Baseball is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical. ~ Yogi Berra
Baseball, running, swimming, whatever your physical activity of choice, I’m convinced that Yogi had it right. Proper fueling aside, the success of any given workout really comes down to your attitude. Today’s swim, for example, had all the makings of a bad workout. I had to share my lane for a while and I felt really slow and cumbersome. But today was the very last time I’ll have access to the UB pool and I wanted to make the best of it.
55minutes later I had swam 60lengths and I felt great. Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.
It’s a little less exciting when you realize that 60lengths is still only 4500feet. I swam for almost an hour and I still didn’t finish a mile?!? Once I see the pool at Buffalo State if I decide to keep up my pool work outs I think some swimming lessons are in order 😉
I told myself I could get an iced coffee if I stayed in the pool for an hour (sometimes bribing works too!) so I stopped into Dunkin Donuts on the way home.
They were less than pleased with my modified order, which ended up being basically a mash-up of three different drinks. A medium dark roast iced latte with skim milk, no sweetener, and coconut flavoring.
In the end, the lunch I made once I got home was far more exciting than the coffee.
I swear on a stack of cases of diet coke that there is nothing more tasty than a veggie bowl! It seems like if it has veggies and is cooked in a skillet it’s going to taste delicious. Today’s mix was something random from the top of my head and I am a genius, just putting it out there!
- I put 2/3cup frozen peas in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Once they de-iced I removed the peas from the pan and added 2t of evoo.
- Then I added 1 small neon eggplant, chopped and a sprinkle of salt.
- I let the eggplant cook, cook, cook; 5-7minutes until it the edges were getting nice and burnt.
- Meanwhile I whisked together a mixture of ketchup, honey, and oj in a small bowl. (approx. 3T ketchup, 2T orange juice, and 1T honey)
- Finally I reduced the heat to medium-low and poured my sauce over the eggplant. I gave them a minute to get acquainted before I put the peas back into the mix and gave a few stirs.
Man, oh man, oh man!
The rest of the afternoon looks like a mix of the binder project and my continued swooning over lunch. Peace!
What helps you to have a really good workout? Do you have a personal mantra?
Eating Chalk 
that dish looks SO delicious! and i love that fork!
oh and my mantra when i work out is “if you want to have things youve never had, you have to do things youve never done!” makes me push harder than i ever have.
I love that!
oh its got such a delicious glaze on it too. mm and peas would be a great pair together. and the dunkin donuts drink is cool too tho! hehe
yes, to push thru my workout i say “everything is impermanent, this pain is impermanent”
and “this too shall pass”
Bummer about the iced coconut coffee. That just makes me sad 😦
Whenever I’m working out or don’t want to workout I think of the quote “the definition of crazy is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result” works for me every time.
I just say “just do it, damnit” and don’t allow myself to think that I have a choice. I’ve never walked out of the gym thinking, “wow, I shouldn’t have done that.”