I’m already back from my run this morning. Stats, etc… can be found HERE.
Today is my “off” day. In other words, other than the run, I have no more exercise. It’s the closest thing I’ve got to a rest day in Boot Camp. My long run day is Sunday, and you’d think I’d make that a no other exercise day, but really I think it makes more sense to rest up the day before so I’ve got maximum energy for that long run. Well, we’ll see how tomorrow goes. This could all back-fire on me too. Because tomorrow is my first mileage increase in weeks. 4 miles. I’m not sure if I’m looking forward to it or not. 3 miles is essentially a 5K (3.1 miles) and that’s the longest I’ve run in about a decade. Back when I was 28, the last time I was training for a marathon, I was running 6 miles every morning in an hour. 10 minute miles. Man, I miss my 20s!!!
So, 4 miles. That is gonna be like a milestone barrier buster for me. And part of me is excited to step it up. That 10K is in exactly 4 weeks from today (it’s on a Saturday, weird, I know! Usually they’re on a Sunday.) So I have 4 weeks to build up to running 6.2 miles, which is double what I’ve been running on a daily basis. And there are going to be people there finishing in my 5K time, which is only slightly embarrassing. My sister (who is running with me) is training on a treadmill at the gym. This will be her first real race. Have I mentioned my sister is 25? And an athlete? In college she was a nationally ranked wakeboarding champion. And she works out everyday and is in seriously enviable shape. And taller than me. Next to her, I feel like a short, fat, pasty old lady (she got mom’s olive skin, I got dad’s translucent white tones. I could totally be an extra in the “Twilight” series, no make-up required!) But she’s super encouraging and I love her to pieces.
Well, I better get moving. I wasn’t going to work today, but I’m going in for a bit this morning to make sure everything is getting done that needs doing (mom’s out of town for a few days and she spent yesterday calling me constantly to nag nag nag!) I’m taking all the kids over to my grandparents’ assisted living home. I reserved the family dining room and we’re bringing a cake and ice cream cause it’s my grandfather’s 88th birthday today. Have I mentioned that ALL my grandparents are still alive? I know that’s rare. I come from pretty hardy stock!! So I will be having a small slice of cake. It’s part of today’s food plan. This isn’t the Biggest Loser ranch or a health spa. It’s my life and I have to learn how to deal with the every day things like this. So, it’s a slice of cake. Not a whole cake. It’s not the beginning of the end. It’s a bakery item. I am learning moderation.
UPDATE 4:19 PM
Cake ended up being ice cream cake. It was awesome. I had a smallish piece and enjoyed every freakin’ bite of it! Little voice in my head said, “hey most of the cake is still left, why don’t you have another piece. You deserve it. You never have stuff like this anymore.” I told the little voice to go to hell. And I had the staff at my grandparents’ assisted living home to help themselves and share the cake with the other residents (which they did.) And then I said smugly to little voice “bitch, don’t even mess with me!”
I’m at work for a bit yet. My “days off” mean that I only spend a couple of hours here instead of the whole day. Gotta love the family biz. Most of my day was eaten up waiting for and then dealing with… The Plumber. But at least I have two fully functioning toilets again (for how long, god only knows!) Even if I am $300 lighter (yep, OUCH! Freakin’ I should have been a plumber!)
Ooooh, I have to say lunch was a revelation!! I had picked up some pita pockets (whole wheat with no added oils, so they were 130 calories for a whole pita. These were full sized, not minis.) And I had some turkey burger patties at home (Jenny-O) and while the kids had turkey burgers for lunch, I had this turkey pita burger that was SO AWESOME! Half a pita pocket (so only 65 calories - a hamburger bun is like twice that!), turkey burger patty, lettuce, thick slice of tomato, slice of onion (oh how I love onions!) lots of pickles (I found no sugar added bread and butter ones - ZERO calories per serving! Hello!) and then stoneground spicy brown mustard (5 calories a serving, which is like 2 tsp if I remember correctly.) It was so huge that it split the pita completely in two and so it was no longer a pocket. But it was PERFECT! I am going to have another one for dinner when I get home tonite. Why didn’t I think of this sooner?!
Posted on August 22nd, 2009 by firefly
Filed under: daily blathering
You are doing amazing! And good on you for having a small slice of cake! Life is too short to not enjoy a tiny bit of cake heaven for major life events! (I stress major LOL)
Have a GREAT day! 
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Sounds like today’s going to be a good workout day and I wouldn’t worry about a small slice of cake
Oh and I try to see cereal as a snack and not a meal- I love cereal too so it was hard in the beginning to only eat a little bit- but now it’s becoming more natural
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