Runners that need some nutritional accountability
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I have a week off work to do some continuing education. I decided not to meal prep this week and treat it like a bit of a staycation. An excuse to try some local restaurants and recipes I've been craving. Basically, I'm trying to make halfway decent choices and keep up my exercise routine while being a little more flexible.
So far this week, we have made homemade spring rolls (delicious and healthy), avocado toast with tomatoes and a fried egg (one of my favs), s'mores bars (my daughter's request), and homemade biscuits (for my husband's weekly baking lesson).
For lunch today I put together some stuff I already had in the house and it was simple and delicious. Linguine with shrimp sauteed with garlic and lemon juice in olive oil and a little butter and topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Mmmmm. I love pasta!3 -
@martaindale - can you share the spring roll recipe? Also the shrimp and linguine sounds delicious!
We had my bil over for dinner last night and had a really simple bbq with burgers, a big green salad and fruit salad (melons, berries and grapes). For dessert I soaked raspberries in Grand Marnier and put them over chocolate chip ice cream, so delicious!
Tonight I have agility class so we will do salads either from Panera or just what we have on hand. Later this week... I dunno. Definitely need some planning.1 -
@martaindale - can you share the spring roll recipe? Also the shrimp and linguine sounds delicious!
The spring rolls are really easy. I basically used this one from peanut butter and fitness. www.peanutbutterandfitness.com/shrimp-summer-roll-meal-prep/
This time we also put some rice noodles in and left the lettuce out. I like herbs, so we used a combo of basil, mint, and cilantro. My husband also did tofu in place of the shrimp. It's such a customizable recipe. The peanut sauce can easily be adjusted to your spice level by adjusting the Sriracha.3 -
@martaindale - thanks!! Those look delicious!
I found out from my dd that we are doing a yeast bread baking class on Friday and a rustic tarts class on Sunday. We are also on a waitlist for a croissants class! Going to be so much fun! Hope I don't gain 5 lbs tasting all the goodies we bake! Hoping to get a run in Saturday morning and that day we are going to explore Vancouver. I am really looking forward to this short little trip!
I don't want to plan meals, I don't want to cook and truth be told, I don't really want to eat... It is too hot and I am just not hungry. I want it to be fall so I can make soup!4 -
So class tonight was amazing and So much fun! We did however have to sample all the breads we were baking with butter and jam of course! Then Jen (instructor) and my dd started talking about the croissant class we are waitlisted for and she sent us home with a chocolate croissant they made as a test for that class. I may end up gaining 10 pounds this weekend!dd making whole wheat rolls (we each made 6)On Sunday we will be making peach tarts and blueberry tarts!
Basic white bread loaves
White bread braided loaf
Chocolate croissant
I am hoping I will be able to get some of these goodies home...3 -
My weight is trending up again. Why are the summer months so hard for me? You would think it would be easier to lose when you're outside more. That just doesn't happen for me. I think it may be because I do seem to be busier, this year I've had more trips I have taken (both for fun and for a funeral), and I just don't have time to cook, which means I eat more junk and fast foods. Maybe I can work on one of these things for the month of August.
@shanaber That looks like an amazing (and delicious) class! Great for the taste buds. Not so much for the waistline.
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Hi everyone,
I get so busy and don’t have time to log in.
Truthfully I gave ups once I was not planning to go premium again this year.
But I see I can still access the stuff I want without being a premium.
So I guess I’ll try to log in more often.
So I’ll start replying to the emails now.
Hope everyone is doing well.
I have not lost or gained any weight but I haven’t made any effort either. Will start again.
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More of my trip report...
Today we drove to Vancouver and had a great time, other than the 2 hour long border crossing. We went downtown to the International District to a Dumpling House for lunch that was amazing. Then we drove and walked through Stanley Park which is a huge forested park with pretty much something for everyone, gorgeous views, lots of old growth trees and trails, as well as a walking/biking path along the sea wall. We didn't go but there is also an aquarium and probably lots more we didn't see. From there we went to Granville Island which is full of fun little shops and eateries and a huge public market. It was a long day and tomorrow we are up early for our tart class!
Pictures below
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More of my trip report...
Today we drove to Vancouver and had a great time, other than the 2 hour long border crossing. We went downtown to the International District to a Dumpling House for lunch that was amazing. Then we drove and walked through Stanley Park which is a huge forested park with pretty much something for everyone, gorgeous views, lots of old growth trees and trails, as well as a walking/biking path along the sea wall. We didn't go but there is also an aquarium and probably lots more we didn't see. From there we went to Granville Island which is full of fun little shops and eateries and a huge public market. It was a long day and tomorrow we are up early for our tart class!
I love Vancouver! We went there for a few days this summer before our cruise. Stanley Park is amazing! I wish we had something like it here.0 -
@martaindale - I would go back to Vancouver just to visit Stanley Park again. In fact dd and I are already planning another trip - don't have a date yet but know we want to have another baking class/Vancouver weekend!
A final picture from our class - these are what we made in the trap class blueberry tarts and rustic peach tarts (galettes). So delicious!
No back to my regular routine tomorrow. I haven't run since last Wednesday... need to get back on plan!5 -
@shanaber Those look delicious! Good luck getting back into the normal swing of things.
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Panera bacon, turkey and avocado sandwich today. Yum!
I've eaten horribly the last week. I think it's just stress. Maybe tomorrow I'll get more answers (hip ailments) and be at peace.
Hope everyone is well, healthy and no bones malaligned!2 -
That is my favorite Panera Sandwich @Elise4270! I usually get a half with half a salad. I have been worrying about you and had planned to send you a pm hoping you were just busy. Definitely hope the docs have some answers for you tomorrow.
I did better eating today. Incorporated some of my bread into my plan for today (toast w/PB and honey for breakfast before workout). Homemade bread just tastes sooooo good!
I do think I broke a toe (forth over next to my baby toe on my left foot) jumping over a parking curb. Not clear how I did it, had shoes on and it is on the inner edge of the toe that is all purple... Very strange and sore. Nothing to be done for it but to tape it. So I ran just a short bit this morning and will try more tomorrow. DH reminded me that our trip to Idaho (and my HM) is not far away - about 5 weeks... ugh I am sure I am not ready.4 -
@shanaber Sorry about the toe. Hope it isn't too bad and heals quickly. Homemade bread IS really delicious!!!0
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@shanaber ouch! Sorry to hear about the toe. I hope it heals quickly. And I hope it isn’t broken.
The Panera BLT turkey was okay, I had a headache all day today, so I suspect it’s the culprit. Or it’s just seasonal allergies.
I really need to stop worry eating. I have surgery scheduled September 12th to fix this labrum. It sounds like he may not need to reshape any bone, but I won’t swear to it since he may decide otherwise once he gets in there. I’d be happy if no bone needs cut, a wedge removed, or reshaped. That bone pain is rough. At least with that scheduled, maybe I can chill a bit. Second guessing “what if’s” with work, disability, upcoming school, GRE studying (not banking on this one. I got the math I think, just verbal is not my strong suit), and how to manage er crystal ball anything is exhausting. And making sure I don’t stress dh out in the mean time... so I just want junk.
I tried walking more, but found I slept less. I swam last week and have some tight adductors! I swam once for 15 minutes. I can’t believe I’ve lost so much strength already.
I suppose I need to check back I here more often, keep me on track.4 -
Not too much to report, still too hot to cook so I’ve been eating a lot of yogurt and cottage cheese with takeout wraps and fruit.
We did have a delicious meal for our anniversary though! I didn’t realize this place in Collierville existed until it popped up on Yelp when I was searching for someplace to eat all the way across town in Cordova. It’s fairly new, opened last year, and falls into the category of too expensive to eat there every day but not so expensive that you have to save up for it. Definitely going to go back. It’s in the old post office building, which stood vacant for a number of years, and makes a swanky sort of minimalist industrial setting. Their philosophy is locally sourced and Southern inspired, and they serve what one reviewer called “Jenny Craig sized portions,” which sounded just about perfect for me, since my trouble is I can never enjoy an evening out without having to worry about carbs or calories.
We had an appetizer of yellowtail sashimi in a tomatillo sauce with hot chili oil, then rabbit with a carrot purée and pan reduction, watermelon mint pickles, and roasted cauliflower which apparently involved kombu in some way? Anyway it was delicious. Afterwards my husband ordered dessert while I had French press coffee, and they brought this out:
I ate the fruit off it, and my husband had the rest.
We went to see “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” and enjoyed it. I disagree with a lot of the reviews I’ve been reading, in particular the idea that Margot Robbie’s Sharon Tate should have been given more lines and made into “a real person.” The tragedy of Sharon is that she died... she never got the chance to fulfill her potential, and so she remains in the public imagination more a symbol of a more innocent time than a real person. She wasn’t known as a great actress, or a great thinker, although if she had lived she might have become either or both of those things, she was just an exceptionally lovely young woman who had a great gift for seeming nice and as far as anyone knew was on the verge of achieving all her dreams. I don’t think inventing character or motivation for Sharon would have been honoring her, while the way she appeared in the movie, pleasant, lovely, but essentially unknowable, seemed very appropriate to me. Has anyone else seen it?4 -
@rheddmobile That sounds like an amazing meal, even though I have never had rabbit that I recall. The anniversary dessert is awesome! (Happy Anniversary, btw, if I didn't tell you before, or even if I did.) I'm rambling. Can you tell I didn't sleep very much last night? I must have gotten up to pee at least 6 times between 12am and 2am. Then I was fine, but had to get up at 4. Alas, my break nap is going to feel really good today!2
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@rheddmobile I haven't seen it yet but will once it's out on blu-ray. It's listed as 2 hours 45 minutes and that's too long for me in a theater. LOL2
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@elise4270 - Is the labrum repair done arthoscopically? I guess if he has to do reshaping it couldn't be. Seems like that would be easier to recover from though. Could you make a plan for the week on what you want to accomplish. I know it is easy to say and hard to do because I struggle to stick to one and I am not injured or recovering. Just thinking it might give you something else to focus on other than worrying about things. Maybe throw in some 'hurt leg' workouts alternating with swimming and a little bit of walking... Also if you can stand up to cook maybe try some fun new recipes...
Yep @rheddmobile - like @RunsOnEspresso we will probably watch it on blu-ray too. We really only spend money on the theater if it is something that really needs the big screen effect.
Your meal sounds lovely. I love finding little places like that. I haven't had rabbit in many years but liked it. We had mostly wild rabbit but now they farm it. You don't see it here on many menus but it is a really healthy meat.
@quilteryoyo - getting up and down all night is the worst! I try not to drink too much water in the hour or so before I go to bed in hopes I won't need to get up. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't but for me it is usually only once or twice.
I am trying to get out for a run... we tried a new Chinese place last night and while the food was delicious my stomach is not happy this morning. It is supposed to be one of the hottest days of the summer today so if I am going to run I need to get out soon.3 -
Today started anew. I am going back to IF, not allowing food until 3 or 4pm and nothing after 8. Except coffee.
Cathartic:
Classes start Monday. Perhaps that will help with having less time to stew about “ifs”. We had a sermon last week about how worry was nothing but a breath, an effort in nothing tangible or substantial. I can’t do it justice, but it hit home for me. I can visualize the groaning and worry as a breath that disapates into nothing. But counter to that, I find the worry is somewhat at an unconscious level and I often see the symptoms rather that being able to control my thoughts, no matter how many times I let it go. It’d help if I could go walk it out. I may give it a try, even with the knee giving me sharp pains. I can just make it a short loop so I’m not too far away from the car. I get out and wonder if there were an emergency situation, and I had to run for my life.... but honestly that hasn’t happened yet, ever. So see? I’m riddled with worry. Hopefully it’s just idle worry and that changes Monday. I find I want an escape bad enough I’ve entertained taking something. I couldn’t discern if that was good or bad. I suppose it’s all in how you handle it. I did take a Valium and a Tylenol 3 before bed, hoping it’d reset the loop my brain was on. I do feel better today, but see how that sort of coping could lead to some addiction issues. Maybe I just need some rest. So today, I’ll take my vitamins, pack some water and go walk up a good sweat up. Maybe I’ll even get around to running my car through the wash.
I think much of the anxiety is not the actual upcoming surgery, but that once again, I can’t do as much. And lord, my house gets dirty and nothing gets done. And it’s a continuous battle physically and emotionally. You see people that have permanent handicaps; I hadn’t realized how strong they need to be, and the ongoing daily challenges. I worked in a nursing home when I was about 20, some folks get mean. I think I understand why.
On with my day before the weasels wake up.
Food later today:
Tuna.
Maybe ramen. My latest self destructive inexpensive indulgence. Dh said we need to save money, (recoup school and car repair expenses), haha! So why not? I do load it up with veggies, sweet snap peas are the bomb!
Prob it... I’m going to try to get my weight moving back, even if it’s just a tad.4 -
@Elise4270 Not sure about the IF, but I know a lot of people do it. I couldn't. I think my blood sugar would give me fits. I'm not diabetic, but I know I do get low blood sugar sometimes. But, if it works for you. Go for it. I hope you get your worrying under control so it stops controlling you. Also hoping your upcoming surgery goes well.1
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Dh cares for me not. Gave me a can of salt and vinegar Pringle’s and a bag of nerd candy. Day 1, not won.2
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I lost 2.4 pounds this week. Still not back to the lowest weight I've been on this go around, but getting closer. I have always said that I have a hard time maintaining my weight. Well, I'm doing a pretty good job at maintaining my current weight. I have been within the same 5 pound range since April 20th. I guess that is something. However, that weight is about 15 pounds heavier than I want to be. I am going to work extra hard at watching what I eat and getting more exercise in the upcoming weeks and see how it goes. Well, after next week. I have another road trip to FL next weekend, so I know I'll eat way too much junk and get way too little exercise.3
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Day 2
Fail. DH is a problem. I had a salad at lunch. Drank water all day, (pp analysis looked like I could have a UTI- no symptoms. Or hip/knee just hurts louder), DH bought more chips a d more candy... Jeez what is wrong with me. So I have serious feelings of worthlessness. I don't want to go to church tomorrow, my clothes are tight. I hate this.1 -
@elise4270 - you have to talk to him and let him know how difficult he is making it for you right now. I am sure he thinks he is being sweet and bringing you the things you like especially when you are not able to get around much yourself. Tell him to bring you carrot chips or apple chips or something healthier...3
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@Elise4270 I agree with @shanaber Talk to DH and tell him what would be helpful. I know it is hard to do, but try not to feel worthless just because you have gained a little weight. There are reasons you have that are beyond your control and YOU ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN A NUMBER ON A SCALE!!!1
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Elise4270 I agree with @shanaber Talk to DH and tell him what would be helpful. I know it is hard to do, but try not to feel worthless just because you have gained a little weight. There are reasons you have that are beyond your control and YOU ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN A NUMBER ON A SCALE!!!
I told him he has to stop. If he buys, he eats it or I'm giving it to the dogs or throwing it out. He thought it was funny. I snacked and wasn't hungry at all. I even made a simple snack soup with a Raman packet (DH won't eat them) mushrooms, spinach and sweet snap peas. Then found myself in the chips and candy. I told him it makes me feel like *kitten*. I know he's stressed too, and his 98 yo gma is in the hospital. She practically raised him since losing his mum at 2.
So today, I'm digging in. Thanks for the support. This evening's report will be better.3 -
@Elise4270 You've got this!!! Sorry about your husband's grandmother. That has to be hard.1
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I'm within 200 calories of my goal today, read 200-300 over. But I did better-ish.
DH make a frozen pizza at lunch and I still fighting this lack of willpower, so I at a few slices. Had more soup this evening, then had bread and butter. Not perfect, but leaning into some better control. Least I'm not 1500 calories over again today.
The weight is still upwards. But I noticed my "bad" leg is now almost the same size as the "normal" leg. I don't think anyone could tell other than me and my sxn's. So that may account for a bit of gain, or swelling. Gain and swelling, let's be optimistic.2
