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Who would have thought walking would make me sore…

April 21, 2010

Tweet I woke up sore in all sorts of bizarre places.  The tops of my ankles (where the shin connects to the foot), one butt cheek, my arms (no surpise there, thanks leash pulling monsters).  So since yesterday was supposed to be rest and it wasn’t I did some cross training today on the bike […]

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Doggie Day

April 21, 2010

Tweet The dogs thought that today was a fantastic day.  I took the dogs to the Soos Creek Trail and we did 4 miles.  This time I went the other way on the trail (toward Renton) and it felt very different, much shadier and the trees much closer to the trail and having to cross […]

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Why do we have to have Mondays?

April 12, 2010

Tweet I know, I know, if there was no Mondays then Tuesdays would suck, but still… I used to not work Mondays when I was teaching and no one could sympathise on Tuesday (my Monday), everyone sympathises with the suck that is Monday mornings.  For me Mondays mean lots of household chores and the mess […]

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Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

April 6, 2010

Tweet Ingredients 12 oz whole wheat macaroni head of cauliflower, coarsely chopped 3/4 whole wheat breadcrumbs (I used panko, Ian’s has a whole wheat panko crumb) 1/2 cup parsley, chopped 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp salt 3/4 tsp pepper 1 1/2 cups shredded low fat sharp cheddar (a really good one) 1/2 cup 1% […]

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Rest Day February 17th Food and Exercise Journal

February 17, 2010

Tweet My arthritis in my ankle was flaring yesterday and today I could tell I was favouring the ankle yesterday as just about every muscle in my other leg was sore… stupid arthritis, I’m too damn young!  So today I just did my slow walking 5 minutes out of every hour, still got in 60 […]

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Monday, Monday, Monday February 8th Food and Exercise Journal

February 8, 2010

Tweet Mondays are always such a struggle to get out of bed.  The 3 day weekend, Ben works 4 10 hour days so we have Friday, Saturday and Sunday off, makes Mondays especially brutal.  When that alarm goes off at 6:20 I’m knackered! Especially since try as I might I can’t convince Ben that going […]

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I ran 21 minutes. February 4th Food and Exercise Journal

February 4, 2010

Tweet I finished couch to 5k weeek5 day 3 today and ran 21 minutes without stopping or walking!  The program called for 20 minutes but I pushed a bit furter 🙂 I then finished up the rest of the 3 miles with some walking and running.  So I finished 2.23 miles in the 31 minutes […]

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Mondays stink! February 1st Food and Exercise Journal

February 1, 2010

Tweet Ate 22 of 25 points. Earned 5 activity points. Breakfast(5) –Cherry Vanilla Oatmeal Lunch (6)–Amaranth, Quinoa and Corn Chowder (4), Aloo Gobi (2) Snack (2)–Yogurt (2) Dinner (8)–Spinach Alfredo over whole wheat linguine (7), Sautéed Zucchini with Oregano and Feta (1) Snack (1)–Oatmeal Raisin Bite Mondays are stinky!  I hate trying to wake up […]

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Recipe of the Week 1/23/10

January 30, 2010

Tweet Cheese and Beer Soup Ingredients 1 red onion, chopped 3 carrots, chopped 3 ribs celery, chopped 2 tsp olive oil 2 stalks celery, diced 3 garlic gloves, minced 1 Tbsp dry mustard powder 1/4 tsp salt cayenne pepper to taste 3 cups chicken stock 1 1/2 pound yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into […]

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January 25th Food and Exercise Journal

January 25, 2010

Tweet Ate 23.5 of 25 points. Earned 6 activity points. Breakfast(5.5) –Scrambled Eggs, Whole wheat toast, pear Lunch (7)–Amaranth, Quinoa and Corn Chowder(4), mandarin oranges (1), yogurt (2) Dinner (7)–Baked Winter Squash with Raisins and Pinenuts(6), green beans with butter (1) Snack(4)–Firecracker(4) Feeling a bit better today, still stuffed up but managed to workout again […]

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