Hooray!! Fall is here. And we even got some rain this week!!
This theme is a little general, as the next few weeks we will talk about spiders, apples, pumpkins, and Halloween. We already went through trees, which was helpful as now L knows what leaves are.
Another Friday and guess what?! It's my birthday!!
So how was your week?
I took a lot of this weekend and week to rest! My legs are starting to get more stiff from running. I was so glad to have tried Dr. Scholls Active Series Insoles. They helped my shoes last just a little longer.
This morning I also did some Yoga for Running. Which helped me a lot on my 9 mile run today.
Here was my week in fitness:
Saturday: Jog to and from work (1.5 mile total)
Sunday: rest
Monday:
Tuesday: Blogilates videos
Wednesday: 2 miles in the morning, 3 to the park, and .5 mile home.
Thursday: yoga for running (see above), 9 miles
Friday: planned (run and weights). I gotta get my extra frosting badge on Nikeplus
Our eating wasn't sooo great. For the days we ate healthy, I've consumed too much suga :(.
Here is a quick yummy dinner for mommas or daddies on the go:
4 chicken breasts
1 bottle of Italian dressing
2 cups of quinoa
1/2 onion
1 clove of garlic
Place chicken in crockpot and pour bottle on italian dressing. Heat on low for about 7 hours.
Thirty minutes before dinner, saute onion and garlic in 1 T of olive oil. Saute unitl translucent. Then add dry quinoa. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
Bring 4 cups to boil. Add quinoa mixture. Continue to heat quinoa on medium until water is absorbed. Enjoy!!
Hope you have a great week!! Remember that exercise is heart healthy. Eating right is what makes the scale move :)!!
I love Halloween. I love it because I LOVE dressing up. And it's right before my birthday!!
What are you planning on being for Halloween?
How was your week?
I have been contemplating training for a full marathon. But it is such a time commitment. I'm hoping though that I can at least get some longer mileage. We have a mathon in December called the CIM (California International Marathon). I did it one year as a part of a four team relay. It was incredible!! People come out of their homes and cheer everyone on. It is such a beautiful display of encouragement. It is also very inspiring.
I wanted to share an update on how my FALL goals are going.
Fitness: I am still working on taking rest days. I find that if I can walk a few places I feel better. It's not technically resting, but at least it is low key. It's so beautiful outside and I find simple walks refreshing.
Attitude: Continuing to work on a grateful attitude for what I have. It's not always easy and sometimes I am quick to get angry or jealous, but I remind myself that that is negative and try to focus on all that I have.
Life: Totally planned to take pictures of Lilly in the park, but I forgot the battery. UGH!! With Halloween coming around and Apple Hill, I will definitely have some pictures to share.
Learning: I'm continuing to research about child development but have taken out some time to read a novel called The Dinner, which I are really getting into.
Week in Fitness:
Saturday: Jogged to work
Sunday: 10 miles
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 5 miles
Wednesday: 4 mile walk, 2 Blogilates videos
Thursday: 8 mile run with baby
Friday: planned run and stretching
Health
Well...I've fell into the slipperey slope of enjoying candy. But I am happy to say that I am learning to eat smaller portions. I'm working on eating less, but more throughout the day. I hate having that bloated, over stuffed feeling after dinner. So I'm trying to not eat such a big dinner. Although tonight is Meatball sandwiches...Yikes :)
Here are a few Couch 2 5k I made for our family's Turkey Trot this year:
How is your week going? Any challenges you are having with staying fit/healthy?
Even though Lilly was 5 months last October, this was our first real trip to the pumpkin patch as a family. Last year, I went with some girlfriends, but unfortunately Hubby missed out. I was so very excited. We had planned to go to the same pumpkin patch right after church. But don't ya love how things just don't go according to plan.
We had planned to go to the same pumpkin patch with some friends, but unfortunately my girlfriend was sick. So we planned to go to a pumpkin patch by our church.
We pulled into church with a few minutes to spar, just enough time for Lil to stick her hands down her throat and purge her breakfast. Even though it got everywhere, at least she wasn't sick, and I had an extra pair of clothes (one reason my purse is the way it is). We drove back home and put her down for a nap and head back over towards our church.
