Monday Run

My Clif bar this morning was not that great. It was chocolate brownie flavor and not my favorite!!!

Amazing grapes!!

Lunch was PB sandwich, Triscuits, hardboiled egg and string cheese.

This is what is left of the strawberries I ate before heading out for a run.

My girlfriend Jen and I met at her house at 5 to do a 5 mile run. Not the greatest time of day for a run, but that was the best time for us to meet. I was a hot sweaty mess. My ankle is still super sore and may need to make a appointment with an orthopedic. Boo. It was a slow easy 5 miles for me. I wore my Garmin heart rate monitor for this run!! It is strapped around my chest just below my sports bra. Surprisingly, I never felt it!!!

My heart rate reading was 152. I have to look into what it should be but I have a feeling I did not push myself hard enough but I really took it easy with my ankle. I am excited to start wearing it and really pushing myself harder. 

Dinner was a salmon burger (love these) and chips. I had another handful after these!!

We hit up the little ice cream shop in our town late last night. They sell yogurt so I agreed to go but it is expensive and I always think it taste freezer burnt!!!

Small vanilla scoop with chocolate jimmies. It is more the experience of going, and not so much how good the frozen yogurt tastes. My husband said that no one eats the frozen yogurt but me and that's why!!!!!!!

Daugther #2, Kaitlyn Marie, is 24 Tuesday so everyone is coming for dinner and a party!!

A Lot of Amazing!

Things have been so overwhelming for me lately. So much going on and I am feeling pulled in so many different directions. Plus, I am constantly second guessing everything, including my blog. Here is just a sampling of what is happening in my life.

• My oldest daughter had a baby 3 weeks ago. Our first grandchild:)
• My second daughter got engaged about a month ago and wedding planning has begun. This means 2 weddings in less then a year and a half.
• My third daughter graduated college in June and started her career 2 weeks ago at a law firm.
• My forth daughter graduated high school in June and is headed off to college next week, the baby.

 And lets not forget all the everyday things I have to deal with!

 

• My husband has a puppy!! It is his puppy, but guess who has to deal with said puppy while he is a work? Me!!!!!! I had a total meltdown with said puppy today!
• Our air condition stopped working Memorial Weekend. The hottest weather to start off the summer and we had no AC! We waited until after the holiday weekend to get it fixed. Well, guess what?? It has decided it does not want to work again! 
• Not to mention that I wonder if this blog is meant to be! I mean seriously, I do not have any quality content to draw in more readers. I am not a good writer! I am not educated in any health or exercise. I may be a runner but I am not even a fast runner!!!! 

These past few days have been tough. Not focused or in control. To me, that is just not a good feeling. It is amazing how when things are feeling out of control in one area of your life, that is trickles into other areas of your life. The sad thing is that everything going on in my life is absolutely amazing. It is just a lot of amazing!

I have not done my food journal for the past few days because I thought I did not need to. Well guess what? I do not have control over it.  I want to focus on healthy, clean eating and that takes a lot of time and energy. Having my long runs on Saturday also take a lot of time and planning. I do not like to take away time from my family. So getting up at 5 am is a sacrifice I am willing to make.

Thankfully, I hit my RESET button this morning and got back on track. Today, my eating was very much in control. Will I ever really have all the control that I need to continue my quest for healthy living?

Breakfast was my Clif and banana.

Lunch was a PB sandwich on ww, string cheese, grapes, Triscuits and a Kashi cookie.

100 calorie popcorn.

Dinner started with this amazing salad full of veggies! Salad size plate.

1 cup ww pasta with ground turkey and sauce. I refrained from the bread.

So my food journal is back. People may find it boring but it works for me. I also got in 3 miles on the treadmill even though they were slow.

Well, I think my pity party is over for the day.
There are days when I just have to remind myself what is really important:)

Friday!!!

I love Fridays!! Looking forward to the weekend. It is a great time to get caught up on things around the house and see the girls and my husband. Our evenings during the week seem to be so busy lately. Everyone has been going in all different directions!!! What happened to relaxing summers???? Just wish I did not have to spend so much time on the weekends getting my chores done! 

Clif & banana.

Kashi cookie.

 

Lunch. People can say whatever they want about my food choices. I still say it never hurts to eat the same things during the week. My food works for me. I know what makes me feel full. I like knowing the calories in the items I choose. Would I rather enjoy a salad for lunch, instead of the same old almond or peanut butter sandwich? Of course I would, but there is no way I can eat a salad where I work. I tend to save the big salad for dinner a home. I also love protein shakes but never seem to give myself enough time in the morning before work to make them! That is why I always have a bar and banana. I just do what works.

After I got off today I had to take daughter #4 (right), Taylor May to the doctor. She needed to get a few shots before she goes away to college in the fall. She is 18 years old and still sees the pediatrician and she is still afraid to get a shot!

She still managed to rock a paper gown!

Yogiberry:)

Dinner was a foot long veggie with yellow mustard on ww along with a bag of Sunchips. This was so good!! I have my running group in the morning and the plan is for 10 miles. My knee bothered me last Saturday during our 8 miler, so I hope it holds up. I really enjoy the women that I run with. After our run everyone meets up for a bagel. I have not gone for a bagel in several weeks because it always seems like something is going on that I need to get to. Tomorrow, I plan on joining everyone for a bagel. 

Time for the Olympics!!

Busy Thursday

Nothing like oversleeping and being late for work to start off my Thursday!! That NEVER happens to me! 

Clif & banana.

Kashi cookie. These are so good!! Packing just one in my lunch helps. If I were home, there would be no more left.

Lunch was PB sandwich, almonds and cheese.

My grandson Ty. He will be a week old Friday!! I got off work at 2, and sent my husband a text letting him know that I was going for a quick visit to see Ty. So happy my daughter and her husband bought a house only 8 miles from us!! Guess who arrived during my visit???

He couldn't stay away either!!! Crazy to think we are grandparents!!

I enjoyed some fruit while we were there.

Once we got home, I made a quick dinner. Whole wheat spaghetti (1cup), ground turkey and sauce. I also had one slice of french bread. Then we needed to head back out. We had an appointment at a wedding venue. Our second daughter, Kaitlyn is engaged and plans to be married in the spring.

We loved it!!! The venue seemed to fit them perfectly. This is a picture of Kaitlyn and Brent. I thought all the stone and flowers were beautiful. Wedding planning has officially kicked off!!!

Enjoyed this little treat on the ride home.

It was almost 9 by the time we got home. I then changed and hopped on the treadmill. My treadmill is located in the basement. During my warmup I thought I heard thunder. Then my lab sat right next to the treadmill, just staring at me. I knew then that it must be storming pretty bad. Poor dogs always get so scared. Just then, the power went out!!! My treadmill came to a halt and my basement was black!!! So glad I managed to grab the railings and not fall off!!! The power then came right back on. I could hear my daughter say, "Dad, mom is on the treadmill!" Glad they were worried about me! My 3 miles was a walk and I held on the entire time. Not worth risking falling off if the power went off again. 

Hooked on these sugar free pops. 

Weigh In & Highlites!

I was happy to see this number today!!

Clif and banana for breakfast.

Kashi Cookie.

PB sandwich on ww, almonds and cheese for lunch.

Woohoo. Appointment at 3 today for highlites and a cut!!

Sitting under the dryer, eating a KIND bar.

Happy with the color:)

Munched on grapes and strawberries while we got dinner ready.

Salad was excellent!! Fresh veggies from my garden. 

Chicken baked with honey dijon mustard and sliced almonds, sliced sweet potato, couscous and a slice of french bread. Dinner was yummy thanks to daughter #3. 

After dinner was all cleaned up and my food settled, I changed into my running clothes and headed outside. I did a good 4 miler. I realize now that I run so much better in the morning. This is something I really have to work on. Morning runs.

Enjoyed two sugar free pops when I got back.

Well, I am showered and nails are painted. Once they are dry enough, I am headed to bed!! Today, was a busy, awesome, fun, beautiful day:)

 

Rainy Run

So happy to be getting back in the groove of things. Today has been an awesome Saturday. It started with a 6am morning run with my running group. It was raining pretty heavily when we started out, but I LOVE running in the rain. The past two Saturdays it has been raining, so I have been fine with that.We decided on 8 miles and I felt great starting out. I really enjoy the people that I have been running with. They are amazing runners and great motivators. We had some major hills that I rocked thanks to them!!! My right knee started to really act up at mile 7. Not bad enough that I felt the need to stop, but it did worry me.

8 rainy miles!! Loved it. 

 Breakfast was a banana and Clif bar.

After my run, even though I was a hot sweaty mess, I headed to the grocery store. I really needed to go and it was early enough that I knew it would not be too crowded. I did get a few stares, but who cares! I was so COLD in the store since my clothes/socks were wet and the AC, that I grabbed a hot chocolate from Starbucks.

Skim milk, no whip.  

I foamed rolled and put on my compression socks to wear for the rest of the day. I hope that this will help with the knee pain I had during my run today. 

Protein shake.

After I showered and got all the groceries but away, we headed to the hospital. There was a little someone that I could not wait to get my hands on!!

OMG, he is the sweetest thing ever!!!

The proud grandparents xoxo

Late afternoon lunch. Turkey, pepperjack cheese, lettuce and olive oil mayo on whole wheat. Strawberries, 6 triscuits and some fresh guac.

After lunch, we took this girl, daughter #3 shopping!! She starts her new job at a law firm in a few days and she needs "big girl" clothes.  This college grad needs a new wardrobe to go with that degree. Nordstrom was having a great sale!! She purchased 3 pairs of shoes at Nordstrom and also got some great deals at Ann Taylor and the Limited. She reminded me of Julia Roberts from Pretty Woman, "Big mistake. Huge. I have to go shopping now!"

We got home kinda late and I needed to get dinner going. I grabbed these veggie burgers at the store and decided to try one out. I loved it!!

I enjoyed it on a whole wheat bun with a handful of chips.

I had a great day today. It started with my alarm at 5:15am and am now headed to bed at 10:30pm. It was the perfect Saturday!!