All the bits and pieces
Wednesday! Only 2 more work days for me.
Had a date with peanut butter (while frowning at my finger) before hitting up the gym. I did 10 minutes on the stationary and then hit up the weights:
- Chin ups: 1 set of 3, 2 sets of 2. These are not getting any easier.
- Dumbbell pliet squats: 3 sets of 15 with 25# dumbbell
- Arnold press: 3 sets of 15 with 8# DBs
- Wide grip lat pull down: 3 sets of 15 at 50#
- Split squats: 3 sets of 15 with 25# plate
- Bent over dumbbell row: 3 sets of 10 with 20# DBs
Then I got on the treadmill for walk and run. I just stuck 1 mile of running in there with no intervals. My hammies are still pretty tired from all the dead lifts I did on Monday! I listened to Gaelic Storm today. Talk about making you want to move! 45 minutes went by in a snap! I think I may need to find some more podcasts to listen to just to mix things up. Anyone have favorites to share?
Then I swung by and picked up John, who was on his way walking to meet me and got our Wednesday staple!
And some of this:
To answer a couple emails – I do not put everything I eat onto the blog. Just most stuff. I doubt that you all would be interested in seeing the 3 or 4 chips I grab or bite of something John is eating LOL! I haven’t been putting my pre workout snack for a while because it is dark in the morning when I get up. However, just to show you – today will feature a snap of everything that passed my lips.
While decided what to make for lunch, I had this:
Lunch was a smoothie made with 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, oat fiber, fresh pineapple, coconut, and cinnamon.
I should have used ice, as it was somewhat lukewarm, which isn’t really to bad on a cold day, but maybe not the most refreshing.
Afternoon snack was the standard latte:
and a protein hit of this:
I wasn’t the only one snacking:
Pixie was sitting all pretty for a picture forever, but then she yawned just as I snapped this! At least she is awake.
While thinking about dinner, I snacked on some of these:
Food Should Taste Good chips. I lurve this brand.
Dinner was my world famous BBQ chicken salad!
Hello Rutville – population: Me 
Plus a tart American kiwi.
Finished up work later tonight and made a nighttime snack of chocolate chips and pretzels. Unpictured on this are the few peanuts I sprinkled on there. See my snacking problem?
I have an announcement to share tomorrow morning Stay tuned!
I will leave you with something that I say a lot, and it happened to be in a newspaper article I was reading this morning!
It’s true! Do you speak to yourself positively all the time? You should 
Thank you for what you said on my blog today – about looking tiny(!) and being able to run the 5K…that means a lot, coming from you!
You’re welcome – I really mean it!
I dont post my BLTs! Thats a great quote – I find positivity can go a long way.
That’s a great quote! And so true. I do my best to practice it, but I still have to catch myself and “rephrase” some of my thoughts.
Wanted to say the other day that I *love* your new hairdo! It looks great! And I’m impressed by your pull-ups; I can manage a teensy shrug, but that’s about it…yet.
Your BBQ salad looks delicious. Would you be willing to give the recipe?
It’s just chopped up cooked chicken breast that I mix with 2 tbsp of BBQ sauce. Top a bed of salad with it and sprinkle on feta cheese and sliced almonds. Super easy, fast, and good
I am definitely trying to be positive!!!
I am excited about your announcement, but I won’t get to read it until tomorrow night…can’t wait!
Love the food pics and great workout!!!
I try to talk positively to myself, but it doesn’t always work.
So funny to see that Schroon Lake mug; very good friends of my family live up that way, so I’ve heard about it for years and driven through it just once the summer I worked in the Adirondacks.
Love the quote! And of course the picture of Pixie. She is such a cutie. Looking forward to your announcement…
Hi Lori – I have never listened to a podcast while working out, I will have to try it. I do like the podcasts by Sandra Ahten at http://www.reasonablediet.com but they are pretty short, so I guess I would have to load up a few of them on my player!
I notice you still do NRL4w type workouts for your weights…that is a good sign! I appreciate how straightforward the plan is.
I actually finally do only (for the most part
think the positive.
Im such a firm believer in the notion we are what we repeatedly think I figure why not.
caint hurt and I was, um, well lets just say I was AROUND lots of negative people growing up and I sure saw that neg. thoughts beget more neg.thoughts.
I love the quote. It’s something I am working on and can see the benefits of.
Pretty positve here, but have my moments! looks like you had a very healthy day!
Do I speak to myself positively all the time? No, but I do most of the time.
By the way, your blog isn’t updating in my reader. It is possible that it is on my end, but I just thought I would mention it here just in case.
That’s weird about the reader. It shows up in my feed. Maybe if you unsub and resub? You know I don’t want you to miss a single word I write LOL!
OK, tomorrow is my sleep in day so that means I will not hear/read your news till later!!! Bummer! But I do need those sleep in days!!!
I try to talk positive & it has always been a hard one for me but I try… some days are better than others.
Cute cat!!!
I want so badly to say, emphatically, YES! I do speak to myself positively all the time. But I’m guessing we’re supposed to tell the truth.
I *do* use positive self-talk most of the time, and I’m much, much better at recognizing when I’m on a backward slide. My go-to turnaround mantra is “We see what we believe”, and then I start looking for the positives. Works every time!
Btw, that salad looks scrumptious! (Seriously, I drooled a little bit even.)
I”m 100% on the positive thought train!! I really think it makes a difference in the lives we have
So good to see a fellow snacker. I pick, pick, pick all day. Mostly in the afternoon. For some weird reason, I have to make myself eat after a work out or run. Hunger doesn’t kick in until about 1:30pm.
I try to think positive and say positive things to myself but most of the time I am very critical of me. I can think of everything in the world to say to other people and see all of their fantastic qualities, but when it comes to me, it’s usually a criticism. I know – my bad!
Those chips remind me that Trader Joe’s has a new whole grain chip that tastes great–I need to pick some up next time I go!
.-= debby´s last blog ..Still =-.
I love the FSTG chips…especially the olive ones which is weird because I don’t really like olives! lol!
I do good with being positive for a bit and then I fall into a Debbie Downer slump! lol!
.-= Ang´s last blog ..Bacon cupcakes rock! =-.
I try to as much as possible. Sometimes its tough…esp around that time of month!
.-= Ash @ Good Taste. Healthy Me´s last blog ..Chili’s and Trivia =-.
Thanks for the inspirational quote
There’s nothing wrong with snacking on peanuts! Your arteries are clear
.-= Danielle (Coffee Run)´s last blog ..Cherry Cashew Cheese + Refueling =-.
It’s impossible not to snack and munch on things! And to be honest, I hate how I feel when I try to force myself not to. Feels too controlling in my mind
I just try my best to keep good munchables in the house. A few raisins here and there are at least better than a few peanut butter cups 
We don’t have Balance Bars around here, but that yogurt honey peanut butter flavour sounds awesome!
.-= Susan´s last blog ..Waffle Wednesday – An Ode to Waffles =-.
Congrats on the Open Sky gig! I am going to check it out in a bit … Those look like pretzels my girls love (and their mama), are they the butter-flavored ones? Try topping those with chicken or tuna salad. Delish!