Showing posts with label protein. Show all posts
Showing posts with label protein. Show all posts

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Stop being lazy and put your crap away

 

The Run:

Another rainy, gloomy, craptastic day here in the Midwest.  And seeing as I am a fair weather runner, to the gym I go.  A big day for me today, so I got my flabby butt out of bed at 6am in the DARK to work out. (I thought I was on a staycation?) Not cool.  At least Bob and Tom are on the air by then.  Three miles later in a quick 30 minutes and I was in the shower to get ready for a “meeting” at Cracker Barrel.  Oh, how I love thee!!!

This wasn’t my breakfast but it could have been.  Sign me up for biscuits.

 

The Crap:

Why can’t people put their shopping carts in a corral after using them?  Is it too much to ask a human being to walk an extra fifty feet the put your cart back?  Or would that strain you too much?  Be an adult and do follow the rules you set for your children, put your crap away.  I do.  I don’t want dings and scratches on my car and I’m pretty sure you don’t either, so help each other out and quit being so lazy.

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And I’m wondering if the “Mullet” is back in style?  Billy the Exterminator sure likes it, every other person at Wal-Mart rocks it and Little Girl #1 thinks she needs one too.

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I’m liking it!

If you are looking for a good laugh go here.  I always do when I’m feeling down and want to feel better about myself, though I am always slightly worried I will show up on this site.

In case you were wanting to know I ate one of these, and it was delicious.  You can judge me all you want.

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All home made and delicious.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Checking Out the Diet

 

The Run:

I was a little worried today about the ole foot after the last run where my it actually fell off my body, but it all turned out well. After decided upon Beastie Boys Radio on Pandora I was able to complete 4 miles on the treadmill in around 40:30, making for a 10:07 pace. After the run I hopped on the elliptical for 15 more minutes.  I’ve been trying to do more cardio.  We’ll see how long that lasts…

Consider me a Brass Monkey Junkie

The Crap:

I decided that if I was going to follow the diet outlined in “Racing Weight”  I should probably try some the suggested foods in order to increase my odds of success.  So I bought some different Kashi cereals to try since they are high in Protein and other goodness.

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Neither cereal is bad, but the Toasted Berry Crumble definitely beats out the Honey Almond Flax.  I enjoy cereal that is sweet and its definitely the sweeter of the two.  Don’t get me wrong they both taste “healthy”, I wasn’t expecting fruit loops, but they both exceeded expectations.

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These are one of my favorite pre-run meals, usually morning runs,are never heavy in my gut and don’t leave an after-taste.  They don’t taste like an energy bar and they are all organic.  And there is a wide variety of flavors.  I’ve yet to taste one that I don’t like.  Carrot Cake is an especial favorite of mine!!!

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Yeah, me too.

This is my first attempt at protein powder.  And since I’m a cheapskate I went with the cheapest that Wally World had to offer.  But this new diet calls for more protein than I usually take in so I had to get it somewhere.  It will do for now.  Not to gritty, but I also mixed it with more liquid than called for to keep it from being real thick.

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Yes, it does say wide mouth. Keep your comments to yourself.

Don’t be jealous of my Ball jar for a glass.  You know you will be looking for one now to be just like me.

And in case you were wondering, here was my dinner for tonight.

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Lots of green. Broccoli, romaine, mushrooms, tomato, onion, and a whole avocado.  I’m not sure if a whole avocado is good for you.  But if it’s wrong, then I don’t want to be right.  I could bathe in avocado daily, is that wrong too?

I hope to try some more foods listed in “Racing Weight” in the next week or so as I plan to start around October 18th ish.  But if most of the food go as well as the above listed we are looking at a good run here.

What are your feelings on avocado?