Friday, December 12, 2008
FRIDAY FUN POST #2
YES it’s Friday, the day we have waited for all week! Is it just me or did this week seem like it when on forever and ever?
RECAP OF LAST NIGHT
We met up with our Thursday night group and went to the Farmers Market here in town, it’s at night which I know is unique to our little town. We had so much fun, watched the carolers, shopped for breads, shopped for produce, and had some hot chocolate afterward. I didn’t get too much there, just some carrots (for the pot roast I am making today), a mini butternut squash and some sourdough bread (for the hubby of course).
Before we left I made this beautiful Cranberry Salmon Salad!
MORNING WORKOUT
Today I ran 4 miles and did a great push up, ab, and weight work at home. I need to go the gym next week!!!! Great run, it’s a little chilly here in So Cal, and we hear there is SNOW in our forecast for next week!
Running Stats:
Distance: 4.26miles
Time:35:34
Avg Pace: 8:21/mi
Max pace: 5:54/ mi
Calories Burned: 518
Abs and Stretching
50 straight crunches
50 one leg crunches on each side
50 toe touch crunches (laying on back legs up touching side to side)
50 bicycles
25 lower ab leg lifts
2 minute plank moves
MORNING EATS
I made another wonderful bowl of oats (no pic sorry)
I am also making a Pot Roast for dinner tonight, well the crock pot will be slaving all day and I will enjoy tonight!!!! This is my first attempt at ever making Pot Roast, but it’s the perfect food for this gloomy weather.
HOLIDAY BOOTIE BUSTER CHALLENGE UPDATE!
Yesterday was an off day, but I still got in some walking to get in those points! While I was walking I read some of my Runners Magazine, I LOVE multi-tasking!!!!
December 8th situps and pushups 20minutes- 1
December 8th AKB 1:15 -5 points
December 9th run 7.45 1:02:14 -7.5 points
December 9th situps and stretching 20 minutes- 1 points
December 9th AKB class 1hour -4 points
December 10th AKB class 1 hour :15 min- 5points
December 11th Walked 2 miles ( on my break)- 2 points
December 12th 4.26 mile run+ abs and push ups- 5 points
Total Points for the week of December 8th-12th= 30.5
I am proud of this, I hope to win but NOT kill myself doing it…I NEED TO RESPECT MY OFF DAYS!
While I was reading I saw that Rick Trujillo (Trujillo is my maiden name) is in Runners Wolrd this month as this crazy mountain runner! I wonder if were related, I soooo need to check into that!
NEW THINGS FOR A NEW YEAR COUNTDOWN
December 11: I ate a Persimmon!!! I have never had one of these and they had them at the tasters at the market so I of course tried it, yummy! I guess you can bake with them???
CREATE YOUR OWN COOK BOOK CONTEST WINNER!
This was really hard to judge, there were so many wonderful and creative recipes that came in!! But someone has to win so the winner of the CreateMyCookbook gift certificate to make their very own cookbook is:
Elizabeth Mays from Stevensville, MI congrats GIRL!
Peppermint Bark Recipe ( with added almonds) if you want the recipe email me and I will get it to you!
DON’T FORGET ABOUT THIS WEEKS PROBAR CONTEST LAST DAY TO ENTER IS SUNDAY!
CHRISTMAS WISH LIST
My running buddy Rachel has a great list of things to buy for the athlete in your life, check it out!
Also I am adding to my list a FRENCH PRESS!!!!
OFF AND OUT!
Well I am off to work, going to be a busy day we are making Gingerbread this will be a first for me! Tonight we are going to a Christmas Concert with some friends and then tomorrow hubby and I are in for a full day of shopping and baking ( I know Hubby is THRILLED). HAVE A HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!!!!
P.S. Here is a pic of the Christmas trees I made with my class, there super easy and soooo cute!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
A Cookie for Breakfast!
I mixed a little Kashi GoLean and some Granola. Topped off with 1/2 sliced nanner, and some PB!
Ok the bag that was posted last night that said "chocolate covered candy cane" was the coffee I purchased at the local coffee chop...lol...and it was wonderful. I will be buying coffee from them again! 
Last night I had decided to just sleep in today. I don't remember the last day I had a DAY OFF from exercise. I think it was LAST Wednesday so today will be that day, I am planning on walking a little on my break to get those points in for the HBBC,! My total points so far are 23.5.
Sense I had a little time on my hands this morning I baked up m version of the beautiful Fitnessistas breakfast cookie. I have been eyeing it for quite some time, and figured in honor of trying something NEW everyday this month I needed to try it.
Pumpkin Protein Pancakes
1/2 c oats
1/2 sliced banana
1/2 cup oats
1 egg
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
2 tbs skim milk
dash of pumpkin spice
handful of flaxseed
Directions: Mix all ingredients together in a bowl, then spread like a large COOKIE in a frying pan or griddle. Heat for 3-5 minutes on each side, eat and ENJOY!
This was so EASY and so yummers! It's a lot like a protein pancake that I have made minus the cottage cheese. I added a little almond butter to add some sweetness! I will be making more variations soon!
Well it's CAMPING DAY as we say at my gym. It's ONE more day until FRIDAY! I don't know why we say camping day...lol... Tonight we are going to the Farmers Market to watch some friends sing carols and have coffee with them after, can't wait! I love the Farmers Market, I need some fresh produce hope they have a good selection.
I leave you with this:
MY MINI BOOTCAMP PART II
This is the plank, I know most of you know how to do this, but have you done it where you bring your knees down and up? Well try it, it might help you to do it longer! Let me know what you think?
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Night full of surprises!!!!
December 8th situps and pushups 20minutes- 1
December 8th AKB 1:15 -5 points
December 9th run 7.45 1:02:14 -7.5 points
December 9th situps and stretching 20 minutes- 1 points
December 9th AKB class 1hour -4 points
TOTAL POINTS as of today: 18.5
MORNING WORKOUT
The running part of my morning included a 7.45 mile run!!! I was up and energized this morning, and considering how tired I was last night (and that I had a dopio espresso before class) I don’t know how I got up to EARLY, but I did! I thought I would try an old highschool cross country route this morning, it’s funny too me that this 8 mile course was our LONG run. I was at the top of the hill so I did the course backward, BIG MISTAKE! Thank GOD I had my heed and gels, otherwise I would have died out there! The first 4 miles were all DOWN hill, and you know what that means that on the way back I had to run up hill. I thought it was just a GRADUALE down hill but I was wrong, it was STEEP. Man I stopped looking at my pace, not to get discouraged and trudged up those hills. The last half mile was down hill so I sprinted in and finished hard. I don’t think I have breathed that hard on a run in a LONG time.
Distance: 7.45 miles
Time: 1:02
Pace: 8:46 ( I was proud considering half the run was HILLS)
Calories: 975
50 straight crunches
50 one leg crunches on each side
50 toe touch crunches (laying on back legs up touching side to side)
50 bicycles
25 lower ab leg lifts
2 minute plank moves
BEST BOWL OF OATS
After that killer run, I made the best bowl of pumpkin oats!!!
The combo:
½ c of oats
½ c soy milk
½ c H2O
¼ c of pumpkin
½ banana
Pinch of pumpkin spice
1/8 banana PROBAR
Handful of flax seed
Handful of Almonds
2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
Sprinkle of brown sugar
CHIRSTMAS WORKOUT MUSIC
Why not burn some extra calories this season by shaking your bootie to some Holiday Music!!! I found a fun work out CD here to get you moving. You don't have to make time for the gym to burn off extra calories you can dance around the house to your favorite sounds of the season. Check out this CHART below that tells you how many calories you can burn from DANCING. I will be struttin my stuff every chance I GET!
To encourage you all this season, I am throwing out some mini boot camp tips. If you don’t know this already I teach AKB (Aerobic Kickboxing) and I consider myself a motivator in the gym and at home! I am going to post some videos these next few weeks to show you some moves you can do at home, that take so little time but get you ready for the NEW YEAR. I want you all to look and feel your best for 2009, it’s your time to SHINE!
This move is real simple. You just need to put your feet under a couch and come up and do four quick air punches side to side. If you have someone to do this with have them hold a pillow in front of you s you can punch it! Do this for 2 minutes and you will feel the burn!
MY CHRISTMAS WISH
What I want for Christmas is to be able to do the inaugural Kaua’i Marathon!!! I absolutely love Kauai, hubby and I went there on our honey moon, and we found our second home away from home. I would love to save up for this marathon, it’s my next marathon goal after the Boston Marathon. Anyone want to go with me????!!!!
STARTING SCHOOL- THE JOURNEY TO BECOMING AN RD
Well I did it I registered for my first college class since 2006! I am on a journey to become a Registered Dietician ( and RD). I am so excited about starting in January!!! I will be taking 3 prerequisites in the next 6 months, before I start my Masters in Dietics. So these next months are going to be a true test to see if I am ready to be back at school. I am taking one class at a time, which I NEVER did in college, I always had 20 units and worked 2 jobs! I know that Anatomy and Physiology will be tough, but it’s only 2 days a week, so I think and hope I can handle it. The class is Friday morning 8am-11am and Saturday mornings 8am-11am (no more sleeping in on weekends). I can’t wait to start; I know this is what I need to be doing to get to where I want to be!
NEW THINGS FOR A NEW YEAR COUNTDOWN
December 9: I ate a GUAVA!!! I have never had one of these and a co-worker brought them in, of course I had to try them, VERY good but A LOT off seeds.
CREATE YOUR OWN COOK BOOK CONTEST WINNER!
The judges are still working at it stay tuned, promise to post the winner tomorrow.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Well hubby did a great job of designing Christmas Cards! I am so glad we went with Bosco on them, it is so cute. I am going to finish stuffing them and putting them in the mail tomorrow (only 3 days later then I wanted to get them out).
DINNER AND A SURPRISE!
When I got home tonight I made a yummy whole wheat butternut squash qusedilla. I mixed butternut squash puree with s little Colby cheese, black beans, and spread on top of a quesadilla with a little sour cream of course. Then on the side I had a cranberry feta salad. It was the perfect amount of carbs, protein and fats!!!
Then I saw that I got a package from the lovely folks at LARABAR (thankyou!), it included a ton of LARABARS of course and a cute T-shirt ( I be wearing this to work tomorrow!). Along with my new Runners World Magazine I can’t wait to read!
WRAP UP
Well I did my AKB tonight and I was pretty exhausted, I am taking tomorrow off and doing some yoga in the AM. I KNOW my body needs it! I am teaching AKB in the evening so I need to be refreshed. RANDOM THOUGHT: I want to do a half marathon in January I have decided, I think it will be a great way to start the NEW YEAR, and kick off my Boston training, anyone know of any good ones close to SO CAL? Ok I am going to head to bed and watch a little TV and stuff envelopes. Hope you all had a TERRIFIC TUESDAY!!!!
P.S. Don’t forget to leave a comment for the PROBAR contest!!!!
Monday, December 8, 2008
One Tired Girl
#1. NEW THINGS FOR A NEW YEAR
December 1: I took a scenic route to work, it was beautiful and neat to see new things!
December 2: Crawled into a tiny princess tent full of stuffed animals, it was cozy and made me want to be 7 again!!! lol..I never had a pink tent when I was 7 shoot or 8 or 9 .....!
December 3: My friend gave me a Rod Stewart CD I listened to it, and I LOVED IT! My first Rod Stewart experience, I have been missing out!
December 4: I let two of my students drink out of my cup yesterday!!!! I am a stickler about letting people drink out of my cup I kinda have a big issue about it, but I was going to let it go in honor of trying something new (lets hope I don't get sick). A first for me!
December 5: Well there were a lot first today, making a new meal, and drinks.
December 6: I had a subway breakfast sandwich, and it was GOOD!
December 7: Hubby and I rode our bikes to a a fun new restaurant (new to us), WE LOVED IT! We can't believe we have never been there.
December 8: I tried some burpees in my AKB class tonight for the first time, check out the video of me practicing on Friday night (this was after I had already done a million with the bro I was a little tired). Most of the class loved them, but I did get some ugly looks...lol..
#2. Bootie Buster Challenge Day 1!
I didn't run my 15k because I was a little under the weather this morning, and so was the weather!
But I did do 25 minutes of abs, stretching, and pushups=1 point
1hour 15 minute AKB class=5 points
Total points for today= 6 points! good start
tomorrow I am running 9.3 miles that's 9 points + weights 1 point + AKB one hour 15 minute 5 points= 15 is the GOAL!
Goodnight friends, I am pooped and And, if you would like to win a free blender, head to Jenn’s site and enter her Vita Mix Super 520 giveaway.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Early to Bed Early to Rise!
I must go running tomorrow, I miss is already! I haven't ran sense Turkey DAY!!! I have done three days of cardio, but that's not the same....man o man I can't wait till the Holiday Bootie Buster Challenge once I get the competition going then I KNOW I will kick my butt into gear. If you're feeling like you need a little extra boost to keep you motivated over the holidays, check out RuntoFinish's Booty Buster Challenge! I am so in!!!!
Tonight I babysat for a 18month year old and a 7 year old, these two girls were amazing! It was also some nice extra money for shopping! I ate at there house and because of there limited healthful food I ended up eating, two rice cakes with Pb, 2 pieces of string cheese and some strawberry's...a very interesting dinner!
It's getting COLD out here in Cali I think the low was like 48...I know I know, I am lucky but for this thin skinned girl that is cold. I am kind of excited about the thought of the cold weather it helps get me in the spirit of the holiday. Sorry for the lack of pics, I had some boring food today but not bad choices, so that's good. I will be back to my normal pics and super dinners tomorrow.
Well I did something new today!
NEW THINGS FOR A NEW YEAR
December 1: I took a scenic route to work, it was beautiful and neat to see new things!
December 2: Crawled into a tiny princess tent full of stuffed animals, it was cozy and made me want to be 7 again!!! lol..I never had a pink tent when I was 7 shoot or 8 or 9 .....!
Well peeps have a great night, tomorrow morning I am hitting the pavement and living to tell about it! O and today being make a difference Monday I lended an ear to a complete stranger and I think she really needed it!
