Yoga Sculpt

Tonight I went to CorePower Yoga with my friend Tricia. We enjoy the 745 class on Mon, Tues and Thursday called Yoga Sculpt. It is basically a hybrid of hot yoga, plyometrics and sculpting with weights. Think Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, yet an hour long, 108 degrees and ends with Shavassana...

The class varies each time, mixing up the mix of music, weights and muscles targeted. Some days are killer..tonight was one of those days. Jenny was the teacher and man is she intense...mountain climbers, plank rows, dips, kicks, chair pose squats, airplane arms, knee to nose, ice skaters. I had a great workout and don't even feel bad about missing my run.

I have been having a real mental issue dealing with taking a day off. Our training schedule requires 2 complete rest days/week. I think once the miles per week start adding up I will be glad to have these days, but now I just don't feel ok with taking them...my body still craves a workout.


When I got home I snacked on some quinoa with Brummell and brown (1/4 cup quinoa). Then, I had a Hershey chocolate nugget with a tbsp.peanut butter on it...hey, can't be good every day,
right?

Alright, off to shower and bed. I am attempting to do my 3 miles in the AM mañana...I know I will feel better all day if I do.

Daily Food Log: Monday No Funday

Ugh...up a few pounds since March is no fun. Nipping it in the bud is even LESS fun. So, starting today, back to a stricter, leaner, more protein/whole grain diet ( a la five factor). The important thing this time is making sure I don't limit carbs too much, I need energy to run, running is my top priority this summer.

This morning I started with what is going to sound disgusting, but to be honest, it is the best start to the day when I am doing a strict phase: the good ole plain grilled chicken breast. After eating that in the AM, you don't feel hungry or crave anything because it isn't too salty or too sweet...its just...chicken...plain old boring...chicken.

By lunchtime I was getting hungry, so I went to Whole Foods. I made a salad with chick peas, real peas, cucumbers, detox vegan oil-free salad (a mixture of different veggies with sea salt and lime juice, it is a premade offering at their salad bars), detox oil-free sunrise blend quinoa and Green Goddess dip (20 calories/1 g fat/1 carb per 2tbsp.). I was also craving some fruit, so I had a banana and the blueberry/black/raspberry pre -washed/cut mixture.

About an hour later I had a Kashi Chocolate Covered Coconut bar and a venti iced coffee from Starbucks with skim milk...nom nom nom.

Sitting down for 8 hours a day tends to cause me to become snackier than normal, so in between I sip on bottles of the Electrolyte Enhanced Water from Whole Foods (365 brand) and Vitamin Water Zeros...LOVE THOSE THINGS.

After work, I am going to Yoga Sculpt at CorePower Yoga. I absolutely LOVE this place and that class really kicks ass. Today is supposed to be a rest day, and as run distances increase, I will honor that. However, I feel confident that this week's performance will not be derailed by not resting since it only calls for 3-3 mil runs.