Workout Weekly

This week has been rough for workouts and eating. The kids have been all over the place and the oldest offspring was gone the first half of the week. That's when I realized that my workouts and run times at home are really babysitter dependent. Between no sitter and the heat, I was just out of luck this week. Everything had to be done at the gym.

Sunday - 1 hour yoga and 4 mile run
Sunday was my brother's birthday, so I did have one of these.  I needed the run! These could easily be the best cupcakes I've ever had and I LOVE cake.

Monday - off
Tuesday - off
Wednesday - 1 hour of yoga

Thursday - 1 hour workout; 25 min hill work on the treadmill. 35 min of other stuff
Treadmill hill workouts don't even come close to the real thing. Just another reminder that Colorado was awesome!
 

Friday- off
Saturday - 1 hour yoga with my fave yogi and the almost 5k electric run (more on that later)

The other rough part is since everyone was gone most nights this week, I didn't cook too much. So it's been sandwiches and tuna almost every night this week. On normal weeks, having sandwich or tuna occasionally isn't too bad. But over the last 2-3 weeks, it seems like that's my primary meal. (I know I have said before I'm not very creative when it comes to food).

I have been craving cooked food, so I grilled pork chops last night just for me. Those were the best pork chops EVER! Surprising how that works. My goal next week is to cook more and have "planned overs" because no one really likes leftovers. It's also going to be another week without a babysitter, so I'll need to get creative.

We'll see how it all works out for me.

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Happy Wednesday!

It's all about moderation this week. Both food and exercise. How are you moderating?

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

Working through injury

I started this post by keeping track of the workouts because I need to be held accountable, but by Tuesday, I thought I was headed for a disastrous workout week. I had a pretty good start:

Sunday - 1 hour of hatha yoga
Monday - 1 hour of hot vin yoga

Tuesday was supposed to be a run day. I was looking forward to getting in 3+ miles after I visited the sports med guy. I haven't seen him in over a week and my ankle and IT bands are in pretty bad shape. Lets be real, the sports med guy is necessary in my world; it takes my body forever heal. He's still working on my ankle injury from December. Now seeing that I'm always abusing some part of my body, I'm quite certain it'll never heal.

So after my visit on Tuesday, I headed home to wait until about 7:30p to run. It's just so freaking hot before then. But as I was walking around, deciding on dinner, getting changed, all the normal stuff I do, I realized my hamstring and ankle were aching; more than normal. There were several things I was looking forward to doing throughout the week that would not be possible if I pulled a hamstring or inflamed my ankle again. So I decided to take the day off... which means I took 2 days off because of Wednesdays schedule.

My control freak brain moved directly to.... 2 days off....oh no.... what happens if I take 2 days off in a row. Taking two days off in my world is not normal if there's not a compelling kid reason (like sports practice) I kept telling myself that my body says "take the day off," and I encourage everyone to listen to their body. So I tried to take my own advice.

I feel confident now to say this is my lifestyle, and I enjoy it. This is not fad or a passing whim I'm going to get over. But even knowing and having confidence in that, I still worry about back sliding too much. I'm wondering if I'm the only one?

After taking my two days off, I was feeling much better. I really needed the rest days. On Thursday I got to work out on a Power Trail in Colorado. I did 4.5 miles in the hills. Being from Houston where everything is flat, that's an accomplishment. And I got in another 2.5 miles on the Power Trail and a yoga workout on Friday. Saturday was a travel day.

I still haven't figured out how to rotate these in the blog. Yes, I suck.

I was really worried about the week being a fitness failure, but it turned out to be a "better than average" week with the power trail. I did all that control freak fretting for nothing! Overall, its good to listen to your body. That is one of the many things that yoga has taught me. (That, and not everything has to be a competition). I am really pleased with how this week's workout turned out!

What do you do when you need to have a rest day, and you don't have a compelling reason?

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Weekly workout

It doesn't seem like I put in a lot of mileage this week, but my legs are feeling like jello. I'm blaming it on the heat is here. It's been well over 95F+ this week. Adjusting to the heat is pretty rough the first few weeks of summer. By the time August rolls around, I'm better and do less whining about the heat, but initially it's pretty rough.

So here's my weekly recap:

Sunday - 4 miles
Monday - 3.5 miles. Tried out a new park. Well, it's really several soccer fields with an asphalt track around it, but it was a nice run and mostly shaded. (which is critical for an afternoon run in Houston)



The new park, um, soccer fields

Tuesday- off
Wednesday - 1 hour of yoga with the new guy. He's definitely got potential.
Thursday - 25 minute bike ride at the gym then a 40 minute workout. (this is push ups, planks, plyometrics, all kinds of crazy stuff)
Friday - off
Saturday - 5 mile run and 1 hour with my fave yogi.

Keep working and holding yourself accountable.

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Recipe Share - Spaghetti Aglio

I have told you before, I shamelessly steal my recipes from anywhere and everywhere. I do not have a creative bone in my body when it comes to food, so I'm always scouring for new ideas. 

 

I like to give credit to the folks I steal from. I got this one from YUMsugar. They show it as a vegan recipe. I am not a vegan - or even a vegetarian for that matter. I plan on adding chicken or shrimp to my version, but this is an easy, light, healthy summer meal to share.

 

Spaghetti Aglio, Olio, e Peperoncino

http://www.yumsugar.com/Spaghetti-Garlic-Olive-Oil-Chili-Flakes-21398824/

 

Ingredients

7 ounces of spaghetti
2 large or 3 small garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons of chili pepper flakes
1/4 to 1/3 cup of extra-virgin olive oil
3/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper

 

Directions

The measurements in this recipe can be shifted depending on your taste preferences.

1. Cook spaghetti according to the directions on the package, until it is al dente.
2. Strain spaghetti and place in a large serving dish.
3. Add minced garlic, chili pepper flakes, olive oil, salt, and pepper, and mix together well.
4. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Serves 2 to 4.

Happy Eating.

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Happy Wednesday!

Enjoy the day. Do something for yourself.

 

 

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

 

 

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Weekly work out take 2

I'm still trying to hold myself accountable for my workouts. During the week, I try to squeeze in as many workouts and runs as possible; I know there are going to be days when I just can't cram it all in. My kiddos have so much going on, in all different directions, that my rest days are really just chasing kid days. Last week this is what my exercise regimen looked like.

Sunday 1 hour yoga class

Monday 4 mile run and 1 hour of yoga with the psycho cheerleader (she's awesome)

Tuesday - off - Kid running around
Wednesday - 3.3 miles. FREAKING HOT!
Thursday - Off - Kid running around
Friday - 3.3 mile run and 1 hour of yoga with the new guy. (He's got potential.)
Saturday - 1 hour of yoga with my favorite yogi. Always kicks my butt.

I have a standard running route in the 'hood that's 3.3 miles. I know I can run it in 31 minutes or less, depending on the heat. You'll see that number a lot, mostly because it's easy for me to knock out.

I also realized that if I'm going to do a triathlon this year, I better get back in the pool. I'm pretty sure that twice in the pool is not going to cut it. Even for a sprint tri.

Keep moving everyone!

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