whatthefitz

I'm doing my first half-marathon in about 3 weeks! I'm very excited about that. I'm also riding RAGBRAI this summer - short and sweet 400-mile course this year, perfect for a newbie :)

Knitting and crocheting

I download audiobooks and listen to them while I'm doing cardio. It really helps pass the time on the machines if I can't get outside. Eating a snack like a banana helps give me energy before working out too.

I make a big crockpot of oatmeal on Sundays and reheat that for breakfast. I usually do an egg over easy to go with it if I've got 10 minutes. For lunch, I buy those steamfresh veggies, the kind with no sauce or anything, and eat that along with a piece of pre-grilled chicken. The chicken has a lot of sodium but otherwise…

My Polar FT4 has been great!

I did cbus this past summer! It was fun, just be ready to be at a standstill at the color stations...they get backed up!

I take leftovers all the time! Otherwise, I take some kind of fruit, some yogurt or cottage cheese, chicken or tuna, and cucumbers. They all pack really well and just need refrigeration or a lunch bag with an icepack. You can jazz the tuna and chicken up with all kinds of different spices and seasonings! The best thing…

ESTJ -- I just took the legitimate test and am writing up an assessment now, funny enough! In grad school to be a school counselor right now, but I think I may end up working at a college counseling office.

How much arm work is involved in any of these? I broke my collar bone and wrist (same arm) in a car accident last month and I'm trying to find some stuff I can do for the rest of my body that's not a lot of impact on my bad arm. I just don't want to buy them right now if I can't use them for another couple of months! Would…

We keep it easy...one year as a joke I got us matching footie pajamas! This year I'm making him a venison steak dinner and crocheting something nerdy. And doing other things wink wink.