I slept 12 hours last night!
I’m not exactly sure what that means or why that happened, but my eyelids were heavy around 9:30pm last night and when I opened them this morning it was almost 10am. Crazy!
First thing I did this morning was check on my STEW. Then, I whipped up some breakfast (so I could take this morning’s round of antibiotics) and for the sake of my stomach threw back a GoodBelly shot.
Breakfast was an egg with spinach on a sprouted wrap covered in salsa.
The perfect pre workout fuel which I devoured while watching last night’s Biggest Loser episode. After breakfast, I bundled up (check out my adorable new headband) and hit the path for a run.
I had a few things working against me on this run. The main one being the war waging in my gut between my antibiotic and probiotic. I wanted my antibiotic to win the battle in my sinuses and was hoping the probiotic could pull out victory in the gut. Since it was my first run in over 2 weeks, I had little expectation. I set out on a 4.6 mile out and back route knowing that I could walk at any time and even cut the route by 1/2 mile if needed. By the time I made it to the path, I was happy that I had worn my trail shoes. Despite the almost fully melted snow in our neighborhood, the concrete path was about 50% snow with intermittent patches. But the sun was shining bright and the forest preserve peaceful…it was easy to put one foot in front of the other and enjoy my first run of the year. I was slow and tired when I rounded the corner back onto our street and my runner’s high was slightly lessened by the dull ache in my sinuses. My watch read just under 47 minutes making this morning’s run a slow and steady second workout of the year.
I was definitely ready for a late lunch. I poured Chickpea, Butternut Squash, and Red Lentil Stew onto a mix of couscous and quinoa for a satisfying post run meal.
The entire time I was eating my lunch, I kept exclaiming how amazing this stew tastes!
This is seriously one of the best meals that has ever come out of my crockpot!
And my crockpot works hard so that is definitely saying something! I ate lunch with some cucumber water (I have been getting really tired of plain water, so if you have suggestions on how to spice it up, please let me know) and a grapefruit that I split with the BOY (who was not interested in trying my stew).
After lunch, the BOY and I went out to run a few errands. It was such a warm and sunny day! Check out what we discovered while out and about 4 minutes from our house. A Yogurtland!!!!
A few hours later, we came home to drop of our groceries and shopping bags. Then, decided on an early dinner at Mediterranean.
There was some talk while we were out about planning meals for the weak, but we really didn’t hammer anything out. Although I’d like to get back to meal planning this year, I was okay winging it this week because we have tons of homemade leftovers crowding the fridge. For dinner, I ordered a salad with juicy and flavorful chicken.
It was a healthy way to end an entire day of clean eating and exercise! I’ve got a few dark chocolate squares for dessert and I know the BOY will be eager to find a few of these hiding in the freezer.
As of now, I am resting my tired legs (man, it feels SO good to be sore) while watching the Indiana v Penn State Basketball game. After the long weekend, I feel like I am still on vacation (did I already forget those 3 days of work last year). I have a full week back in the swing of things coming up, and I have a feeling I will be in bed early again tonight (although I don’t think I can get another 12 hours of sleep).
Hope you had a Marvelous Monday!
