Pre workout and post workout meals: Oh no.
Breakfast: Eggs, potatoes, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Banana, larabar. Sorry, I know this is wrong
Snacks: None
Supper: Steak, mushrooms, sauteed green beans and zucchini
Exercise: Run 1 mile, core exercises
Shopping: No, I barely left the house at all
Cooking: Supper, and made extras for leftovers
Thoughts: 2 weeks down. It seems like I have about 4 weeks to go. How many days am I doing this?
The whole 'no alcohol' thing is good. I wonder if I could keep it up even after W30?
10.2.18
Whole30 Day 13
Pre workout and post workout meals: Well, the post meal probably counts as breakfast.
Breakfast: Half an avocado, poached egg, coffee.
Lunch: Eggs, sweet potato, bacon.
Snacks: None
Supper: Fried catfish (which could've used more flavor, but I had the right idea), sweet potatoes, sauteed yellow squash and zucchini
Exercise: Run 5 miles on the track, kettlebell workout
Shopping: Yes, $140 worth. That's a lot, even for me.
Cooking: Yes.
Pulled pork for lunches. This was not the greatest piece of pork, and I may be supplementing the meats this week.
Cut up veggies for lunches.
Cut up grapefruit, because that should always be a thing.
Supper.
Thoughts: Someone told me yesterday she could tell I'd lost weight in my face. Always a good sign.
A friend wants to lose weight before a wedding and I suggested W30 but noted it's a boatload of planning. What do ya know, not eating crap works.
Friend also told me his Contigo tastes like coffee but he normally drinks tea. I have no suggestions because I almost only put coffee in mine.
I'm figuring out I have about 4 weeks to go of this particular round.
Breakfast: Half an avocado, poached egg, coffee.
Lunch: Eggs, sweet potato, bacon.
Snacks: None
Supper: Fried catfish (which could've used more flavor, but I had the right idea), sweet potatoes, sauteed yellow squash and zucchini
Exercise: Run 5 miles on the track, kettlebell workout
Shopping: Yes, $140 worth. That's a lot, even for me.
Cooking: Yes.
Pulled pork for lunches. This was not the greatest piece of pork, and I may be supplementing the meats this week.
Cut up veggies for lunches.
Cut up grapefruit, because that should always be a thing.
Supper.
Thoughts: Someone told me yesterday she could tell I'd lost weight in my face. Always a good sign.
A friend wants to lose weight before a wedding and I suggested W30 but noted it's a boatload of planning. What do ya know, not eating crap works.
Friend also told me his Contigo tastes like coffee but he normally drinks tea. I have no suggestions because I almost only put coffee in mine.
I'm figuring out I have about 4 weeks to go of this particular round.
Whole30 Day 12
Pre workout and post workout meals:Well, this was a complex day, so...
Breakfast: Half an avocado, some coffee, slice of prosciutto, poached egg
Lunch: Sweet potatoes, eggs, bacon. Mmmmm.
Snacks: Larabar and more coffee during The Post movie with friends.
Supper: Very late, I had potatoes, green beans, bacon, and dump ranch dressing.
Exercise: Run 3 miles outside at Lake Nokomis. It was very cold.
Shopping: None.
Cooking: All the meals, but nothing ahead.
Thoughts: I forgot to write this last night, so I'm trying to remember. This was a complex day because we had a 4pm movie, and I didn't wake up early to run. So I woke up late, had a small breakfast, went for a run, then had a more normal size meal, and then snacks at the movie.
Sat at a restaurant and had water while friends had cocktails. That was a new experience.
Breakfast: Half an avocado, some coffee, slice of prosciutto, poached egg
Lunch: Sweet potatoes, eggs, bacon. Mmmmm.
Snacks: Larabar and more coffee during The Post movie with friends.
Supper: Very late, I had potatoes, green beans, bacon, and dump ranch dressing.
Exercise: Run 3 miles outside at Lake Nokomis. It was very cold.
Shopping: None.
Cooking: All the meals, but nothing ahead.
Thoughts: I forgot to write this last night, so I'm trying to remember. This was a complex day because we had a 4pm movie, and I didn't wake up early to run. So I woke up late, had a small breakfast, went for a run, then had a more normal size meal, and then snacks at the movie.
Sat at a restaurant and had water while friends had cocktails. That was a new experience.
Whole30 Day 11
Pre workout and post workout meals: Nothing before; post workout was a Larabar
Breakfast: Banana, hard boiled eggs, coffee!
Lunch: Steak, pear, veggies, salami
Snacks: None except the Larabar
Supper: Sausage, sauteed pear, sauteed squash
Exercise: Run 1.5 miles, lift weights
Shopping: None
Cooking: Supper
Thoughts: Day 11 already? That's good.
I'm going to the movies tomorrow. We'll see what the smell of $10/bag popcorn does to me.
I just read something saying it really takes 66 days to form a habit. I wonder if I'll ever do a Whole66
Breakfast: Banana, hard boiled eggs, coffee!
Lunch: Steak, pear, veggies, salami
Snacks: None except the Larabar
Supper: Sausage, sauteed pear, sauteed squash
Exercise: Run 1.5 miles, lift weights
Shopping: None
Cooking: Supper
Thoughts: Day 11 already? That's good.
I'm going to the movies tomorrow. We'll see what the smell of $10/bag popcorn does to me.
I just read something saying it really takes 66 days to form a habit. I wonder if I'll ever do a Whole66
Whole30 Day 10
Pre workout and post workout meals: LOL. No
Breakfast: I ate late. Because ice and snow. Eggs, bacon, sweet potato, coffee. Maybe a banana. I forget.
Lunch: Same as yesterday plus a Larabar. Also at pretty late.
Snacks: None
Supper: Fried plantain and crisped prosciutto; grapefruit. I ate lunch late so I wasn't hungry. This was more an 'I have to eat or I'll regret it later' thing.
Exercise: Ran a mile in the snow.
Shopping: Franklin Ave Co op on the way home. Did I mention the ice and snow. It was literally on the way or I would not have stopped.
Cooking: Breakfast and technically supper
Thoughts: Eating one meal late screws up all the rest of the meals for the day. Sigh.
Also, I legit would've had a banana pancake but I couldn't remember if I needed almond milk and I didn't have any.
Breakfast: I ate late. Because ice and snow. Eggs, bacon, sweet potato, coffee. Maybe a banana. I forget.
Lunch: Same as yesterday plus a Larabar. Also at pretty late.
Snacks: None
Supper: Fried plantain and crisped prosciutto; grapefruit. I ate lunch late so I wasn't hungry. This was more an 'I have to eat or I'll regret it later' thing.
Exercise: Ran a mile in the snow.
Shopping: Franklin Ave Co op on the way home. Did I mention the ice and snow. It was literally on the way or I would not have stopped.
Cooking: Breakfast and technically supper
Thoughts: Eating one meal late screws up all the rest of the meals for the day. Sigh.
Also, I legit would've had a banana pancake but I couldn't remember if I needed almond milk and I didn't have any.
Whole30 Day 9
Pre workout and post workout meals: Pre workout was some pumpkin seeds an hour or two before. I had scheduling issues. Post workout was a banana.
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs; banana; coffee
Lunch: Same as yesterday but I abandoned the olives. It's like the don't taste good when they've been out of their juices too long
Snacks: Only the pre/post workout stuff
Supper: Leftovers from last night. Just as good the second time around
Exercise: Ran around Lake Nokomis in the evening and had a freaking blast
Shopping: None, though I considered making a pre-snow run for bacon.
Cooking: None really, even dinner was just reheating
Thoughts: I bought a bunch of bananas at Costco and have been eating them like it's my job.
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs; banana; coffee
Lunch: Same as yesterday but I abandoned the olives. It's like the don't taste good when they've been out of their juices too long
Snacks: Only the pre/post workout stuff
Supper: Leftovers from last night. Just as good the second time around
Exercise: Ran around Lake Nokomis in the evening and had a freaking blast
Shopping: None, though I considered making a pre-snow run for bacon.
Cooking: None really, even dinner was just reheating
Thoughts: I bought a bunch of bananas at Costco and have been eating them like it's my job.
Whole30 Day 8
Pre workout and post workout meals: Nothing before. Banana after.
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs. Coffee. I know, but I forgot my banana.
Lunch: Steak; pears; cut up veggies; salami; olives
Snacks: Did I mention the banana?
Supper: Crock pot chicken, purple potatoes, green beans, carrots, and lots of dump ranch. And excellent company with My Pooky Bear.
Exercise: Ran 5.6 miles in the afternoon, lifted weights. Lunch was kind of my 'pre workout meal'
Shopping: None.
Cooking: Supper
Thoughts: I'm on day 9 of meditating every day this month and only on day 8 of Whole30. It's a bit of a let down mentally to be a day behind.
#2 - I was thinking I haven't been nearly as hungry in the middle of the night on this round as I have been on other rounds. Maybe because I'm eating a ton?
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs. Coffee. I know, but I forgot my banana.
Lunch: Steak; pears; cut up veggies; salami; olives
Snacks: Did I mention the banana?
Supper: Crock pot chicken, purple potatoes, green beans, carrots, and lots of dump ranch. And excellent company with My Pooky Bear.
Exercise: Ran 5.6 miles in the afternoon, lifted weights. Lunch was kind of my 'pre workout meal'
Shopping: None.
Cooking: Supper
Thoughts: I'm on day 9 of meditating every day this month and only on day 8 of Whole30. It's a bit of a let down mentally to be a day behind.
#2 - I was thinking I haven't been nearly as hungry in the middle of the night on this round as I have been on other rounds. Maybe because I'm eating a ton?
Whole30 Day 7
Pre workout and post workout meals: None
Breakfast: Sweet potatoes, eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: In two stages, first one was veggies with a friend. Next stage was baked mahi and plantains. Long story why I ate in stages today.
Snacks: None really.
Supper: Hard boiled egg wrapped in prosciutto, snap peas with dump ranch, banana with cashew butter. That's a lame supper I know.
Exercise: Run in the morning plus drills and 'core conditioning'
Shopping: Went to the co-op. Spent lots of money. I was also getting food for tomorrow night.
Cooking: Dump Ranch which is a staple of the whole30 and I can't believe I've never made it before.
All the meals.
Lunches for the week including cut up veggies, flank steak, cut up salami for fats
Thoughts: All of a sudden I've forgotten how to cook chicken thighs in a crock pot. We'll see how tomorrow goes.
Breakfast: Sweet potatoes, eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: In two stages, first one was veggies with a friend. Next stage was baked mahi and plantains. Long story why I ate in stages today.
Snacks: None really.
Supper: Hard boiled egg wrapped in prosciutto, snap peas with dump ranch, banana with cashew butter. That's a lame supper I know.
Exercise: Run in the morning plus drills and 'core conditioning'
Shopping: Went to the co-op. Spent lots of money. I was also getting food for tomorrow night.
Cooking: Dump Ranch which is a staple of the whole30 and I can't believe I've never made it before.
All the meals.
Lunches for the week including cut up veggies, flank steak, cut up salami for fats
Thoughts: All of a sudden I've forgotten how to cook chicken thighs in a crock pot. We'll see how tomorrow goes.
Whole30 Day 6
Pre workout and post workout meals: Banana before the workout, banana and cashew butter afterwards
Breakfast: Potatoes, eggs, bacon, coffe
Lunch: Sausage, apples pears sautted in butter
Snacks: None really.
Supper: Sauteed pears and prosciutto. It's been a big pears day with lots of butter.
Exercise: Run 5 miles, lift weights
Shopping: I'm surprised to say I have not been shopping today.
Cooking:All the meals.
Thoughts: Did I tell you I got to run outside today?
I hope I'm not going to regret all those pears.
Breakfast: Potatoes, eggs, bacon, coffe
Lunch: Sausage, apples pears sautted in butter
Snacks: None really.
Supper: Sauteed pears and prosciutto. It's been a big pears day with lots of butter.
Exercise: Run 5 miles, lift weights
Shopping: I'm surprised to say I have not been shopping today.
Cooking:All the meals.
Thoughts: Did I tell you I got to run outside today?
I hope I'm not going to regret all those pears.
Whole30 Day 5
Pre workout and post workout meals: I am surprised to tell you that I did have two hard boiled eggs wrapped in prosciutto before the workout. Banana with cashew butter post workout.
Breakfast and Lunch: Let's be honest here. Sweet potatoes, eggs, bacon, coffee
Snacks: Dried Apricots
Supper: Leftover chicken, roasted cauliflower, spinach, toasted prosciutto
Exercise: Run 4 miles, Zumba. I was tired after Zumba.
Shopping: I am equally surprised to tell you that I did not go shopping today.
Cooking: Frozen berries. And now I'm all 'how do I explain this? Breakfast, supper.
Thoughts: The Frozen Berries thing in a way that's Whole30 Compliant:
They go really well over chia seed pudding.
There is a non-Whole30 way of doing this. I believe corn starch and possibly sugar are included. I find it sweet enough and thick enough on its own.
Breakfast and Lunch: Let's be honest here. Sweet potatoes, eggs, bacon, coffee
Snacks: Dried Apricots
Supper: Leftover chicken, roasted cauliflower, spinach, toasted prosciutto
Exercise: Run 4 miles, Zumba. I was tired after Zumba.
Shopping: I am equally surprised to tell you that I did not go shopping today.
Cooking: Frozen berries. And now I'm all 'how do I explain this? Breakfast, supper.
Thoughts: The Frozen Berries thing in a way that's Whole30 Compliant:
- Buy a big bag of frozen berries (think Costco size)
- Put 1/4 to 1/3 of the berries in a pot, put the pot over low-medium heat, let the berries cook down.
- Add a few more berries in. Let them cook down some.
- Add the rest of the berries. Stir.
They go really well over chia seed pudding.
There is a non-Whole30 way of doing this. I believe corn starch and possibly sugar are included. I find it sweet enough and thick enough on its own.
Whole30 Day 4
Pre workout and post workout meals: LOL.
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, potatoes. Coffee with coconut milk. And I spilled coconut milk ALL OVER my kitchen. I've almost got it all cleaned up now.
Lunch: Chicken, olives, veggies, apple. No avocado and that is perhaps why I'm hungry now. Or maybe it's that I ate lunch at like 10:45am.
Snacks: Banana with cashew butter, dried apricots
Supper: Sausage, potatoes, spinach, and marinated onions. This was a throw together meal and it worked out well. Marinated onions.
Exercise: Ran outside for 1 mile
Shopping: Costco adventure. I got avocados, bananas, pears, frozen fruit, steak for next week lunches, and gum. And pants.
Cooking: Breakfast and supper
Thoughts: I'm at the point where I don't want to cook dinner. On a non-W30 day this is where I'd call Bite Squad. And gain weight too I guess.
#2 - Day 4. Woohoo. I'm like 1/10th the way there.
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, potatoes. Coffee with coconut milk. And I spilled coconut milk ALL OVER my kitchen. I've almost got it all cleaned up now.
Lunch: Chicken, olives, veggies, apple. No avocado and that is perhaps why I'm hungry now. Or maybe it's that I ate lunch at like 10:45am.
Snacks: Banana with cashew butter, dried apricots
Supper: Sausage, potatoes, spinach, and marinated onions. This was a throw together meal and it worked out well. Marinated onions.
Exercise: Ran outside for 1 mile
Shopping: Costco adventure. I got avocados, bananas, pears, frozen fruit, steak for next week lunches, and gum. And pants.
Cooking: Breakfast and supper
Thoughts: I'm at the point where I don't want to cook dinner. On a non-W30 day this is where I'd call Bite Squad. And gain weight too I guess.
#2 - Day 4. Woohoo. I'm like 1/10th the way there.
Whole30 Day 3
Pre workout and post workout meals:None.
Breakfast: Purple sweet potatoes, eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Chicken, avocado, olives, apple, veggies. Eaten on the run.
Snacks: Dried apricots. Not sure if this is a snack or a post workout something, but it definitely happened.
Supper: Had the Dungeon Master over. We had sauteed green beans, roasted cauliflower, purple sweet potatoes with ghee, and flank steak. I crisped some prosciutto for her too.
Exercise: Ran on the treadmill to get my mile. Finished up cardio on the elliptical because I am so over the treadmill it isn't funny. Lift weights.
Shopping: Stopped at the Co op for green beans and eggs. I wanted to get the ingredients for 'dump ranch' too, but the websites have too many ads to load right on my phone so I gave up trying to find that recipe.
Cooking: Breakfast, supper, cashew butter, and make ahead bacon.
Thoughts: Every time I start W30 I think I'm not going to get the carb flu. And then every single time, I'm all 'I feel like crap'. I slept in and made sure to eat a lot today. And am now feeling much better.
Breakfast: Purple sweet potatoes, eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Chicken, avocado, olives, apple, veggies. Eaten on the run.
Snacks: Dried apricots. Not sure if this is a snack or a post workout something, but it definitely happened.
Supper: Had the Dungeon Master over. We had sauteed green beans, roasted cauliflower, purple sweet potatoes with ghee, and flank steak. I crisped some prosciutto for her too.
Exercise: Ran on the treadmill to get my mile. Finished up cardio on the elliptical because I am so over the treadmill it isn't funny. Lift weights.
Shopping: Stopped at the Co op for green beans and eggs. I wanted to get the ingredients for 'dump ranch' too, but the websites have too many ads to load right on my phone so I gave up trying to find that recipe.
Cooking: Breakfast, supper, cashew butter, and make ahead bacon.
Thoughts: Every time I start W30 I think I'm not going to get the carb flu. And then every single time, I'm all 'I feel like crap'. I slept in and made sure to eat a lot today. And am now feeling much better.
Whole30 Day 2
Pre workout and post workout meals:Nothing pre, Larabar post workout
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs, coffee with coconut milk, apple
Lunch: Apple, chicken + avocado, veggies, pumpkin seeds, olives
Snacks: Did I mention that Larabar?
Supper: Sauages, and apple + yellow squash sautted in butter. This has been my go to meal for a while now. Plus bacon because the first dinner didn't quite fill me up. Sigh.
Exercise: Captain Grumpy Pants ran 3 miles on the treadmill
Shopping: Surprisingly, none
Cooking: Dinner
Thoughts: I keep forgetting I'm on this. Like, I walked into a clinic today and there were donuts and I was all that'd be good before I realized WTF. I'm doing Whole30. I can't have that right now.
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs, coffee with coconut milk, apple
Lunch: Apple, chicken + avocado, veggies, pumpkin seeds, olives
Snacks: Did I mention that Larabar?
Supper: Sauages, and apple + yellow squash sautted in butter. This has been my go to meal for a while now. Plus bacon because the first dinner didn't quite fill me up. Sigh.
Exercise: Captain Grumpy Pants ran 3 miles on the treadmill
Shopping: Surprisingly, none
Cooking: Dinner
Thoughts: I keep forgetting I'm on this. Like, I walked into a clinic today and there were donuts and I was all that'd be good before I realized WTF. I'm doing Whole30. I can't have that right now.
Whole30 Day 1
Pre workout and post workout meals: Nothing before. After is breakfast
Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs. Coffee with coconut milk.
Lunch: Chicken, veggies, apple. I forgot about the olives and had them later.
Snacks: Bacon. Serious. And the apple sauce I didn't eat for lunch. And a banana and cashew butter. Because breakfast and lunch weren't big enough.
Supper: Steak, yellow squash, zuccini, purple sweet potatoes that are also purple on the inside.
Exercise: Run on the track, lift weights
Shopping: Co op for steak.
Cooking: Dinner only.
Thoughts: Breakfast was too small.
Steak wasn't worth it. I massively burned my fingers because I'm a bonehead, and I set off the building fire alarm for a minute. It appears the fire department was not called.
I need to see if I have avocado for lunch because that wasn't big enough either.
Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs. Coffee with coconut milk.
Lunch: Chicken, veggies, apple. I forgot about the olives and had them later.
Snacks: Bacon. Serious. And the apple sauce I didn't eat for lunch. And a banana and cashew butter. Because breakfast and lunch weren't big enough.
Supper: Steak, yellow squash, zuccini, purple sweet potatoes that are also purple on the inside.
Exercise: Run on the track, lift weights
Shopping: Co op for steak.
Cooking: Dinner only.
Thoughts: Breakfast was too small.
Steak wasn't worth it. I massively burned my fingers because I'm a bonehead, and I set off the building fire alarm for a minute. It appears the fire department was not called.
I need to see if I have avocado for lunch because that wasn't big enough either.
7.2.18
Food Habits?
I spend entirely too much time on Lifehacker. As I was hanging out there I read this article asking for the dirt on people's food habits. Since I'm coming to the end of Whole30, this is on my mind anyways.
What’s your favorite processed, totally craptastic food you enjoy more than homemade? Butter popcorn. The already popped butter popcorn you can buy at the gas station. Butter flavor popcorn is legit hard to find. Cheese popcorn is ubiquitous.
Do you have a daily habit you cannot break? Running? Oh, no, this is about food. Coffee. I guess I could try to break that habit but I don't want to. I don't even feel bad about wanting coffee every day.
Have you managed to make any positive, healthful food or drink changes this year? I'm on day 37 of Whole30. I will not stay on the super strict regime for the whole year, but I probably will do it again this year as I prepare for more races.
What meal planning or prep work helps you not eat like crap during the week? Making all my lunches ahead for the week. Sometimes I make breakfast the night before as well. (Lots of hard boiled eggs.)
Do you watch TV while you eat? Yes, when I'm alone. No when I'm with others. Unless I'm specifically there to watch something. I dated a guy once who always wanted to watch TV while we ate and it was not my jam.
Where do you eat most of your meals? I legit eat a significant portion of my meals in my car. Sometimes breakfast and almost always lunch. At home, I eat on my couch if I'm alone, at my table if I have people over.
Do you eat at your desk at work or do you make an effort to change your scenery? LOL. Did I tell you how much I eat from my car? I remember when I had an office with a microwave and I could prepare this wide variety of food every day.
Have you ever stuck to a diet change long-term? For most of 2017 I kept pasta and crackers and bread out of the house. And it kept a significant amount of weight off. I know this because when pasta came back in my house around Christmas, the weight did too.
What made this diet change work? It helped me to see nutrition as part of race training. Which is why I didn't keep it up at the end of last year when race training was over.
What’s your favorite processed, totally craptastic food you enjoy more than homemade? Butter popcorn. The already popped butter popcorn you can buy at the gas station. Butter flavor popcorn is legit hard to find. Cheese popcorn is ubiquitous.
Do you have a daily habit you cannot break? Running? Oh, no, this is about food. Coffee. I guess I could try to break that habit but I don't want to. I don't even feel bad about wanting coffee every day.
Have you managed to make any positive, healthful food or drink changes this year? I'm on day 37 of Whole30. I will not stay on the super strict regime for the whole year, but I probably will do it again this year as I prepare for more races.
What meal planning or prep work helps you not eat like crap during the week? Making all my lunches ahead for the week. Sometimes I make breakfast the night before as well. (Lots of hard boiled eggs.)
Do you watch TV while you eat? Yes, when I'm alone. No when I'm with others. Unless I'm specifically there to watch something. I dated a guy once who always wanted to watch TV while we ate and it was not my jam.
Where do you eat most of your meals? I legit eat a significant portion of my meals in my car. Sometimes breakfast and almost always lunch. At home, I eat on my couch if I'm alone, at my table if I have people over.
Do you eat at your desk at work or do you make an effort to change your scenery? LOL. Did I tell you how much I eat from my car? I remember when I had an office with a microwave and I could prepare this wide variety of food every day.
Have you ever stuck to a diet change long-term? For most of 2017 I kept pasta and crackers and bread out of the house. And it kept a significant amount of weight off. I know this because when pasta came back in my house around Christmas, the weight did too.
What made this diet change work? It helped me to see nutrition as part of race training. Which is why I didn't keep it up at the end of last year when race training was over.
6.2.18
Weight Lifting?
Tuesday's on the Run asks:
Strength Training: Yay or Nay? I mean, obviously Yay. I started over a year ago with a 'just go do something at least 3 times/week' and 'experiment, find what works, most important thing is to get into the habit of doing it 3/week' attitude. From there I had help from a trainer, classes, and some programs from the internet.
Now I do a rip off of the 5x5 program two days/week (A and B days) and one day of single leg/single arms stuff with kettle bells. All days have a push, a press, and legs components. Workouts are 20-30 minutes.
What's Your Favorite Thing? I hate them all? No, that's not true. I kind of like them all. The most improvement I've seen is my confidence in the bench press. I used to use dumbbells. But I've started using the bar and generally am not afraid of strangling myself with a weight too heavy to lift. Progress, right?
Have You Seen the Benefits in Your Runs? Yes? I made a bunch of changes around the same time last year including weights, changes to my diet, and some speed workouts last spring. So it's hard to attribute cause to one change or another. What I remember was a total lack of soreness after last year's Flying Pig Half Marathon. Usually after that I'm so sore I can't walk for a day or two. By the time I got to the 10 miler I was in some of the best shape of my life and the race reflected that.
Strength Training: Yay or Nay? I mean, obviously Yay. I started over a year ago with a 'just go do something at least 3 times/week' and 'experiment, find what works, most important thing is to get into the habit of doing it 3/week' attitude. From there I had help from a trainer, classes, and some programs from the internet.
Now I do a rip off of the 5x5 program two days/week (A and B days) and one day of single leg/single arms stuff with kettle bells. All days have a push, a press, and legs components. Workouts are 20-30 minutes.
What's Your Favorite Thing? I hate them all? No, that's not true. I kind of like them all. The most improvement I've seen is my confidence in the bench press. I used to use dumbbells. But I've started using the bar and generally am not afraid of strangling myself with a weight too heavy to lift. Progress, right?
Have You Seen the Benefits in Your Runs? Yes? I made a bunch of changes around the same time last year including weights, changes to my diet, and some speed workouts last spring. So it's hard to attribute cause to one change or another. What I remember was a total lack of soreness after last year's Flying Pig Half Marathon. Usually after that I'm so sore I can't walk for a day or two. By the time I got to the 10 miler I was in some of the best shape of my life and the race reflected that.
5.2.18
February Goals - Spanish
One of my goals for February and March is to be around Spanish in some form every day so I can practice for an upcoming trip.
This video is awesome, and I think will become funnier and funnier as I understand more and more of it.
This video is awesome, and I think will become funnier and funnier as I understand more and more of it.
4.2.18
VDay 5K - 2 Weeks To Go
Weekly Miles Planned: 24-27
Actual: 28 with running, walking, and ellipticals
Proprioceptive cue: Driving the thigh
Core conditioning exercises: One Round: Single Leg Squat x10 each leg; Side plank x20 secs each side; Lying Draw-in with hip flexion x10 each side; Bird dog, hold 10 secs, x5 each side. Two Rounds: Lying hip abduction x12 on each side; Cook Hip Lift, hold 5 secs x5 each leg; Knee fall out x12 each leg; Overhead draw in, hold 5 secs x5
Drills: Bounding; Stiff Leg Running; Running No Arms
Sunday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Sunday Kettlebell Workout
Actual: 1.25 miles running on the treadmill, plus .25 miles cooldown. 4 'miles' on the elliptical. Sunday Kettlebell workout. After the workout, I explored Super Bowl Festivities for a minute.
Monday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: I am surprised to report, I ran 4.5 miles, did drills and core conditioning, and then walked .5 miles to cool down. Who am I? On the track, I saw my ultimate relationship goal: a couple walking around hand in hand. They looked so sweet.
Tuesday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Lift Weights
Actual: 1.25 miles on the dreadmill, 3.75 'miles' on the elliptical. Tuesday weights. I am up to 2x25lb plates for squats and 2x10lb plates for bench press.
Wednesday Planned: 1 Mile Run, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: 5.3 miles in Annandale around the lake. Drills at the end of the run. Core Conditioning exercises later in the day.
Thursday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Lift Weights
Actual: 1.16 miles on the track. Lift weights. (Mileage is swapped with yesterday.)
Friday Planned: 1 Mile Run, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: 1.3 miles plus drills outside; core conditioning
Saturday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Maybe Zumba?
4 miles running, a few laps walking with friends.
10 minutes of Zumba. I was not feeling the music today so I left.
Actual: 28 with running, walking, and ellipticals
Proprioceptive cue: Driving the thigh
Core conditioning exercises: One Round: Single Leg Squat x10 each leg; Side plank x20 secs each side; Lying Draw-in with hip flexion x10 each side; Bird dog, hold 10 secs, x5 each side. Two Rounds: Lying hip abduction x12 on each side; Cook Hip Lift, hold 5 secs x5 each leg; Knee fall out x12 each leg; Overhead draw in, hold 5 secs x5
Drills: Bounding; Stiff Leg Running; Running No Arms
Sunday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Sunday Kettlebell Workout
Actual: 1.25 miles running on the treadmill, plus .25 miles cooldown. 4 'miles' on the elliptical. Sunday Kettlebell workout. After the workout, I explored Super Bowl Festivities for a minute.
Monday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: I am surprised to report, I ran 4.5 miles, did drills and core conditioning, and then walked .5 miles to cool down. Who am I? On the track, I saw my ultimate relationship goal: a couple walking around hand in hand. They looked so sweet.
Tuesday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Lift Weights
Actual: 1.25 miles on the dreadmill, 3.75 'miles' on the elliptical. Tuesday weights. I am up to 2x25lb plates for squats and 2x10lb plates for bench press.
Actual: 5.3 miles in Annandale around the lake. Drills at the end of the run. Core Conditioning exercises later in the day.
Thursday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Lift Weights
Actual: 1.16 miles on the track. Lift weights. (Mileage is swapped with yesterday.)
Friday Planned: 1 Mile Run, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: 1.3 miles plus drills outside; core conditioning
Saturday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Maybe Zumba?
4 miles running, a few laps walking with friends.
10 minutes of Zumba. I was not feeling the music today so I left.
2.2.18
2018 Goals Update: January
Eating:
Whole30 in January 2 - Feb 10. So far, so good.
Running:
Keep up the streak. So far, so good.
Keep weight lifting 3 days/week. So far, so good.
Cross train with Zumba. Meh. I have been to one Zumba class this year. I hate being at the gym in January. I also haven't been to the Monday/Wednesday Zumba classes which I typically enjoy. Perhaps my schedule needs some consideration?
Races:
5K in February.
Possible addition of 1-2 races in March. Contenders are the MDRA races. Lake Johanna 4 miler on March 17 and/or MDRA 7 Mile on March 31. One entry fee would cover both races.
Loony Challenge in October
Feet in the Street 5K in October.
Break 30:00 in a 5K
Continue MAF training through June. MAF training is continuing.
Blogging:
Meal per day Whole30 Posts daily, all publish at the ‘end’ of the Whole30. So far so good. Today is day 30 of roughly 40.
Race Training posts weekly. So far so good. Race is soon.
General life stuff:
Read 12 books in 2018. This one is likely to happen, since I'm already 7 or 8 deep.
Read 50 books in 2018. I mean, it's possible. I have trouble believing I'm going to keep this up.
Meditate every day in January. Meditation yes. Blog post about it kind of fell apart. But the meditation did happen.
Volunteer at a race. I'm considering volunteering at Hot Dash since Dungeon Master is running the 5K and I'm pretty sure I won't run that one.
Learn to french braid my hair. Not long enough yet.
February/March Addition: Spanish lessons every day of the month, both months. For reasons.
Whole30 in January 2 - Feb 10. So far, so good.
Running:
Keep up the streak. So far, so good.
Keep weight lifting 3 days/week. So far, so good.
Cross train with Zumba. Meh. I have been to one Zumba class this year. I hate being at the gym in January. I also haven't been to the Monday/Wednesday Zumba classes which I typically enjoy. Perhaps my schedule needs some consideration?
Races:
5K in February.
Possible addition of 1-2 races in March. Contenders are the MDRA races. Lake Johanna 4 miler on March 17 and/or MDRA 7 Mile on March 31. One entry fee would cover both races.
Loony Challenge in October
Feet in the Street 5K in October.
Break 30:00 in a 5K
Continue MAF training through June. MAF training is continuing.
Blogging:
Meal per day Whole30 Posts daily, all publish at the ‘end’ of the Whole30. So far so good. Today is day 30 of roughly 40.
Race Training posts weekly. So far so good. Race is soon.
General life stuff:
Read 12 books in 2018. This one is likely to happen, since I'm already 7 or 8 deep.
Read 50 books in 2018. I mean, it's possible. I have trouble believing I'm going to keep this up.
Meditate every day in January. Meditation yes. Blog post about it kind of fell apart. But the meditation did happen.
Volunteer at a race. I'm considering volunteering at Hot Dash since Dungeon Master is running the 5K and I'm pretty sure I won't run that one.
Learn to french braid my hair. Not long enough yet.
February/March Addition: Spanish lessons every day of the month, both months. For reasons.
1.2.18
Before and After: Super Bowl Edition
Super Bowl festivities are in full force. The gym I go to most often looks out onto some of the outdoor activities. I've watched them being set up, scouted with bomb sniffing dogs, the whole situation. Obviously I was curious enough I spent time checking things out. Then one night Dungeon Master wanted to do the thing properly and walk all up and down Nicolette Mall and see all the things..
One of these photos is on my own, in a mildly warm (for Minnesota) day. The other, I have on 2 pairs of long johns under my sweat pants, 3 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of gloves, 2 gaiters and 2 hats.
One of these photos is on my own, in a mildly warm (for Minnesota) day. The other, I have on 2 pairs of long johns under my sweat pants, 3 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of gloves, 2 gaiters and 2 hats.
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