Today...Sucks.

So, of course, today was a nasty, nasty day. Damn you June in Chicago, DAMN YOU!!

It was pouring. LITERALLY. I slipped. LITERALLY.

I had to go to the gym at 5:30 AM to run because I am really trying to get miles in before work-it just works better for me for 2 reasons: 1. I feel less anxiety and worry throughout the day and 2. When summertime Chi finally hits (like it sort of did last week), I will get the runs out of the way before it gets sweltering, so it is better to be on a schedule now. Win-Win.

The gym sucked. It always sucks. X-Sport is a giant, badly-lit, over-crowded and under-maintained super gym. There were a bunch of people there doing super annoying workouts (hello middle-aged lady in an aluminum jacket)..

My run also sucked. It was excruciating to do 3 miles. I had to pause a million times and it took me about a minute longer than yesterday to do .07 less...blah. I know everyone has bad days but I literally left the gym feeling worse than when I got there...and now my knee hurts from my slip in the mud en route to the garage this morning.

Last night I went grocery shopping and stocked up on fruit, veggies and proteins at Whole Food (&Target).
I made a salad for lunch which was composed of spinach, reduced fat feta, 1/4 cup quinoa, 1 whole cucumber diced, and a few mini grape tomatoes all marinated in Fat Free Zesty Italian dressing and one bag of tuna (side note--I HATEEEE canned tuna. I have something with the can/metallic taste it produces. I will only eat it from the pouches they sell, preferably Sunkist).

In addition to my salad, I had a protein pack from Bucky's. I ate a small piece of muesli multi grain bread, 2 apple slices and 5 grapes. It also comes with peanut butter and white cheddar cheese, however, I skipped over that.

For a snack, I had a sugar free jello pudding (choco/vanilla swirl) and a nectarine. I have also had two Venti iced coffees, one black and one with literally a tbsp. of skim milk....one was at 9 am, the other was at 1 pm...hey, how do you stay awake when you get up at 5 am??'

I am supposed to go to yoga with Tricia tonight. I bought a 10-class pack on Monday for $165. It is so worth it and it makes me go more when I purchase them in packages. Tonight, the only class we can make is the 7 pm C1. On Wednesday, that is the last class of the night at our location, which also sucks because it isnb't my favorite but I know I will feel great afterwards so I am going to push on through with visions of Vegas in August in my head :) Wish me luck on all those Chattarungas and reversed warriors...aye yay yay..

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.