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Real talk: my run today didn't even happen. I slept for 9 hours (with horrible nightmares)...possibly related to my unhealthy eating yesterday? My intake was decent today and I was well hydrated but for whatever reason I was dizzy and nauseous and just not feeling well while running. I got home, took a bath and wallowed in self pity before we had some friends over for an appetizer party. // Physically I feel fine but mentally & emotionally I'm really struggling with running. I'm reflecting on and processing a lot of things related to my hobbies & fitness journey right now...updates to come.

Protein smoothie for breakfast. Experimenting with different macro portions at different times of the day to see if it will impact energy levels! // Smoothie: 1C unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 frozen banana, 2 large handfuls spinach, 1 scoop @royalsportltd Chocolate Cupcake protein powder & 2 Tbs PB2. 😍🥛🍌🍫🥜

Workout today: 30 minutes of cardio & upper body + core session. // Food today: good & healthy aside from the skillet cookie (with ice cream) and chips (with guac) that I split with Hail Storm this afternoon 😱🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️. It's all about moderation right? Those treats will be the 20% of my "80/20" of this week. #teamnoregrets

#teamnoregrets

Wow today has been awesome! I was fairly disappointed in my 2 mile hilly neighborhood run yesterday but woke up with a renewed spirit today! // Started the day with a 15 morning flow, took the dogs for a neighborhood walk, had some work appointments then hit the gym! Workout today was 30 minute elliptical followed by lower body and core.

Feels about breakfast: 😍🤗❤️. So excited about this oatmeal bowl: steel cut oats, PB2, 🍓, blackberries, raspberries, blues, 🥜 and shredded coconut. NOM.

Grocery Haul today. Look at all that produce 😍🥒🌶🍌🍊🍐🍎. 24 days until we go on vacation so I'm really tightening up & focusing on my nutrition and training!

Set an alarm on my day off to make sure that I was awake to watch Boston! There are many runners that I follow on social media who have inspired me to fight through self doubt, discouragement & comparisons and some of them are running in today's legendary race! • Since I started my running journey in August 2015 I have learned SO many lessons about myself, my body, my faith and the completely new-to-me subculture that is the running community. I am so thankful for the people who have supported my obsession with this addicting hobby, for the inspiration & knowledge gained from the wisdom, consistency & dedication of seasoned runners and I'm especially thankful for those who have had faith in me when I struggled to have faith in myself. What a beautiful sport with a beautiful community and absolutely beautiful people. • "Let us run with endurance the race set before us." Hebrews 12:1

Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. † Feeing so incredibly blessed on this beautiful Easter Sunday. I am thankful for a wonderful husband, a supportive family, a loving church family, awesome youth students, a renewed season of physical & spiritual growth and most importantly, for a Savior who so selflessly sacrificed Himself for me.

Enjoyed a self care pedicure with my mom today after my church's community Easter egg hunt! I tried to pick a color that would look good on my yoga mat 💁🏼💅🏻🤦🏼‍♀️ // Nutrition has been "meh" this week but I've gotten in several workouts/runs so I'm feeling good about that! Checked to see if we get the channel that is broadcasting Boston and we do so now I have plans for Monday 😍 and a great means of motivation for the rest of April 🤗. Now gearing up for 3 services and Easter dinner tomorrow!

Squeezed in a 3 mile run tonight after a day spent with youth girls! It wasn't a perfect run: @stravarun was having issues on my watch, had slight stomach ache, was super sore from my run/lower body earlier this week, had a weird pain in my foot and a lot of calf tightness...HOWEVER, it was 3 miles logged towards my training and I have almost no knee pain so I consider it a success!! // Food pictured: @panerabread lunch (strawberry poppyseed chicken salad, veggie & pesto soup, bread & a green smoothie), my post run protein smoothie and dinner! Random food log for the day: I also had a clementine, the turkey bacon egg white breakfast sandwich & a grande almond milk cinnamon macchiato (1/2 sweetner) from @starbucks for breakfast and some coconut/seed bites as a snack. Plus @nuunhydration lemon lime during my run. It's been a good 🐪 day.

Followed up my run with a 50 minute combination workout: yoga, lower body, foam rolling and some work on my forearm stand! // Dinner was a HUGE bowl: Asian rice mix (on sale for .99!), steamed snow peas, sautéed spinach, an egg + white, a ton of peas and a sprinkle of low sodium soy sauce topped with sesame seeds! I only had breakfast and a cinnamon almond milk macchiato (plus my lemon lime @nuunhydration) so this big meal was just what I needed! Now I'm settling in to watch a documentary and work on my schedule/training plans.

Is it still a shake out run if it's 9 days after your race? 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️ //Today was day 1 of teach Penny to run with me ✔️ We did pretty well! Started with a warm up walk and then alternated with walk/run for the rest. By the time we hit the second mile we were running the majority! Super impressed with Diva Dog and pleased with my lower body after today's chirporactor appointment. This is the first day I've run since my race and the break was much needed!

This week has been all about resting and resetting. Lots of yoga flows, foam rolling, extra hours of sleep, water and reflection. Still haven't firmed up my goals or training plan but I'm feeling very optimistic about this next season. I'll be working all day tomorrow but plan to really settle into an active routine come Monday! I also have a chirporactor appointment on Monday and I'm super excited to hopefully get some relief/correction/answers in regards to my knees!

Yesterday I took a break. I had a healthy breakfast, a cupcake snack, a healthy snack, a chipotle burrito plus chips & 🥑 and then Hubs and I took a late night diner run where I had 🥞 and 🥓. I didn't workout yesterday (which my hip regrets but my heart doesn't). Yesterday I worked, played and rested. It was a great day and the only real regret I have is that I didn't eat more 🧀. April is a month for me to realign...do whatever workouts I want (or don't want LOL), figure out my nutrition goals and spend time focusing on Jesus. Part of this realignment is not being so hard on myself. Yesterday was great. Today is its own day and I'm ready 🤗.

Spent an hour doing recovery yoga, a little foam rolling and some forearm stand practice! // Dinner is #runfasteatslow Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken (with 🥓 on the side because like it crispy!), @annieshomegrown sharp cheddar mac n 🧀, asparagus and mixed greens with a vinaigrette.

#runfasteatslow

My knees are sad so no shake out run today ☹️. My heart is exploding for running today so I watched one of my favorite documentaries #fromfattofinishline and now I'm sipping my third hot beverage of the day ☕️ while stalking @kellykkroberts #BQorBust journey before I do a yoga flow and some core work. Happy Tuesday.

#fromfattofinishline #bqorbust

Leftovers for lunch! I actually just submitted this recipe to @elysekopecky & @shalaneflanagan for Run Fast Eat Slow 2!!! Fingers crossed 🤞🏻. #runfasteatslow #runfasteatslow2

#runfasteatslow #runfasteatslow2

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