I had a great run this morning...indoors on my treadmill/hampster wheel. Okay, treadmill runs are not all that but I got to watch Sportscenter while I ran so that's the trade-off. 4 miles, sweat like a large porcine animal but felt good. I bypassed morning coffee and traded it for Earl Grey tea with a splash of half and half...no sugar. (maybe almond milk next time if I can get some)
After my run I ate a cup of oatmeal with dried apples and cinnamon with dried cranberries and almond slivers. Very tasty. 2 hours later followed that with a romaine salad with small chunks of chicken (I can here you now Coach...."you don't need chicken!!!!") and some shreded parm. cheese with fetta greek vinegarette. I think salmon and yams for dinner. Gotta find some fresh fruit to have for in between...That and a lot of water. I've already gone thru a liter and a half and it's only noon-30.
Work - then some note taking after I get off tonight then I'm taking a well deserved powder. I'm freaking bushed! ----but happy and feel great!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Scoville Units II (the sequel)
Today was a great learning experience. I'm sure there's a scripture somewhere which says; "physician, heal thyself." I know I'm not a doctor, don't play one on TV and didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express, however after eating things naturally, following Coach's advice and eating naturally, my sore throat is no longer sore, my ear doesn't ache like it did this morning. The suggestions about fruits, vegetables, herbs (cloves) and treating my body with water, both hot and cold and warm to hot water to drink all day...I will be able to sleep and feel rested in the morning. Thank you again! You are saving my life! And thank you for allowing me to be part of my own healing process. At the end of the day I feel better than I did waking up and know - I KNOW, I will feel even better tomorrow! I'm all in with this path! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Scoville Units!
I'm up early this morning debating whether or not to go back to bed. My throat is raw for the second day in a row and I'm wondering what to do...go back to bed or get on the "hampster wheel" and run it out of me with a good sweat.
I opt for action and get on and start running. 3 miles in and I'm pouring sweat like a prize fighter and feeling like I made the right call not going back to bed. After running as you know I touched base with you, confessed my physical weakness to you and you are there for me again! I don't know what fortunate star I fall under but I know the Gods must love me because they send me all the right people at the right time in my life. He sent me You!
I went to the only store in town that has anything organic (except as it turns out....KALE) and find a red bell pepper and something called "Ghost Chile" which as it turns out is allegedly one of the hottest peppers on the earth. Yes, I'm about to get medieval on this junk that's making me feel less than 100%, going completely on the offensive. When your back is to the wall, you either get crushed or attack, attack attack!
I was also able to find the last bottle of organic coconut oil which smells amazing by the way! I paid and left for home ligher by about 30 bucks but it's only money and my health has no pricetag.
I chopped up the entire bell pepper and 2 of the ghost peppers dumped about 2 tbs of cayanne pepper and another dash of sea salt in the Jalepeno Bisque and let it all steam together for about 15 minutes and then sat down to eat.
I am now sweating like a guilty Catholic at confession but starting to feel a lot better. The earlier scrubdown in the shower was great and the hot/cold water wrinse was a little bit breath taking and it took some practice to get the cold cycle from feeling like a plunge thru the ice during the "Polar Bear Plunge (with a Minnesota accent) dontcha know! The hot water sipping feels good on my throat too and I've got some oranges and cloves to round out my Rx!
I just wanted to tell you thank you again for saving my life and prolonging my journey through it Coach. I love you just doesn't seem sufficient, but I do.
I opt for action and get on and start running. 3 miles in and I'm pouring sweat like a prize fighter and feeling like I made the right call not going back to bed. After running as you know I touched base with you, confessed my physical weakness to you and you are there for me again! I don't know what fortunate star I fall under but I know the Gods must love me because they send me all the right people at the right time in my life. He sent me You!
I went to the only store in town that has anything organic (except as it turns out....KALE) and find a red bell pepper and something called "Ghost Chile" which as it turns out is allegedly one of the hottest peppers on the earth. Yes, I'm about to get medieval on this junk that's making me feel less than 100%, going completely on the offensive. When your back is to the wall, you either get crushed or attack, attack attack!
I was also able to find the last bottle of organic coconut oil which smells amazing by the way! I paid and left for home ligher by about 30 bucks but it's only money and my health has no pricetag.
I chopped up the entire bell pepper and 2 of the ghost peppers dumped about 2 tbs of cayanne pepper and another dash of sea salt in the Jalepeno Bisque and let it all steam together for about 15 minutes and then sat down to eat.
I am now sweating like a guilty Catholic at confession but starting to feel a lot better. The earlier scrubdown in the shower was great and the hot/cold water wrinse was a little bit breath taking and it took some practice to get the cold cycle from feeling like a plunge thru the ice during the "Polar Bear Plunge (with a Minnesota accent) dontcha know! The hot water sipping feels good on my throat too and I've got some oranges and cloves to round out my Rx!
I just wanted to tell you thank you again for saving my life and prolonging my journey through it Coach. I love you just doesn't seem sufficient, but I do.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Thursday, 29 Mar 2012
Today started out great! got up early and had whole rolled oats with flax seed and dried cranberries and slivers of almonds. I let that settle for a few and then put on the trainers and went for a run. 3 miles later my legs said time for intervals for the remaining 2.5. so much for feeling like I had the juice to make it 5 :) No worries, I know I'll get there. If experience has taught me anything, it's that building up the endurance muscle takes time and perseverance. Plenty of road for me out there. And I got nothing but time and a great coach who is inspires me and gives me a lot of things to work on and ideas to fuel my body to keep me going! Thanks Coach! You're my example of courage and perseverance!
The remainder of the day I ate okay, not great. I mean the food was delicious and I tried to make good choices this time eating out. I had a veggie pizza - 14 incher thin crust with fetta, black olives, artichoke hearts, spinach and jalepenos. It was very tasty! I added crushed red pepper and black pepper after it was served...oh my goodness!
I'm still "dry." The Beastie Boys had a song called "No Sleep til Brooklyn." Mine has been "No Beer since Utah!" It's been a challenge but I'm happy and hoping my midsection will start to show some appreciation. Tomorrow I'm going to shoot for Salmon filets and yams, and try and make a Kale Salad! Peace-out. dang, another plane to leave behind and no parachute...a high wire and no net! Ain't it cool?!
The remainder of the day I ate okay, not great. I mean the food was delicious and I tried to make good choices this time eating out. I had a veggie pizza - 14 incher thin crust with fetta, black olives, artichoke hearts, spinach and jalepenos. It was very tasty! I added crushed red pepper and black pepper after it was served...oh my goodness!
I'm still "dry." The Beastie Boys had a song called "No Sleep til Brooklyn." Mine has been "No Beer since Utah!" It's been a challenge but I'm happy and hoping my midsection will start to show some appreciation. Tomorrow I'm going to shoot for Salmon filets and yams, and try and make a Kale Salad! Peace-out. dang, another plane to leave behind and no parachute...a high wire and no net! Ain't it cool?!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
March 28th, 2012
Okay, so I finally found cilantro! Hiding under eggplant at one of our local grocery stores. It happens to be the one that has the largest selection of organic food, produce etc in town. Go figure. So I got to make my Jalepeno Bisque. The texture as I found out later wasn't what the original recipe had in mind but the flavor was OMG! intense and surprising and totally off the chain! And after consuming maybe 10 oz I felt full but not gorged or whatever...just full, content, satisfied and well satisfied! So I ran errands and had a wonderful conversation and it went on and off throughout the day and it was incredible! I ran a combined 4.5 miles indoors and out, and I really feel good. Like today I didn't do anything to sabotage myself. But being under the watchful and loving eye of a great teacher didn't hurt things either. :)
Appointment Day!!!!!
Appointment day with you Coach!!! I got to see you and talk about good food and what stuff does and it was so good to see you! It totally energized me and you are so beautiful and so overflowing with love of life and you have so much courage and a bravery I can only aspire to posess.
No I didn't work out or run, but the tower elevator is out and that climb up the stairwell up 6 floors has my legs and glutes burning by the time I get up to my perch.
I ate pretty well yesterday as well, had organic oatmeal with flax seed and one small cup (1/2oz) of (please don't cringe Coach) non-dairy caramel coffee creamer mixed in (it's not as gross as it sounds) for some flavor. Fresh raspberries/blueberries/strawberries/pineapple and chunks of chicken for a snack. I nursed a 16 oz coffee over 8 hours and downed a liter and a half of high quality H-2o. I caught myself getting into the chips/salsa at the end of the day and cut that short...otherwise dietary wise one of my better days.
There's something that feels empowering about making myself get up and put something asside that I like but know I shouldn't devour like its my last meal and shove it to the back of the cupboard and walk away.
At the end of the day I was exhausted but so happy and felt emotions I can't describe. It was a most signficant and incredible day.
No I didn't work out or run, but the tower elevator is out and that climb up the stairwell up 6 floors has my legs and glutes burning by the time I get up to my perch.
I ate pretty well yesterday as well, had organic oatmeal with flax seed and one small cup (1/2oz) of (please don't cringe Coach) non-dairy caramel coffee creamer mixed in (it's not as gross as it sounds) for some flavor. Fresh raspberries/blueberries/strawberries/pineapple and chunks of chicken for a snack. I nursed a 16 oz coffee over 8 hours and downed a liter and a half of high quality H-2o. I caught myself getting into the chips/salsa at the end of the day and cut that short...otherwise dietary wise one of my better days.
There's something that feels empowering about making myself get up and put something asside that I like but know I shouldn't devour like its my last meal and shove it to the back of the cupboard and walk away.
At the end of the day I was exhausted but so happy and felt emotions I can't describe. It was a most signficant and incredible day.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday Evening
As good as my day started, it ended sort of in a funk. I made a couple regretable food choices that left me groggy and wishing I hadn't. Its difficult to resist a good carne' asada burrito when I see them on the menu. The one I was served was massive and delicious. (I didn't eat all of it, just half - the rest will be freeze dried and sent to Ethiopia to feed half of the country) In retrospect, if I was going to go with that, I should have asked them to hold the refried beans and rice that went inside the tortilla and skipped the ceso sauce and just had them put a light dose of chile' verde sauce over it instead. Consequently, I didn't feel like running last night. That was my consequence for not thinking things through clearly at the time. It was a clear message to me that I need to consider not so much what I order but how I would like it prepared prior to it being stuck in front of my pie-hole for consumption.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Monday Morning 3-26-2012
Monday morning...I'm sore all over. After getting off work last night I was so amped up from the positive feedback you gave me, and feeling really well rested from the drive home, I decided to take a run outside this time vs the treadmill. I made it almost 3 miles when the tank hit empty...still 2 miles away from home. Ran intervals (3 telephone poles running-walk to the next telephone pole-then run 3 telephone poles etc.) the whole 5.5 miles took an hour. Its the same track I ran while training for the Air Force Marathon back on 2005. Plenty of hills up and down and flat spots...I just need to get my body back to where it was 7 years ago. I know it's going to be a process and "Rome wasn't built in a day." Shedding the extra poundage will help with my endurance I know. I'm so grateful you're there to help me.
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