Friday, May 27, 2011

Week 68

Weight: 120.2

This week, I am bored and sick of the weather and want to eat everything a little bit. My workouts were great and I was so looking forward to my Half-Marathon this Monday, but unfortunately it got cancelled?!!! I'm bummed but will be running the Freedom Half Marathon on the 4th of July.

Monday-10 mile run outside (8.39 pace)
Tuesday-3 circuits of Spartacus
Wednesday-7 mile run outside (8.35 pace)
Thursday-3 circuits Summer Fit; abs
Friday-50 minutes power yoga
Saturday-probably 2 circuits of Spartacus II and some sprints

Yummy New Breakfast Recipe-BAKED OATMEAL

1/4 cup quick oats, dry
2 egg whites
1/4 cup almond milk
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 TBS light butter (i like brummel and brown)
* Whisk eggs and milk and add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into an oven safe dish sprayed with cooking spray.(I used a large ramekin) Bake at 350 for 15-17 minutes. I topped mine with peanut butter syrup: 1/4 cup sugar free syrup mixed with 2 tsp peanut butter then nuked and stirred till creamy. YUMMM!!
Serves 1: 210 calories, 12 grams protein

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Week 67

Weight: 120.2

A good week for the most part...finally some sunshine to lift my spirits and get my kids out of the house! Clean diet mostly-chinese food 1 day and bbq 1 day but I watched my portion sizes.

My workout this last week:
Monday-Bountiful Temple Run (12 miles round trip-8.39 pace) the hills are hard on this run (about 5 miles) so it took me about an hour and 50 minutes, but I burned 1200 calories!!!!
Tuesday-3 circuits of Spartacus
Wednesday-6 mile run (8.40 pace) TIRED!!
Thursday-2 circuits of Summer Fit & 2 mile run
Friday-off
Saturday-2 circuits of Spartacus II and 6 quarter mile sprints at 10.0


Weekly Fitness Tip: A VICTIM OF OVER-TRAINING!!
So this last week Brady told me he thinks I am over-training. I really dislike taking rest days but I looked at my week. I was super sluggish and tired, cranky with my kids (what's new:)) overly sensitive, head-achy, weak and starving and just felt overall blah. I took Friday off to rest and felt better today. I think after I run the Memorial Half Marathon, I will take a week off of all my intense stuff and stick with Yoga and Stretching. I have got to remember that a little r&r (rest and recovery) does the body just as good as sprinting, running and super-setting!
Some good reads here and here.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Weeks 65-66

Weight: 120.8

Last week, Las Vegas got me a little off my game, but we ate pretty well for the most part. The week after I was pretty much back on my usual and feeling good. It's funny how a vacation can make it so hard to jump back into those 5am workouts.
Here I am lounging by the pool.....I felt great and so comfortable in my own skin.... a way better feeling than sipping a super high calorie drink or letting myself go on "vacation food"

My Week of Workouts:
Monday-5 mile run (a little slower, about 40 minutes)
Tuesday-45 minutes of Max Interval Insanity (very Insane and thought I would injure myself slightly)
Wednesday- 50 minutes Power Yoga
Thursday-Upper body/running circuit (60 minutes); ab ripper
Friday-Lower body/running circuit (60 minutes)
Saturday-30 minutes Insanity Pure Cardio, 2 mile run; ab ripper


Recipe for one of my favorite breakfasts-PROTEIN PANCAKES:

1/4 cup oats
1/4 cup cottage cheese
2 egg whites
2 TBS pumpkin or applesauce (optional)
1 tsp cinnamon

*Blend these all up in food processor or blender and cook like normal pancakes. This serves one and has about 150 calories and 18 grams of protein. I love to serve them with 1/4 cup sugar-free maple syrup warmed in the microwave then 1/2 TBS of peanut butter stirred in. YUMMMMYYYYY!!!!