RunningInTheMidstofChaos

March 18

I did the intermediate portion of Yoga for Dummies this morning. It was only 20 minutes long but it was a good workout. It broke down a sun saluation step by step. It had at least 15 vinyasas in it - it'll be a great yoga practice for when I'm short on time.

Breakfast

1/2 bowl Cheerios w/skim milk and sprinkle of sugar
Coffee

Lunch (Fritz's)

1/2 Pork tenderloin
1/2 order onion rings
1/2 small chocolate shake
Diet Coke

Snack

2 chocolate chip cookies

Dinner (Smokehouse)

Cole slaw
Cajun grilled shrimp
BBQ baked beans (small)
Steamed broccoli
1/2 piece garlic toast
Diet Coke

Snack

2 chocolate chip cookies

Travis's dad is here so we're eating out more than normal. I made a good choice at dinner, not so good at lunch. The tenderloin didn't even taste good. Grilled chicken next time!

March 17

I had a very ugly run this morning. I was supposed to run three miles but I only managed about two and a half miles. My stomach was really acting up and I took several bathroom breaks. It's probably because I ran out of Crohn's medication (Pentasa) a few days ago and didn't get my refills picked up until last night. Lesson learned: Keep medications refilled!!

Breakfast

1/2 chocolate chip granola bar
1/2 blueberry bagel with low-fat cream cheese (Panera)
Coffee

Lunch (Kansas City Zoo)

Soft pretzel with nacho cheese
Diet Coke

Snack

1 chocolate chip cookie

Dinner (El Maguey)

Chips and salsa
Bean burrito
Diet Coke

Snack

4 chocolate chip cookies

 

March 16

I did Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones this morning. I used one-pound weights because I haven't bought three pound ones yet. I still got a pretty good workout even using such small weights.

Breakfast (Panera)

1/2 blueberry bagel w/low-fat plain cream cheese
Coffee

Lunch

Strawberry, banana, yogurt protein shake

Dinner

2 servings lasanga
World's best salad
1 piece garlic bread
Diet Coke

Snack

1 few bites of chocolate chip cookie dough
1 chocolate chip cookie

March 15

I overslept this morning and didn't run. I planned to make up for it tonight but the boys and I were exhausted after spending over seven hours at Paradise Park. I'm trying not beat myself up too badly because 1)It's Spring Break and 2)Travis is still out of town. Plus it's the first time I've had two rest days in a row in weeks! My body can probably actually use the break.

Breakfast (Panera)

1/2 blueberry bagel w/lowfat plain cream cheese
Coffee

Snack (Paradise Park)

Nonfat no whip mocha

Lunch (Paradise Park)

Soft pretzel w/nacho cheese
Diet Coke

Dinner

1 piece leftover Dominos pizza (beef, mushroom, onion)
Leftover mango chicken and rice from Swagat (about 1/2 a serving)
Diet Coke
1 piece homeade apple pie

 

March 14

Today was my rest day. Travis is out of town and the boys actually let me sleep until almost 7am. Since he's out of town and it's spring break my eating was not the best. I'll do better tomorrow!

Breakfast (Panera)

1/2 Blueberry Bagel w/low-fat cream cheese
Coffee

Lunch (McDonalds)

Grilled chicken club sandwich w/no mayo or sauce
Medium fry
Diet Coke
1/2 Chocolate chip cookie

Dinner (Dominos Pizza)

3 medium pieces of beef, onion and mushroom pizza
Piece of chocolate cake
Diet Coke
Coffee

Snack

Homemade apple pie

One thing I need to start incorporating into my day is drinking enough water. I should be drinking 65 ounces a day. I know I don't drink near that amount. My Klean Kanteen is 27 ounces so I need to drink two and half times that. Maybe that will help fill me up and help me not to gorge on sugar in the evenings!

March 13

This was going to be my rest day but at my yoga class on Monday I got invited to a special master's class that met this morning. On weeks I go to that Sunday yoga class, I'll pick another rest day. Today's class was an Ananda yoga class, which means that we moved through just a few poses very slowly and the chosen poses helped us focus on a silent afirmation. Today's affirmation was grounded. I liked it - it was nice to have the opportunity to focus on a few poses and get personal attention from the instructor (there were only four students).

This week's workout plan (this week I am starting the Hospital Hill half-marathon training program):

Monday - rest
Tuesday - run 3 miles on treadmill
Wednesday - Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones DVD
Thursday - run 3 miles on treadmill
Friday - Yoga for Dummies DVD - Intermediate portion
Saturday - run 6 miles on treadmill
Sunday - masters yoga class

Brunch (Panera)

Chocolate chip bagel w/low-fat hazelnut cream cheese
Coffee

Dinner (Crystal's baby shower)

1 serving Rotel w/meat and chips
4 ham pinwheels
1 small piece white cake

Snack

M&Ms
Cheese puffs (these were so gross, I didn't even finish the bowl I poured)
Diet Coke

March 12

I had planned on running five miles on the treadmill today but I stopped at four. My knees were starting to feel stiff and I'm extra careful about injuries after being sidelined by a few. I ran the first mile at 4 miles an hour and the rest at 4.5 miles an hour. I took a one-minute walk and water break at 3 and 3.5 miles. (And no bathroom breaks!) For my next long run, I'm going to take one-minute breaks at every mile whether I feel like I need one or not and see if that gives me more endurance to make it to five or six miles. Also, I think doing the Jillian Michael's DVD the day before fatigued my legs. Next week, I'm going to put Jillian earlier in the week and do a light yoga routine the day before my long run.

Breakfast

Honeycomb w/skim milk
Coffee

Lunch

Blueberry, banana and yogurt protein shake (right after run)

Snack

Pepper jack cheese stick and crackers
Diet Coke

Dinner (Swagat)

Mango chicken
Naan
1/3 Mango Lassi

Snack (Coldstone Creamery)

Like It Mint Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip in waffle bowl

Not the best eating day but it's Saturday so I'm not too concerned. Saturday dinner is my weekly cheat meal.

March 11

This morning I did Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones DVD. Oh my gosh - it was WAY harder than any of the P90X DVDs. I felt like a wimp while I was doing it. I think one problem is there is a lot of dumbell work that is done with a light weight and the lightest dumbells I have are 5 pounds. I'm going to get some 3 pound dumbells and see if I can get through the workout any easier.

Breakfast

2 pieces of bacon
Coffee

Snack

A few bites of pizza (yuck) and half a carton of skim chocolate milk at Cash's school

Lunch (Quiznos)

Small Baja Chicken Sub (480 calories)
Baked BBQ chips
Diet Pepsi

Dinner

Chips and salsa (a moderate amount)
3 crispy beef tacos
1 serving cheesy rice
Diet Coke
1 slice apple pie (made by my mother with homemade crust; no way in hell I'm passing that up)
2 pretzel kisses

A better choice at Quiznos would have been a small Honey Bourbon Chicken sandwich which is only 315 calories. That's what I usually get but I didn't see it on the menu at this Quiznos. I'll ask about it next time.

March 10

I ran three miles this morning on the treadmill using the same speeds that I did on Tuesday. It went great - no walking and only one restroom break around the 1.5 mile mark.

Breakfast

Bowl of Cheerios w/skim milk
1 piece bacon
Coffee

Snack (Panera)

Mango smoothie

Lunch (Friendly Bean)

Small nonfat iced mocha

Dinner

2 servings World's Best Salad
1 can organic cheese ravioli
Diet Coke

Snack

2 Hershey's kisses

 

March 9

I'm sore from running yesterday! I guess there are a few muscles that P90X didn't get to. This morning I did the beginners portion of the Yoga for Dummies DVD. It was just 12 basic poses so it was really easy. I think it's good to go slow sometimes and really concentrate on all aspects of the poses though so I did get something out of it. Next time I'll do the intermediate portion.

Breakfast

Bowl Honeycomb cereal w/skim milk
Coffee

Snack

Banana, blueberry and yogurt protein shake

Lunch (McDonald's)

2 cheeseburgers
Medium Fry
Diet Coke

Dinner

Sweet potato fries w/honey mustard
Pepper jack cheese stick

Snack

2-3 servings of pretzels
6 Hershey's Kisses

Okay, today was not a good eating day for sure. On my food diary entries, when I have a bad eating day, I'll give REASONS why - not EXCUSES. The difference is that I'm not trying to justify why I ate badly; I'm trying to figure out why I ate badly so I can make better choices should the same situation come up in the future.

So the reasons for a crappy lunch at McDonalds:

1) Travis is out of town so I had to get up at 6am to workout and since I didn't go to bed til almost midnight last night, I was tired and my defenses were down.

2) West stayed home from school sick today and I had to take him to the doctor and then run errands. We didn't eat lunch til 1:30pm so I was too hungry (more defenses down). Also, instead of telling West, "We're eating lunch at Quizno's or Panera or some other healthy choice" I asked him where he wanted to eat lunch. Of course he said McDonalds. Duh.

So next time:

1) Go to bed earlier when Travis is out of town! (and go to bed earlier in general)

2) Do not EVER ask the boys where they want to eat. Either offer them a choice between two healthy restaurants or just tell them where we are going. Also, since we were eating out maybe we could have eaten in between the doctor's appointment and the errands so I wouldn't have been so hungry by the time we actually ate.