February 2012
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Tomorrow!
Re-starting half marathon training tomorrow. (yay! - slow and steady this time.) Getting my haircut tomorrow. Doing work training for a few hours tomorrow. ($$$) Going out with friends/the guy I’m dating tomorrow night. :)
Tomorrow will be a good freakin’ day.
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No Excuses: Deep Breath
Today is my 24th birthday! I’m excited to be 24 and to see the excitement that this age will bring.
Since today is my birthday, I’m going to take a deep breath and forget: how badly I’ve been eating the past 5-6 days and enjoy myself on my birthday (cheese fondue, a few drinks and those blondie desserts I posted the other day) and not beat myself up about it and get back on it...
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No Excuses: A Healthy Birthday Dessert
Oh, hell yeah. I’m totally making these for my birthday dessert (Wednesday). Look at them! Aren’t they beautiful? They are flour-free, egg-free, gluten-free, low calorie, rich in omega-3, and from the comments on the site, absolutely delicious. AND MADE WITH CHICKPEAS! What?!
OK, here is the recipe (from the site)…
Genius Blondies
(makes 15-20 squares)
1 1/2 cups...
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Half Marathon Training Blues
After putting some distance between myself and my overzealous half marathon training program, I’m realizing my stupidity at attempting to up myself from running 30 minutes (maximum) 3-4 times per week to 5 times per week. Really, over Christmas break I hadn’t run much at all, so my shins/calves really took a beating.
I’ve been working out on the recumbent bike for the past week...
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No Excuses: Week 1 Wrap-Up
To be honest, last week was a mixed bag. I had a great week - eating well, exercising, drinking water…and then the weekend hit.
I knew the weekend would be tough, because of my gram’s birthday, my birthday “party,” and the Superbowl, but I guess those are just excuses. My brain is trying to write off the overindulging I did this weekend (with excuses), but I know there...
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No Excuses: Weekend Ahead
This weekend is going to be interesting. I think I’m up for the challenge, and have an outlined plan in my head, but…here are the challenges ahead…
Friday (Today!): (a) Today is my gram’s birthday. There will be pizza, alcohol, cupcakes and other snack-y things at her “party.” I think there will be salad there, so I’ll just have a salad, and then eat more...
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No Excuses: Day 3 + Intake/Output + Training
I’m feeling far, far too lazy to post my intake/output and training updates for the past two days. But, not lazy enough to post that I’ve been within my calorie bracket and I’ve stayed in line with all of my No Excuses meal goals, which makes me pretty happy.
Today, I took a rest day, though. After my usual brekkie smoothie, I got an upset stomach for some reason (I did change...
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No Excuses: Day 1 & Day 2
The past two days of the No Excuses Challenge have gone great for me. Most of my goals are in line with the way I’m been trying to eat/workout for the past two-ish weeks or so, so there have not been any drastic changes.
Though, I am thinking more about what I’m eating with each meal. I don’t have any large problems eating clean (or, “cleaner”, at least) but...
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January Goal: Teetotal
It is February 1st. My goal for January 2012, to drink absolutely no alcohol, has officially been completed successfully! I am actually really proud of myself, as I had gotten into a little bit of an alcohol habit. I don’t know if I can really say that I feel better or healthier, but I am happy with myself that I did it, anyway.
This month has taught me that a beer or glass of wine or two...
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Intake/Output (Jan. 30) + Training: Day 9/250
Breakfast smoothie - 2 scoops protein powder, 1 banana, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1/2 cup almond milk [350]
Pre-Workout Snack 1 peanut butter cookie dough Larabar [220] 1 mandarin [60] 1 light string cheese [70]
Post-Workout Snack 1/2 100% whole wheat English muffin [70] 1 tbsp peanut butter [100] 1/2 tbsp blueberry fruit spread (yum!) [20] 1 soft boiled egg [80] 4 strawberries [25]
Dinner 1/2...
