Construction

I'm going to take this blog alittle more seriously. I've been so busy with school and work,but thats really not an excuse. Many bloggers go to college and work fulltime!


I'll be back

Under the Sea

My goodness my run last night was only 3.12 miles but I felt great about it! I'm ready to enter my race. I ran trained way too hard and wore down my body and now I'm paying for it. No more super long runs for a good two months! :(

Oh well, I see this as a chance to improve on my speedwork!

I'm an avid reader of Healthy Tipping Point and she's started this cool thing called Operation Beautiful

A friend and I decided to partake in this and posted our photos in the gym. My gym has alot of older females. I've noticed and they come to the gym after a long day at work and I wanted to make them smile and feel good when they see our notes! Oh boy! It made me feel so wonderful when I walked in after my workout yesterday to see a lady standing there reading it with the worlds most giant smile! I kept quiet tho :)


I had shrimp tacos last night at my in-laws house! So delicious!

I really need to keep up with the food photography! I'm in the process of revamping my diet though. I'm getting older and a lot of foods I once ate are not really beneficial to my healthy lifestyle anymore.

Long,Long Ago

I failed to update. I could write a really long boring post,but I won't.

I got married June 6th,2009!


It was incredible. My mouth was sore from my giant smile. I actually got very sick during our reception and had to lay in bed most of the time. I did all the fun stuff tho! the cake,the love,the hugs. We plan on having reception number TWO at our house in Mid-July.

As for running...
I suffered heatstroke three times last week. I was seriously not considering entering my race June 28th, but instead of doing a 10k I'll enter a 5k to rest my body some. There will be more races in my future so why push myself!

I'm a better runner because of this!

If it wasn't for these ab workouts I believe I wouldn't have seen an improvement in my runs.

good core work will help anyone...runner or not

Countdown til Our Wedding!

I really need to update this more. I wish I could make up an excuse,but I can't.

Next Saturday I will be a married woman! I'm very excited at this giant leap in our lives together. We keep getting asked, "are you guys nervous?" Honestly, no! We know its right and we know what we want out of life. We aren't the type of people that aren't honest with our feelings. If we were feeling a bit of uneasiness we'd tell one another. It's just how we've been since we met. Hehe mushy stuff!

Anyway,Breakfast was yummy!

I tried the new Trop50 O.J! So yummy! Nobody likes any of my less sugar products at home so I have a whole jug to finish before the fridge gets packed full of food for the wedding. Argh!

I've been having these really awful runs lately. I may be burnt out. I twisted my ankle on the treadmill last week at the gym cause I was just in this mindset of "pound it out and lets get outta here"

Maybe I'm just needing a little break....I can't because I have a race June 28th! If I stop now all my progress gets thrown out the window in my eyes. I do need to take care of my body though. It's the most important thing and also there WILL be other races! We shall see! I'm heading off for a long run now & that will determine my next couple of months on racing.

Ciao!

Going,Going....GONE!

I had major computer trouble. We had a virus on our main PC. My husband had to transfer everything from one hard drive to another and delete everything and reinstall windows. It was dramatic and annoying. I can't upload anything on my laptop because I don't have the software for my camera installed on it and I couldn't find it either! Doh!

I've been logging everything in my head. Probably not the best idea,but I did well!

We had our pre-wedding party last Saturday. It was amazing. His parents sort of threw everything together last minute! They did an incredible job and we were shocked! We were stuck with the yummy leftovers! Oh boy! We will be eating Mexican food for weeks to come.

His parents bought me a Griddle because they know how much I LOVE making pancakes. We actually have what I call,"Saturday Morning Pancakes!" hehe


His aunt made us towels with our names on them and the Barela last name,which I am taking!

My best friend and I went and joined a 24 hour gym that I use to be a member of. I really love all the upgrades they've made. I also just overall enjoyed the staff and how nice they are. It's just one of those gyms you don't DREAD going to. I have an at home gym that works just fine for me,but I need other things and working out at home isn't always a good thing. I tend to get very lazy and not work as hard. I will run slower or pedal slower cause I'm having to watch the dogs or making dinner. Too chaotic! I also have a habit of spending massive amounts of hours at the gym. I have to be sure not to put in too much cardio. I remember the days when I'd literally burn over 1500 calories (according to my heart rate monitor) at the gym. YIKES!


I pretty much have been having the same breakfast every morning since I wasn't able to log anything.


33grams Special K
1/2 cup Almond Breeze (Unsweetend)
1 banana


Baked Ziti is what I had EVERY NIGHT last week. Last week was EAT ALL THE LEFTOVERS BEFORE THE WEDDING WEEK!

We had a real gloomy week. It was sort of nice waking up on a Sunday while it was raining. My husband actually made me breakfast for the first time since we've been together. (He's mostly the dinner making type)

2 low-fat cheese Enchiladas
1 poached egg
2 mini corn tortillas

I ate leftovers from our party for dinner last night.

2 low-fat cheese Enchiladas
1/3 cup spanish rice
1/2 cup beans
2 mini corn tortillas

This is probably the most amazing gift. I was wishing and dreaming for this! His aunt made them for us. What a doll!

I love Fiber One products! The pancake mix is my number 1!

I played with my new Griddle tonight! It set the theme for dinner.

3 pancakes
2 turkey sausage patties
1/3 cup egg beaters
1tsp hot sauce

Long Distance Sunday's

Friday's meals were all over the place. I woke up and didn't really feel hungry. I snacked my whole day. I went and had Chinese with a few friends after work and had Chicken Low Mein!

I went home with leftovers and some eats for the husband. I came home and had a nice cold Honey Moon!

I really can say I woke up starving Saturday morning. I didn't bother to log anything Saturday because my day was packed full of laying around and kickboxing....then some more laying around! I did try a banging little dessert Saturday night! I've always been a fan of Guiltless Gourmet products. This has been sitting on my shelf for about 3 weeks now. We were in the mood for something sweet. It takes about 90 seconds!


Add fudge powder with 2 tablespoons water.
Mix!

Pop in the microwave and BAM! Place the fudge frosting on and there ya go! It's super sweet. I had to share it! (If you are the type that likes to make everything look super fancy. Do not put the fudge topping on right after you take it out. It melts and looks gross)


Sunday- The Long Distance day! I usually try to log about 10 miles. I only managed 6.5 today. I was so sore from a concert I went to Thursday.

Breakfast was power packed with carbs!

Lunch was a Lean Cuisine Panini. MMMMM for microwave food!








Dinner was wonderful. grilled teriyakichicken,broc,grilled pineapple, and sesame rice pilaf!



Dessert! Take the Cake icecream (half the fat) on a pretty pink cone ( which i ate )


Miles logged this week - 25 miles!

I need to focus on ab work this week and weights cause I'm slacking big time!

I've also had to take an over the counter sleep aid tonight to sleep. I have two weeks and a half weeks before my wedding and I am up at night running through my list of stuff that needs to be done. Everything is done tho! I just keep making stuff up!

Night,lovely blogOsphere