Hi, friends! How’s it going?
Workout
I headed out for an 8-mile run yesterday afternoon, but, unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned.
It was a beautiful fall day (seriously, it was one of those perfect fall days you dream about), so I laced up my sneakers and headed toward Southfield to tackle my run.
Things went well at first. I trucked along, kind of slow, but I felt okay. I listened to last week’s Balanced Bites podcast with guest Michelle from Nom Nom Paleo. The conversation between Liz (from Cave Girl Eats and co-host of Balanced Bites) and Michelle kept me thoroughly entertained for a good 2.5 miles.
As I approached mile 3, I started to feel awful. My legs were heavy, and I just wanted to stop running. It was kind of weird. Usually, when I get tired on a run, I can push through. I’ll run slower for a little bit (or walk) and then get back into a groove, but this time it didn’t happen, and I was surprised how terrible I felt less than 3 miles into my run. I just wanted to STOP, which isn’t a feeling I typically get.
I remembered Monica‘s post from last week about dealing with the bad runs and listening to your body. My body just didn’t want to run, so I turned around and ran home.
I didn’t get my 8-miler in yesterday, but I still managed to run (a slow) 6 miles. Considering how crappy I felt, I’ll take it. Hey, I’ll try again tomorrow.
Lunch
After my run, I came home and made an epic egg and double cheese sandwich. I toasted a bagel, fried up an egg, melted on a slice of cheddar, and then spread on some goat cheese and”¦ WOW! Goat cheese, people. Put it on your egg sandwich. You won’t regret it! (I forgot to snap a pic, but my sandwich looked a lot like the one below.)
After lunch, I wrote a post for the JUNK blog and then finished my holiday wreath for Wayfair. I love how it turned it””simple and pretty!
Dinner
A few hours later, I made dinner, which was Potato and Chorizo Dobladas, which is definitely a favorite in our house. I can’t believe we forgot about this recipe””it soooooo good! I mean, chorizo, potatoes, and cheese? How could you not like it?!
A little tip: Mix the oil from the chorizo into the mashed potatoes. Mmmm!
After dinner, I ate all of the pumpkins out of the Harvest Mix that I just bought. I always eat the pumpkins first and then eat a few pieces of the candy corn and then none of the chocolate candy corn. Thankfully, Mal likes the chocolate and regular candy corn, so it works out.
While I ate all of the pumpkins, I watched a couple of episodes of Bethenny. I’ve been DVR-ing her show for a couple of weeks now, and I really like it! Anyone else watching?
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JUNK Brands Giveaway
Thanks to everyone who entered to win a gift certificate to JUNK! Here’s your winner:
Kaitlin
I like so many of them! I’ll pick the Caribbean Craze as my favorite
Congrats, Kaitlin! Please email me at tina@carrotsncake.com to claim your prize.
***If you didn’t win, but would still like to purchase some JUNK bands, you can save 15% with code cnc15 at checkout. The code is good through Monday, October 14, 2013.***
Questions of the Day
Do you eat all of the pumpkins first
Are you watching Bethenny? Thoughts?
Have you tried the Potato and Chorizo Dobladas yet? If not, you should!
P.S. If you haven’t had a chance to check out the Harvest Your Health Bundle yet, be sure to do so! It’s an AMAZING deal, and you get so many great resources!