Wednesday's Check In

It has been a week since I started food blogging and boy what a difference it has made. The first few days I was REALLY hungry. It was also kind of irritating that my dear Aunt Flo came to visit (sorry if that is too much info, but it does affect your energy and your cravings). Here are the good and not so good things that I learned this week.

Good:

1. I do get my daily recommended servings of fruits and veggies per day.
2. It is so helpful to take photos of what you eat. I wanted to indulge and snack so many times, but I stopped because I didn't want to have to post it.
3. I learned to eat when my little man eats. I have him on a 8, 12, 4,8 feeding and that's when I eat too. If I need a snack I try to drink a milky tea instead or have fruit.
4. Pureed veggie soups are a WONDERFUL way of getting full and having your veggies too!

Not so good:

1. I eat more fruits than veggies, which might seem like splitting hairs, but I would like to change that balance.
2. When I am tired I get hungry. Hoo boy. This will be a hard one to overcome because having an infant means you're tired.
3. I rely too much on processed meat. I love having wraps, so I'm not changing that, but I should change up the fillings more often.
4. I need to figure out a way to make sure I drink more water. Tea is great, decaf tea is better, but it's still not water.

I can also proudly report that I did take it easy since Sunday. No major stretching sessions, no yoga, no walks. I rested. This is HUGE for me. So I will see how tonight's practice run goes. Again, I, Katrein, promise to run at my own pace, listen to my body, and never run with two different socks again.


Check out this article about food cravings from Steven and Chris' website: http://www.cbc.ca/stevenandchris/2011/01/what-your-cravings-are-trying-to-tell-you.html

Tuesday's food is here.

Tuesday's Food

1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1/2 cup brown rice cereal, 4 strawberries, 1/2 banana

chai tea with xylitol & skim milk & 2 apples with 1/2 a square

 of unsweetened chocolate sweetened with xylitol

cheeseburger wrap with tomato, pickles, lettuce, 1 tbsp sugar free ketchup,

1/2 tbsp mayo, mustard, 1/8 cup cheese, 1 hamburger patty

1 cup golden winter soup

1 cup golden winter soup with 1 carrot

wrap with 7 slices of corned beef, red pepper, dijon mustard, 1/3 avocado, lettuce

chai tea with xylitol & skim milk

1/2 banana with 1/4 cup of almonds

1 apple

I could have had a V-8!

Today's improvement is getting my 7-10 fruits and veggies a day. I tend to eat more fruit than veggies and I would like the veggies to get a little more space on my plate. I was planning on visiting the local farmer's market on Thursday to start my little man on pureed seasonal veggies so I think I will join him.

Monday's food is here.

Monday's Food

earl grey tea with sugar & lemon

1 cup of oatmeal with 1 tbsp of sugar free jam and skim milk

Earl grey tea with sugar & lemon & red espresso with 2 cups skim milk

Cheeseburger wrap with 1/8 cup of cheese, I hamburger patty, lettuce, tomato,

2 tbsp sugar free ketchup, 1/2 tbsp mayo, mustard, & 1/2 of a potato

1 apple, 4 strawberries, 1 banana 1/2 square of unsweetened chocolate with xylitol

1 banana & 1 apple & one venti Iced decaf latte made with 2% milk (enjoyed on the road)

1/4 cup of almonds

Monday's Motivation

This is going to be a weird post because this week I have to stay motivated to take it easy. After yesterday's debacle with the socks, as well as ungroomed trails, I have slightly pulled my groin muscle.

Sigh!

I should have kept my own pace instead of trying to keep up. See, there, I push myself too hard. I never thought I did, but I guess I do. After the run, our instructor (who funnily enough got left behind) caught up with us and told us that he wants to keep the group together and rein in the faster runners. He WANTS to slow our pace down so that we can build endurance.

Sigh!

I should have listened to my body. Instead, I tried to run in loose snow and the sliding of my shoes caused the pull. Farfignugen!

I asked our instructor about going to yoga tonight and he did advise against it. "Just lay on the couch", he said. WHAT? My running coach is telling my to lay around. Seriously?!? Wow.

So I, Katrein, promise to lay around and do nothing more than have hot Epsom salt baths, ice my knee, and work out the tightness on my foam roller (a modern day torture device).


Sunday's food is here.

Sunday's Food

1/3 cup of yogurt (plain), 1/2 cup brown rice cereal, 4 strawberries

 

1/4 cup of almonds with spices and 2 carrots

2 cups golden winter soup, 2 slices gluten free cheese bread with dijon mustard

and 3 slices each corned beef with lettuce

2 cups skim milk red espresso

rooibos tea with skim milk

1 apple & 2 carrots

1/8 cup of sugar free pancake syrup, 2 gluten free waffles with 1 tablespoon butter,

4 strawberries, 1 banana, rooibos tea with skim milk

1 cup grapes

1/4 cup almonds with 1 apple

1 cup grapes

 

 

decaf earl grey with xylitol & lemon

When oh when will I learn?

When you are a person of crafty tendencies, the most common comment you will utter is, "I could make that."  Most will never get further than that. Some will buy the needed supplies and then hope to get to it one day. Very few actually make said item.

On the other hand, there are some things that should not be crafted - EVER. For me, it was my running socks. I am now recuperating on the couch because of a mild pull in my groin. But I am getting ahead of myself, let's go back.

I received some very nice alpaca wool and decided it would make great running socks for when it gets minus stupid degrees. I searched Ravelry and found a discussion thread that recommended NOT to make your own socks. Humph, obviously these other knitters were not using the right yarn, needles, pattern, gauge, tension, blah, blah, blah.....

I found two different patterns. I thought I would make one sock from each pattern, wear them both, then decide which was the winner and then make the matching sock. 9:30 last night, only the cuff and the heel had been completed for the second sock. Poop. This morning was -31 Celsius with the windchill and a perfect time to try at least one sock. So I donned my regular Running Room sock on my right foot, and the hand knit on the left.

What in the world possessed me to wear two different socks on a training run. Stupidity? Lack of sleep? Ignorance? I claim all three. So here I am, knee burning, groin tender and ripping out the sock. I thought I had started to develop a love for sock patterns, but now they have been banished to the dark side again.

The kicker? They weren't ANY warmer than the regular Running Room sock.

So please, the next time I utter that infamous phrase, will somebody kindly give me a virtual (or verbal) slap upside the head?

Thank You


Friday's Food here

Saturday's Food here