March 2012
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21 days left! 3 weeks!
Today was decent…not as good as other days but still. Definitely didn’t drink enough water AT ALL. Whenever I am home as opposed to work or class I drink like no water…anyone else have this problem?
Breakfast: coffee (woke up at 1130 so just waited for lunch)
Lunch: mixed greens, 2 eggs, tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar
Snack: Apple, carrot and celery smoothie....
February 2012
What time is it?
Time to relax in my bed on this rainy day and catch up on The Lying Game =D
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Great beginner workout tips! →
1. When you have no motivation to work out, go for just 10 minutes. Once you get going, you’re more likely to continue than if you never started. Plus, if you stop at 10, at least you get 10 minutes of activity!
2. Let go of tension in your hands, neck and shoulders while working out. Too much energy is expended with the tension when it could be directed to the muscle actually working.
3. Be...
Pull up Tips: courtesy of @reachyourpeak !! →
How many days left in my healthy eating challenge?...
Another day in the books. This is becoming easier and easier!
Breakfast: 2 eggs, a banana with a little honey drizzled over it (umm…YUM??)
Lunch with @fitnessforthought! mixed greens, chick peas, chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Snack: Chobani
Snack: fruit salad…so good…cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, strawberries
Snack: cashews
...
Has anyone else been getting asks from "Tumblr...
saying that they are giving away macbooks and iphones??
#spam
23 days to go!
Had a great eating day to kick off the week:
Breakfast: 2 eggs, coffee, banana and cashews
Lunch: homemade chicken soup
Snack: chobani Greek yogurt
Dinner: tuna with mixed greens tomatoes and dried cranberries
Snack: 2 pieces of 86% organic dark chocolate
:-)
It is absolutely gorgeous today! 57 degrees and...
And I got in a 3.5 mile run with my mom before heading to work :-)
Who will be outside today??
It's official...
Courtney (@fitnessforthought) just signed me up for the NJ Rugged Maniac this summer. No turning back now!
It’s similar to Warrior Dash, Spartan Runs, etc.
I am terrified. I have always wanted to do an obstacle course but climbing up a wall, crawling under barbed wire, etc. is making me really nervous! I am a huge “scaredy cat” haha and afraid of heights. ahhhhhhhh
Have you...
Why is someone doing forearm curls in the squat...
Come onnnnn
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Last couple days of eating...
I will just recap the weekend since I was MIA! Friday was my “cheat meal” which I had at the Devils game. Had a cheeseburger and a few fries, so nothing terrible. Yesterday I went out to dinner for my friend’s birthday and made sure to get something healthy since I knew I’d be drinking a few beers at the bar. I got a delicious tuna salad with an egg, mixed greens and...
went out last night for a friend's birthday
need to work out in a bit.
NAP TIME!
Today's workout with my new sneaks =)
35 min run with rolling hills.
Upper body day:
DB flat chest press: 3x12 reps
45 degree chest against bench DB rows: 3x12 reps
DB lat pullovers: 3x12 reps
YTWs:n 3x8 for Y, T and W
Great workout…now showering and off to the Devils game with Dan!
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27 left to go! Health eating challenge update:
today’s munches:
Breakfast: 1 egg and an apple/carrot smoothie (yum!)
Snack: my emergency muscle milk because I didn’t bring enough snacks and was starving before 11 am haha
Lunch: mixed greens with beef cubes, peppers and sauce
Snack: apple cinnamon chobani
Pre-workout snack: homemade protein bar (small piece because I wasn’t that hungry)
Post-workout snack: half of a...
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Yesterday's eating
Breakfast: 2 eggs + coffee
Snack: grapes
Lunch: mixed greens, tuna, dried cranberries, tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar
Snack: Black cherry chobani
Post-workout: homemade protein bar, banana
Dinner: beef cubes, tomato sauce on top of mixed greens
Dessert: 4 strawberries
I prefer spring over summer
I hate when it’s too hot to be outside and you’re sweating all the time.
How about you?
Its 10 am and it's already 54 out
It’s absolutely beautiful today!!
spareunderthemat reblogged this from you and added:
AHHH what part is this?? Doesn’t look like…path but ohhh it is still loveee.
It’s right in New Brunswick and runs along Easton Ave until who knows where lol
Looking over last year's training log when I was...
love when I write “4 miles…short run around town.”
HA. 4 miles today has me exhausted and mega-icing my legs lol.
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Longest run since the marathon...4 miles!!!
Feeling pooped but good at the same time. Wasn’t a breeze, but wasn’t hard either. Love that I am building back up!!! Thanks to @runnyknows (marc from TrainWithMarc) aka my cyber running coach.
If you want to take the guessing out of training plans for running, contact him! Tell him I sent you =)
Really just want to take a nap
But off on a 40 min run I go…
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10 reasons why runners should lift →
Charles Poliquin is a very reputable source. Although he has written posts in the past about how running/long distance running can be bad/not good for weight loss blah blah (see this rant). But I like that he also posts something for runners, and the benefits of running and strength training. This is incredibly useful info for all you runners out there! I love strength training, and believe it has...
livelongtrainhard answered your question: Who has run the Marine Corps Marathon?
MCM was great! I loved it. The wait for the subway after was over an hour. That sucked…but the sights made up for it. Never done NYC.
futurebostonq answered your question: Who has run the Marine Corps Marathon?
I haven’t done it, but I paced with a lady who did. She has done 50+ marathons and it was in her top...
thisawkwardlife answered your question: Who has run the Marine Corps Marathon?
I haven’t but know a lot who have and have been. Really well organized, attractive men in uniform handing out gatorade.
hahaha I’m reading reviews now and they also mention the good looking marines who are at each water station. hey, good motivation for getting to the finish line so one of them can put my medal...
Who has run the Marine Corps Marathon?
What did you like about it? Didn’t like? How does it compare to NYC??
Curious!
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29 days left of my clean eating challenge...so far...
Breakfast: spinach and banana green smoothie. yumm! Couldn’t even taste the spinach
Snack: strawberries
Lunch: tuna with mixed greens, dried cranberries, olive oil, tomatoes, and balsamic vinegar
Snack: clementine, tomatoes and celeries with hummus
Snack: cashews
Snack: Chobani apple cinnamon yogurt yumm
Dinner: grilled chicken with sauteed cole slaw and green beans
Dessert: 4 oz. of...
Contemplating running NYC for charity again but idkkkkk
I liked the idea of having the year off bit I do want to run again before 2013!
Decisions…..
Today will be a hard day in my healthy eating...
First we had brownies in my morning class. Then I’m in the graduate lounge and there are muffins, donuts, cake and cookies. SO HARD!!!
But I am persevering! Had strawberries instead of a brownie in my Morning class and a clementine now instead of donuts. I am not giving in!!
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Day 30 (countdown style) of my 30 day clean eating...
Was PERFECT! Need to keep this going now for 30 days haha. Here is today:
Breakfast: 2 eggs and 4 oz. of natural applesauce
Snack: Cashews, blueberries, green tea
Lunch: grilled chicken with mixed greens, alfafa sprouts, tomatoes, dried cranberries, olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Snack: Apple cinnamon Chobani
Pre-workout snack: homemade protein bar, green tea
Post-workout snack: 1 egg
...
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Did my lower workout today despite some soreness
my hams are still so sore! Here’s today’s workout:
Squats: 3x12 reps
Deadlifts with a barbell: 3x12 reps
Reverse lunge combined with single leg romanian deadlift: 3x12 reps (these are what kill my hamstrings!)
3 sets of planks with elbows further out in front of you to make it harder (40 second hold)
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Here are the recipes for what I just made:
Low-carb Apple Cinnamon Protein Bars
Cinnamon Swirl Protein Bread
Just tried them both and they came out great!
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Had a good workout today with my sis
We did upper and some cardio:
Flat DB chest press: 3x12 reps
DB rows with chest against an incline Bench: 3x12 reps
DB pullover: 3x12 reps
YTWs: ugh just realized I forgot to do these!
Incline bicep curls: 3x12 reps
One arm DB French press: 3x15 reps
Then we did 10 min on the elliptical, 10 min walking on an incline, 10 min jump rope intervals.
Overall a great workout! Legs are still...
Tried the Neutrogena build a tan lotion
Kinda like the Jergens one. I really like it! I used it once and got a noticeable subtle tan which I liked. And I’m not orange! That’s always my biggest worry haha.
What do you guys use? Spray tans, lotions, or tanning beds?
Got in a slow 2.5 miles today
Despite my soreness. Helped to losses up a little but still so sore!! Definitely have a love hate relationship with squats and deadlifts lol