I can walk!
With a little limp.
It’s been almost a week since my PRP treatment to regrow a ligament my ankle. I can’t think about running yet, but I can ride a bike! I’ve been doing 10 miles at verrrrry low resistance on the old folks bike. You know the one – with the reclined back lounge chair. No shame!
Let’s pretend I didn’t wear my new Fabletics leggings 4 days in a row.
My problem with cardio – especially easy “recovery” cardio is that it’s boring. How do people stay on these machines for an hour+?! I’ve decided there’s no shame in playing video poker while I peddle away. I got second in a tournament yesterday!
I’ve been doing upper body at the gym too. I’ve done shoulder, triceps, chest, biceps on my own. Yesterday I met my trainer at the meathead gym for back. I say meathead gym because this was in the parking lot:
Making up for smaller things?
WHY does anyone need a car that big? I can’t even imagine how much gas it takes. See the Range Rover to the left of it? That’s a full-sized Rover and it looks tiny. How do you even get in it? They’d have to throw me a rope!
The next car just made me smile. Check out the license plate. What do you think the odds are that the diver is a stripper? Hahaha!
Read on for my much healthier day of eats, and join in Jenn’s WIAW baby over at Arman’s today!
Breakfast:
I had my usual morning cocktail and sludge while I rushed around after waking up late.
Breakfast was a little “meh,” but I was running late to get to the gym. So whatever.
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Lunch:
I had a leftovers salad with local greens, grilled chicken, raspberries, and eggplant. The eggplant I’d roasted in my favorite Stone Beer BBQ Sauce the night before. If you’ve never tried that, I highly recommend it. It was a quick and easy side!
The drink on the side is something I’m experimenting with. I admitted a few weeks ago that, while it seems like on big party, I’ve had a lot of change int he past year and it does get to me. When I read about this Adrenals Mocktial in Ann Marie‘s guest post Lindsay’s blog, I had to check it out. I’m only on my second day drinking it, so I haven’t noticed anything yet… but even if it doesn’t work, it’s really delicious!
Dinner:
I had a super-productive day. My long list of errands is complete, I got a library card, took out the trash, and had a great workout. Vegas is out of town, but I felt like a fancy dinner was in order.
I roasted turbot in the oven with pepper, garlic, onion, and red pepper flakes. Meanwhile, I grilled red and yellow bell peppers and onion on the stove top with some balsamic. Lastly, I made a quick spiralized carrot salad that turned out way better than I’d hoped. Time to do a recipe post!
Cheers to romancing yo’ self. (TWSS)
Dessert:
Greek yogurt, chocolate protein powder, and coconut flour. I topped it with kabocha, peanut flour sauce, cacao nibs, and a little whipped cream. Because romancing yourself should always end with something sweet. 😉
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I just heard this quote and wanted to share it: “Love yourself for what your body can do, not what it looks like.”
Do you ever make a nice dinner just for you?
Are you an indoor cardio person? How do you get through it?
I don’t get the big truck thing either. Oy. I have made dinner for one, before I really started to learn how to cook. I made myself lobster tail with mashed potatoes. And I was still cleaning the kitchen three days later.
That sounds epic though! I’ve never made lobster… might be time to try!
I leave alone, and I always make dinner just for me 😉 But I really enjoy it. No picky eaters in my house!
I did that for years… it was always cathartic after a long day. Cheers!
I laughed out LOUD when I saw the car photo on Facebook too.
Now we need to hunt the owner down and hear that whole damn story.
<3 <3 <3
Later I saw one with a Trump bumper sticker. I almost cried.
OMG! Both of those vehicles made me laugh equally. I would also need a rope to climb into that monster truck. Ridiculous!!
I know you’re in recovery but usually I have a training plan that keeps the pace varied, throw in some hills, etc. You need a plan to keep your mind busy and then the miles tick by. I also know LOTS of people watch Netflix but I cannot concentrate on tv when I’m running or biking! Music, of course, is the best motivator 🙂
Fancy dinner for one? YES!
I do a little better when I have intervals. I’m with you on the TV though – I can barely stand to watch it when I’m not running.
Take your kindle 😀 Seriously, you don’t know how many books I have read on the bike and treadmills!
Ok. I don’t get this one. How can you read while your bouncing about? Helllllpppp…
haha i think you need like 2 weeks to get that drink to really work. And lots of other nourishment. But glad you like it bro! I heart you. Duh!
NOW you tell me. 😉 We’re about to be gone for a couple of weeks, but I’ve had it everyday this week! I’ll at least be able to take the Tulsi tea bags with me.
I’m not really an indoor cardio person, but I do love doing weights inside!
Bahahaha meathead gym. That parking lot.. seriously. Making a fancy dinner for yourself can be one of the nicest forms of self care – I do it quite (too?) often. And that dessert bowl oohhh geeeeeez that’s all me right there.
No such thing as too often!!!
That dessert loooooks delicious. Love mixing choc pb powder with greek yogurt, thumbs up! Also, I’m with you – staying on gym cardio machines bores me to death. Kudos to you for 10 miles on the bike, I don’t think I could.
It was a struggle… but the video poker seems to help. 😉
ha ha you really wore the same pants 4 days in a row!? What will people think?
Whaaaaaat… I Febreezed them once. 😉
I hate doing the stationary bike in the gym because it makes me so bored. Anything longer than 15 minutes makes me want to punch someone lol!
HA! Glad I’m not the only one.
All your meals look so tasty. I have been wanting to get one of those spiralizers. I don’t mind running on the treadmill but I have to be doing something to pass the time such as watching TV while doing it. Every time I see a Tru k like that I think oh gosh they are so ridiculous. And they think they are cool. That’s the funny thing.
I wish my gym had individual TVs. They just have big ones in the front with CNN and ESPN. 😛
See! That’s what I did! The BIKE!!! Hahahaha!
Cooking for one is the name of the game for me! And yea, I do make things “weirder” and more “spectacular” when I’m the only one eating it. My family doesn’t always want the “out there” things when I’m home cooking for them 😛
Spectacular is the PERFECT word. 🙂
Yummy. Your pictures are always so bright and colorful:)
Send me one of those dessert bowl concoctions, please?! It might sound strange to some but really good to me.
Indoor cardio + me = me + a book or my phone replying to mails I’ve procrastinated on. Honestly, I’ve found the elliptical to be a great place to get my creativity going and posts written, too. It’s a pity I haven’t had access to a gym in months.
How do you write a post?! All that bouncing… I can’t see straight to read or write more than a sentence. LOL!
Lol, I make a nice dinner for just me every night! Glad to see you’re ok and not giving into the couch and potato syndrome miost people do in your shoes. Chin up!:)
We can pretend you didn’t wear you Fabletics leggings 4 days in a row if we ca n pretend i didnt wear my 2 new Lulus for 6. heh. (3 and 3).
(my first lulus… the zone in crop and they are AMAZING and on a killer sale! http://shop.lululemon.com/products/clothes-accessories/women-we-made-too-much/Zone-In-Crop-MD?cc=19816&skuId=3627761&catId=women-we-made-too-much
i may have asked for (and gotten) 3 more for christmas… heh.)
I always cook dinner for one (and a toddler, but let’s be real, he’s mostly picking out the cheese.) since my husband works second shift, but my meals NEVER look like that. It’s usually whatever I can make in bulk on Monday and have it still be tasty on Friday (soup. always soup.)
Some days it feels good to take the time and cook yourself a full out meal.
Other days beer and cereal works too.
Maybe not together though. I stick to milk in my cereal. 😉
I swear I’ve seen that Brospeh McDouchy truck driving around So Cal before. But who am I kidding. Half the frat boys there drive trucks like that. I even dated one about 10 years ago. The truck was a major deal breaker. Also the fact that if you drive a truck that big, you have other things not in your control that are small.
LOL! That is the perfect name. So, since you dated one of these guys, what was his reason for having a monster truck?!
Oh my goodness I don’t know how anyone could sit on a stationary bike or treadmill for a significant period of time, I would be so bored! Even if there was a TV screen! then again I get bored running outside too. Hopefully you won’t have to do it for too long!
I was on my own for dinner last night so went fancy too! Cooked up some super crispy skin salmon and had it with a purple sweet potato and homemade Mayo…. Yum!
I did it for 3 days and that was enough. Iv’e moved on to the elliptical… which I find equally as boring. Also, I want your salmon!
I have to distract myself with either a book or television/movie while I’m on any indoor cardio equipment. It’s a great time to catch up on a series!
How do you read? I can do it one the bike, but the treadmill and elliptical are too hard with all the bouncing.
to be honest with you, i dont cook something nice when im alone..i usually eat something quick (aka smoothie, cereal milk, and grilled cheese).
Hehe… I wear my Fabletics leggings a lot, and they are already falling apart. 🙁
Happy New Year! We need to meet up again soon. Love all these posts.
We do! We’re out of town for the next two weeks… let’s get together when we get back. Miss seeing you!
I totally agree, working out on a cardio machine for a long period of time is boringggg to me. I’m not sure how I used to do it! Nowadays the longest that I’m on a bike or row machine for is 7 minutes – which is how long each circuit is at my HIIT studio. Ha! My longest cardio workouts are definitely outdoors… Hiking in gorgeous SoCal is much more entertaining than looking at an elliptical screen!
Cooking for one is so hard for me! Hence the reason I ate oatmeal, cereal and quesadillas all day everyday in college:)
So glad you’re trying out the Adrenals Mocktail! Adrenal support is such an investment of time and energy, but it will be worth it in the end.
Best of luck!