Hey everyone! I'm currently on the couch recovering from a night out at the bars last night. I'm not hungover, just wayyyyy exhausted. I spent yesterday in Philly with one of my college roomates and we walked around and shopped all day and then hit up a martini bar and a pub in Old City. Then we came back to her house and drank on her porch and then went to the bars in Manyunk with some of our other college friends that came to visit at night. It was so much fun but I am so exhausted. I woke up around 8 and packed up and headed home. On the way home I met up with 2 other friends from college for breakfast. I got a egg/cheese/veggie wrap and it was delicious. Then I came home, cleaned/vacumed my car, watched the Jets/Patriots game and passed out on the couch for several hours. Now I'm hanging out with my parents watching the Giants game. I finally got back into the habit of making real dinners instead of eating cereal so tonight I made myself a TJ's turkey burger on a 100 cal pita with salsa and a huge salad of veggies. For desert I tried one of those vitatops that so many people seem to love. It was delicious! I tried the chocalate one but I really want to try the corn muffin tops next.
I ran my first 20 miler last weekend. I dont know if it was just a coincidence or if its just lack of sleep catching up with me, but I literally crashed this week. I could barely get out of bed in the morning and went to bed super early each night. I got amost 10 hours of sleep each night and would wake up still tired. Saturday I got 14 hours of sleep and woke up refreshed but then being out so late last night kiled me and now I am exhausted again. Oh well.
Well its down to the final weeks of marathon training. I am running a half marathon this coming weekend and then have another 20 miler and some 15-16 milers left. I am so excited for Oct. 25 to get here!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
TGIF!
It is finally the weekend!! I am a little tipsy right now, I sat out by my pool with my fam and some friends all night and drank vodka with orange juice. So delicious. Now I am in bed hydrating and preparing myself to wake up early to run in the morning.
My alarm went off at 5 am this morning and I did not feel like getting up but luckily I was meeting a friend to run and I didn't want to bail on her. I had a blueberry clif z bar on my way to the gym to meet her and we ran a quick 6.5 miles.
Fridays at work at casual days so it was so nice to just throw on a pair of jeans, a cami, a cardigan and some ballet flats and be comfy all day. After I got dressed I made myself an almond butter and banana slice sandwich (see pic above) it was amazingggggg. I never expected to like almond butter but I love it. Stopped for an extra large coffee with light cream on the way to work.
On Fridays at work we get out an hour early so we work for lunch. I heated up a Trader Joes meal, it was grilled veggies with couscous. It was delicious! I had that with some watermelon and a luna tea cake. Snack time was an apple and some oatmeal.
When I got home from work I collapsed on my bed, shoes on and all and slept for two hours. When I woke up my sisters and I ran to the store and to pick up pizza. I got myself some stuff to make a salad and a slice of veggie pizza. I didn't eat pizza for almost a year because of the calorie content, so this was a pretty big step for me. I had pizza about a week ago also. I can't believe when I was younger I was able to eat 2-3 pieces! Now one is more than enough. I also ate some choc chip cookies and a ton of pretzals so I def went over my calorie goal for the day but thats okay, I will get a ton of exercise tomorrow. Today was just a hungry day.
I'm off to bed, gotta get up at 5:45 to run and then take a spin class! I love my Saturday morning workouts and then I plan on collapsing next to the pool for the rest of the day. Week 6 of marathon training is almost complete! Have a great weekend everyone:)
Monday, August 10, 2009
4 days until the weekend!
Hey everyone!
Monday is almost over! 4 days until the weekend. Today was a pretty easy day at work, we are kind of slow right now because so many people are on vacation so I basically fooled around on facebook and runners world all day. Even my boss was on facebook so there really is not much to do these next few days.
Today was a rest day, definately needed after my 13.5 yesterday. It wasn't the best run, I havent been eating too "cleanly" and definately felt heavy and sluggish on my run. My pace was a 8:54. Oh well got it done. One of my friends I ran with gave me good advice...I was saying how it is runs like that one that make me think how am I ever going to run 26.2 and she said just to file this run away and not think about it. So that is what I am going to do. No point in stressing over it.
Today I woke up to crazy hot/humid weather here in NJ. I made myself my favorite breakfast- packet of low sugar oatmeal with half a banana sliced up and mixed in, half a banana mashed in, tons of blueberries and a spoonful of peanut butter. I promise to start remembering to take pics of my meals! Then I got to work and saw that someone brought in panera bagels for someones bday. I decided not to deprive myself and took one for later. I ended up getting hungry at about 11am so I ate part of mine, it was a french toast bagel. I have always wanted to try one and it was soooo good. Since I ate that at 11am by the time my lunch break came I was not really hungry so I went and hit up the Gap and Pier One and some other shops and just ate my yogurt and some fruit. I saved my turkey and laughing cow wrap and had it for a snack later on with a clif z bar.
I hit up Whole Foods and Trader Joes after work and bought way too many clif/luna bars but they should last a while. Also bought some premade veggie enchiladas, a big box of puffins, almond butter, and some low fat blueberry bran muffins. Looking forward to trying my new stuff out!
Well I am off to do some yoga and then start a new book. I love to read and can read super fast. On Saturday afternoon alone, I spent 3 hours sitting by my pool reading and read an entire 360 page book. (Shopaholic & Baby-I highly recommend it). The book I am starting now is a memior by a 9/11 widow. I can't remember the name of it butit looks good/sad.
Running 7 miles at 5:30 am tomorrow, ugh morning is going to come too fast. Have a good night everyone!
Monday is almost over! 4 days until the weekend. Today was a pretty easy day at work, we are kind of slow right now because so many people are on vacation so I basically fooled around on facebook and runners world all day. Even my boss was on facebook so there really is not much to do these next few days.
Today was a rest day, definately needed after my 13.5 yesterday. It wasn't the best run, I havent been eating too "cleanly" and definately felt heavy and sluggish on my run. My pace was a 8:54. Oh well got it done. One of my friends I ran with gave me good advice...I was saying how it is runs like that one that make me think how am I ever going to run 26.2 and she said just to file this run away and not think about it. So that is what I am going to do. No point in stressing over it.
Today I woke up to crazy hot/humid weather here in NJ. I made myself my favorite breakfast- packet of low sugar oatmeal with half a banana sliced up and mixed in, half a banana mashed in, tons of blueberries and a spoonful of peanut butter. I promise to start remembering to take pics of my meals! Then I got to work and saw that someone brought in panera bagels for someones bday. I decided not to deprive myself and took one for later. I ended up getting hungry at about 11am so I ate part of mine, it was a french toast bagel. I have always wanted to try one and it was soooo good. Since I ate that at 11am by the time my lunch break came I was not really hungry so I went and hit up the Gap and Pier One and some other shops and just ate my yogurt and some fruit. I saved my turkey and laughing cow wrap and had it for a snack later on with a clif z bar.
I hit up Whole Foods and Trader Joes after work and bought way too many clif/luna bars but they should last a while. Also bought some premade veggie enchiladas, a big box of puffins, almond butter, and some low fat blueberry bran muffins. Looking forward to trying my new stuff out!
Well I am off to do some yoga and then start a new book. I love to read and can read super fast. On Saturday afternoon alone, I spent 3 hours sitting by my pool reading and read an entire 360 page book. (Shopaholic & Baby-I highly recommend it). The book I am starting now is a memior by a 9/11 widow. I can't remember the name of it butit looks good/sad.
Running 7 miles at 5:30 am tomorrow, ugh morning is going to come too fast. Have a good night everyone!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Weekends Go By Way Too Fast
Hey everyone! I am sorry I have been M.I.A for quite some time. I started a new job just around the time I started marathon training and have been quite busy.
There is not really much to report in my life, I am following my training plan and it is going well so far and trying to really focus on appropriate fueling. I think I am maintaining my weight which is good. My speed is starting to come back after my long lay off from being hurt and I am hoping for a sub 4 hour marathon come October.
I will be back once I have something more interesting to write about!
There is not really much to report in my life, I am following my training plan and it is going well so far and trying to really focus on appropriate fueling. I think I am maintaining my weight which is good. My speed is starting to come back after my long lay off from being hurt and I am hoping for a sub 4 hour marathon come October.
I will be back once I have something more interesting to write about!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Awesome weekend!
Hello everyone! I hope that everyone had a fablous 4th of July. I did.
Started yesterday (the 4th) by sleeping in until 9am...unheard of for me! I knew I wanted to run even though it was much later than I normally run on Saturdays so I fueled up with a sesame seed bagel topped with pb and half a banana sliced up. Then I went to feed/walk the little doggies I am watching and came back and headed out for a run. I didn't know how far I wanted to go, it was my last run before marathon trainng started so it was just a fun run. I ended up doing 6.25 miles but it was so hot and humid. My legs were dragging from the workouts I did earlier in the week which was why I cut the run off at about 6 miles.
Later in the day we had my aunt, uncle and cousin over and a few of my friends stopped by for a BBQ. We swam and played pool bball and had some really good eats. I just started eating meat again recently and my hamburger was delicious! I topped it with some guac and had some breaded chicken on the side. For dessert I had a few cookies and a brownie. It was definately a "cheat" day and I did not count calories this weekend.
I ended up going to see an awesome firework display with some friends later on in the night and came home and passed out, being out in the sun all day will tire you out.
Sundays are usually a long run day for me but I decided to skip the run and do a long bike ride instead. I did 24 miles on a trail with a friend and burned about 1200 cals...not bad! I had breakfast before and made myself a 100 cal pita with pb and sliced banana. When I got back I had a big salad topped with hummus and hot sauce, a turkey wrap with laugh cow and a ton of fruit. And a cookie of course. I layed out by the pool all afternoon and swam quite a bit-the pool was 82 degrees! Left for a friends BBQ later and then came home to eat dinner because I am a picky eater and I liked the food at my house better. Had basically a repeat of my salad at lunch with breaded chicken on top and a brownie.
Well tomorrow begins marathon training! I think my plan starts with a rest day. I am going to try and plan out meals for the week that I can make ahead of time or at least make sure I have all the stuff at my house so I can make it quickly...any suggestions on some easy/nutritious meals?
Have a great night:)
Started yesterday (the 4th) by sleeping in until 9am...unheard of for me! I knew I wanted to run even though it was much later than I normally run on Saturdays so I fueled up with a sesame seed bagel topped with pb and half a banana sliced up. Then I went to feed/walk the little doggies I am watching and came back and headed out for a run. I didn't know how far I wanted to go, it was my last run before marathon trainng started so it was just a fun run. I ended up doing 6.25 miles but it was so hot and humid. My legs were dragging from the workouts I did earlier in the week which was why I cut the run off at about 6 miles.
Later in the day we had my aunt, uncle and cousin over and a few of my friends stopped by for a BBQ. We swam and played pool bball and had some really good eats. I just started eating meat again recently and my hamburger was delicious! I topped it with some guac and had some breaded chicken on the side. For dessert I had a few cookies and a brownie. It was definately a "cheat" day and I did not count calories this weekend.
I ended up going to see an awesome firework display with some friends later on in the night and came home and passed out, being out in the sun all day will tire you out.
Sundays are usually a long run day for me but I decided to skip the run and do a long bike ride instead. I did 24 miles on a trail with a friend and burned about 1200 cals...not bad! I had breakfast before and made myself a 100 cal pita with pb and sliced banana. When I got back I had a big salad topped with hummus and hot sauce, a turkey wrap with laugh cow and a ton of fruit. And a cookie of course. I layed out by the pool all afternoon and swam quite a bit-the pool was 82 degrees! Left for a friends BBQ later and then came home to eat dinner because I am a picky eater and I liked the food at my house better. Had basically a repeat of my salad at lunch with breaded chicken on top and a brownie.
Well tomorrow begins marathon training! I think my plan starts with a rest day. I am going to try and plan out meals for the week that I can make ahead of time or at least make sure I have all the stuff at my house so I can make it quickly...any suggestions on some easy/nutritious meals?
Have a great night:)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
4 Day Weekend!
Hello everyone! I promised a much more optimistic post today so here it goes. Today is the start of my 4 day weekend! Hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend.
I decided to take today as a complete rest day since my legs were dragging yesterday. It was nice to be able to sleep in before work and I am taking care of someones dogs this week so I headed over there before work.
I woke up and had oatmeal, pb, and blueberries. This is seriously my fav meal. It would have been better if there was a banana to add but my sister eats bananas like crazy and there was none left.
Work was okay, I can't tell if the guy I am working for likes me, he is really hard to read. I am doing a good job though and the day flies by which is nice. I packed a wrap filled with tuna, low fat mayo and lettuce along with a nonfat Breyers vanilla yogurt and some strawberries and pb cereal to mix in. I finished my lunch off with a peach.
Later on in the day I had a choc rasp luna bar and a graham cracker. I got out of work early, 5 instead of 5:30 so I headed over to take care of the dogs and then came home and snacked on some pretzals and a balance bar...I NEED to stop snacking after work. It is more of a habit than anything.
My dad and I got Subway for dinner and I got the veggie delight on flatbread <3 it was SO good. I just read the new Runners World (my FAV mag!) and ate a few more pretzals and some strawberries.
A friend suggested to me that seeing a nutritionist might be a good idea and I cannot wait to get a full time job and have some money so I can go see one. I want to eat well enough to fuel my running but not eat too much. I have no idea each day how "well" I ate and I end up being aggrevated with myself because it always seems like too much. I guess it is just a result of gaining so much weight in college and working so hard to take it all off that I have a permanent fear of gaining even a pound more. I just need to see someone that can give me pointers and let me know if I am eating the best foods/correct amounts to adequatly fuel my running and keep me healthy.
How do other people who run long distances/exercise a lot know that what they eat is enough/too much? Any advice for me?
Well I'm off to let the dogs out one more time and then bed...meeting a friend for a 6 mile run in the morning then helping my parents get ready for our 4th of July BBQ. I'm spending my 4th hopefully taking a 24 mile trail bike ride with a friend and then a family BBQ. Also, I think I have a date at some point this weeekend with a guy I met at the gym:)
I decided to take today as a complete rest day since my legs were dragging yesterday. It was nice to be able to sleep in before work and I am taking care of someones dogs this week so I headed over there before work.
I woke up and had oatmeal, pb, and blueberries. This is seriously my fav meal. It would have been better if there was a banana to add but my sister eats bananas like crazy and there was none left.
Work was okay, I can't tell if the guy I am working for likes me, he is really hard to read. I am doing a good job though and the day flies by which is nice. I packed a wrap filled with tuna, low fat mayo and lettuce along with a nonfat Breyers vanilla yogurt and some strawberries and pb cereal to mix in. I finished my lunch off with a peach.
Later on in the day I had a choc rasp luna bar and a graham cracker. I got out of work early, 5 instead of 5:30 so I headed over to take care of the dogs and then came home and snacked on some pretzals and a balance bar...I NEED to stop snacking after work. It is more of a habit than anything.
My dad and I got Subway for dinner and I got the veggie delight on flatbread <3 it was SO good. I just read the new Runners World (my FAV mag!) and ate a few more pretzals and some strawberries.
A friend suggested to me that seeing a nutritionist might be a good idea and I cannot wait to get a full time job and have some money so I can go see one. I want to eat well enough to fuel my running but not eat too much. I have no idea each day how "well" I ate and I end up being aggrevated with myself because it always seems like too much. I guess it is just a result of gaining so much weight in college and working so hard to take it all off that I have a permanent fear of gaining even a pound more. I just need to see someone that can give me pointers and let me know if I am eating the best foods/correct amounts to adequatly fuel my running and keep me healthy.
How do other people who run long distances/exercise a lot know that what they eat is enough/too much? Any advice for me?
Well I'm off to let the dogs out one more time and then bed...meeting a friend for a 6 mile run in the morning then helping my parents get ready for our 4th of July BBQ. I'm spending my 4th hopefully taking a 24 mile trail bike ride with a friend and then a family BBQ. Also, I think I have a date at some point this weeekend with a guy I met at the gym:)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Bad Body Image Day
Well first of all, sorry I have not posted in a while. I just started my new job as a paralegal and have been quite busy.
Today was a very bad body image day. I just feel large, heavy and slow all the time. I feel like I can't keep up with my fast running friends anymore because I gained weight since I was last able to run. Then this morning I tried on a skirt that fit me back in March and it was a bit tight. It doesn't help that I am completly bloated and feel even fatter than normal.
It is just frustrating because I don't know if I will ever fully feel "skinny". Even at my thinnest I was always paranoid about gaining weight. I don't want to always be worried about this for the rest of my life.
The good news is I am eating very well, even though I think it may be a little too much. I want to run this marathon the best I can and not get hurt or sick during training. Today I had 2100 calories...I don't even know anymore if that is perfect/too high/whatever.
Ugh, sorry for being all Debbie Downer on you guys. I promise a much more positive post tomorrow!
Today was a very bad body image day. I just feel large, heavy and slow all the time. I feel like I can't keep up with my fast running friends anymore because I gained weight since I was last able to run. Then this morning I tried on a skirt that fit me back in March and it was a bit tight. It doesn't help that I am completly bloated and feel even fatter than normal.
It is just frustrating because I don't know if I will ever fully feel "skinny". Even at my thinnest I was always paranoid about gaining weight. I don't want to always be worried about this for the rest of my life.
The good news is I am eating very well, even though I think it may be a little too much. I want to run this marathon the best I can and not get hurt or sick during training. Today I had 2100 calories...I don't even know anymore if that is perfect/too high/whatever.
Ugh, sorry for being all Debbie Downer on you guys. I promise a much more positive post tomorrow!
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