Unending Week

Why does the week leading up to a 3 day weekend always seem to drag? It’s been pretty mundane, so I guess that is partially to blame; however, it’s quite depressing that we are only half way through; feels like we should be wrapping things up by now.

Aside from my irritation with a long work week, I’ve had no trouble in finding ways to keep myself amused. One of them has been re-organizing my google task list. Does anyone else use this tool? I love it. I am completely guilty of dreaming up infinite desires, to-do’s, wants, and needs, but if I don’t write them down immediately, all will be lost. I have created several Task Lists on igoogle that allows me to document and store all of these lists. Some of them include, Books I Want To Read, Movies I Want To See, Trader Joe Items I Need to Buy, Quotes That I Want to Remember. I love having an outlet to organize and store all of my random thoughts. If you use igoogle and haven’t checked out the task list tool, I highly recommend it. Another great tip in keeping yourself organized and planned.

Speaking of creating things, I’ve also been working on developing a few mini workout circuits. I have been so inspired by Bobbi’s Boot camp series that led to me want to create a few of my own. I think boot camp circuits are the perfect quick workout; however, whenever it comes time to do them, I ALWAYS forget the moves. My mind goes blank. So, in order to fix this, I published my first 20 min Circuit Mini Workout.
And here it is….

Lauren’s 20 min Whole Body Buster Circuit

• 2 min jumping jacks (warm up)
• 1 min push ups
• 2 min jump rope
• 1 min crunches
• 2 min high knees
• 1 min squats with shoulder press (5lb weights)
• 2 min mountain climbers/burpies (alternating)
• 1 min bicycles
• 2 min alternating side kicks
• 1 min dumbbell row backs (5 pound weights)
• 2 min shadowboxing (1 min per arm)
• 1 min of 100’s (Pilates move)
• 2 min jumping jacks

I did last night and was a sweaty mess once it was over; such a great little body pumping workout. I can’t wait to create more of these!

Okay now on to the cuisine selections of the day….

Breakfast was a tropical treat

½ cup Kashi Crunch soaked in a splash of almond milk ¼ cup of TJ’s Pomegranate Greek yogurt 1 small kiwi (skin and all) ½ of a small mango (diced)A few pieces of juicy pineapple (diced)A pinch of flax and a pinch of chia and a pinch of crumbly peach bread (I am in love with this bread)

Grapefruit slices for measure

This meal was delicious but it didn’t fill me quite like my usual cereal. I think I need more carbs in the morning, especially after running.

I actually had to wait for a later lunch today due to work issues. So as you can imagine, I was a starvin’ marvin’ by 1pm.

But my stellar lunch made up for it….


½ of a veggie sammy (porto, asparagus, sprouts, hummus and laughing cow cheese) Side salad (romaine, cucumber, snap peas, raspberries, blueberries, feta and avocado) Cantaloupe I couldn’t resist the beautiful day, so I consumed out on the picnic table with some enjoyable lunch reads.

And to add a little excitement into this dull week, there was of course Wednesday night BFD!

A Classic BFD menu:

Kashi Blueberry waffle topped with vanilla oikos, diced nectarine and blueberries
Scrambled egg whites with spinach
Soy sausage links

Toly’s plate:
Chocolate chip waffles with strawberries
Scrambled eggs with cheese
Bacon

Quick, simple, and oooo soo delicious!

Now I need to seek your advice on something. My very first ½ marathon is coming up next weekend and aside from being filled with excitement, I am also a bit terrified. I have been training for this all year, and I know that I am beyond ready, but all you runners out there, you understand those pre-race butterflies. Okay, so I’ve been following a pretty structured training schedule and run around 25-30 miles a week currently, but since next week is the week before the race, should I train differently? I’ve heard that I should decrease my mileage and definitely take off a day or two before the marathon. Does anyone have any advice on how to prepare for the ½ marathon? I would be so grateful for any tips or words of wisdom from you seasoned marathon runners.


Okay loves, I’m calling it a night. Catch you later!