Is anyone else absolutely appalled by this season of the Bachelor and yet continues to watch it every week?

Wow.  Come on now ladies, why, why, why are you doing this?!  And must you be so… bachelorettey?  I should count the number of times I almost throw up during each episode.  The tally would be monstrous.

So why have you sucked me into watching for two whole hours?! 

I need a tea.  Oh, and I should mention there’s an announcement at the end of the post.

I Eat

On Saturday morning, I declared it a pancake day.

I combined 1/2 c. oats + 1/2 mashed nan + 1/3 c. egg whites + cinnamon + bit of baking powder + salt + cinnamon + dash of vanilla.  On top was pumpkin spread + slivered almonds + maple flakes.

Sunday breakfast was overnight oats eaten at the tech booth at church.  Yummy in my tummy.  And this morning, reheated bananer oats at the office.  I really don’t have many breakfast shots!

Lunches were… surprise, surprise… all about the sandwiches.

Some tuna salad made with tuna + miracle whip + celery + red onion, on homemade GF bread + shoots + toms.

And a throw back sandwich on Sunday – peanut butter + naner + cinnamon.  Mmmmm.  I accidentally deleted the good pics of this sandwich, so this crust shot will have to do.  Eee.

And suppers… Saturday was a huge sushi feast.  Good stuff, but I really did eat way too much, which means I successfully ate more than my share at the AYCE restaurant.  Hmm.

On Sunday, my eating was all out of whack because I snacked all afternoon.  I hate when I do that!  It ruins the rest of my eats.  That’s why I had this sad salad late on Sunday evening:

Blahhhhhhhhh.

Tonight was much better.

Roasted squash + steamed broccs + grilled cilantro salmon + sprouts.

I’m pretty sure I’ve had my share of fish the last few days.  All those healthy fats are surely doing something good for my brain… I hope.

I Move

Saturday – not sure what it was, maybe a combination of mild weather and new found determination (see more on that at the end of the post…), but I ran 10k and didn’t feel like dying after.  Excellent!

Sunday – I managed to make it to the gym.  Not sure how considering how pooped I was, but I did a very non-strenuous 30 minutes on the elliptical.   That was enough.

Monday – some strength training at the gym before work got the week off to a good start.  A warm up of a few minutes on the bike followed by triceps + chest.  Then a full day at the office.

Okay, so what’s the “announcement”?

I’m training for a half marathon.

Am I petrified?  Yes.  Am I second guessing this plan?  Yes.  Would I rather eat dryer lint?  Yes. 

I’m going to be doing most of my long runs with a fun group of gals so, as one friend put it, “it’s a social thing”.  That’s what I’m going to tell myself when I feel like collapsing.  It’s a fun, social thing!  I’ve combined the Hal Higdon Half Marathon training plan with a training plan the girls follow (they’ve run halfs before) and I hope that will prepare me for the race the end of May.

So here goes nothing, peeps…

Adi

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