Injury

Last week I finally went to the doctor to have my foot looked at.  

When I first started running I got a gross blister and it got infected and here I am two years later dealing with complications from not seeing a doctor originally.  

I now have an infected ganglion cyst on my left pinky toe. 

:( 

It sucks.  

My foot hurts all the time.  

I can only wear my TOMS and it is the coldest week of the year here in Minnesota, so TOMS are not the ideal shoe for the weather. 

The doctor perscribed me an antibiotic for the infection and I am now starting the removal process which is totally not pretty. 

I am hoping I can solve the issue without having it surgically removed because that would leave me out of commission for 6-8 weeks and I love my gym time way too much to have that happen. 

So a Ganglion Cyst is a common ailment in runners.  It is a small sack of fluid that is basically trapped in your skin between your joint and the surface.  When you wear any type of shoes it puts pressure on the sack of fluid, thus causing the pain.  The only way to treat it is to remove it completely. The fluid can be drained, but until the entire outer layer of the cyst is removed it will continue to come back. 

I have tons of pictures, but I am sure you'd rather not see my icky foot. 

Here's to a speedy recovery! 

C

The day of the deals.

Yesterday Annie and I had a wonderful little adventure. We decided to hit up a local outlet mall on the way to the cities for babysitting. 

Thank goodness we stopped because we scored some major deals. We spent $70 total and got 3 pairs of tennis shoes (one of those was a $30 pair of Nike's) and ALL of the clothes in these pictures. 

We got so lucky. It's not often Annie and I have a chance to escape and just have a relaxing day of fun. But yesterday was definitely one of those days. 

After our shopping spree we went to babysit with Bailey. It's always fun to catch up and eat some thin crust pizza and watch cartoons on a Saturday night in our pajamas. :) 

Have you had any major fitness finds lately? 

Much love, 

C

Weekly Goal Round 2

IIFYM is pretty much heaven.  You can eat pretty much whatever you want as long as you fit your daily allotment of Carbs, Protein, and Fat.

A diet where you can eat some occasional junk food?  Ummm YES! 

The one thing about IIFYM that takes some getting used to is weighing out everything you put into your beautiful tummy and log all of those grams into MFP. 

Since my second weekly challenge with Bailey is hitting my macros daily that means there have been a lot of funny IIFYM meme's being sent between Bails and I. 

Here are just a few:  

We'd love to have more of you, our readers, participate in these challenges with us. Please contact us if you're interested :) 

Much love, 

C

P.S. If you check Instagram you already know this, but over the last month school has been hosting an exercise around the world challenge.  The goal was to log 40 hours over the course of 6 weeks. Well friends...I was the first person on campus to hit 40 hours.  YESTERDAY at 28 days! #bossstatus 

Cauliflower "Fried Rice"

Bailey posted a recipe for this a couple of weeks ago here, but I tried something a little different and found that even my roommates enjoyed it which is huge!

*My adaptations to this recipe are in red*

Cauliflower "Fried Rice"
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 4 • Size: heaping 1 1/3 cups • Old Points: 2 pt • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 108 • Fat: 3 g • Carbs: 14 • Fiber: 6 • Protein: 9 g • Sugar: 1
Sodium: 868 mg • Cholesterol: 47 mg

• 1 medium head (about 24 oz) cauliflower, rinsed
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 2  whole eggs (scrambled) whites 
• 1 large egg
• pinch of salt
• cooking spray
• 1/2 small onion, diced fine
• 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 5 scallions, diced, whites and greens separated
• 3 tbsp soy sauce, or more to taste (Tamari for Gluten Free)
• 1 tbsp Teriyaki marinate
• 1 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
• 2 shreadded carrots
• 1 cup minced bell peppers
• 2 (4oz) chicken breast

Directions:

Remove the core and let the cauliflower dry completely. Coarsely chop into florets, then place half of the cauliflower in a food processor and pulse until the cauliflower is small and has the texture of rice or couscous – don't over process or it will get mushy. Set aside and repeat with the remaining cauliflower.
Combine egg and egg whites in a small bowl and beat with a fork. Season with salt.

Heat a large saute pan or wok over medium heat and spray with oil. Add the eggs and cook, turning a few times until set; set aside.

Add the sesame oil and saute onions, scallion whites, peas and carrots and garlic about 3 to 4 minutes, or until soft.

Raise the heat to medium-high. Add the cauliflower "rice" to the saute pan along with soy sauce. Mix, cover and cook approximately 5 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until the cauliflower is slightly crispy on the outside but tender on the inside. Add the egg then remove from heat and mix in scallion greens.

I honestly just threw everything in the pan and let it hang out for like 10 minutes while the chicken re-heated. SUPER EASY and a great way to use up extra veggies. 

Until tomorrow, 

C

#BCChallenge

Hi Friends, 

I had such a great weekend with friends at school I can't wait to share it with you tomorrow.

 

But first I have some news!  Bailey and I have decided to team up and do a challenge to keep each other on track and push ourselves to our next set of goals. 

The challenge will look like...

-Setting one large weekly goal to

- IF WHEN we survive the whole week without caving we put $5 into a fitness fund.  

(We can tap into the fund whenever we want to, but the money can't be used for things like gas or groceries it has to be for something fun. )

Our first goal is mileage. 

This is a great option for us because neither of us has been putting in nearly as many miles as we were for marathon training.  I think this will be the perfect boost to get me into the groove of running again. 

I made us a challenge calendar to track progress: 

I can't wait to get started.  Please let us know if you're interested in working with us.  We'd love to make a group :) 

Catherine

Quitting Sugar

Today was a big day for me.  I made it through an entire day without ANY treats. This is huge!

My biggest temptation is carbs.  I don’t discriminate, but if it’s sugary and white I’m usually all for it.

Here’s my classic Catherine chart to monitor my progress and I have a solid reward for making it through Valentine’s Day with zero sugary snacks.

Annie and Bailey are on board to be my support team (no surprise there) and have already put up with my texts and snaps for one day.  Only nine more ladies J

Research says that the first 72 hours of a new challenge are the hardest and with mine falling on the weekend I am sure that it is going to be interesting.  I have already started off on the right foot with having most of my meals and snacks prepped and ready for me to grab and go.

My friends have all officially been warned, so take this to heart ...

 

Stay tuned for a workout recap and a fun team up with Bailey!

C

Surprise Fitbit!

Today my lovely roomie got a package from home and in it was a FITBIT for me!!! Ahhhh (insert happy CB here) 

I was so pumped to try it out we went to the gym and I wracked up 4,000+ steps! I mean the options were to sit on the couch watching the bachelor or get our butts moving. So obviously I did a double workout today. 

I would say that's success for a day where my eating wasn't top notch. (There were also treats in said care package) 

Tomorrow 100% clean. Period. End of discussion. I'm done with excuses. 

C