by Jen
on December 23, 2011
I have been a little out of my regular routine this week…eats/workouts/etc.
First, I’ve been on a bagel eating roll. I never crave bagels. I’m usually all about oatmeal or Greek yogurt in the morning.
A whole wheat bagel with honey almond cream cheese and coffee with a friend Thursday morning.
And a honey whole wheat bagel with veggie cream cheese, coffee and orange juice post-run this morning.
Speaking of running…
I’m on a three-day running streak…which is probably not the smartest thing given the issues I usually have with my hips and hamstrings but so far, so good. It would help if I got a new pair of shoes. These were past their prime months ago but I didn’t really care because I was running so infrequently.
Wednesday was 4 miles on the treadmill, Thursday was 3.5 miles on the treadmill + a weights circuit and this morning was a 5K run with the sunrise.
It was a beautiful morning for a run with temperatures right around 60 degrees. Hard to believe that it’s just two days before Christmas.
My early morning run was an effort to atone for the sins of last night. 😛
I met a friend for happy hour and we proceeded to make dinner out of margaritas, chips and a delicious assortment of dips.
And now I’m trying not to be distracted by this cuteness. I have so much work to do!
Happy Friday!
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