It’s Friday! I don’t really have a work week, but the weekend is still exciting.  Today I’m trying to pretend I’m somewhere tropical and that the forecast isn’t calling for rain and snow!

I set my alarm for 5:30 this morning and went to the gym for a (terrible) run.  My calves hurt so badly, I don’t know what the problem is?!?!  I mostly did 2/1minute run/walk intervals but sometimes I doubled up the running and/or the walking.  I kept having to stop to stretch.  In the end I did 60minutes and 5.3miles.  I did lots of stretching afterwards, for a total of 655 calories.

I came home to shower, sent the husband off to school, and got started on breakfast.  This was when the tropical fantasy began……Breakfast was all about devoring Sponge Bob’s home eating pineapple.  I made an amazing smoothie.

1 frozen banana, heaping cup fresh pineapple, splash oj.  I think maybe I prefer smoothies with some fresh (i.e. not frozen) fruit, the texture of this was great.

Alongside I had pineapple in bar from – a Pineapple Ginger bar from Boomi.

I had been putting off eating this sample because ginger skeeves me out sometimes but it ended up being great.

The two pineapples went together quite well.

Today should be pretty uneventful.  I have a lot of work I want to get done, but nothing is a rush.  Adam and I have super low-key plans for tonight, the highlight of which should be grocery shopping.  I hope everyone else has a good last day of the week day!

How do you like to make your smoothies?  Frozen fruit or fresh?  Ice?  Do you use any powders or packets?