Jogging My Memory

I’m sad that the weekend is almost over. It’s been so nice having a break from classes.

I had a very relaxing night last night watching 2 episodes of Weeds. I LOVE this show and can’t wait to watch more!

This morning I got dressed and out of the house and to the American River Trail by about 8:15. I brought 3 of the Strawberry Clif blocks with me for mid run energy.

I ran my 7 miles in 1 hr and 5:30 minutes. Last week I ran 6.75 miles in 1 hr and 6 minutes! I’m super proud of myself! My miles were around 9 minutes and 20 seconds (some were shorter, my last was 9:40…I was tired).

The first 3.5 were pretty good. The trail was pretty busy and it was hard going back and forth between the dirt shoulder and pavement for 7 miles. The last 2 miles dragged on a bit, and I had to dodge some rather impolite walkers (weren’t being considerate of others using the trail…shame on them), which made it worse. But I pushed through and felt so darn good as a result!

 Around mile 3.75 I got out my Clif Blocks and tried to eat them. I had to stop at a water fountain to get them down (I had planned ahead because I was afraid this might happen, and ate my blocks right near a fountain). Even with the water, I still had Clif Block sticking to my teeth and the roof of my mouth…no smiles. So if anyone has any Clif Block consumtion advice I would really appreciate it!

After my run I came home and showered and then made myself a smoothie using this Vega protein powder, 1 cup soymilk, some ice cubes, and 3 oz of strawberries.

This was my first “green monster”. The powder had all kinds of veggie protein in it and was definitely a shade of green as was my smoothie. I was not impressed. I didn’t mind the flavor, which was very protein powdery, but the texture of the smoothie was very off. I also felt extremely full for about 3-4 hours, which was not what I was aiming for at all. I definitely won’t ever use this stuff again, mostly because of how it made my stomach feel.

Anywho, I worked on some homework, napped, watched some Friends and finally around 2pm convinced myself to eat something. I had 4 oz of carrot sticks, 2.5 servings of Sabra’s Red Pepper Hummus, and a juicy delicious peach.

A little later I had the last two Urban Oven Asiago Cheese Crackers…sad times!

I spent most of the afternoon doing homework. How exciting I know! But I got a lot done and am way ahead of where I was last week homework wise! Yay!

Dinner was as planned on my meal plan, peanutty noodles! I made them with 3 oz rice noodles, 5 oz sliced green and red peppers, onions, and carrots, 1/2 package of tofu, 1/2 Tbs. canola oil, and 3 Tbs. TJ’s Peanut Satay Sauce!

Twas an AMAZING DINNER! And I used my Japanese chopsticks again. I wish Tyler were here to use his blue ones with me : (

Dessert was a No Pudge Brownie and 1.5 servings Mint Chocolate Chip Stonyfield FroYo. I <3 dessert.

I hope you all had a relaxing weekend and are looking forward to the week ahead. Just think Labor Day Weekend is only a week away now, which means a day off for a lot of us! I can’t wait!