Tuesday Check-In: 8/6/2013

The weekend was awesome, hubby and I went out to celebrate his birthday one final time and saw our favorite semi-local band with a couple of friends.  L-Shape Lot was excellent as usual and while Backstreet Pub was hot upstairs, I never left during their 3-hour set.  I have a wonderful friend's son to thank for being our DD as well so we could both enjoy the night and be safe.

Saturday and Sunday were spent at the Cape, our favorite place and were great days.  We had to wait out a storm after church Sunday but we were able to enjoy about 3.5 hours out there.  This weekend's picture features my youngest eating one of his favorite things in the world in one of his favorite places (in the water at the Cape).

Workout(s):
I ran/walked on Friday, it wasn't a great workout, but I did it. I was able to run more again though.

This morning we ran/walked and it kicked butt.  Well it may have kicked my butt, but it felt great as well.  I did walk/run segments on the first two laps (1.5 miles total) usually running about 7-8 minutes per lap and the rest was walking.  On the third lap, I started running at my usual place and was going to push it a little, but Blurred Lines came on and I pushed it more, then It's Time came on and I just kept running.  I ran a whole lap plus about 1/2 of the next lap!  That's my longest run to date!  I have no idea of the time, but it felt great, such an accomplishment.  I ran over a mile :)

Here's what I know:
Mile 1: 15:20
Mile 2: 14:05
Mile 3: 11:35

Woohoo! And that was even after a pretty crappy night's sleep.  Both hubby and I are really excited (he ran about the same distance at one time as me and finished in 33 minutes).

I also did Lunar Yoga last night from YogaDownload.com.  It was nice and relaxing.

Food notes:
Supper: Shrimp Gumbo prepared by our oldest as part of a merit badge for boy scouts.  Hubby helped out but he had his hands in each step.

Breakfast: Protein Shake, 2 slices bacon, banana

Lunch: Salad with grilled chicken, spinach, lettuce mix, egg, banana peppers and bacon.  Yum!

How I feel:
A little sore after the run, but it's getting better through the day.  I'm not exhausted and it's my usual time my afternoon slump kicks in.  I'm hoping the exercise will help me sleep well tonight.

Personal notes:
I'm reading The Vital Plan by William Rawls, who is my doctor.  It's a great book on using nutrition and exercise and other natural health things to heal your body.  I have an appointment with him next week and I wanted to finish it and have things to discuss with him so he understands that I am stepping up and trying to improve my health.  I have to admit I haven't agreed with everything in the book but he has brought up some new things and reinforced some old ones as well.  I look forward to finishing it up and following the plan.


I'm still looking into Paleo as well, but that will be when life settles down after summer and school starts.  But for now I'm incorporating little things into my diet, like a little more protein, better carbs and a little less dairy.  That way it won't be a shock when I do my Whole 30 in about a month or so.