New Start Monday

Hi. It’s Monday. It’s a new week. Sometimes it’s a great excuse to just start over. Especially if you had Dairy Queen or beer over the weekend. Which, of course I didn’t do. Ok maybe I did.

Sunday nights I usually turn into a Negative Nelly because of my workout and food choices (or lack thereof) but come Monday morning, I am excited to get going on a week filled with wonderful, challenging workouts…and healthy eating decisions.

Here are a few pics from the weekend that make me proud to be me:

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Check out that arm! I see some definition and I’m not even flexing! Wait, you can see it? Here’s another:

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And I rocked a side pony that doesn’t make me look too hideous

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Tyler has a football game after work tonight, so I have a full day to dedicate to me. After the laundry is done, kitchen is cleaned and floor is scrubbed, of course.

Now, I must gripe:

One month from today is my favorite holiday of the year, and it’s not even celebrated here. This is seriously not cool. I was willing to give up everything to be with my man, but my favorite holiday should not have been thrown in the mix. Therefore, I will be decked out in my red, white and blue attire (complete with beads, Kysh!) on July 4th.

Speaking of me being in Canada with no job for the next year or so, does anyone want to buy a brand new iPod Touch that hasn’t even been opened? This lady is in need of serious cash flow.

I’m off to workout and pump a little bucket if endorphins in my system!

Another workout..yes, really.

…I’m back. Lots of things to share from today, and it’s not even over!

For breakfast this morning, I was having a hankering for pancakes. So…I made them. Ooooh and they were so good you guys.

Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cups oats
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tbsp butter, melted

Directions

1. Combine the oats and milk. Let set for 5 minutes.

2. Add everything else to oat mixture.

3. Pour batter on skillet until each side is lightly browned.

Makes 4

(I drizzled honey on mine. You should too)

Then, because it’s Friday, I ate my breakfast in bed. Accompanied with my variety of liquids.

Fast forward a few hours (nothing to see here, people) to lunch

Scrambled eggs mixed with veggie marinara, black beans and a side of rye crackers.

And now for today’s workout. Usually, I take Fridays off, but lately I have been having that extra surge of energy, so today I decided to do yet another treadmill interval!

I got myself situated on a treadmill with a view

Then I got a-runnin’

This is how my workout was broken down

  • 0:00-5:00 @ 4mph
  • 5:00-6:00 @ 6mph
  • 6:00-7:00 @ 4mph
  • 7:00-10:00 @ 6mph
  • 10:00-11:00 @ 4mph
  • 11:00-13:00 @ 6mph
  • 13:00-14:00 @ 4mph
  • 14:00-17:00 @ 6mph
  • 17:00-18:00 @ 4mph
  • 18:00-19:00 @ 6mph
  • 19:00-20:00 @ 4mph
  • 20:00-25:00 @ 6mph
  • 25:00-26:00 @ 4mph
  • 26:00-29:00 @ 6mph
  • 29:00-30:00 @ 4mph
  • 30:00-31:00 @ 6mph
  • 31:00-32:00 @ 4mph
  • 32:00-35:00 @ 6mph
  • 35:00-36:00 @ 4mph
  • 36:00-38:00 @ 6mph
  • 38:00-39:00 @ 4mph
  • 39:00-42:00 @ 6mph
  • 42:00-43:00 @ 4mph
  • 43:00-44:00 @ 6mph
  • 44:00-45:00 @ 4mph
  • 45:00-50:00 @ 6mph
  • 50:00-51:00 @ 4mph
  • 51:00-54:00 @ 6mph
  • 54:00-55:00 @ 4mph
  • 55:00-56:00 @ 6mph
  • 56:00-60:00 @ 4mph

PHEW!

Post workout fuel consisted of fresh strawbs, 1/3 banana, OJ and ice blended. HIT.THE.SPOT.

My afternoon was straight up dedicated to Layla. The poor girl had a vet appointment for some follow up blood work. She did awesome with the doctors, but left with a band-aid.

I kind of felt bad, though. I pretended we were going for a walk, when really we just ended up walking to the vet. Terrible move for a dog-mommy to make. (Car was still getting all $049520397235092 of work done).

To make up for my awfulness, we walked to the little pet store in the same shopping center so that Layla could get some well earned treats. This was my first time actually taking Layla into a pet store and I was very skeptical. Especially since this particular store has a huge display of chewies and treats that are dog level- right at the entrance. But she was a star!

She got her treats

And a WAY better harness. (How do I know it’s better, you ask? Well, because she wore it on the walk home and she was a doll. No pulling. It was a-MUH-zing.)

We just picked up my car and I have had chili simmering in the pot since I began writing this post. If you do the math, that means the chili is ready and it’s my time to say goodnight!

Oh Hey There

Hello there, my little blog followers- I have an AWESOME workout to share with you but unfortunately, I have been ass deep in immigration paperwork and vehicle importation inspections all day. Like, I basically just spent $4000 today. Yep, three zeros. Count ’em.

So excuse me if I take a minor absence of workout blogging while Tyler and I drown our sorrow in boxed wine ( no bottles since we can’t afford them now!) ok I kid, we just have to scrimp and save where we can to make up for this financial burden I call ‘love.’

Wednesday Wednesday

Wednesday workout:

  • 60 minute walk with Layla
  • Outdoor bootcamp
  • 30 minutes run intervals
  • lower body/abs

Wednesday breakfast:

Chocolate Milk+Cold Coffee+Ice Cubes

Wednesday Jam:

Radio by Beyonce

Wednesday wears:

Red Sox! Ah, I’d kill to go to a game this summer.

Annnnnd lookit the time, I gotta scram for kicking ass boot camp!