Recent Eats

My morning green smoothie. Made with 3 C. spinach, 1/2 banana, wheatgrass, 1C. almond milk, & 1 C. frozen strawberries Lunch was an avocado and Mary's crackers (I think I have an avocado addiction 4 real)Dinner at the track, not an ideal dinner, but better than track food!

My little Indy fan! Everyone was eyeing her pink headphones!

Sorry, I was too tired to figure out how to turn this. This was my morning green juice today before church.1 1/2 C. water, 1 lemon, and 1 granny smith apple all blended in the Vitamix! It was very sour! Next time, I will use a Fiji or Gala apple and strain out the pulp. I think I will try this one again later in the week.

This was my AMAZING lunch today! A Sunshine veggie burger loaded whopper style with veganaise instead of mayo, zucchini and onions with veggie Parmesan, & parsnip fries.These fries knocked my socks off! They were to die for, even Matt went to town on them. He kept saying so this is parsley? I had to keep reminding him PARSNIPS!This was dinner, it is from The Kind Diet book by Alicia Silverstone. It is cheesy guacamole bean dip. It was made with vegan cheese and sour cream of course. It was really good.

If anyone wants any of the recipes let me know and I'll send them to you!

Forks Over Knives - Movie Trailer

This is the documentary version of the book, The China Study. This book is what really woke me up to changing the way my family and I eat. Do you think you will go see it?

Dinner

My favorite treat. This was a few hours after lunch.


Dinner was out tonight. I had chips and salsa and a veggie taco salad! YUM!

My Lunch

Mary's crackers W/Guacamole & tomatoes

Veggie Sausage with Zuchinni and veggie parmasean

Sophia's lunch

I also had a big glass of water with a whole lemon blended in my vitamix!

First Day of Summer

Today is the first day of summer and the first day of my vegan attempt! On this blog I am going to show pictures and post my daily food choices, Wish me luck!

Off the Treadmill & Hittin' the Pavement

The weather has been so nice and I know that it is essential that I get outside and train because after all the race will be outside! On the treadmill I have worked my way up to 6 miles at this point. I feel "safe" on the treamill. If I need a drink, it's right there in front of me, and I also have my vision board right in front of me to focus on.

On Thursday, it was beautiful out and and Matt needed to run too, so we put Sophia into the jogger and set out on our way! After a mile and a half I was done! I had nothing left! WHAT? I was crushed! Holy cow, I am in big trouble! After figuring up our milage and the time it took us, I realized that not only was the run different because of the elements i.e. pavement, temperature. I was also running Matt's pace which is SO NOT my pace! I used to be able to hang with my man on our runs, but that was pre-baby when I was in much better shape! (I know, she's 3...cut me some slack)

So today, on my own, I set out for my first outdoor long run. I did it! I ran 6 miles outside! I kept my water and Gatorade at the end of the driveway and got drinks as I came by after my 2 mile loops. Right now, that is the hardest thing for me. I get so thirsty. It rained today, so there were puddles everywhere as I ran. On my last half mile I passed a huge puddle and all I could think in my head was, "I love water, I love water, I love water!" This week I am really going to focus on making sure that my body is well hydrated before I go out for my run, and also REALLY pushing my speed on my interval days.

I have 5 weeks to go before the big day. The nerves are already starting to set in. Matt says this is the time that it truly becomes spiritual. I agree, it's funny how in the past I have always needed to rock out on my ipod to get through a run and this time it's different. Today, I spent the first 4 miles listening to Christian music to calm my mind and to remind myself why I am doing this in the first place. On the back stretch of my loop, I can actually see Tyler's grave! I didn't realize this until I was on my run, WOW! Yes, I can do this!

The Dreaded Cold

I have a horrible cold this week and it has set me back in training. Tomorrow I am running no matter what! Feeling a little bummbed that I am not ready to do 6 miles at the training race this weekend, but I just have to keep pushing forward and focusing on the positive. I am only $135 away from achieving my monetary goal! That is so exciting for me!

Today's menu:
B- banana and peanut butter
Snack- bowl of kiwi
Lunch- 18 guitless Gourmet chips, veggie crumbles, and half an avacado
snack- spirulina protein bar
Dinner- Amy's veggie burger w/lettuce & onion and 6 baked fries