Wednesday, June 21, 2017

2017 OMaD - Week 24

Life never seems to give you a break sometimes, right? If didn't you would be bored. On brighter side of things, I found two new recipes that the chef and I like a lot!

June 11 - 17

Day 162: 6.22 Miles -This was such a great day! M left for work and I headed out for a run a couple hours later. It was a great 10k run. It wasn't too hot, and a strong breeze helped. I felt like this was a solid run. I'm thinking I should be able to pull off another 10k the following Sunday or even 7 to 8 miles! Fingers crossed! After that I spent a portion of the day eating a delicious breakfast and coffee from the comfort of our couch while watching British mystery shows on Newflix (Has anyone watch Father Brown?). M got home. Instead of taking a nap he had energy and we ended walking down a Farmer's Market near our home. We got some delicious baklava from one vendor and some roasted coffee from another. Then we shopped at the mall. It was a great day!
 
Day 163: 1 Mile - M and I got our chores and errands done early (Gold Stars for us! Yay!). After lunch M went down for a nap while I watched some of my mysteries on Netflix.... aaaaand. I feel asleep too. Nearly 3 hours later we both woke up. We got ourselves going and had yummy tacos at a taqueria and did a wedding discussion. After dinner I went for a walk. We were up late talking, which resulted in a groggy morning.

Day 164: 0 Miles - I was exhausted this morning, and my stomach ached. I slept in till it was time to go to work. Then 30 minutes before I had to leave we got word on the date of a M's family funeral, and it was "Go Time." We both worked on asking for time off then searched for flights, hotel and rental car. I have to admit it was very stressful, but we got the flights taken care.

Day 165:  0 Miles - Another crazy day with booking a hotel during my breaks at work. I made Honey Sriracha Glazed Meatballs for dinner, and they were delish! M did made edamame with a sesame soy sauce to go with the meatball and brown rice. I found the recipe for Eat Yourself Skinny's blog on Pinterest.

Day 166:  0 Miles - I spent the morning looking into car rents and reserved a car. Now we're all set for the trip to Cincinnati! Whew!

Day 167:  0 Miles - I woke up with a "Go, Go, Go!" mode already switched on. I put away the dishes then loaded the dishwasher again. I had enough time for coffee and a little breakfast before I had to had out to work.  It was a good day. I had half the mind to go to the gym or do a workout in the apartment after work, but I never made it. We had a late dinner of Baked Firecracker Chicken and Honey Lime Quinoa. I found the chicken recipe on Closet Cooking's website via Pinterst. The quinoa was M's own creation, and included equal parts lime juice and honey to two parts olive oil. 

Day 168: 0 Miles - It was a long day but thankfully it also went by quickly! M had to stay until closing so we had a later dinner than before. Since we also had to get Father's Day cards, we ended up just going to Whataburger for dinner. Afterwards I was so full and yet still ate a handful of Skittles while we watched a movie. Ugh!

Total Miles this week:  7.22 Miles   

Miles to Date: 180.47  Miles

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

OMaD - Week 23

A rough week.... but all is good!

June 4 - 10

Day 155: 6.20 Miles - I woke up this morning with the thought, "Aw man, I don't want to go to work." Then I remembered that it was Sunday Runday! Yay! I was set on running a 10k, and that's what I did. It was very not as hot and humid as I was expecting, but it definetely had my lifting my tank up to expose my stomach so that I could cool down. M and I had a great lunch before running some errands.

Then it was our date night out; however, it turned into a disappointment. We went to the Kirin Court in Richardson. M had raved about it ever since we started dating, and we finally made it. We got there two hours before the restaurant closed. There were probably four tables filled in the entire place. We ordered a couple dim sum, and asked the waiter to give us a minute to look over the entrees. We never saw him again at our table. Someone else probably 30 minutes later if we to order an entree. We said yes, thinking the original waiter would come over. He never did and the second waiter then served other tables around us. Basically, that waiter eventually came back to us (20 minutes later) and ask if we wanted something else and told we wanted an entree and she took our order but also said that the kitchen had closed. Oh. Then we waited another 45 minutes for our entrees to be made. One buss boy finally asked if we were doing alright and we said we were unsure if we had food coming or not. We finally got our entree, nearly 2 hours after we walked in to the restaurant. We ate only a little bit, paid and left. It was so disappointing and horrible. Everyone else, even those who sat down after us, were served quicker than we were. I know sometimes there is a cultural thing, but for an establishment that is supposed to be dedicated to customer service... this was horrendous! I was so disappointed for the both of us, I almost cried.
 
Day 156: 0 Miles - Monday fun! M and I took a little adventure down to Ham Orchards in Terrell to get our Peach Pork BBQ Sandwich and homemade strawberry and peach ice cream. Then we shopped their store and bought gobs and gobs of pickled food! It was so much fun!

Day 157:  0 Miles - I was so tired from work that I was so happy to see bed time. Granted, I also didn't want it to be bed time because I didn't want to go back to work after the crazy day I had! I didn't run in the morning because I was so tired. I didn't want to move from bed.

Day 158:  0 Miles - Sooo tired again. Part of my exhaustion is being dehydrated, and I worked on drinking more water. However, I just couldn't do it. M and I had a really basic dinner of spicy rice and fried eggs since we were so tired from work.

Day 159:  0 Miles - No run this morning either. I forced myself to drink enough water that I was peeing every 20 minutes if not shorter than that! I'm disappointed that didn't go run, but I if the inside of my mouth felt like sandpaper then I know better than not run but to recoup my water.

Day 160:  0 Miles - The first of two long days. M worked double shifts, which meant he had to go to work before I did and come after I do. All during work I was thinking about heading to the gym for a little bit after I got home, but the moment that I did.... I saw on the couch for a minute and I was gone. No hope for me!

Day 161: 0 Miles - Second long day. I get up to see M off to work, so I pretty much am uber tired in the morning. I made sure that I drank a lot of water help the body out. It was so busy that I didn't leave for lunch until 2:30! I headed over to Starbucks to get a sandwhich and a tea. It was so good and rewarding! Haha! M an I spent the evening with a pizza and a movie.

Total Miles this week:  6.20 Miles   

Miles to Date: 173.25  Miles

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

OMaD - Week 22

This week has been HOT! Summer is definitely here in North Texas!

May 28 - June 3

Day 148:  5.05 Miles - M had to get up super early for work. I got out to the park around 8 or so. The weather outside was misty/soft drizzle/rainy. Perfect! I had things on my mind after last night. I was talking to my running buddy HC. Turns out she plans on running the Texas Metal Saw Marathon on January 1, 2018. Dang it! It was one that I was thinking of running but in the 2019 New Year. I had decided that I wasn't going to run a full marathon right after my wedding because I didn't want to worry about training during the planning stage and worry about runs during my honeymoon. HC wanted a break for marathon running too. That has changed. I'm super jealous, to be honest. But during my run this morning I thought things out....

1. Training. I want to train for my next full marathon with new cross-training and nutrition, as a result becoming fitter than ever. My concern is in doing so may change my body enough that my wedding dress won't fit (it fits perfectly right now)... and I can't afford to have it altered even more.

2. Money. I've got a wedding and a honeymoon to help pay for! Marathon training is pricey to some extent too! I'm not sure I can swing both right now.

3. Time. Wedding planning. I need to focus on that. Then after that, time together as husband has wife (I like to thing that people still want to spend time with their new spouse after the honeymoon!). Also, the idea of potentially not being able to spend New Year's Eve/Day with my new husband (he may have to work the restaurant that day) sounds really sucky!

Anyway, I thought all of that during my run. I felt better, but still a little jealous. I told M about it later in the day. He would totally support me if I wanted to go for it, but was hearing more cons than pros. He suggested I wait until the 2018 season. Let's focus on our wedding first.This makes me a feel better. 

When M got home, we rested for a little before joining my friend HL and hubby at their Fajita Party. It was fun! Then, we watched a movie. It was a good day.
 
Day 149: 0 Miles - Rest day! I completely vegged out. I finished binge watching the Netflix documentary The Keepers. I had watched a few episodes here and there, but watched like four of them on Sunday after my run. Of course it ends with no real answers, but man... All that happened is crazy, sad, and horrible and you are left wanting to find justice for all the victims! I did make myself go to the grocery store like a good grown-up. M got home early from work. We spent the afternoon, eating some good burgers and fries before completely passing out on the couch for three hours. We had set an alarm to only take a 20 minute nap... but it failed. Miserably! When we woke up we finally got word about a friend, who is in the hospital, was ready for visitors. So we got him a present and card, and headed on over.

Day 150:  3.07 Miles - My Garmin decided it needs an update when I started my run this morning. The entire run it thought my pace was 00:01:35. Even when I stopped to stretch. Dang it! But it kept the distance and the timing down, which helped when it came slightly figuring out my pace. I had a late start, and it already felt like it was 80+ degrees out. Blah! But I did it! It bothers me that I miss read my watched when I got back to my starting point. It wasn't a complete 5k. Grrr! Oh, well.

Day 151:  0 Miles - This day started out well. Granted, I would've preferred to stay in bed, but I was a good girl went to work! In the afternoon I was excited about things coming in the future! I also learned that never take anything for granted!

Day 152:  0 Miles - I didn't go for my run since M has been out of sorts since last night. We did spend the morning looking at our engagement photos. They are awesome! I do wish I was in more flattering - more form fitting - less loose/swing style clothes, but I do love the overall style. I'm very happy with the photos we got! I can't wait to see what our wedding photos will be like!

Day 153:  0 Miles - Busy day at work, means I practically just lazed around afterwards. I had the opportunity to go to the gym for a little bit before dinner.... but I decided to sit down on the couch instead.

Day 154:  0 Miles - It was an even crazier day at work. I'm so glad it's the weekend!

Total Miles this week:  8.12 Miles   

Miles to Date: 167.05  Miles