edamame hummus and other things

i have not been to trader joe's in a while. just has been working out that the local acme has to make due. However, today i went to TJ's and i picked up the edamame hummus which is so darn good, and addictive, i pair it with the soy and flaxseed tortilla chips.

running - back on the horse and so thankful and happy. did 6 miles on sunday and felt great, monday i did 3.5, felt good but the mental game started creeping in my head....like how the hell am i going to hold x pace for 13.1 miles. today i swam. felt good to get back in the water. got some good tips from the instructor. tomorrow is speed work and i really can't wait to get on a track to do it. i have not been on a track in a long ass time.

supportive husbands. do you have one ? i do. i know he would probably prefer the house to be cleaner, better meals for him (actually any meal) and the kids, etc. BUT he doesn't complain. He is very supportive of my working out and training. I try hard to not get a sitter for it and do it while girls are in school. I also quit an expensive gym and use the Y which was a sacrifice, but I really do want him to realize that i appreciate all he does.  Sometimes i hear the complaints about NON supportive spouses and i get sad about it. i know we all have stuff going on in our personal lives, i just feel like i have been hearing too much lately and it makes me sad. maybe it is the state that most folks are in - we have young kids, economy is bad. i don't know sometimes i just want to scream how much i love hubby even with all the crap that does go on and i want to hear that from others.

ok, next time running talk only.

eating crap food = grumpy

today was one of those days were my schedule was different. when my schedule is different i tend to not eat correctly. I went thru drive thru today and got bfast from a fast food joint. let's just say eggs, sausage, hash brown and a biscuit were involved. by the time i was going to get my run in i was zonked, had no energy and overall felt like crap. so i missed my run, and napped. Now I am all for those days where you catch a nap and rest, but this day I feel like it was not a nap needed but a nap brought on by bad choices. After the nap I realized I had to eat something - and again I made the easy quick BAD choice, frozen pizza. I was snapping at my kids. I could tell that my body was not happy with what went in it today.

so for dinner, i am trying to redeem a bit, 2 boiled eggs, some leftover roasted sweet potatoes, an apple, maybe some peppers.

crap in = crappy feel = crap it out !

I know that being off for 3 days b/c of the allergy test threw me off, but i am back on schedule and really want to stick to it, so that i am prepared for my half marathon in may.

what do you do when you go off track nutritional or with workouts ???

patch allergy testing

I am back to running but had to take off 3 days b/c i am getting a patch allergy test. i am not allowed to get my back wet since monday.....my hair is very greasy !!

I am so happy to be back to running.

just about to finish up hunger games.

how would you describe the euphoria of running, you know that point when you are running and all is good in the world.

friend power

i just finished kristen armstrong's mile markers and absolutely loved it. so many quotes i wanted to send out to my friends.

had a great lunch the other day with 3 friends - it was so nice, relaxed and rejuvenated my soul.

coached runners this am and loved the female bonding of all levels.

had a wonderful brunch with a dear dear friend.

almost on a high from all this. i tend to push the get together to the bottom of my list. however after i do them i realize how much my soul needs them.

go call a friend and talk, or walk with one or email or something. reach out. 

Vacation detox

we skied - skiing makes you hungry - i was snacking all darn day

we ate out at night - on vacation you have to eat dessert every night

we hit a water park - they do NOT serve healthy food in the water park


i need to start my vacation detox

i ran today, was coaching, so it was a nice relaxing run. Felt great to be back on the feet AND I was able to use my new garmin 610.

write it down - just do it

When i log stuff, write it down, i tend to follow it thru better than if i did not write it down. Training plans - if i write down what exercise and workouts i should be doing, i do them. Food journaling, as I write down everything I eat for the day I tend to make healthier choices or at least better portion control.

I write things down, pen to paper and that helps. Do you write things down ? does it help ?

i am using sparkpeople for food journaling and very happy with it.

running and friendships

i went to Miami this weekend for the half and full, i couldn't run but i was with 5 running friends who did. I went to mile 11 and cheered them on, i was beyond proud and excited for them. This was the first time I have ever gone away with friends who I don't know that well. It was amazing. It was fun, relaxing and just overall a really nice time. I highly recommend this if you find a group of women who can get away - do it, even if you think i don't know them that well, guess what - you will bond and enjoy.

We were not enthralled with the race itself. Not making another trip for it, but we do want another race to travel to ??? any suggestions ???? for 2013.

I got Kristen Armstrong's Mile Markers before we headed down and I was amazed at how well she was able to articulate all that we runners feel, it was such a perfect book to be reading while i was on a runner race destination trip !!! I wanted to highlight every other sentence and read aloud to the ladies.

It felt like this NON judgemental, non caddy wonderful supportive place.