Driving

Yesterday I spent a good amount of time on the road. It has been a while since I made the drive I did. And this time it rained the entire time. It was miserable.
The rain. The spray off the big trucks. The fog like conditions. Just miserable.
I am literally screamed at the conditions in my white knucled solitude of a rental car at least twice.

I am glad I got some hill drills runs into my day before the day started,  before the rain started. I am sure it helped in some way.

I can only imagine the stress of the drive has played with my muscles in some way. I don't know just yet as I am still lying in bed.

Thought I'd squeeze in a walk this morning.  But no sooner did I turn over to get the phone to check the weather... skies opened up out there.

Sadly it will be another day's worth of driving for me.  And it is a haul this time. I will leave as soon as I can after this morning's meeting. I am just not looking forward to it.

Hotel treadmill is in my future.

Yogurt

Oh the marketing of yogurt.  Which variety  is truly healthy. So hard to say these days.
Some slap on the term Greek and everyone assumes its a healthy variety. Until you read the label and realise it isnt a thicker strained variety... they put gelatin in it to make it thicker.
Some are so sweet.  Surely that can good for you.
I found two fruit flavors that I like thay seem to be lower in sugar but I am sure that is debatable.
Chobani has a pineapple fruit on bottom that is good.  And with even less sugar is a blended coconut flavor.
I had been buying these for ease in an attempt to get an afternoon dairy with some fruit.
Of course I came to thw revelation that's really not enough fruit to count.

This week I am using 2% Fage and ran it and somw frozen strawberries througg my Ninja.  Good flavor. Hopefully a bit more fruit than the prepackaged variety. Hopefully less sugar.

Food

Well I am always tinkering in the kitchen.  These days there is always a quest to get enough protein and veg in a meal.
And I don't alway succeed.
Last week I opted for a chicken and spinach dish.

Raw baby spinach as the base.  I am going to heat up later so no need to cook now.
Sauted onions and Portobello mushrooms and spices.  Mixed in with somw ricotta cheese.
Finish off with 3oz grilled chicken.
Gave me my protein, dairy and veg for lunch.
It was different than the typical salad doused in dressing.
Now to remember this again later in the training.

Walking

I just struggle to get up at the crack of dawn to run.  I did well with it for a while but in the past year not so much.
So I opted for a little mental inventory.  What would I get up for? And decided that a morning walk would work. 
I don't need my heart rate monitor. I don't need my interval alarm. Shoot I don't even need a sports bra to just get out there and walk.
Roll out of bed. Find the appropriate # of layers (it was cold this morning). And get out there. 
In a half hours time I can cover 2 miles.  That's 2 miles more than I had been doing in the AM.  So I am sticking with this.

Running running will have to be in the PM.

Finding ways to get motivates and stay motivated

http://helloendless.com/10-ways-to-increase-dopamine-to-boost-your-productivity/

This looked like a good list to start with.

Been a while

I feel like I need to officially track my progress to this craziness that is the Disney Princess Half Marathon.
It is a few days more than 4 months away.  The official start date is Wednesday.. mostly because Tuesday is my birthday and I don't want any added pressure before then.

So I decide short little quips of my training could be a motivator.  It has helped in the past.  And maybe a bit more insightful and useful than one sentence observations allowed on Twitter and Facebook.

We shall see.

Until then... today is a birthday celebration
Gotta go dry my hair straight and get ready

AFTER WEEKS OF RAIN - IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT THERE!

make it a good one