0g
Herbalife - Protein Drink Mix - Vanilla Rs, 2 Tablespoons1105g3g15g0mg340mg1g0g
Herbalife Healthy Meal Shake Mix - Nutritional Shake Mix 2 Scoop of Protein Powder, 28 g1105g3g15g0mg340mg1g0g
Girl Scout Cookies - Thin Mint, 2 cookies8011g4g1g0mg63mg5g1g
Lunch
Herbalife - Turtle Cheesecake Shake, 16 oz28017g0g24g0mg0mg0g0g
Dinner
Crockpot Buffalo Chicken - Crockpot Buffalo Chicken, 1 cup2971g8g52g0mg0mg0g0g
Corn - Sweet, yellow, canned, whole kernel, drained solids, 0.33 cup4410g1g1g0mg117mg2g1g
Girl Scout Cookies - Thin Mint, 0.5 container (32 cookies ea.)64088g32g4g0mg500mg40g4g
Snacks
Generic - Banana , 100 grams8923g0g1g0mg1mg12g3g
Celery - Fresh, 1 stalk52g0g0g0mg30mg1g1g
Cuties California Mandarins - Clementines, 1 orange409g0g0g0mg0mg7g2g
Laughing Cow - Light Wedge, 2 wedge702g3g4g10mg420mg2g0g
TOTAL:1,802179g56g117g10mg1,841mg77g12g
ExercisesCaloriesMinutesSetsRepsWeight
Cardiovascular
Extreme Results37560
Running (jogging), 6 mph (10 min mile)29831
TOTALS:67391000