Author Archives: Emily

Time and a Half Tunes

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Hiya!  I hope everyone else is feeling good, I’m actually having a great day 🙂  We changed the sheets and towels, have laundry going, and we’re about to walk to the mail.  Plus we have lots of fun for this afternoon, including a grocery trip, a wings festival, and a bbq this evening.

We woke up this morning at 8 and got ready to gym it.  My training schedule had me doing 20minutes of cross-training today, but my i-pod playlist was so good I couldn’t stop!  In the end I was on the elliptical for 39minutes (450calories, at level 7).  As long as I run 2miles tomorrow, my goals for this week will be fulfilled.  I included my banging playlist below, as I highly recommend it.

This morning I ate a small slice of leftover pizza on the walk to the gym for fuel.

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And as soon as I hit publish I’m making the husband and I a smoothie.  I’m pretty hungry but I am planing on doing some wing noshing.  I’ll see you this afternoon.

Primo Playlist

  1. “Nothing Left to Lose” – Matt Kearny
  2. “A Pain That I’m Used To” – Depeche Mode
  3. “Pride” – Syntax
  4. “Keep on Trying” – Poco
  5. “Bring on the Wonder” – Susan Enan (featuring Sarah McLachlan)
  6. “A Light on the Hill” – Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s
  7. “Running Up that Hill” – Placebo
  8. “Set Free” – Katie Gray
  9. “Heartbeats” – Jose Gonzalez

Where do you learn about new music?  90% of my favorite songs come from tv shows (mostly Scrubs and Bones).

The Hut

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We ended up not going to work out “right then.”  Adam decided to practice anatomy on me – I’m not being cutesie, I’m being literal, he pointed out everything he’d learned on my back.  And then we had a serious serious discussion about what the hell I’m going to do with my life; details to come.

Around 9, we did actually go to the gym.  I did a 2mile run on the treadmill.  With warm up/cool down the totals were – 2.5miles / 250calories / 23minutes.

We are totally out of food, so we went to Pizza Hut from the gym.  Here’s dinner.

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I made a small side salad,

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and had 3 slices of thin crust veggie lovers.

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And we watched My So-Called Life while we ate 🙂  Although to be honest, I ended up having a 4th slice of pizza!  Tomorrow is a busy day, I’ll see you then.

What do you like on your pizza?  I was pretty disappointed with The Hut, I was expecting way more veggies.  I like any and all veggies, and pineapple! but my favorite thing by far is green olives.

Hello, Again

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What a week it’s been!  But today it was finally time to rejoin the world of the living.  I got in bed before 10 last night but I didn’t get much sleep because I slept so terribly.  Still, at 9am I pushed myself out of bed.  I put on my workout clothes but I was feeling a little light-headed and our water was empty (we have a Brita filter pitcher, when we refill it we have to give it time to drain through the filter) so I decided breakfast and computer work were in order first.

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This combination did not disappoint, again.

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Plain fat free Oikos, 1t Crofter’s Superfruit North America Spread, 1.5T TJ’s Sun Butter, Orange Cranberry Gnu Bar.

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Yums.

The husband texted that he would go to the gym with me so I messed around and did business e-mails waiting for him.  For lunch I ate a sliced apple with leftover cheese,

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and 2servings of tortilla chips.

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The chips are leftover from our get-together last weekend, we clearly need to go to the grocery store!

And now Adam is home and we are headed out to the gym.  See you this evening.

Have you tried the Greek yogurt and nut butter combo yet?  Don’t wait, do it now!

Only Half Dead

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I am the worst blogger on Earth!  I’ve pretty much been asleep since my last post though, so there wasn’t much to write about.  I think my crappy sleep since we moved here has finally caught up with me.

I’m drinking warm milk with honey tonight at 9pm and going straight to bed, so no matter how I feel expect a post tomorrow morning.

Hasta!

I need advice!  What do you do when you can’t sleep?

That’s Not the Story

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Today I am the little train that couldn’t!  My motivation is seriously waning, and there wasn’t much to begin with 🙂  Through a long series of events I got to sleep at 1, making my 9am wake-up perfect.  But then I had to do some work…..and instead I played online. 

I did finish all of my business to-do’s, including calls including but not limited to – a NYC organization that owes me $, a doctor about a questionable mole, my grandpa who just got out of the hospital.

And I had a good breakfast –

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Chocolate chocolate grass milk – 12oz So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut Milk, 1/2 scoop Chocolate Amazing Grass, 1.5T Ah-Laska Chocolate syrup.  The syrup made the drink.

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I’ve been getting annoyed at Amazing Grass because it doesn’t stir in, but today my syup didn’t really mix either so I think it might actually be the So Delicious.  I’ll have to experiment further.

I’ve decided to give in to my laziness and make a big bowl of popcorn and put on Bones.  I have plenty of time this week to get where I need to be (and my plan is far ahead) in my class.  I am going to go to the gym this afternoon, and I am going to make the fun dinner we have planned.  See you later.

What do you do about an energy shortage?  Do you fight it, or have fun with it?

back 2 skool, yayz!

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School has officially started!  There was something very satisfying about being a student today and not a teacher like the last two years.  Of course I’m sad that I can only take one course this semester, but I’m very happy to start chipping away at my long list of prerequisite requirements; I’m on my way!

I woke up around 7:30 today when Adam left for school and got to work creating my half marathon training schedule.  Then I had to actually implement it – I did 2miles on the treadmilll.  With warm up/cool down it was ultimately 2.3miles in 24minutes.  Afterwards I did abs (100reps) and stretching, bringing my total to 34minutes, 330calories.

I got a little behind schedule, so after a shower I had to rush to my hospital volunteering shift.  I’ll be doing 10-2 every Monday.  I walked to the bank on my way home, and at 2:40 I had yet to eat anything for the day.  I knew my first meal had to be something special.

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I hated the flavor, but liked the texture of this PB Gnu Bar, so I knew it was the perfect way to add fiber to this bowl.

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  • Oikos Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 1.5t Crofter’s Organic Superfruit Asia Spread
  • 1.5t TJ’s Sunbutter
  • Peanut Butter Gnu Bar

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The only problem now is that I want to eat this for every meal for the rest of my life!  The mix of sunbutter and greek yogurt truly might be the best thing on earth!

While I drooled over my bowl I got myself ready for the new school year – I printed out all the online materials, organized them and my Chemistry for Dummiesnotes into a binder, and made a google calendar of important assignment dates.  I finished up my work with a small plate of crackers and the last of the homemade french onion dip.

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Adam was a sweetheart and drove me to my first class.  Mondays and Wednesdays class will be from 6:30-7:50, and on Thursday it’s 5:00-8:50.  The class seems ok so far, but I know it will be challenging for me.  The professor said that in order to achieve success most students study at least 7-10hours a week.

When we got home we took a walk to the post office and stopped at the gas station because my hormones have made me very angry that there’s been no candy in the house.  I stalked up and Adam bought an ice-cream Snickers.

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He must be the nicest bear in the world, because he gave me a big bite!

For dinner I did leftovers and a quick salad.

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I prefer noodles cold so I ate my portion straight from the container.  Note: I also ate 4big bites before I could manage to take a picture.

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My salad was organic spring mix lettuce, Newman’s Own Asian Sesame Salad Spritzer, Newman’s Own Organic Dried Apples, and chunks of leftover party cheese.

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To drink I had my plain Ooba sample.

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We watched Bones while I ate and for dessert I tucked into my new candy stash – Sprees.

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I realize this isn’t exactly a health food, but I do love that a whole package has less than 200calories.

Now it is a late late bedtime, clearly I have to skip tv time on class nights!  See you in the am.

Did you ever take chemistry?  How did you do?  I was a 4.0 student in high school until I took chemistry, so I am understandably a little freaked out!

Half Marathon Training Schedule

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This is my training schedule for the Disney Princess Half Marathon I am running in March, 2010.  I have 27weeks to prepare.

Please note the following things about this schedule –

  • the small numbers are miles run, the large numbers are cross-training minutes
  • I am only scheduling 4 days a week, but hope to add 1-2 cross-training sessions a week
  • I will also be doing strength work and stretching
  1. 8.31-9.6 – 2/2/2/20
  2. 9.7-9.13 – 2/2/2/20
  3. 9.14-9.20 – 2/2/3/25
  4. 9.21-9.27 – 2/3/3/25
  5. 9.28-10.4 – 2/3/3/30
  6. 10.5-10.11 – 2/3/4/30
  7. 10.12-10.18 – 2/3/4/35
  8. 10.19-10.25 – 2/3/4/35
  9. 10.26-11.1 – 3/5/40/40
  10. 11.2-11.8 – 3/3/3/40
  11. 11.9-11.15 – 3/3/5/45
  12. 11.16-11.22 – 2/3/6/45
  13. 11.23-11.29 – 3/7/50/50
  14. 11.30-12.6 – 3/3/5/50
  15. 12.7-12.13 – 2/3/7/55
  16. 12.14-12.20 – 3/3/3/60
  17. 12.21-12.27 – 2/9/45/60
  18. 12.28-1.3 – 3/3/5/60
  19. 1.4-1.10 – 2/3/7/60
  20. 1.11-1.17 – 3/9/45/65
  21. 1.18-1.24 – 3/3/3/65
  22. 1.25-1.31 – 2/11/30/70
  23. 2.1-2.7 – 3/3/3/70
  24. 2.8-2.14 – 3/3/5/75
  25. 2.15-2.21 – 2/13/30/75
  26. 2.22-2.28 – 3/3/5/90
  27. 3.1-3.7 – 3/3/2/Half Marathon

 Current Stats

  • Height: 5feet4inches
  • Weight: 130lb (a new and yikes!-worthy discovery)
  • Stamina: 2miles in 20minutes leaves me wanting to die
  • Overall: I feel sluggish and stiff and ready for something in my life to change

I cobbled this training plan together using Google, fitness magazines, and advice from some of the greats (Meghann, Sarah, Caitlin).  If you see any room for correction, please let me know!

Last Day of Summer

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Tomorrow I start class (and half marathon training) so this is technically the last day of summer.  It was a good end, very relaxing.

This afternoon Adam made a big bowl of Purely Decadent Nondairy Frozen Dessert Peanut Butter Zig Zag and I ate his melties.

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So tasty.  I love the melted part on ice-cream, especially Frostys, which I happened to also have!

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We did a test-drive out to my campus this afternoon so I could feel comfortable tomorrow.  We found my parking lot, and even walked into my classroom.  On the way home I was so hungry I could barely see straight so we pulled into Wendy’s for a last summer hurrah.  We might have also watched Bones while we ate 🙂

During tv time (technically online time as we don’t have cable and only watch shows on the internet) I also ate a few pieces of my new candy.

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We saw this “milk” candy at the store and we’re too intrigued not to buy it.  It was chewy but creamy, and quite good.

For dinner I went a little more grown-up.

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That’s Shallota Flavor Spaghetti, a recipe from Rachael Ray’s Big Orange Book.

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A bug-free salad.

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The salad had organic spring mix lettuce, Newman’s Own Asian Sesame Natural Salad Mist, walnuts, caraway seed cheese, and Chili Oloves.  My mom sent me the olives from San Francisco and they added a nice kick.

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It’s 10pm now and I’m hoping to do a little reading in bed so I’ve got to get going.  I’m excited but nervous about LIFE starting tomorrow.  Sweet dreams.

Do you like Rachael Ray?  I adore watching her on tv, I think she’s so cute, but I don’t cook her recipes that often.  They take longer than 30minutes (minus), but are very creative and tasty (plus).  Plus they are easy to healthify – use less/lower fat cheese, sub in ww pasta, cut the olive oil/butter…..