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Wordless Wed. - GSP
March 3, 2010
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Tuesday with a “Tea”
March 2, 2010Hit the gym this morning. 19 mins on treadmill. Saw Steve’s wife (if you read www.arunnersblog.com, you know who Steve is.) She is pregnant out-to-there and speed walking on the treadmill. She said they are debating about the NYC marathon, but taking it slow and making it fun and socializing the whole way.
Then I grabbed an 8 lb. hand weight and a Swiss ball and did bridge shoulder rolls. I also did crunches with 2 legs on the wall, and diagonal crunches with one leg on the wall. I did planks with a row and side planks with the 8lb weights.
I forgot to share a funny South Carolina story. The first night I was there I was sharing a hotel room, sleeping on the couch, and the bathroom was through the next bedroom. Rather than wake my suitemates, I used the hotel lobby bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth in the morning. I must have forgotten my face wash down there, because it was missing the rest of the trip.
Day 2 I was sharing a hotel room with another friend of the bride, and I mentioned I had lost my face wash. She said she had some potent Japanese stuff, and said I should just use one tiny dot.
After my shower I felt warm and flushed. I thought maybe I had the water too hot and turned the hotel room A/C on. Then I thought maybe I was getting a fever. The apples of my cheeks were red and hot, and my fingertips were red and hot, and my fingers were puffy, but everything else was fine.
Suddenly it occurred to me that I tried a new face wash. I asked the woman if it had cucumber in it, because I am allergic to cucumbers. And she said, “No, it’s like white tea.”
The other thing I’m allergic to is tea.
Luckily it was gone in about 2 hours and allowed me to not wear blush to dinner 
When I say I am allergic to tea, everyone asks, “What would happen if you drank it?” And I always answer, “I don’t know, I don’t drink it.” Duh!
Tonight Brian did something I thought he would never do. He did not have animal based protein with dinner. He ate beans. Yippee! I hope this opens future doors for Meatless Monday or some such thing in our house.
Do you purposely avoid meat every now and then?
2010 goal update: 2710 crunches, 67 minutes of plank remaining.
Back from GSP
March 1, 2010
You don't find this in Florida!
I had a great 4 days away to see a close high school friend walk down the aisle. It was my first time in South Carolina, and the people there were super sweet. So sweet it made some of the east-coasters suspicious (Leslie, this means you)!
While there, the groom-to-be took me up in a tiny 4-seater plane. I’ve never been so scared in my life. I was scared of how scared I was, because I have never reacted that way to anything - surgery, childbirth - perhaps a moment when my daughter was missing in a theme park… but this was different. I hope to have photos soon though. They are all on his camera, and who knows when a newlywed man goes through his Canon…
Exercise was totally on the back burner, but I moved a lot. Thurs night schlepping boxes, Fri 20 mins morning yoga, Friday 6 hours of cleaning a filthy hangar and making it a wedding venue, Fri night dancing with the Bachelorette girls & guy (although it was lesbian night. Ha!) , Sat night dancing at the wedding for a couple hours, Sun morning yoga.
Sat on the plane next to a tennis pro now on the senior circuit. We basically discussed nutrition. He said one better than chia seeds is hemp. 1/2 tsp in a smoothie and you’re ready to run all day! He introduced himself as “one of the best tennis players in the world” so I introduced myself as “one of the best mommies in the world.” Yes, we are humble folk.
Today I started the day with a juiced pear and carrot combo. Brian said to call it Parrot Juice. Ha! Add some tequila and Buffet himself might want some!
I hit the gym for the first time in a while. With a goal of much cardio, I hoped to catch the Zumba class, but the teacher didn’t show. So I ran 1.5 and then did an upper body workout, a bit of karate kick practice, then core on the mat with medicine ball and on the captain’s chair.
No karate Tues. It’s black belt testing night. I kind of want to watch, but I know it will be over 3 hours, and I have a lot to catch up on at home. Like a lack of hot water and a husband running a marathon leaving 4 days of dishes to wash. And a mountain of laundry that reminds me somewhat of Jaba the hutt. If he had colorful tattoos instead of a colorful tongue.
If you ran at Gasparilla, be sure to tell me about it!
2010 goal update: 2770 crunches, 69 minutes of plank remaining.
Protein and greens
February 25, 2010I learned some interesting stuff today about getting protein from veggies instead of animals. But the info is copyrighted. If you are interested in learning it too, and also in getting some free smoothie recipes at the same time, sign up for the FREE 3 day green smoothie challenge from the Green Divas.
It wasn’t a life changing experience for someone who already puts spinach in the blender frequently, but the info is written in an easy-to-learn-from format if you want to improve your nutrition knowledge.
My Last Workout
February 24, 2010Not my last workout ever - just my last workout before mini-vaca. I’m going away without the family for a friend’s wedding for a few days.
Tues night was karate. I finally have penon 2 down, just in time for it to be the last night I work on forms for a couple months, so I hope I can remember it!
I showed Wendy the latest Youtube video I have of her doing penon 2, and how she kinda goes through the motions without OOMPH. In theatre they say “make it bigger!” and Wendy needs to make it bigger, deeper, stronger - which then makes it harder and more tiring. She teeters on how much she wants to succeed vs. how much she wants to push herself - much like her mom. When she saw the video she felt poopy. (Her word)
Meanwhile - we were at Karate and Alice was PR’ing the mile with a 6:36.
But this pic is from the relay...
Today’s workout: Tried that 10-20-30 again without the PMS, thankuverymuch. Did 10 mins on treadmill, 20 tricep dips off a bench, 13 pushups against the bench (yah, not quite 30), 40 crunches (20 as alternate toe touches and 20 as oblique) and 50 lunges, which were really 25 back lunges and 25 side to side lateral lunges.
Round 2: 10 jumping jacks, 20 tricep dips, plank for 30 seconds, 40 clamshell crunches with a Swiss ball behind my heels, and 50 side-lying clamshells I learned in Pilates on Monday. (With feet raised)
Then some extra core stuff for good measure - like plank with straight arms walking feet in and out.
My Yoga Paws and Yoga deck will come with me on the trip. And I’m sure some crunches will be done on a hotel room floor (on a towel). But I would not be surprised if my only cardio is dancing at the wedding.
2010 goal update: 2820 crunches, 70 minutes of plank remaining.
