by Jen
on February 12, 2017
Hi and happy weekend! It’s been just crazy gorgeous in Charlotte so I’ve been soaking up as much time outside as possible. It is 77 degrees and sunny right now. The trees and flowers are so confused and some of them are starting to bloom already.
My Sunday morning was everything I needed it to be, minus an early wake up call. Zoey ate over half of a jar of cashew butter in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday (totally Tanner’s fault! 😛 ) so homegirl has been paying the price for such an indulgent treat. I woke up at 6 a.m. to the sound of her getting sick. She seems to be fine though and her energy levels and personality are just like normal.
I spent the morning juicing, reading a magazine on the couch, cooking brunch and walking with Tanner and the girls. Now I just did my weekly meal planning and I’m off to workout at Madabolic. They’re hosting a group of teachers from the studio for a special private class. I’m running to Madabolic since I have my car situation so it should be quite the workout.
Here’s a quick recap of last week’s workouts along with what’s on our menu for the week. Hope y’all have a great Sunday afternoon/evening!
Weekly Workouts
Monday
5 mile run at 8:30 pace
Tuesday
REST
Wednesday
30 minute, 3+mile treadmill hill and sprint interval workout + strength
Thursday
Ashtanga yoga
Friday
Hot yoga
Saturday
TRX class + 6 mile run at 8:33 pace
Sunday
2.5 mile run + Madabolic class
Weekly Dinner Menu
Monday
Slow cooker teriyaki chicken with stir-fry veggies over cauliflower rice
Tuesday
Ina’s Perfect Roast Chicken over a mix of root veggies and potatoes
Wednesday
Shepherd’s Pie with Cauliflower Topping made with ground lamb
Thursday
Leftovers
Friday
Teacher training…we’ll either get takeout from Namastay Kitchen or I’ll do a crock pot dinner
Saturday
TBD, probably out
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