Wednesday, 11/9/11

Hello! Sorry for the lack of post yesterday, things are pretty crazy at work!

Brief recap:

Day 1 of 8k training was pretty great! I wore my new running pants and they were FANTASTIC and the run went well! It took about 17 minutes to do a mile and a half so I was keeping a little more than 11m mile pace… again, I’m only working on distance right now and I will work on speed once I get deeper into training. Either way, I felt as if I could have run further at the end so that’s a good sign! I contemplated just running until I couldn’t run no mo’ to see how far I could go but I decided I’d rather stick to my training schedule. I also did 50 crunches to warm up, stretching after the run and a quick set of shotguns when I got home.

Food Yesterday:

Breakfast: protein shake after workout, ½ c granola w/ soy milk and fresh juice of various fruits/veggies

Snack: oatmeal w/ cinnamon, raisins and goji berries

Lunch: I was bad. Chipotle salad (lettuce, rice, black beans, fajita veggies & all 4 salsas) aaaand a bag of chips. I wasn’t going to do the chips but they were in front of my face and I gave in. We had a little bridal shower for a lady at work and she loves Chipotle so we ordered and I rationalized it as the chips were in place of the cake that everyone else had… :/

Snack: Protein tofu

Dinner: Portabella mushroom burger on sprouted grain bread w/ hummus, spinach and tomato, sauted brussel sprouts and roasted veggies on the side

Today!

Here is my workout from today:

Wednesday
5 Rounds for time:
Clean & Squat	5 @ 65#
Curl & Overhead Press	10 @ 20#
Backward DB Lunges	10 @ 30#
Bike	1 mile
TIME:		31:48:00

My time for this workout last month was 37minutes so that’s a 5.12 minute improvement! I was pleased to see that. J I specifically remember this workout and how much I hated it last month but it was definitely a LOT easier this time around! Man, I just love seeing/feeling progress! People always ask me what keeps me going and how I don’t get burnt out… and there you have it ladies and gentlemen, progress. It NEVER gets old. J

Food today:

Breakfast:

Protein shake immediately after workout (1c organic, unsweetened soy milk w/ 1 scoop vegan choc protein powder)

½ c granola w/ soy milk

Fresh juice of apples, orange, grapes, spinach and carrots

Snack:

Oatmeal w/ cinnamon, raisins and goji berries

Lunch:

Leftover roasted veggies from last night (cauliflower, sweet potatoes, daikon and dried cranberries dressed in EVOO, balsamic vinegar and garlic)

Snack:

Protein tofu

Dinner:

Mexican rice bowls! I’m pretty much going to be making this up as I’m cooking so I’ll fill you in tomorrow J

I went to visit a local customer today to do a little in-person preview/selling and she said she didn’t recognize me when I got out of the car and that she thought my boss had gotten a new assistant. J It’s pretty nice to not be recognized! (never thought I’d say that?)

Oh well, I suppose that’s all I have for today!

Until tomorrow…