Yesterday was full of rain, rain, rain. I dislike driving in the rain not only because the roads are slick but because of people who act like the rain requires them to drive as ridiculous as possible. It’s either folks driving really fast, switching lanes and kicking up walls of water OR it’s the folks who drive extremely slow no matter the lane and brake like 40 feet before any car or intersection (no matter if the light is still green). UGH!
The weather folks say that we had our last band of storms yesterday…so I’m expecting a return to normality on the California freeways and roads. Fingers crossed.
So I finally opened the swag bag I got at the Athleta store opening on Tuesday night…I know I took a while. Some pretty nifty stuff in there.
Athleta swag
I need to start using my regular camera to take photos for the blog. My Instagram App pictures are just not cutting it. Bleah.
Snack Attack
So yesterday I was in a snacky mood. So I poured a handful of cashews, dried cherries and dark chocolate baking chips onto a plate to eat while going through work emails. Then I made myself a Swiss Miss Dark Chocolate cup of cocoa. That instant mix is definitely one to try. Tastes rich and creamy even when made with water. I haven’t made with milk yet which I may try today with almond milk (cause of my tummy), if I’m craving cocoa later today.
Eats
I’ve been eating my normal protein pancake breakfasts and my random veggie lunches. I am always envious of folks who have left overs to warm up but usually make just enough to feed the family with maybe a teeny tiny bit that wouldn’t fill anyone’s plate for a next day meal.
Pumpkin pancake
Pancake with some new toppings
Veggie lunch
Sweats
I did a circuit workout yesterday morning to start the day right.
Warmed up with 2 minutes of sun salutations, followed by 12 sets of 60sec/10sec of plyometrics and old fashioned calisthenics (jumping jacks, high knees, etc.), then ending with 12 sets of 60sec/10sec of upper body exercises.
Whew! Sweaty delight. I like moving so quickly from one exercise to the next, doing that gets your heart pumping and keeps it pumping until the very end.
Then I went to Vinyasa Flex over at my yoga studio, Xplore Yoga. The instructor focused on hamstring flexibility – which is great for my half-marathon training. I always find I am more comfortable with my form when I continue with my yoga practice.
Finished the night by cooking some dinner for the family, trying to read all the blogs I subscribe to (didn’t) then falling asleep around 9:30pm. I pressed some button on my alarm clock and couldn’t figure out what was happening with it. It just showed 0:09. Wha?!? So after 10 minutes of fiddling with it HunBun said “hey maybe that’s the time you set for the snooze”. Der! As soon as I hit the snooze button the time showed up. ARGH!
This morning I did a hill workout on the treadmill followed by 10 minutes of upper arm/back exercises with 3lb dumbbells. I’m working hard to get that little jelly spot tightened up, you know that piece right under your arm pit? Yeah that one. It’s getting smaller…so I’m on the right track. 🙂
Anyhoo….gotta drop the boy off at school then get to working!
See ya later
Cathy
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