Week 6 Day 1

So Wai Lana Yoga comes on at 5:30am. I woke up 10min before. It usually takes a bit for me to wake up. First, I decided I was going to turn over and catch some more Zzz. I didn't sleep well. Thanks to the massive amounts of water I drank last night, I had to get up anyway. And by then I was up up and ready to go. I ended up doing only a few minutes worth of yoga. Girlfriend was standing on her head one too many times. So yeah, there were some things I could not do. But I hear she does different stuff everyday, so I'll have to check her out again tomorrow.

Later, I hit the outdoor track for what should have been an easy jog. It consisted of a 5min jog, 3min walk, 8min jog, 3min walk, then a final 5min jog. That's nothing I haven't done before, but I wasn't feeling it today. Maybe it has something to do with the weather. It's supposed to rain all day..all week actually. It was drizzling while I was out there, but if you're in it long enough you will be soaked. And I was. After jogging in the park on Saturday, it's hard going back to the track. It seems so much longer. Running the same loop numerous times is boring. At least at the park, I had somewhere to be. I needed to jog back to the car. And that's what I did.

Well, I stayed on the track longer than I would have liked. There was an interested man that I had NO interest in. I said "Good morning" as I passed him. That is the courteous thing to do in the morning, right? Well, he took it as an invite. I think I heard him saying something about waiting for me as I jogged away. And that he did. He sat in his car and waited. Ugh. So I stayed on the track, after the 5min cool down, switched to another music selection and went around the track a couple more times, only jogging for a bit. He was still sitting there. Then I decided I was going to suck it up and just be rude. I can't say that I enjoy being rude, but I do it so well. I started heading towards my car, and he was gone. Thank goodness. Wednesday I'm taking myself to the Y.

Music: Robert's Week 6 Podcast and DJ Lil Dave's ElectricSoul

Yoga for a few minutes
Walk/Jog: Maybe 45min (Did a lil bit extra to avoid the stalker. I wasn't counting. But the podcast was 36min.)

Pre-run: Water and a few sips of pineapple juice

Breakfast: Christie's Cinnamon Soy Latte

Lunch: Tofu Rancheros w/plantains again

Snack: Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds (I think these are making me sick)

Dinner: Mixed greens salad w/dijon mustard vinaigrette and more black bean chili leftovers

I wanted to try Week 3 today, but I decided to wait til tomorrow. I forgot to take my iron supplement before I left for work. I don't know how long it stays in my system so I didn't want to chance running out of steam and hating every minute of the run. I was getting tired on the drive home too. I'm sure part of that was lack of sleep (like every night), but maybe part of it had to do with missing my morning dosage. So I opted for strength training today.

I'll be back on the track tomorrow. I want to do it in the morning, but it's seriously cutting into my sleep time. We'll see.

2 x 15 Crunches

1 x 15 Crunches w/Twist (once on each side)

2 x 15 Modified Plank

2 x 15 Modified Side Plank

2 x 15 Lying Leg Curls

2 x 15 Squats

2 x 15 Standing Side Bend w/Towel

2 x 15 Wall Push Ups

2 x 12 Tricep Dips w/Bent Knees (Back to 12. My arms were burning after the push ups.)

Breakfast: Grits w/soy margarine (Thanks to a friend. I was gonna eat my bagel, but she offered me a packet of instant grits. I miss those.)

Snack: Banana

Lunch: VWAV Curried Tempeh-Mango Salad Sammich (I'm surprised I liked this. Eating fruit like this isn't my kind of thing, but it works.)

Snack: Mango (Because it was extra ripe when I bought it yesterday. I figured I'd just eat it before it went bad.)

Munchies: I picked at Trader Joe's Cats Cookies and dark chocolate covered almonds throughout the work day.

Dinner: Spinach salad w/chickpeas, red peppers, tomatoes, and the best balsamic vinaigrette ever (I used this recipe. I added 2 T of dijon mustard, used 1 t of garlic powder because my fresh garlic was MIA, and added 1 extra t of sugar. This is so good. I licked the plate, seriously.)

Dessert: I'm treating myself to a So Delicious ice cream sandwich (Unfortunately, Wegman's was out of Tofutti Marry Me Bars. This broke my heart. But what can you do? Buy a replacement.)