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Rest day.....from workouts, that is. It's ANYTHING but a restful day. Painted the bathroom (which took a few hours in all), hit Target for painting tape so I could finish this job, then cut the grass and re-installed the bathroom mirror.

Today's journalled food:
8:30am 3 egg whites, 1/2 ww pita
10:45am 4egg whites and 1/3 C Bob's Red Mill in a pancake
12:30pm Organic Spring garden salad mix, 1T EVOO, 1 T balsamic vinegar, 1 wedge LC cheese, 3 oz sliced chicken...

banslug

CCPP today, and I had originally planned to do it on the stationary bike to rest my legs and PF from Thursday's horrible long run. But I woke up this AM and felt pretty good so I ran on the TM with CCPP. I felt AWESOME the entire time! I even added on the 3rd Challenge for extra on the end.....logged over 7.25 miles and then the Extended Stretch from STS and felt great!!!!!!!!!!

Today's journalled food:
8:30am Myoplex Lite shake with L-Glutamine
10:45am 3 egg whites...

banslug

AH! My legs feel so much better today. All day yesterday after that HORrible long run, I was achy and tired and grumpy and SORE! This morning was so much better. That gives me hope for my next long run!!!

This morning's workout was:
BFL upper body (like visiting an old friend)
Core Max 1
Extended Stretch from STS (and MAN did I need that stretch)

Journalled food for today:
8:30am Myoplex Lite shake with L-Glutamine
10:30am 3 egg...

banslug

"Withdraw your investment of energy from the perpetrators in your life and they will wither and disappear from your radar screen."

DOMS in lower body are a bit better.
Today's workout is my 9 mile long run....planning on hitting the trail after kids go to Rec. I'm a bit afraid of running on that trail to the 4.5 mile mark alone, so I'll go to the 2 mile marker, return, repeat, then add 1 mile on. It feels 'safer' to me to stay closer to the parking lot and beginning...

banslug

“I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, then it is beautiful. If not, it can't be helped.” Gestalt prayer

Today's focus is to REFOCUS on what MY EXPECTATIONS are OF ME!!!!! It's so easy to worry about what everybody else will think of me if I gain 10 pounds, or if I skip this event or if I say this or that. But what's IMPORTANT,...

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