RunnerBelle

Hola!

Hope you had a great Tuesday!

I started my day with a 3 mile run and felt like a granny on it. I didn’t even wear a watch.  I think all those squats at kettlebell yesterday took their toll on my poor legs.  But it was good to get out and run, plus the sun was actually up!  Gotta enjoy that sun before we change the clocks again.

BREAKFAST – steel cut oats, almond butter, little granola & ground flax.  needed some OJ too.

Then it was off to the dentist for a check up.  Oh what fun.  Found out that despite wearing a lovely night guard almost every night I have two filings with small cracks that need to be fixed.  I also got guilted into finally getting a Sonicare toothbrush.  I have some gum issues and if things don’t improve I may need some gum therapy of some sort. So the Sonicare it is.

During my lunch break I headed home to walk the pooch.  We had a nice leisurely walk, he did lots of sniffing… the usual.

LUNCH- Flat Out w/ turkey, provolone, hummus, tabbouleh with a side of beets & goat cheese.

Then it was back to work and I plugged on through the day.  Took a break for my obsession….. yep, Pineapple Chobani.  This time with a little granola.

After work I walked the pooch and got ready to drag go to kettlebell with the hubby. Operation get a buff hubby is slowly progressing.  I think this past weekend of skiing was a real eye opener for the hubby…. he is a tad out of shape.  But that is what happens when you work….. ALL. THE. TIME.  Well that is just my opinion. 

Workout

As Much Work As Possible in 6:00

Sit Ups -15

Heavy Swings- 25

As Much Work As Possible in 20:00

Clean + Strict Press 1/1, 2/2, 3/3

Renegade Row 6/6  (these suckers were HARD, not easy to remain level)

Suitcase Deadlift 6/6

Yet another workout that looks so easy…. but is SO NOT!  The hubby was a trooper though and did a great job!!  I was a sweaty drippy mess after that. Now the debate….. do I go to kettlebell in the morning?

We scrambled home and I went right to work whipping up a quick dinner.

DINNER- panko crusted baked cod w/ baked sweet potato and steamed broccoli

YUM!  If I do say so myself.

My poor hubby is hobbling.  It reminds me of my first couple weeks of kettlebell.  It hurts, but it is SO worth it.  I feel stronger than ever.  However, not sure if it helps my running speed…… although I think that is because I’ve slacked a bit in the speed work area.  I REALLY need to get on that!!  Debating if a rest day tomorrow might be a good idea so that my legs are fresh for speed work on Thursday?

How do you balance you strength training & cardio?  Do you struggle with it?

Have a great night!!

Britt

Hello,

Hope you had a great Monday…. well as great as a Monday can be. 

I’m currently subjecting my poor hubby to the Bachelor Wedding Special.  He is being a trooper though and reminiscing about our wedding.

We are an old married couple now….. married almost 6 years!!  Crazy how time flies!

It was picture perfect. 

So anyhow.  Back to today.

Rise and shine at 5:30 am for kettlebell!

Workout

Heavy Turkish Get Ups 5 x 2 per side

Partner Cindy- as many rounds as we could in 20 minutes

5 Pull Ups

10 Push Ups

15 Air Squats

Today’s workout was a bit humbling.  I need to work on my pull ups again, I lost some of my strength.  I did use one of the smaller bands, but still I was bumbling by one of the last rounds.  I think me and my friend did about 11 or 12 rounds.  Not too shabby.

I required a Green Monster after all those pull ups and push ups!

GREEN MONSTER- 2 big handfuls spinach, 1c almond milk, 1 banana

Kind of a blurry GM.

That was breakfast #1, once I got to work I moved on to breakfast #2.

BREAKFAST- steel cut oats w/ almond butter & ground flax.  iced coffee w/ milk.

It was GORGEOUS out today!!  So I had to venture out for a lunch hour run.  So thankful that my office has locker rooms & showers.  I did a quick 3.5 mile run at around an 8 minute pace. It was windy out though and it definitely added some resistance.

I returned to a yummy lunch.

LUNCH- field greens, salsa, plain greek yogurt, cheese and left over ground turkey w/ taco spices

I left my other part of my lunch in the fridge in the cafeteria, it was a good excuse to get up from my desk for a walk.

Pineapple Chobani…. I’m addicted!

I had the munchies big time though and needed some CARBS.  Guess that happens with kettlebell & a run.  So I had a Clif Bar eventually too.

After work I headed to my first real PT Session.  Last week was just my evaluation. Today we did lots of stretching, massage and ultrasound therapy.  My plantar fascia, Achilles and calf felt awesome after!  I am sold and cannot wait till my next session on Wednesday!

Dinner tonight involved some leftovers from when we ate out Friday night. My meal was HUGE, so I took half of it home.  Well I ate all the broccoli that came with it, so I added a new green veggie tonight…. brussels.

DINNER- Salmon, mashed potatoes & brussels

So today I came across this Men’s Health article that was referenced on MSNBC.  Why does it seem like Men’s Health always had better articles?

Any how, it kind of ties into some Jillian Michaels podcasts lately and she is all about organic, grass fed beef, no microwaving in plastic wrap, anti-soy, etc.   The podcasts are bit old but they still have some great info, plus they make the day go by faster at my desk.

Back to the Men’s Health article, here are some tips they give…….

1. Know when to go organic- the “dirty dozen”- peaches, apples, bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, kale, lettuce, imported grapes, carrots, and pears
2. Stop eating plastic- Phthalates can be found in food packaging, plastic wraps, and pesticides, as well as children’s toys, PVC pipe, and medical supplies. Each year, about 18 billion pounds of phthalate esters are created worldwide, and they can easily leach into your body.
3. Don’t eat the Viking- (amused by this example) imagine you’ve been in a terrible plane crash in the Andes, like those poor souls depicted in the movie “Alive.” The only way to survive is to pick one of the dead folks to eat. You’re given the choice of an obese, grotesquely muscled, man-boob-toting Minnesota Vikings lineman with shrunken testicles who’s been injecting himself with hormones for a dozen years, or someone of normal size and body type and hormonal function. (One of the Kardashian sisters, maybe.) Which would you choose?
   Well, every time you eat conventionally raised beef, you’re choosing the Viking.
4. Beware of the sneaky saboteurs- HFCS & soy

The hubby balks a bit when I buy organic or grass fed meat, but after reading this article and listening to the podcasts I’m leaning that way more and more when I can.  He doesn’t think the cost is justified…. but maybe I need to get him to do a bit more reading.

What do you think?  Do you think these chemicals could be impacting you?

Ok, back to wedding watching!

Hope you had a great day!

Britt

Hi There!!

Hope you had a fabulous weekend!  We did. 

After a chill night Friday we were up and out the door by 7am on Saturday.  After about an hour and half drive we came upon this beautiful sight…. (oopsie a little blurry)

And finally we arrived at our destination for the day, Wildcat!

Despite growing up in NH and skiing since I was 3, I had never skied Wildcat till yesterday.  I think one of the things that kept me away were the horror stories of how cold it is.  It is across the street from Mt. Washington which has been recorded as having the worst weather in the world.  We picked the PERFECT weekend to go though, it was pushing 40 degrees at the base and probably mid-30’s at the top with LOTS of glorious sunshine!

This is Mt. Washington from one of the trails at Wildcat.  As we were staring over at the mountain I painfully fondly thought back to when I ran the Mt. Washington Road Race.  Yep if a marathon isn’t challenging enough for you, try a 7.6 mile run UP a freaking mountain.  Ah but its only one hill. 

Back to skiing.  It was fabulous.  See, smile on face.

It was so great, we went back for some more today.  However the hubby’s legs weren’t digging it.  He didn’t last long, so we kept it short and sweet today.

So what does a Runnerbelle eat while skiing……

BREAKFAST- oats on Saturday, french toast this morning

LUNCH- cranberry & walnut chicken salad wrap on Saturday, today a pulled pork burrito

DINNER- last night we hit up one of my favorite “pizza” spots, Flatbread Company.  They serve lots of delicious flat bread style pizzas and with lots of local & organic ingredients.  We shared their house organic salad w/ goat cheese, YUM!  Then for dinner we shared a Jay’s Heart, one side plain and the other side with their homemade sausage & sundried tomatoes, another YUM!

Yes… I was a bad food blogger and didn’t snap shots of everything.

Another unfortunate thing…. I didn’t get a my long run in today.  It was on the shorter side of long runs that I had planned so I’m not too worried.  Next weekend I’m going to try to do 18 or 20, so I’ll just take it easy this week in preparation for that…. rather than try to make up for lost miles.

Hopefully where you are had some great weather this weekend too!

Britt

Was out waaaay to late last night, especially since I had to be up at 5:30 to get to kettlebell!  But it was a fun night with good friends, good food and lots of chatting.

First a run down of yesterday………………. 

I meant to get up early for a pre-work run.  FAIL.

This meant I had to run during my lunch hour, but I also had to get the pooch from our house to my in-laws.  So I decided to literally run home at lunch, the benefit of living close to work and my in-laws living close to us!

BREAKFAST- Jar Oats!!!  ½ c oats, ½ c almond milk, ½ c water, some frozen blackberries and the remains of almond butter.  SO GOOD!

I snacked on a banana about an hour before my run.  I am back to needing a snack mid-morning, especially if I’m going to workout.

Then I headed down to my office’s locker room, changed up and headed out on my run home to Reggie. It is about 3 miles.  I then walked Reggie over to my in-laws.  Beagles sprint, they don’t run, so we walked….. he’s an old man too, he cannot sprint like he used to.

Got Reggie situated and headed back to work about 3.5 miles. It was flurrying & windy, which was kind of annoying…. Kept getting snowflakes in my eyes.   Back at work I showered up and ate lunch at my desk.

LUNCH- field greens w/ beets, herbed goat cheese and walnuts.  Pomegranate Chiobani.

SNACK- Clif Bar

 Headed home after work to meet up with the hubby and head out for the evening. 

Last night’s event was awesome.  Its called “The Taste” and its just that a TASTE of lots of different restaurants food.  Its held in one of the mill buildings, so it’s a nice large open spot where all the various restaurants set up tables with a few tastes of food from their menus.  It’s a great way to check out restaurants you haven’t been to or haven’t been to in awhile.  The event is a fundraiser too for a local organization that rocks, so food & charity in one, great combo!

Here is one of my plates….. mini crabcake, spicy ball of lumpia filling, deconstructed sushi, pulled pork quesadilla. 

Amazing how quickly all those “tastes” add up.  I think I might have hit up half the restaurants before I was TOTALLY stuffed.  It was all so good though… well most of it.  Had a couple of items that I didn’t want to waste the tummy space on, especially when so many other items rocked!

We pretty much closed the event down, as usual, with our crew of friends.  From there we headed to bar to hang out some more.  I was getting so tired though but the hubby was on a roll and would not stop yapping.  Finally at about midnight we rolled. 

This morning SUCKED when I had to get up, but I got up and got my butt to Kettlebell.

WORKOUT-

• Front Squat 5 x 5 (we did these with a weighted bar from a rack, started with just the bar and then added 20lbs and then 30lbs.  held the weight in front.)

• Every minute for 15:00  (one side & then the other each minute)
  • Long Cycle Clean x 3
  • Push Press x 3
  • Snatch x 3

I was very glad that it was a kettlebell workout, as opposed to a crossfit.  I don’t think I could have handled that first thing this morning.  Ugh. This workout was definitely challenging enough, especially as I was using a 12kg bell (~26lbs). 

BREAKFAST- Kashi H2H w/ almond butter and plain greek yogurt.  I lurve this combo.

LUNCH- Turkey Ruben w/ yummy salad.

Not sure what we are going to do tonight…. It will DEFINITELY involve going to bed early though.  We hope to be on the road by 7am tomorrow for a full day of skiing.  The weather looks absolutely gorgeous too, should be a perfect day of SPRING skiing!

I cannot wait!  It will be a mini getaway too as we are going to stay up near the mountain tomorrow night too. 

What do you have planned this weekend??

Britt

Hello!

So good to be HOME before 9pm tonight!!

Another action packed day though, had my first physical therapy appointment too.  But first a recap of the day.

Workout – Kettlebear (not sure where the name comes from)

Teams of 3, each person does the workout below 7 times through, rest while other two go, repeated 7 times

Dead clean
Squat
Push press
Squat
Push press

Yet another workout that looks “easy” and gives you an ass whooping.  Ugh.  I used 10kg bells (22 pounders) they felt so heavy by the end!

That Kettlebear required a Green Monster to feed my muscles afterwards.

GREEN MONSTER- 2 big handfuls spinach, 1c almond milk, 1 banana

Then once I got to work I had breakfast part two.  I wasn’t feeling the oats this morning so I did my favorite summer breakfast.

BREAKFAST- Kashi Heart to Heart, plain greek yogurt, amond butter and sprinkle of ground flax. YUMMY!

At lunch time I ventured out to get a new cover for my iPhone.  I dropped my phone this morning when I was half awake before kettlebell, fortunately I broke the case and not my phone (already did that with my first iPhone).  The cases at the Apple Store and even Target are crazy expensive, so I hit up TJMaxx…. 6 bucks!  Bargain!

LUNCH- field greens, hummus, curry carrot dip, blue cheese, dried cranberries and candied pecans.  interesting mix but it worked.

later on I had a snack of pineapple greek yogurt…. LOVE this stuff!

After work I hit up PT (I’ll discuss below) and then ventured home to make dinner.

DINNER – Turkey Tacos!!  Yes we are addicted to these.  Topped w/ salsa, plain greek yogurt and cheese.  Side of kidney beans.

Good use of shot glasses huh?

So any how….

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Yep, definitely got a few issues with my foot. I truly feel like a runner now, injuries and all!

Obviously plantars fasciitis is still a problem.  But now I have learned that I have a very tight Achilles & calf.  The physical therapist quickly found that my right foot has a much smaller range of motion than my left foot.  My tight Achilles is actually tied to my plantars issue as with anything muscle/tendon related… it is all connected.

And as I now have learned… my tight Achilles may be the cause of my plantars fasciitis.  When the Achilles tendon is contracted or tight, so is the plantar fascia.  The plantar fascia is attached at the heel bone and is the weakest attachment and the area of pain.  So with each step, the tightness of the Achilles tendon causes irritation at this attachment.

In addition to all this, I also found out I have some issues with my pelvic muscles too.  Nothing a little stretching cannot help though.

So now what?

• -PT twice a week for a couple of weeks, work on stretches and other therapies
• -add some new stretches to my repertoire
• -keep icing before/after runs and myofascial release through self massage
• -keep wearing my sexy boot to bed

One of my new stretches….

Calf stretch but with the back knee bent, it gets the Achilles a bit more.

The PT didn’t say no running…. but to make sure I do my stretches and lay off the box jumps & jump roping at Kettlebell.

So with that said, I’m off to stretch and then hit the hay!

Are you good about stretching?  How much time do you devote to stretching each day?

Have a great night!

Britt

Yep, another long day.

Hope your day was a good one!

I slept in again and opted for a lunch hour workout.

BREAKFAST- oats w/ almond butter, ground flax & dried cranberries.  Iced coffee w/ skim milk and…….. (in a whisper…. Splenda…. I cannot break that habit)

About an hour before my lunch time run I had an orange  & lots of water.

Workout- ran 4 miles, 8:05 pace

It was absolutely GORGEOUS out!  Its March 2nd in NH and I was able to wear a short sleeve shirt!!  I was mad I only had running tights in my bag, as shorts would have been perfect today. It wasn’t the 7 miles I had scheduled for today, but that is all I had time for unfortunately.  Not the end of the world though.

LUNCH- V8 Vegetable Soup & left over roasted brussels sprouts

My workday zoomed by, I listened to the old Jillian Michaels Podcasts from when she had a talk radio show.  I had heard about them but kept forgetting to download them.  While I don’t agree with all of her thoughts I do find her very motivational and she does provide some great healthy living advice….. in a very no-nonsense manner……as usual.

The V8 soup was awesome at filling me up!  But I had some Pirate’s Booty around 3:30 as I was planning to hit up the grocery store after work, and as we all know its not good to shop HUNGRY!

The plan worked, I bought lots o’ healthy food.  I just about cleared them out of Pineapple Chobani though.

DINNER- quick easy salad of field greens, tomato, hummus, tabouli, provolone and some dried cranberries

Then it was off to an awesome meeting/round table for road race directors.  I directed my first road race this past October and definitely learned A LOT.  Tonight’s session was so helpful providing me with ideas, reminding me of issues I need to tackle, and lots of great resources.  The meeting was lead by a panel of local experts that included a race announcer, timing company, large and/or long time road race directors, directors of road race series, and a representative of USATF.  The audience was made up of seasoned road race directors, as well as newbie ones (like me) and folks thinking of putting on their first race.

It was interesting as the timing company that was there was the one I used for my race……. and had some issues with.  He was and still is very apologetic and has promised me that he will personally do the timing for my race this year.  But tonight was the first time we actually met in person, but this was after he spoke and mentioned that even the best timing companies have bad days…. unfortunately I was his bad day last year.

This was a great idea though to share the experience of professionals and those who have successfully directed races for years with those who are new to road race directing.  I was also able to share my experience as a very new race director, putting together a new race from scratch.  We discussed everything from setting up water stops, to types of timing systems, to calculating the number of port-o-potties, insurance, certification,  etc.  Lots to a little race!!!

I am definitely PUMPED to get working on this year’s race and have it be bigger & better than last year!!  Oh and hopefully the weather is better (it poured).

Have you organized a large event before? Prior to this the largest thing I planned was our wedding and that was only 100 people.

Hope you have a great night!!!  Tomorrow I have my first PT session, crossing fingers my foot isn’t too messed up.

Britt

Oy!  Another long day!

I got home after 10pm tonight and then of course had to get caught up on The Bachelor…. or should I say The Dumbass.

Well that is my opinion at least. 

This morning I had originally planned to go to kettlebell, but my legs were just not having it. The 6am class doesn’t have the workout posted ahead of time and I didn’t want to get up and go, only to find a heavy legs day.  So I slept in and instead decided to hit the gym at lunch time.

BREAKFAST- oats w/almond butter, Kashi Mountain Medley granola & ground flax

I also enjoyed an iced coffee.  I think I prefer iced to hot coffee.  Even if it is freezing out. LOL

Workout

Upper Body Weights- did 3 sets of each, increasing weight with each set

• bicep curls
• concentration curls
• hammer curls
• overhead tricep extension
• tricep kickback
• tricep dips
• chest press
• chest flies
• one arm rows
• reverse flies

Then I did some quick abs, mainly planks and a few crunches.  I am so much better at holding my planks at kettlebell.  I just whimp out too easily when I’m on my own.  I also did some stretching that I really needed.  My hamstrings are so tight, most likely from doing deadlifts.  Those always kill my hamstrings.

LUNCH- spinach, tomato, pear, candied pecans, blue cheese & left over salmon w/ TJ’s tuscan viniagrette

I plugged on through the day but needed a snack.

SNACK- blueberry yogurt and granola parfait

After work I had an early dinner as I was going to be gone most of the night.

EARLY DINNER- flat out, brussels sprouts, asparagus, provolone and curry carrot spread (that I got from farmers market)

The spread is so yummy…. it also had sunflower seeds in it, delish!!

Later in the night I was able to do a quick snack of a granola bar.

After yesterday’s run I realized I need to so something about my foot/ankle/calf.  Its so much more than just plantars fasciitis.  Not sure if its my achilles or lower calf or what but walking down stairs isn’t comfy and when I first get up to walk it takes things a second to loosen up.

So I called a physical therapy office.  Figured I’d go with the one that has my mom’s picture on its website.  LOL

So Wednesday after work I’ll have my foot/leg assessed.  I figure its best to tackle whatever is wrong with it sooner than later. Especially as I have some miles to log over the next few months.

This will actually be my first time going to physical therapy.  Have you ever been?  How was your experience?

Ugh… I am a bad stay up.  I’m up WAY WAY WAY past my bed time and I have yet another long day tomorrow.  Ok to bed I go!

Britt

Hi there!  Hope you had a great Sunday!  Mine was action packed.

Started the day off with a 16 mile run, although first some fuel.

BREAKFAST- oats w/ granola, almond butter & ground flax

I did my run at the beach.  My legs felt like LEAD.  Ugh.  I started off feeling slow and then I actually got slow.  Thankfully I had the waves & the surfers to distract me.  The crazy storm we had moved out to sea and there were some HUGE waves rolling in (well huge for NH).

Normally there is a beach there, but the waves were crashing over the sea wall in places.  Forced me to run on the opposite side of the street for most of my run in that section.

You cannot see them, but there are surfers out there.

I also ran by one of the harbors….. poor sailboats.

So like I said, lots of distractions along the way but my legs were not loving the run. Oh and my plantars fasciitis may be causing me some issues along with my achilles….ugh.  I think my average pace was about an 8:45, but near the end I was definitely at a 9 mile pace or more.I also saw my mom along the way, she was out running 16 miles too. 

Once done I did some stretching and hopped in the car to get home.  Ate my post run snacks along the way.

I had time for a quick shower and some cereal when I got home. Then we were off to the bowl-a-thon.

We realized today that we are really crappy bowlers.  LOL  I haven’t bowled in YEARS.  I am motivated to go back again soon though!!  The event was a huge success though, raising over $20K for a local children’s home.   From there it was off to a friend’s house to watch the USA vs. Canada hockey game!  Holy cow was that a nail biter. I get so into hockey, I LOVE it.

Our friends have a HUGE projection tv. Perfect for the game.  I snacked on some chili while we were there, I was starving!

I was kinda bummed the US lost, but at least they made Canada work for it!!  From there we went to another friend’s house for dinner.  They had stayed with us the past couple of nights as they had no power.  They got power back today as well as several other friends & family.  Yay!!!

Dinner was chicken, potatoes, succotash & salad.  Yum!!!

I am now officially exhausted and going to bed!!

Hope you had a great weekend!  Congrats to Gracie who ran the NOLA marathon today!!!!

Britt

Hi there!  Hope you are having a great weekend!!

Mine has involved a lot of fish. 

Last night we headed out to meet a friend for dinner.  We had a bit of a communication snafu, we ended up at different restaurants, but eventually we got ourselves to the same place.  Oopsie.

Dinner was delicious and spicy!

Blackened Catfish w/ Dirty Rice and Greens

The piece of fish was HUGE, so had a good amount of leftovers which I had for lunch today. 

I enjoyed some a yummy Malbec with my fish, it worked well with the Cajun spices.

Eventually we met up with some other friends, who had been out of town but heard they had no power in their neighborhood.  So the are staying with us till they have power.  They stayed with us during the December ice storm back in 2008 too.  Our neighborhood apparently is immune to power loss, knock on wood.  We only lost power for a little while during the ice storm and only flickered during this storm.  Meanwhile at least half our town is still without power.

Our friends brought pie with them.  Unpictured pie.  It was yummy….. Apple Caramel Walnut.  SO GOOD.

This morning we did our usual breakfast with the in-laws.  I had an unpictured scramble with feta, chicken sausage, olives and spinach.

After breakfast I attempted to go visit my mom, but I could not find a unblocked route to her house.  Each way I attempted to go had a “road closed” sign.  I finally decided to go around one, only to come across wires down across the street so I turned around.  I called my mom’s cell to let her know I was trying to get there, found out she wasn’t there anyways, she was at the library using a computer.  Oh well, I tried.

We hit up the winter farmers market today, it as packed.  The venue had no power, but that didn’t really matter.  The sun was shining in through the greenhouse windows so all was good.  I picked up some yummy Carrot Curry dip made with sunflower seeds as well as some grass fed ground beef.  Our friends came with us and the hubby picked up a DELICIOUS orange coconut cupcake…. he was nice and shared, OMG so good!

The rest of the afternoon involved laundry, errands, Olympics, etc. I picked up more fish for dinner tonight, some salmon.

DINNER- baked lemon dill salmon w/ sweet potato fries and asparagus

Drizzled the salmon with 1/4c butter, juice of one lemon & some lemon zest.  Sprinkled some dill on top.

Oh and these little pieces of evil goodness arrived today.  Our favorite breakfast waitress had a daughter that is a girl scout.  Apparently I need to teach her how to spell my name…. only 1 t on there.

So far 3 Tagalongs & 1 Samoa consumed.  Laying low tonight watching Olympics gearing up for a 16 miler tomorrow morning, some bowling and then some serious hockey watching.

Will you be sad when the Olympics ends?  Or are you ready to get back to normal programing? I LOVE the Olympics!!!  I will miss them but not the late nights.

Keep on enjoying the weekend!

Britt

Man it looks like a bomb went off in a few areas around town.  We have been extremely fortunate that we only had our power flicker, lots of folks have no power and my not get it back for DAYS…. yes DAYS with an S.   There are also many places flooded. Some people are traveling by canoe to get to gas so they can keep their generators running, NUTS!

Here is one picture from the local paper.

Poor car….

My brother had a tree fall on his house (he rents it, so his renters informed him of it).  My mom had power lines down around her house.  Ugh…..

My work had power though, so into work I went!

BREAKFAST- oats w/ almond butter, pumpkin butter and ground flax

Lunch I did solo, my mom and step dad did brunch since they have no power.  But I still hit up our normal spot.

LUNCH- Curry Chicken Salad on Multi-Grain w/ crunchy slaw on the side.  Geisha Iced Green Tea.

I plugged on through my day.  Before leaving I had a little snack for fuel.

SNACK- Strawberry Banana Chobani…. still like the pineapple best, but this wasn’t too shabby

Now I’m off to get ready and wait for the hubby to get home so we can head to Kettlebell!  The gym finally got power back so we are going to do the 5:30 class.

Workout

1 Leg Deadlift 5 x 5 per leg

Team Relay

As many time as possible in 20:00.

7 x Burpees

7 x Sumo Deadlift High Pull

7 x Box Jumps

Doesn’t look too bad, just hope the burpees don’t kill the hubby. 

Have a great night!!!

Britt