Airport Mornings

Another early morning at the airport but I can’t say that I’m complaining.  I got an egg white sandwich and coffee from Dunkin Donuts…

…which apparently now comes with a free banana (score)!

And I was on my way to meet Brian in St. Louis where we both had layovers on our way to Oklahoma City!

Today marks the beginning of our next stop along this baseball life as Brian will report to his first game with the OKC Redhawks, the AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros.

Bring on the new city, the new team and the new chance for a successful 2012 season!

Empty Gym

Good Morning and happy Sunday!!!

What does everyone have on tap for the last day of the weekend? I was up early with no alarm again this morning and made my way directly to the gym to knock out a run and now I plan to finish up my errands from yesterday before attending a Bridal Shower for one of my friends! A fun girls afternoon is in my future…woohoo! 🙂

Workout

Since the gym was so quiet and peaceful when I arrived this morning (I was the third person in the door), I settled in on a treadmill and was enjoying the almost empty area.

I ended up running 6.75 miles in the 60 minutes that I was trucking along while watching Sportscenter.

Nice little start to my Sunday!

Breakfast

Since I had a handful of peanut butter Cheerio’s before bed last night, I knew exactly what I wanted for breakfast this morning.

A whole bowl full topped with sliced banana, chia seeds and almond milk.

On the side I had the remainder of the banana with peanut butter sandwiched inside.

Looks like its going to be one of those peanut butter craving days for me! 🙂

Question:

What is on your agenda for today?

One Month Down

Can you believe that it is January 31st already?! Where has the first month of 2012 gone? In one way, I feel like it has flown by, yet, when I think back to New Years at the beach it seems like forever ago. Strange.

So much went on in the first couple weeks of this year!

New Years trip to OC, Brian turned 30!, Pre-Cana, the decision to move to Korea, Brian leaving for Arizona…and that is just what I can remember off the top of my head, everything has been such a cluster that I can’t remember who was where and when!!

I’m hoping with everything that is on the schedule for the upcoming months, that the time does a fair job at passing by. I don’t want it to fly by but I would be lying if I said that I didn’t want the weeks without Brian to go by a little faster!! I’m so anxious and ready to get to Korea now but I know I have tons to get done before then too!

Ekkk!!!

Workout

I woke up around 1:30 a.m. last night and was wide awake. I couldn’t get myself to fall back to sleep and I kept thinking about my workout this morning. I’m not so sure why I was so excited about it but I just wanted to be up and at ’em!

After last nights interval workout on the treadmill, I was looking forward to hitting the treadmill up again this morning and that is exactly what I did.

The total workout was completed in 31:15 including the initial two minutes of walking and the final cool down as well. I was moving on my miles for so early in the morning and my body was actually loving it! Am I feeling a running comeback here?? 🙂

I did something this morning that I never do and wore long pants to the gym. I usually always wear shorts or running capris when working out indoors and save long pants only for when I am running outside in extreme cold – I can actually count the amount of times I have run with full pants on one hand.

I wasn’t sure how I was going to like an intense workout with my legs covered and not being able to give off some heat but I loved how it had me sweating even more.

I see people in long pants and long-sleeved shirts at the gym and I’m not sure how they do it! The pants honestly weren’t bad today but I’m not sure I could completely cover both my arms and legs!

Breakfast

After my workout I ended up eating my usual pre-long run meal for breakfast. I guess I’m a little backwards this morning.

A bagel thin toasted with peanut butter and banana slices.

The remainder of the banana was globbed with peanut butter and enjoyed on the side.

Time to kick off this Tuesday at the office!! I hope you all have a wonderful one!!

Question:

Do you like to workout with long pants and sleeves?  Or do you stick to t-shirts/tanks and shorts/capris?

A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That

It’s no secret around here that I am a huge fan of sampler plates for my midday meal.

I mean just check out some of my past lunches…

I love having a mix of sweet and salty to satisfy any cravings that I might be having and the inclusion of protein, fruits, veggies, dairy, grains and good fats all in one meal but in controlled portion sizes is unbeatable.

So when packing today’s lunch, I got excited about the idea of reintroducing the sampler plate into my routine.

Lunch

Although today’s sampler plate didn’t end up covering all of my desired food groups, I still was able to work in a fair amount with the others stored away in my fridge for an afternoon snack! Perfect!

However, roasted chicken, pine nut hummus, 5 grain fiber select Wheat Thins and a banana did make it to today’s plate.

And you know what is even better?

When you can combine the ingredients to make cute little chicken hummus cracker-wiches!

Now to get that peanut butter, apple and carrots fit in throughout the rest of the day as my snacks…yeaaa, I don’t think that will be a problem! 🙂

Question:

Would you rather have a sampler plate for lunch or a main item with a side?