Weekend Recap and Goals

Since I've been home life has of course been insane. 

Saturday: 

Brunch with family

Haircut

Errands

I found these awesome Calvin Klein Performance pants for a steal at Herbergers!

Sunday: 

11ish mile sub arctic run with Bailey.  We made it, but it wasn't exactly fun.  I am so grateful that it is going to be in the 30's this coming weekend.

It was Croix's first birthday! 

Instead of eating out before the concert. Mom and I decided to make bison wild rice meat loaf.  It was absolutely delicious with squash and a roll. 

Then we went to see Luke Bryan, Cole Swindell, and Lee Brice.  It was such a fun show. 

During the concert my phone went off and I got this facebook message from a friend of mine from school.  I was so touched by it, I was speechless.  It is so amazing to me that my journey and lifestyle choices are helping other people and making them notice enough to mention it.  

Here's our classic Mother/Daughter concert pic. 

Monday: 

(went to bed at about midnight) got up at 4:40 for bootcamp this morning

Saw this beautiful sunrise on my way home

Then put in a full day at Granite. It was so great to be back in the office and catch up with clients and my 8 honorary hermanos. 

My goals for this crazy busy spring break week are:
drink 6 (20 oz) bottles of water each day
push it hard at boot camp, the stairs, and my last run
put only good foods in my body
get at least 8 hours of sleep
catch up with friends and family
try and get ahead on next weeks homework load


Until tomorrow :)

C

Spring Break Here I Come!

Spring break in Minnesota apparently means sub-zero temperatures...
I am so over winter it's crazy.

Today was crazy insane.
7-10:30 work
11-12 Taught a phy ed lesson to 45 kindergartners
12-1 pack, clean, eat lunch
1-2 ESL class
2:30 checkout
3-5 trip home

Yep.  I am tired.

When I got home we had an amazing dinner of whole wheat pasta, shrimp, and a Parmesan cheese and olive oil sauce, with fresh broccoli.  Needless to say I had been looking forward to that meal all week.

As soon as I sat down, I of course felt like I needed to be doing something.  So I tried a recipe I've been dying to try and it was delicious.

Here's the recipe :)

Apple Banana Bread

INGREDIENTS

2 ripe bananas
1 apple, peeled and diced
1/2 cup Sucanat (or sugar)
1 3/4 cups whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon chopped walnuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1.    Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9-inch loaf pan.

2.    In a medium-sized bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.

3.    Add the diced apple, sugar, flour, applesauce, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon to the bowl, and mix well. Pour into greased pan, and sprinkle with chopped walnuts

4.    Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry.

5.    Cool in pan for 15 minutes, and then transfer to a cooling rack. Enjoy!

Here's a picture of my finished product.

It even passed the parent taste test, which is a major accomplishment!

If there is any left after dad has a couple more "snacks" I am planning on using one piece of this as a mid morning snack with some berries for the next few days.

Until tomorrow :) 

C

Blogs I follow

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Here are the blogs that I read on a daily basis:

Bailey's Blog:
baileymckenzielife.blogspot.com

Mama Laughlin: (constant motivation)
http://www.mamalaughlin.com/

Skinny Meg: (fun to see fitness blend with family)
http://www.skinnymeg.com/

Fit Sugar: (lots of awesome articles and workout/nutrition tips)
http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/22471

Fitness Blondie: (weekly training and eating plans)
fitnessblondie.blogspot.com


Enjoy checking these awesome pages out :)

Until tomorrow!

C

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Healthy Nachos

Here's a simple way to make healthy nachos.  A great snack with healthy omega threes and some protein!

Baked sweet potato chips

1 1/2 pieces of cojack cheese 

1/2 avocado 

Squeeze of lime juice. 

This was my after class snack today. LOVE this combination. 

Until tomorrow :) 

C

Goals!

It's Monday! Goal time :)

Goals for the week:
9 bottles of H20 a day
Pre-pack healthy snacks
60 minute workout each day
Make coffee at home
Make/pack my own dessert
Stretch 20 minutes each night

Here's part of my breakfast from this morning.  I had three protein cookies and a cup of almond milk.  So delicious.

Make goals and keep them visible for the whole week.  We can do this people! 

Until tomorrow, 

C

11 miles

It was -2 degrees out today with a negative wind chill, but I still ran!

This was me before:

And after!

I tried using these supplements today to help me from bottoming out my sugars and they definitely helped!

I ended up not using the Orange gu, but the other two worked really well.

I did sports beans half hour before.
Blackberry Gu 45 minutes in.
Vanilla Gu at 1:45.

 I thought this quote perfectly summed up my day! It sucked being cold and sweaty, but it made me realize how strong I really am.  Nothing is stopping me for this race, well, maybe the ice....I definitely do NOT run on ice.

 Stay tuned for goals tomorrow!

Until then,

C