January 1:
25.2.18
Running Conditions in January
A note to my future self: I didn't take a picture every day I ran this month. No doubt my phone would've frozen before pictures were possible most days. I think this month was either freakishly cold or oddly warm. There weren't that many 'average' days. Here is what I captured.
January 1:
January 5:
January 7 (when it warmed up):
January 8 (how early was I out there that I need a vest?):
January 9 (don't get used to this nonsense):
January 10:
January 13 (back to reality apparently):
January 14 (read the fine print):
January 15:
January 20 (not sure what happened in the preceding 5 days, but it must've been either rough or boring):
January 21:
January 22 (I got the run done before the blizzard; this picture is more related to me cleaning off my car):
January 24:
January 26 (this was a legit good running day):
January 1:
20.2.18
Tuesdays on the Run - Dark Side of Running
Tuesdays on the Run asks What are your least favorite parts of running?
At first I blew by this one. I was all 'Running is ultimately a gift and a great thing. And then I was all...
The laundry is out of control. I always think 'if I was a professional athlete I'd pay for help doing my laundry' I look at how Kara Goucher trains and all these other stellar athletes who work out multiple times per day. They must have a maid to help with the laundry right? It's basically a second outfit every single day. The laundry literally doubles.
As a close second: Running in dirty clothes. Mostly on 1 mile days, I'm all "I can't get a whole outfit gross for 15 minutes of work, I'll wear something again' And while it makes sense and I keep doing it, totally not my favorite thing. The other time this happens is traveling when I've packing limits the number of running outfits available.
I agree with the original post on the lotteries issue as well. There's definitely been some races I'd love to do but am discouraged from registering because the lotteries seem like a racket.
At first I blew by this one. I was all 'Running is ultimately a gift and a great thing. And then I was all...
The laundry is out of control. I always think 'if I was a professional athlete I'd pay for help doing my laundry' I look at how Kara Goucher trains and all these other stellar athletes who work out multiple times per day. They must have a maid to help with the laundry right? It's basically a second outfit every single day. The laundry literally doubles.
As a close second: Running in dirty clothes. Mostly on 1 mile days, I'm all "I can't get a whole outfit gross for 15 minutes of work, I'll wear something again' And while it makes sense and I keep doing it, totally not my favorite thing. The other time this happens is traveling when I've packing limits the number of running outfits available.
I agree with the original post on the lotteries issue as well. There's definitely been some races I'd love to do but am discouraged from registering because the lotteries seem like a racket.
14.2.18
Productivity Tuesday
Morning - woke up too late. Because, sigh.
Day - work all day. Had planned to visit a friend but poor planning lead to that not working out.
Afternoon - lift weights and then run. And then shower. Relevant because that had to happen before I saw anyone.
Supper - was able to see Qat Lady and My Pooky Bear for supper.
Post supper - officially declared both Dishes Bankruptcy and Laundry Bankruptcy. Though the dishes situation was far worse than the laundry issue. Put in laundry, cleaned, and did dishes.
Way too late o'clock - am now sitting here watching Loving Vincent. I see why it's nominated for an Oscar. The film is beautiful. But the story fails to captivate me. But it's such a beautiful and amazing film that I kind of still want it to win.
PS - did I tell you my dishes are clean and my clean laundry is put away?
Day - work all day. Had planned to visit a friend but poor planning lead to that not working out.
Afternoon - lift weights and then run. And then shower. Relevant because that had to happen before I saw anyone.
Supper - was able to see Qat Lady and My Pooky Bear for supper.
Post supper - officially declared both Dishes Bankruptcy and Laundry Bankruptcy. Though the dishes situation was far worse than the laundry issue. Put in laundry, cleaned, and did dishes.
Way too late o'clock - am now sitting here watching Loving Vincent. I see why it's nominated for an Oscar. The film is beautiful. But the story fails to captivate me. But it's such a beautiful and amazing film that I kind of still want it to win.
PS - did I tell you my dishes are clean and my clean laundry is put away?
12.2.18
Valentines Day 5K
The Valentines Day 5K is an early goal race of mine, meaning I did actually fix my diet and train for the thing. Dungeon Master signed up for the race series, so this is her first race of the year too. My plan was to run my race, then cool down jog back to find her on the course and walk in with her, which is pretty much what happened. Bonus is that I seem to remain frostbite free.
Start time: 10am, north side of Lake Nokomis
Weather: 3* and 5mph winds. It was cold.
Wardrobe: I was a little too hot for the race and had things mostly unzipped. I was freezing cold walking in and then back to the car with the Dungeon Master.
Bottoms: fleece lined tights; brooks running pants
Top: smart wool base layer, 2xu fleece top, my new favorite running jacket
Socks: Compression socks, wool socks
Other: Gloves, fleece headband for during the race. Mittens, hat, gaiter for after the race
Shoes: Altra Lone Peaks. I'd considered a couple other pairs that would've been lighter and faster, but nothing else really accommodates two pairs of socks like the Altras.
Transportation: I drove Dungeon Master and myself. We parked on 52nd street. There will still spots available at 9:30, but it was filling up fast.
Route: Run one lap counter clockwise around Lake Nokomis. (Every race I've ever done at Lake Nokomis is counter clockwise. I think it has to do with opening Cedar Ave as quickly as possible.) Note the start line is about 0.3 miles behind the finish, so it's like run for 2 minutes, 'oh here's the finish. Psych! go run around the lake and then come back here.'
Plan/Goals: My A goal for sometime in 2018 is to run a 5K in under 30 minutes. I figured I'd see how close to that I could come today. I think I could've had a better mental plan than 'see if you can run a sub 10 mile and then see if you can hang on'. I could've had a more realistic plan as well. But I really didn't want to feel like I left anything out there.
Execution: Sadly, a sub30 was not to be today. My average HR was 171bpm or 93% of max for the entire race. My run cadence was around 175. So I think I did what I could here, and I have room to grow over the year.
Nutrition: I woke up around 7:30am and ate half an avocado with salt, then had a banana around 9am. I was glad I'd had a little food but also glad my stomach was mostly empty.
Results: Early results say a 32:15 or 10:23 per mile, which is about a minute slower than last year's best 5K where I was in the best shape of the year.
SWAG: SWAG is a medal and a long sleeve shirt. Post race goodies were the normal chips, cookies, nut rolls, and bonus hot chocolate.
Remember for next time: I did packet pick up a day early at the TCM offices (which is near my own work headquarters). This saved me some race day standing in line and being cold. If I run this race again, I'd do the early packet pick up as well.
Bonus: Dungeon Master wanted to go to Peppers and Fries afterwards. Since I'm no longer Whole30 girl, I got the burger of the month, which is a bacon cheeseburger on a maple doughnut. I did not have the whole doughnut. And I did not have alcohol. But I did remark 'I haven't had a pop since last year'
Start time: 10am, north side of Lake Nokomis
Weather: 3* and 5mph winds. It was cold.
Wardrobe: I was a little too hot for the race and had things mostly unzipped. I was freezing cold walking in and then back to the car with the Dungeon Master.
Bottoms: fleece lined tights; brooks running pants
Top: smart wool base layer, 2xu fleece top, my new favorite running jacket
Socks: Compression socks, wool socks
Other: Gloves, fleece headband for during the race. Mittens, hat, gaiter for after the race
Shoes: Altra Lone Peaks. I'd considered a couple other pairs that would've been lighter and faster, but nothing else really accommodates two pairs of socks like the Altras.
Transportation: I drove Dungeon Master and myself. We parked on 52nd street. There will still spots available at 9:30, but it was filling up fast.
Plan/Goals: My A goal for sometime in 2018 is to run a 5K in under 30 minutes. I figured I'd see how close to that I could come today. I think I could've had a better mental plan than 'see if you can run a sub 10 mile and then see if you can hang on'. I could've had a more realistic plan as well. But I really didn't want to feel like I left anything out there.
Execution: Sadly, a sub30 was not to be today. My average HR was 171bpm or 93% of max for the entire race. My run cadence was around 175. So I think I did what I could here, and I have room to grow over the year.
Nutrition: I woke up around 7:30am and ate half an avocado with salt, then had a banana around 9am. I was glad I'd had a little food but also glad my stomach was mostly empty.
Results: Early results say a 32:15 or 10:23 per mile, which is about a minute slower than last year's best 5K where I was in the best shape of the year.
Remember for next time: I did packet pick up a day early at the TCM offices (which is near my own work headquarters). This saved me some race day standing in line and being cold. If I run this race again, I'd do the early packet pick up as well.
Bonus: Dungeon Master wanted to go to Peppers and Fries afterwards. Since I'm no longer Whole30 girl, I got the burger of the month, which is a bacon cheeseburger on a maple doughnut. I did not have the whole doughnut. And I did not have alcohol. But I did remark 'I haven't had a pop since last year'
11.2.18
VDay 5K - One Week To Go/Race Week
IWeekly Miles Planned: 25? I was realizing I need to taper this week, at least with the weight lifting.
Actual: About 20, and I'm okay with it. 2 sessions of weights instead of 3.
Proprioceptive cue: Butt Squeeze
Core conditioning exercises: Two Rounds: 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. One Round: 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: Running No Arms; High Knees; One Leg Hops These are two of my least favorite drills btw
Sunday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Sunday Kettlebell Workout
Actual: I am captain grumpy pants. I'm cool with it though. 1.16 miles run, Kettlebell workout mostly done. I got hot during the last exercise so I cut out a couple sets. Like, uncomfortable hot. Walked a couple literal cool down laps on the track and called it good.
Monday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: 4.5 miles at Lake Nokomis. Drills at the end of the run except I did 'bounding' instead of one leg hops. One leg hops on an icy sidewalk were not my jam. Core conditioning in the evening.
Tuesday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Lift Weights
Actual: 3.5 miles on the track, Tuesday weight lifting. (2x25lbs for squats; 2x10lbs for bench press, 2x12.5lbs for barbell row, all with big bar)
Wednesday Planned: 1 Mile Run, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: 4.42 miles at Lake Nokomis with drills at the end. I am now laying on the couch partially dead and core conditioning seems unlikely.
Thursday Planned:2-4 Miles at MAF, Lift Weights
Actual: The tired monster attacked again. 1.2 miles of running outsidie
Friday Planned: 1 Mile Run, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: 1.2 miles outside, with some sprints during the run to help me feel excited for tomorrow.
Saturday Planned: RACE!
Actual: RACE!
Actual: About 20, and I'm okay with it. 2 sessions of weights instead of 3.
Proprioceptive cue: Butt Squeeze
Core conditioning exercises: Two Rounds: 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. One Round: 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: Running No Arms; High Knees; One Leg Hops These are two of my least favorite drills btw
Sunday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Sunday Kettlebell Workout
Actual: I am captain grumpy pants. I'm cool with it though. 1.16 miles run, Kettlebell workout mostly done. I got hot during the last exercise so I cut out a couple sets. Like, uncomfortable hot. Walked a couple literal cool down laps on the track and called it good.
Monday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: 4.5 miles at Lake Nokomis. Drills at the end of the run except I did 'bounding' instead of one leg hops. One leg hops on an icy sidewalk were not my jam. Core conditioning in the evening.
Tuesday Planned: 4-6 Miles at MAF, Lift Weights
Actual: 3.5 miles on the track, Tuesday weight lifting. (2x25lbs for squats; 2x10lbs for bench press, 2x12.5lbs for barbell row, all with big bar)
Wednesday Planned: 1 Mile Run, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: 4.42 miles at Lake Nokomis with drills at the end. I am now laying on the couch partially dead and core conditioning seems unlikely.
Thursday Planned:2-4 Miles at MAF, Lift Weights
Actual: The tired monster attacked again. 1.2 miles of running outsidie
Friday Planned: 1 Mile Run, drills, core conditioning exercises
Actual: 1.2 miles outside, with some sprints during the run to help me feel excited for tomorrow.
Actual: RACE!
10.2.18
Whole30 Day 39 - THE LAST ONE
Pre workout and post workout meals: None
Breakfast: Eggs, potatoes from last night, bacon
Lunch: Steak, veggies, apple
Snacks: Bacon, just because
Supper: Chicken from last night, sweet potato poppers
Exercise: Run 1 mile outside
Shopping: Stopped by the older location of my co-op, got eggs, butter and even cheese!
Cooking: Not really.
Thoughts: I'm so over it.
Tomorrow is race day which is what all the extra care in my diet was for. I'm excited to be racing at a lower-for-me weight. It's going to be way too cold out, so now I have to go pick out my clothes.
Breakfast: Eggs, potatoes from last night, bacon
Lunch: Steak, veggies, apple
Snacks: Bacon, just because
Supper: Chicken from last night, sweet potato poppers
Exercise: Run 1 mile outside
Shopping: Stopped by the older location of my co-op, got eggs, butter and even cheese!
Cooking: Not really.
Thoughts: I'm so over it.
Tomorrow is race day which is what all the extra care in my diet was for. I'm excited to be racing at a lower-for-me weight. It's going to be way too cold out, so now I have to go pick out my clothes.
Whole30 Day 38
Pre workout and post workout meals: None
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Steak, veggies, apple, larabar. I was hungry and regretted my decision not to have an avocado
Snacks: Bacon. Okay. Let's not lie.
Supper: Chicken thighs sort of like this recipe, veggies, potatoes with the Dungeon Master. Then there was a discussion about banana pancake recipes, so I had to make those for her too. this is the recipe I use. While technically ingredient complaint, everyone would want you to know that pancakes are not in the spirit of Whole30.
Exercise: Run 1 mile outside.
Shopping: None. I need butter and eggs.
Cooking: Supper. And bacon. Did I mention the bacon?
Thoughts: My head hurts. Thanks sinuses. One more freaking day of this and then I can be done. I haven't weighed myself yet.
I am watching ice skating at the Olympics. Everyone is falling. Everyone.
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Steak, veggies, apple, larabar. I was hungry and regretted my decision not to have an avocado
Snacks: Bacon. Okay. Let's not lie.
Supper: Chicken thighs sort of like this recipe, veggies, potatoes with the Dungeon Master. Then there was a discussion about banana pancake recipes, so I had to make those for her too. this is the recipe I use. While technically ingredient complaint, everyone would want you to know that pancakes are not in the spirit of Whole30.
Exercise: Run 1 mile outside.
Shopping: None. I need butter and eggs.
Cooking: Supper. And bacon. Did I mention the bacon?
Thoughts: My head hurts. Thanks sinuses. One more freaking day of this and then I can be done. I haven't weighed myself yet.
I am watching ice skating at the Olympics. Everyone is falling. Everyone.
Whole30 Day 37
Pre workout and post workout meals:Nothing pre. Post was left over steak and fajita veggies. Not a full supper, but I was hungry.
Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs, sweet potato poppers, coffee
Lunch: Steak, avocado, cut up veggies, apples
Snacks: Only post workout meal
Supper: Apples and sausage. Mmmm.
Exercise: Run around Lake Nokomis, which surprised me that it actually happened
Shopping: None
Cooking:Supper only. I need to make more bacon though
Thoughts:I am SO TIRED. I have been most of the week. Except yesterday when I shockingly got up and left my house by 6am to work out and then work work.
Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs, sweet potato poppers, coffee
Lunch: Steak, avocado, cut up veggies, apples
Snacks: Only post workout meal
Supper: Apples and sausage. Mmmm.
Exercise: Run around Lake Nokomis, which surprised me that it actually happened
Shopping: None
Cooking:Supper only. I need to make more bacon though
Thoughts:I am SO TIRED. I have been most of the week. Except yesterday when I shockingly got up and left my house by 6am to work out and then work work.
Whole30 Day 36 - Black bean reintroduction
Pre workout and post workout meals: Well, I did embrace the concept of 4th meal here.
Breakfast: Meal 1 - hard boiled eggs wrapped in prosciutto, coffee, RX Bar (because I had a packing failure and didn't have a banana)
Lunch: Meal 2 - Steak, avocado, cut up veggies, apple
Snacks: Fourth meal - banana pancakes with a side of bacon. I had a bonus coco/date ball made by a colleague who is doing the paleo thing.
Supper: (Meal 3) Qat Lady cooked potatoes, veggies, chicken, with black beans and guacamole sauce. I decided to have the black beans. I told her reintroducing black beans before the race felt in a different spirit than reintroducing whiskey or cider early.
Exercise: I am shocked to report that I got up at the crack of dawn to run and lift weights.
Shopping: None
Cooking: Did I mention 4th meal?
Thoughts: I'm a day late on this one. I was so exhausted yesterday I left Qat Lady and Pooky Bear, came home and went to bed.
Breakfast: Meal 1 - hard boiled eggs wrapped in prosciutto, coffee, RX Bar (because I had a packing failure and didn't have a banana)
Lunch: Meal 2 - Steak, avocado, cut up veggies, apple
Snacks: Fourth meal - banana pancakes with a side of bacon. I had a bonus coco/date ball made by a colleague who is doing the paleo thing.
Supper: (Meal 3) Qat Lady cooked potatoes, veggies, chicken, with black beans and guacamole sauce. I decided to have the black beans. I told her reintroducing black beans before the race felt in a different spirit than reintroducing whiskey or cider early.
Exercise: I am shocked to report that I got up at the crack of dawn to run and lift weights.
Shopping: None
Cooking: Did I mention 4th meal?
Thoughts: I'm a day late on this one. I was so exhausted yesterday I left Qat Lady and Pooky Bear, came home and went to bed.
Whole30 Day 35
Pre workout and post workout meals: None
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, sweet potatoes, coffee
Lunch: I slept 'till noon again, so this was also a two meal day.
Snacks: Honestly, not really.
Supper: Fish, potatoes, green beans. With Olive for company which made everything awesome.
Exercise: 4.5 miles around Lake Nokomis. After Noon when I finally got my butt out of bed thanks to a call from the dungeon master.
Shopping: Surprisingly, no.
Cooking: Supper for Olive. Lunches for the week.
Thoughts: I don't know what's up with sleeping 'till noon. But tomorrow is going to hurt for sure.
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, sweet potatoes, coffee
Lunch: I slept 'till noon again, so this was also a two meal day.
Snacks: Honestly, not really.
Supper: Fish, potatoes, green beans. With Olive for company which made everything awesome.
Exercise: 4.5 miles around Lake Nokomis. After Noon when I finally got my butt out of bed thanks to a call from the dungeon master.
Shopping: Surprisingly, no.
Cooking: Supper for Olive. Lunches for the week.
Thoughts: I don't know what's up with sleeping 'till noon. But tomorrow is going to hurt for sure.
Whole30 Day 34 - The one I tried not to write
Pre workout and post workout meals: Pre was also breakfast at noon. Couple of eggs.
Breakfast: See, I slept until noon. Then I had a couple of eggs and then hit the gym.
Lunch: Next I had Banana pancakes with a side of bacon. It's technically after day 30 so I'm done caring about pancakes with totally compliant ingredients. Also there was coffee.
Snacks: Not really. See sleeping until noon.
Supper: Those sweet potato poppers I made yesterday. Those were legit.
Exercise: Run 1+ miles, lift some weights. Be generally grumpy.
Shopping: None.
Cooking: Just the above.
Thoughts: This was also super bowl Sunday. And I was captain sleepy pants. So I'm writing this on Monday.
Breakfast: See, I slept until noon. Then I had a couple of eggs and then hit the gym.
Lunch: Next I had Banana pancakes with a side of bacon. It's technically after day 30 so I'm done caring about pancakes with totally compliant ingredients. Also there was coffee.
Snacks: Not really. See sleeping until noon.
Supper: Those sweet potato poppers I made yesterday. Those were legit.
Exercise: Run 1+ miles, lift some weights. Be generally grumpy.
Shopping: None.
Cooking: Just the above.
Thoughts: This was also super bowl Sunday. And I was captain sleepy pants. So I'm writing this on Monday.
Whole30 Day 33 - The Day I lose My Will
Pre workout and post workout meals: Apricots before. After was breakfast.
Breakfast: Which was also sort of lunch - sweet potatoes, eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: I made Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers. I had a couple, but left the rest in the fridge. Next time I do this, I need to use the grater on the food processor and then the other blade. My potato pieces are not the right size.
Snacks: Banana and cashew butter
Supper: Sausage, grated sweet potatoes see above
Exercise: Running, walking, some zumba
Shopping: Big trip to the co-op
Cooking: Meals. Sweet potato poppers, cashew butter
Thoughts: I'm running out of steam, and having trouble remember that I need to keep this up for another week before the race.
I'm watching a lot of movies today, and they all have a lot of alcohol in them. Weird how you notice these things when you're restricting the kinds of food that you eat.
Today is Feb 3. I was trying to figure out the last time I made laundry detergent Turns out the last time I bought supplies was 12/28/16. I know because I bought too much soap at that time and saved it. I'm still trying to decide if it's worth it to keep making my own or if I should go back to store bought after this.
Breakfast: Which was also sort of lunch - sweet potatoes, eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: I made Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers. I had a couple, but left the rest in the fridge. Next time I do this, I need to use the grater on the food processor and then the other blade. My potato pieces are not the right size.
Snacks: Banana and cashew butter
Supper: Sausage, grated sweet potatoes see above
Exercise: Running, walking, some zumba
Shopping: Big trip to the co-op
Cooking: Meals. Sweet potato poppers, cashew butter
Thoughts: I'm running out of steam, and having trouble remember that I need to keep this up for another week before the race.
I'm watching a lot of movies today, and they all have a lot of alcohol in them. Weird how you notice these things when you're restricting the kinds of food that you eat.
Today is Feb 3. I was trying to figure out the last time I made laundry detergent Turns out the last time I bought supplies was 12/28/16. I know because I bought too much soap at that time and saved it. I'm still trying to decide if it's worth it to keep making my own or if I should go back to store bought after this.
Whole30 Day 32
Pre workout and post workout meals:Well, nothing pre. Post was banana pancakes which is ridiculous becuase I didn't even work out that hard. But I was hungry, so I ate.
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon
Lunch: Chicken, avocado, veggies, apples
Snacks: See my post workout meal
Supper: Cooked potatoes and steak fajitas from last night.
Exercise: Run 1.3 miles, drills, we'll see if I get around to core conditioning or yoga tonight.
Shopping: No, and I meant to.
Cooking: Did I tell you about those banana pancakes?
Thoughts: I know pancakes are technically illegal on W30, but I'm doing me here and I'm cool with it.
I am technically done with the "30" part anyways. I keep telling myself that, like 'you can slip if you want to' and then my brain is all 'WTF, the race is in like 8 days. Keep if together'
My new favorite potato recipe:
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon
Lunch: Chicken, avocado, veggies, apples
Snacks: See my post workout meal
Supper: Cooked potatoes and steak fajitas from last night.
Exercise: Run 1.3 miles, drills, we'll see if I get around to core conditioning or yoga tonight.
Shopping: No, and I meant to.
Cooking: Did I tell you about those banana pancakes?
Thoughts: I know pancakes are technically illegal on W30, but I'm doing me here and I'm cool with it.
I am technically done with the "30" part anyways. I keep telling myself that, like 'you can slip if you want to' and then my brain is all 'WTF, the race is in like 8 days. Keep if together'
My new favorite potato recipe:
- Cut potatoes in 1" squares or slightly smaller. (Home fries size for my southern people.)
- Melt some butter
- Add salt, pepper, whatever you want to your melted butter.
- Toss potatoes in said butter.
- Cook at 475* for 20mins.
- Mmmmmmm.
Whole30 Day 31
Pre workout and post workout meals: Nothing before, breakfast after
Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs wrapped in prosciutto; banana; coffee
Lunch: Chicken, avocado, cut up veggies, apple
Snacks: Apricots, pistachios, bacon. I'm hungry.
Supper: This Steak Fajita recipe, at least for the marinade. I did veggies as well, but not exactly how this recipe calls for. I have lots of left overs. That was not the best cut of steak for this, btw.
Exercise: Ran 1.2 miles or so, lift weights. It was nice to have this done before work.
Shopping: None really
Cooking: Supper only.
Thoughts: Day 31. I keep thinking about how I could technically cheat now. 'Cause it's day 31. But I haven't cheated. Even though I'm grumpy and hungry and I don't know why.
Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs wrapped in prosciutto; banana; coffee
Lunch: Chicken, avocado, cut up veggies, apple
Snacks: Apricots, pistachios, bacon. I'm hungry.
Supper: This Steak Fajita recipe, at least for the marinade. I did veggies as well, but not exactly how this recipe calls for. I have lots of left overs. That was not the best cut of steak for this, btw.
Exercise: Ran 1.2 miles or so, lift weights. It was nice to have this done before work.
Shopping: None really
Cooking: Supper only.
Thoughts: Day 31. I keep thinking about how I could technically cheat now. 'Cause it's day 31. But I haven't cheated. Even though I'm grumpy and hungry and I don't know why.
Whole30 Day 30
Pre workout and post workout meals: Pre was lunch, post was coffee and a banana. It is what it is.
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Chicken, avocado, veggies, apples
Snacks: Homemade soda of blended berries, coconut milk and fizzy water. It was excellent.
Supper: Salmon, potatoes, green beans. Last night was so good I made a repeat.
Exercise: Annandale running, and it was a freaking pleasure.
Shopping: For supper only. And I think I forgot more things at the Co op than I purchased there.
Cooking: Supper, and bacon for the week.
Thoughts: A friend asked me if I was all done with this '30 thing'. Sigh, no. But really, it's good for me so I'll keep it up for 10 more days right?
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Chicken, avocado, veggies, apples
Snacks: Homemade soda of blended berries, coconut milk and fizzy water. It was excellent.
Supper: Salmon, potatoes, green beans. Last night was so good I made a repeat.
Exercise: Annandale running, and it was a freaking pleasure.
Shopping: For supper only. And I think I forgot more things at the Co op than I purchased there.
Cooking: Supper, and bacon for the week.
Thoughts: A friend asked me if I was all done with this '30 thing'. Sigh, no. But really, it's good for me so I'll keep it up for 10 more days right?
Whole30 Day 29
Pre workout and post workout meals: Lunch was before, dinner was after, so...
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Chicken, avocado, cut up veggies, apple
Snacks: Banana and cashew butter
Supper: Arctic char, green beans, potatoes, with dump ranch and Qat Lady and My Pooky Bear to enjoy it.
Exercise: Yes, running, elliptical, and weight lifting
Shopping: Co-op for supper supplies including fish
Cooking: Supper only so far
Thoughts: Qat Lady asked me if I was about done with this. No, damn it. I have another week after this one. Then I can be normal again. Le sigh.
Breakfast: Eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Chicken, avocado, cut up veggies, apple
Snacks: Banana and cashew butter
Supper: Arctic char, green beans, potatoes, with dump ranch and Qat Lady and My Pooky Bear to enjoy it.
Exercise: Yes, running, elliptical, and weight lifting
Shopping: Co-op for supper supplies including fish
Cooking: Supper only so far
Thoughts: Qat Lady asked me if I was about done with this. No, damn it. I have another week after this one. Then I can be normal again. Le sigh.
Whole30 Day 28
Pre workout and post workout meals: Well, now, see... Breakfast. It was breakfast.
Breakfast: Potatoes, six minute eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Kind of had this with supper. This was not my best eating day.
Snacks: Does Kombucha count?
Supper: 2 chicken legs from my store bought compliant chicken. Apples sauteed in butter.
Exercise: Run 4.5 miles, walk .5 miles, drills, core conditioning. Plus at the end of the day, the Dungeon Master and I did the Super Bowl experience downtown. So I was on my feet a lot.
Shopping: Shopped for the week, including the aforementioned 'damn it, I didn't plan lunches, let's get a cooked chicken' chicken.
Cooking: Well not really. But I did cut up some veggies for the week, so there's that.
Thoughts: It's day 28 and I'm nowhere near being done. Dungeon Master was all, 'you know, that race next weekend' and I'm like 'it's two weeks away' because I'm literally counting the days.
I think the thing I miss the most this time is being able to go out with friends.
Breakfast: Potatoes, six minute eggs, bacon, coffee
Lunch: Kind of had this with supper. This was not my best eating day.
Snacks: Does Kombucha count?
Supper: 2 chicken legs from my store bought compliant chicken. Apples sauteed in butter.
Exercise: Run 4.5 miles, walk .5 miles, drills, core conditioning. Plus at the end of the day, the Dungeon Master and I did the Super Bowl experience downtown. So I was on my feet a lot.
Shopping: Shopped for the week, including the aforementioned 'damn it, I didn't plan lunches, let's get a cooked chicken' chicken.
Cooking: Well not really. But I did cut up some veggies for the week, so there's that.
Thoughts: It's day 28 and I'm nowhere near being done. Dungeon Master was all, 'you know, that race next weekend' and I'm like 'it's two weeks away' because I'm literally counting the days.
I think the thing I miss the most this time is being able to go out with friends.
Whole30 Day 27
Pre workout and post workout meals: Pre- 2 slices of bacon.
Breakfast: Larabar. This was also my post workout meal. Sorry, it's Sunday and my meals are always screwed up today. Fizzy water because air is dry and I'm thirsty.
Lunch: Sweet potatoes, bacon, eggs, coffee.
Snacks: None yet, we'll see.
Supper: 6 minute eggs. I believe these are also called 'soft boiled'. Qat Lady taught me and they are excellent. Two burger patties. Prosciutto. Fried plantain. The plantain was ripe and perfect.
Exercise: Running, elliptical, weight lifting
Shopping: Surprisingly, no
Cooking: All of the above
Thoughts: OMG, 27 days.
This is my third round, and the first time I'm really thinking about what are lifestyle changes I can make that are real and I just do all the time.
Between my first and second round, I didn't fall off the wagon too hard. I was best about not eating grains nor a ton of dairy, and worst about alcohol and anything out to eat with friends.
Between the second round and this one, I fell off the wagon on everything, especially grains. Pasta found its way back to my house, as did all of the bread.
Breakfast: Larabar. This was also my post workout meal. Sorry, it's Sunday and my meals are always screwed up today. Fizzy water because air is dry and I'm thirsty.
Lunch: Sweet potatoes, bacon, eggs, coffee.
Snacks: None yet, we'll see.
Supper: 6 minute eggs. I believe these are also called 'soft boiled'. Qat Lady taught me and they are excellent. Two burger patties. Prosciutto. Fried plantain. The plantain was ripe and perfect.
Exercise: Running, elliptical, weight lifting
Shopping: Surprisingly, no
Cooking: All of the above
Thoughts: OMG, 27 days.
This is my third round, and the first time I'm really thinking about what are lifestyle changes I can make that are real and I just do all the time.
Between my first and second round, I didn't fall off the wagon too hard. I was best about not eating grains nor a ton of dairy, and worst about alcohol and anything out to eat with friends.
Between the second round and this one, I fell off the wagon on everything, especially grains. Pasta found its way back to my house, as did all of the bread.
Whole30 Day 26
Pre workout and post workout meals: None.
Breakfast: Um. Larabar. Bacon, eggs, coffee. It was a weird day.
Lunch: Sauteed apples.
Snacks: None. I dreamed of chicken soup most of the day though.
Supper: Banana Pancakes with W30 ingredients only. Apparently I'm ignoring the 'no pancakes' rule as long as my ingredients are legit. Berries. Bacon.
Exercise: Ran 1.5 miles outside, that was all.
Shopping: None.
Cooking: Just meals.
Thoughts: I woke up with a raging headache. Thanks sinuses. Then I couldn't get my humidifier working properly. So I had a pot of boiling water on for a while until I negotiated properly with the humidifier. There was also some pharmacological intervention with Sudafed and Allegra.
Breakfast: Um. Larabar. Bacon, eggs, coffee. It was a weird day.
Lunch: Sauteed apples.
Snacks: None. I dreamed of chicken soup most of the day though.
Supper: Banana Pancakes with W30 ingredients only. Apparently I'm ignoring the 'no pancakes' rule as long as my ingredients are legit. Berries. Bacon.
Exercise: Ran 1.5 miles outside, that was all.
Shopping: None.
Cooking: Just meals.
Thoughts: I woke up with a raging headache. Thanks sinuses. Then I couldn't get my humidifier working properly. So I had a pot of boiling water on for a while until I negotiated properly with the humidifier. There was also some pharmacological intervention with Sudafed and Allegra.
Whole30 Day 25
Pre workout and post workout meals: Pre was an RX Bar, post was lunch.
Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs. Banana. Coffee
Lunch: Around 2:30 or 3pm, I finally had lunch. I really should've been hungrier. Same as all the other lunches I had this week.
Snacks: Apple
Supper: Left over chicken, left over kale, potatoes, bacon
Exercise: Run 6 miles, lift weights. See why 2 hard boiled eggs and a banana didn't seem like enough to get me to 2:30?
Shopping: None.
Cooking: Made bacon for the week
Thoughts: Some bacon takes longer than others in the oven.
I am so over washing tupperware. I hate dishes in general but the amount of tupperware my lunches generate is ridiculous.
Two more weeks. I miss being able to have dinner at a restaurant with friends.
I bought some kombucha for this round. But I still haven't found the right time to drink it. I have to be in a special mood.
Breakfast: Hard boiled eggs. Banana. Coffee
Lunch: Around 2:30 or 3pm, I finally had lunch. I really should've been hungrier. Same as all the other lunches I had this week.
Snacks: Apple
Supper: Left over chicken, left over kale, potatoes, bacon
Exercise: Run 6 miles, lift weights. See why 2 hard boiled eggs and a banana didn't seem like enough to get me to 2:30?
Shopping: None.
Cooking: Made bacon for the week
Thoughts: Some bacon takes longer than others in the oven.
I am so over washing tupperware. I hate dishes in general but the amount of tupperware my lunches generate is ridiculous.
Two more weeks. I miss being able to have dinner at a restaurant with friends.
I bought some kombucha for this round. But I still haven't found the right time to drink it. I have to be in a special mood.
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