What Can You Eat Before Working Out ?

I can't eat before working out. I can't eat before tennis, before running, before any serious physical exertion. I seriously have thrown up more than once if I eat less than 2 hours before working out. Until TODAY!

I found that I can eat Fresh Fruit right before working out and not feel nauseous or pukey or puke afterwards! Yeah! Finally I can eat something before I work out that doesn't make me sick. This has been one roadblock to me working out is that I have to plan around working out 2 hours after eating. This is great news for me and could be great news for you.

If you can't eat before working out - try eating some fresh fruit like an apple or a peach or strawberries. I was so starving the other day and knew this was the only window for me to work out, so I ate some fresh strawberries as I was cutting up some for my kids while preparing their breakfast.

So, try eating fresh fruit before working out and see if it works for you!

Weekly Menu Planning Web-Site www.RelishRelish.com

Dinnertime has been a struggle for me. I feel like I am in a rut and making the same thing over and over. I came across this weekly menu planning web-site from twitter - www.relishrelish.com.

Info from their web-site:

"We offer the plan to get you out of your dinner rut for good and to prepare healthy and creative dinners, every night. You choose your weekly recipes, the grocery list is tabulated, shop once a week and have all of the ingredients needed for five meals. Each week you choose five entrees to make for the week. All dinners are kitchen-tested (no more disasters) and take 30 minutes or less prep. The comprehensive grocery list makes grocery shopping a snap. 5 dinners and sides cost less than $95 per week at the grocery store. You will notice substantial savings by sticking to a list! A Relish! subscription is only $7 per month. Monthly freezer menus are included in the subscription, plus much more!"

source: www.relishrelish.com

Started Virtual Running Club on Twitter - #momsrunning - Wanna Join?

Started Virtual Running Club on Twitter
#momsrunning

Wanna Join Us? I need external motivation and external pressure. I need to be held accountable by outside forces. I joined a Learn to Run class in the fall and it was great - I ran 2 hours with the group and a coach on Wednesdays. Then we were expected to run 3x-4x a week in between and I totally did it because I had to report to a group of people and because I would get my butt kicked in class if you didn't run in between 'cause each week it got harder and harder.

We will share our progress, struggles, tips, and training schedules. I really look forward to having a group of moms to share on this journey with me ! :-)

Struggling to Drink Your 8 Glasses of Water Each Day?

I was struggling to drink my 8 glasses of water each day. I used to put a tick mark on the calendar after I drank each glass. Then, I would think, did I put a mark for the last glass, did I forget, do I write it down when I pour the glass or after I drink it.

So, I decided to one day get out this awesome Retro Tang pitcher from my Grandma and fill it with water or Gatorade (weak gatorade made with gatorade powder just how I like it) and put it on the counter with a glass. Then, everytime I went in the kitchen I downed a glass.

There is no need to write anything down or keep track of how many glasses I did nor did not drink. I just know I need to finish the pitcher of water by the end of the day.

This has made a world of difference to me. I now don't have any problems getting in those 8 glasses of water each day

(side note: let family know that this pitcher is for you only - not for sharing)

Where can you Walk instead of Driving this Week?

I had to go to the store to get about $30 in groceries tonite. I decided to walk to the smaller grocery store that is about 1 mile away. I brought my green environmental recycled koolaide bag (from http://www.rejuicedbags.com/) and some cash, wearing my headphones and walking shoes.

I walked to and from the store at a brisk pace. I bought great salad fixings and came home and had a nice big salad with my dinner tonite.

Where can you walk instead of driving this week ?

Monday Weigh In - 2009.Mar.30

Weigh In Log.

Monday Morning.

183 pounds !

So, I started this journey at 192 and am now 183 pounds. That is 9 pounds in 12 weeks. Well, it's not quite a pound a week, but I really hope to catch up on the slack so that by the end of the year it will be 52 pounds in total weight loss.

Next week I start my next session of tennis lessons on Monday nights and I start the Spring session of a Learn to Run class on Wednesday nights. 2 nights a week spent on me and my health... unprecedented since I have had children ! 2 nights on me ! Yipee !

Love the New Lean Cuisine Spa Meals - Wild Salmon with Basil

I love the new Lean Cuisine Spa Meals !

Lunchtime is sometimes the black hole for me. I prepare and eat breakfast with the family and I prepare and eat dinner with the family. I often find myself home with the baby shortchanging myself on lunch or not eating anything at all.

So, this is the time I like to explore the world of frozen meals. I found a winner that both my 15 month old and I share. It is the new Lean Cuisine Spa Meal of Wild Salmon with Basic made with Pacific Salmon and whole wheat orzo pasta.

We both Love it ! It says it has no preservatives and is only 260 calories. That is pretty good if you ever look at the calories on a frozen meal. I also can read and pronounce everything on the ingredients list; I don't feel like there are any hidden weirdo items in the meal.

I will be checking out the other Lean Cuisine Spa Frozen meals next time I head to the grocery store !