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NROLW and art with breakfast

Happy Wednesday! And Happy Veterans Day. Thank you to all veterans and those currently serving our country!

Another New Rule workout this morning. Ate 1/2 a Zone bar, bundled up and biked to the gym as it was 39 degrees

What a routine this was, too:

Barbell incline bench press: 2 sets of 8 at 55 pounds
Seated lat row: 2 sets of 8 at 60 pounds
Dumbbell squats with heel lifted: 4 sets of 15 with 20 pound dumbbells
Overhead shoulder press: 4 sets of 20 with 10 pound dumbbells
Step ups: 4 sets of 15 with 20 pound dumbbells
Underhand grip lat pull down: 4 sets of 15 at 60 pounds

Dang these are hard! The last 4 exercises are done in a circuit with 30 second rests. For the dumbbell squats, I used 2 plates on the floor to put my heels on. John texted me and was not feeling well enough to bike, so he told me to meet him at the coffeehouse and he would drive. I hopped on the bike and hit the path. How things change in a few weeks:

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Bagel and hot coffee to warm up!

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This cafe showcases local artists, and there were some nice pictures by our table:

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My back started bothering me again during the ride there, so I actually am glad John drove because I just put the bike in the car after breakfast and came home with him. It has something to do with the pushing motion on the pedal on my left side. I didn’t want it to feel as bad as it did on Monday, so I was smart for a change and took the ride home.

Another waffle creation for lunch (guess it is Waffle Wednesday!). I love my waffle sandwiches. Plus some homemade cashew butter and a local honeycrisp apple.

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I can’t tell you how many times I am transcribing files about the H1N1 vaccine and how it isn’t available. Is it ever going to be around?? There is only 1 company in the US that makes the vaccine and they were unable to meet their promised production. Losers. I don’t want the H1N1 vaccine, but there are a lot of high risk people that need it.

Break time was a latte (not pictured) plus an Attune bar. Dark chocolate bliss…

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Was feeling the pasta vibe for dinner. Cheese ravioli with a sprinkling of mozzarella. And more broccoli! Think I should have named this blog Finding Broccoli instead of Finding Radiance 😉

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I’ve been doing really well on the snacking front. Or not snacking front, I should say. Keeping cereal out of the house has made a huge difference. It’s funny how just a small change like that and the scale starts to drift downwards.

Hot 100 update:

1. Duathlon. DONE!!!
2. Limit the number of eggnog lattes this year to 2 or 3. Have not had any.
3. Keep a redline of weight in mind to not go over during the holidays. Under redline.
4. Complete the New Rules of Lifting for Women. Started stage 7 (Ow!!!)
5. Enjoy time with family during the holidays. Breakfast with my mom tomorrow

6. Better organization of time to be productive. Maybe a bit better?

7. Do some freelance writing. Pretty lame here this week.

8. Run at least 2 more official 5K races this year. 1 down, 1 to go

Talk to you all tomorrow!

Lifting and apples!

John’s mom got settled in late last night. I was up early to hit the gym. 30 degrees, so no biking. I am thinking the biking might be over for the year 🙁

Did my own program today:

Barbell deadlift/row combo: 3 sets of 8 at 65 pounds
Pliet dumbbell squat: 3 sets of 8 at 35 pounds
YTWL: 3 sets of 4 with 10 pound dumbbells
Lat pulldown: 3 sets of 8 at 60 pounds
Split squat with 35 pound plate: 3 sets of 8

Then 30 minutes on the dreadmill. I am going to feel this tomorrow! Came home and picked up John and his mom because you know what Wednesday is!

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I ate half before I remembered to take a picture 😳 Bad food blogger.

I had to work while John and his mom got to play and have lunch out 🙂 My lunch was a waffle sandwich with chicken, laughing cow, and cranberry sauce. I so love this combo!

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While I was hard at work, they went out to an apple orchard. No picking going on, but the apples were awaiting!

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And some sleepy bees:

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The goats at the orchard had their own playground:

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It’s like a giant Habitrail for goats!

John brought me a couple presents:

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Plus a small snack:

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Cider donut fresh made. So good! Plus a fresh Honey Crisp. Fresh apples just taste amazing.

I liked how this was a small donut and not a giant one. Most cider places have ginormous donuts.

John also cooked dinner tonight and made his yummy clam chowder. You all know what I had on the side!

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I am so spoiled 🙂 We may not have a lot, but there are times when I feel very rich, know what I mean?

Question: Favorite kind of apple?

5-miler and more crepes!

Gorgeous fall day today. I wanted to do a run outside and it was in the mid 40s. Perfect for running. I wanted to do 5 miles, so I set out for that and fueled up with some POM nectarine that the Pom Wonderful people sent me. This is really good! I am not a big juice drinker, even though I really like juice. As I have said before, I don’t like to drink my calories. This was for prerun fuel and is tasty. Much sweeter than regular POM juice – it almost tastes peachy!

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I was going on the 2nd loop of running and almost thought about doing 6 miles instead of 5, but my thighs were complaining a little. It really can take a while to fully recover from big events, I guess.

Had a fabulous bowl of cream of wheat this morning after I got back inside:

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With pumpkin butter, cranberry sauce, cinnamon and white chocolate chips!

Busy with work again. They weren’t kidding when they told us October is a busy month. It’s nice to have work. It was a little sad today, though. One file was a very long one where the doctors were having discussions with the parents about removing life support on their 11 year old son, and they did not want to do it. Sometimes the job is tough at times.

I am in waffle sandwich mode again. This time it was chicken with cheddar cheese, apples and cranberry sauce.

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Warm and toasty! I am liking the waffles for bread.

John made some scrumptious bars yesterday from Megan’s Munchies:

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Only he used white chocolate chips instead of regular (hence why they made their presence in my breakfast!) This made a good snack with my afternoon latte.

So, now I am done with the duathlon, and the season of outdoor fitness events is winding down. It sort of leaves me at loose ends, as I do like to have some sort of goal in mind. I do have NROLW to finish by the end of the year and then it will have to be more indoor gym stuff. I do run outside in winter when the sidewalks are clear of snow, but I do have limits 😀

I’m thinking I might try to be serious about knocking off at least 5 more pounds (10 would be super). I am just not really sure if I want to do the work it will take to do that. Know what I mean? I have become pretty complacent here, and with my activity goals I have been pursuing since March – weight loss has not been a primary focus (and was not as feasible with hard training, even though that seems like it would help). We have just booked a cruise for the beginning of February, and maybe that would be a good goal.

Pink item of the day!

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(This is soap colorant, btw).

I won the football picks last weekend (Yeah!!) – so it was my choice for dinner. A new crepe place opened up in Glens Falls just last week, so I wanted to go there. It’s a very tiny place, and tucked out of the way. Everything is made from scratch.

I chose a fall-inspired crepe:

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Pork tenderloin with mashed sweet potatoes and a blackberry sauce. It was a little on the sweet side, but quite good.

John had the mexican crepe with black beans, cheese, and chicken.

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We split a dessert crepe, since the meals were light. This had whipped cream, praline nuts and cranberry sauce:

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Thumbs up for this place, and quite affordable. Okay, I have had cranberries at 3 meals today :O Somebody smack me LOL!

We are totally inspired to try to make crepes at home. Maybe this weekend!

Jeez – this post was all over the place, sorry about that! I swear my mind feels like this right now. I really have to focus!

Tuesday musings and waffle sandwich!

Went to bed a little later last night after watching the Broncos top the Chargers – WooHoo!! 6-0 baby! I actually fell asleep during part of the game because I was so tired. What a fan LOL! I woke up this morning and nixed the gym because my thighs were still feeling sore. One more day and I’ll hit the gym Wednesday morning. I miss my weight lifting.

Yummy protein pancakes with banana/maple topping for breakfast. We got a ton of bananas at the store the other day. The over ripe ones were on sale, so I peeled and froze probably about 10 bananas for future use.

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Still waiting on the cord for my computer. It’s so hard to get used to a different one and work efficiently. It’s like being plopped into a new office and not knowing where anything is, but being expected to hit the ground running. But at least I am functional!

I was wanting waffles for lunch, and decided to use them as bread for an egg sandwich! This was sooooo good. 2 waffles are 120 calories, which is less than 2 slices of bread. With an egg and some laughing cow cheese. And a pear on the side.

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We have a winner! Loved it.

Trying hard to keep calories down today, since I overate yesterday and am not moving around much. I have to remember to rest – the duathlon was a big deal to my body and I need to pamper it.

A few years ago this woman:

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never would have thought she would become this woman:

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There was definitely some radiance to be found at the finish line 😀 It still feels weird to think that I have done a triathlon and a duathlon (and a few 5Ks) this year. Who is this lady? I also know that there is plenty of room for improvement and challenging myself, and it is pretty exciting to see what is in store for next year!

Pink item of the day!

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Cranberries are in the store and I finally got around to making the world’s best cranberry sauce. Served along side chicken and some pan sauteed brussel sprouts. Delicious!

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Tomorrow is bagel day and hopefully biking! The weather is supposed to be warmer overnight for a change. The break has been fun, but I do like being back in routine.