Have I ever shared that I fall down once or twice a day?

Well, in typical Heather fashion I fell down while bowling Saturday night.  I was doing great, even got a strike. And then, I swung my arm too hard and took a spill. Yep, I fell flat on my face while bowling. I blame the slippery wood. Although I believe the fall affected my performance, it was still such a fun night!!!!! Bowling is fun and it was made even better because after League Night ended it turned into … Rock N’ Bowl. Thanks Caitlin for the bowling inspiration. It might be a new Saturday night tradition for me and Mark.

At the bowling alley Mark wanted my Oikos hat.

But I said, “No!”

Half Marathon Update

After my pity party for the potential loss of the Brooklyn Half Marathon, I got over it and decided to run the earlier race in Providence if the Brooklyn race is in fact canceled.

I am still working on developing my own half-marathon training schedule. I am having trouble committing to a plan because I’ve always just taken my running on a daily basis. I have to remember that it’s not set in stone!  Also, I feel like I am used to running more than the weekly mileage in the Hal Higdon Intermediate running plan I am using as a guide. It will be weird for me to cut back on running while I transition from the treadmill to the road. I imagine its a natural tendency for many runners to want to run more than the schedule they are following has planned. I also imagine this is not a good idea, so I am going to try to stick closely to the weekly mileage on the Hal Higdon program.

Do any runners have any advice on not running too much when training? How do you know when enough is enough?

On my tentative training schedule for Sunday was a day for a nice yoga session, which meant a  90 minute Dave Farmar podcast. Boy did I need it. My butt and hamstrings were sore and tight from Saturday’s 8 miles. Monday should be nice and I have 3 miles planned that I hope to be able to do outside. I know there are easy runs, pace runs and tempo runs, but honestly, any outside running for me is going to be hard at this point.

After yoga, Mark and I enjoyed the beautiful weather and took a nice leisurely walk. We made our way to Starbucks where I tried a Vanilla Roiboos Tea Latte without syrup. It smelled like Berry Berry Kix. At first it was so hot that I couldn’t taste anything, but as it cooled it was pretty good, but I am not in love. To me it had berry undertones, not the vanilla flavor I was hoping for.  I definitely prefer the Black Tea Latte instead.

For dinner I made BBQ Tofu, which I’ve made before. But this time, I made it bella eats style instead of in the oven. It definitely gets cripsy! I also made a wheat berry concoction containing with a balsamic vinegar honey sauce.

For a dessert/snack I had Nature’s Path FlaxPlus Multibran Cereal.

Mark thought it was too dry, but I am not sure what that means. I thought it was kind of like a thicker, heartier bran flake and quite enjoyed it. I especially liked that it did not get soggy in my milk like other flake cereals.

For second dessert I had an absolutely delicious Chocolate Covered Fig from my Secret Valentine. More on that tomorrow!

Also … please don’t forget to head over to Meghann’s site starting Monday at 11:00 A.M. to check out her Blogging Bake Sale. Meghann is training for the Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  All proceeds from the bake sale go to the charity.  Lots of great baked goods are for sale including my Mixed Brown Bread and assorted varieties of Olive Oil Oat Muffins/Loaves (Plain (vegan), Chocolate Chip, Cranberry Orange or Barney Butter/Almond Butter Chocolate Chip).

FOR SALE!!!!

Mixed Brown Bread

Cranberry Orange

Chocolate Chip

Hi Everyone! How are you? I am doing well. Due to my antenna television I am currently enjoying my first episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine. It’s kind of funny.

I went to Mark’s gym again. I am not brave enough to use the machines yet. I don’t know what it is. I think it’s all the giant tanned dudes walking around. I wish I could take pictures to show you the people who frequent a North Jersey gym in the middle of the day. No pictures, but I did run 4 miles and ellipticized for 20 mins. while reading Shape w/ the girl from High School Musical on the cover.

After this I went (sweaty and nasty) to Target to get a coffee pot. I couldn’t take another caffeineless morning. I also had to buy some milk because I made a fatal error last week … I bought milk that expired the very next day. Grrr. I got Silk Soymilk Light  because it was on sale, doesn’t expire until March and Mark believes he can’t have cow milk (even though he eats copious amounts of cheese and yogurt). I’ve never had soy milk, so I will have to let you know what happens tomorrow! Anyone drink this? What can I expect? Anyway, it brought this week’s total was more like $121.

Also, I made a marvelous side dish today! Creating it made me happy. 

Sweet Potato Brussels Sprouts

Ingredients

• Brussels Sprouts
• Sweet Potatoes
• Olive Oil
• Garlic
• Black Pepper
• Balsamic Vinegar
• Dijon Mustard
• Honey

I microwaved about 2 cups of frozen Brussels Sprouts for 30 seconds, then cut them in half. I cut a sweet potato into circles, and then halved them and nooked for about 2 mins so they were a little soft. In a pan, I heated olive oil and garlic, then I added the Brussels Sprouts, sweet potatos and a little black pepper. I cooked them until the BSs started to get a little crisp and almost burnt on the ends. About 3-4 minutes Then I poured in some balsamic vinger and dijon mustard and stirred everything around. When everything was done I drizzled a tube of honey from Christmas stocking on top.

It was delicious and mad the perfect side dish to my dinner.

Food Shopping on a Budget Month

I can already see how I am not very good at food shopping on a budget. When I was buying milk at Target it took a lot today for me not to grab a few “must have” food items. I would have grabbed a bag of blue corn tortilla chips if I did not remember our goal this month is to save money on food. They were glaring at me from the end of the aisle, but I resisted those and the Z-bars! 

In my quest, I’ve been searching online for tips. I found these today here from Shape.