24 Day Challenge - Day 18.5

Seriously, this is getting old.  I took my before breakfast pills and walked out of the house without the breakfast ones.  So I'm just going to not take the before breakfast pills tomorrow and take the rest of them.

Zumba tonight and then walked/jogged 2 miles.  More walking than jogging - I bought a knee brace, and it helped a bit; but it was so hot and humid, it was not a lot of fun.

I did have a Spark during Zumba and took Catalyst before I worked out.  It will be interesting to see if I see a difference in inches at the end of the week.  The challenge was supposed to end on Friday, June 22; but with all the times I've forgotten to take the MNS, I think I'll wrap up on Sunday instead.

24 Day Challenge - Day 18

Today was a big fail.

I did do 2 things right, though.

I took all my MNS pills and had my meal replacement shake for breakfast.

I ran 2.5 miles tonight.  Actually 2.62.  It was slow (an average 12:20 pace), but I ran the whole thing which I haven't done in awhile (usually I'm walking at about 3/4 mile and run/walk).

Everything else was bad.  Okay, not everything; but I had way too much sugar. 

Zumba and another run in store for tomorrow.

Day 17.5

Thanks to a horrendous nightmare that never seemed to end, I woke up late.  I argued with myself about whether I would go running since I got up so late, but I knew I wouldn't go if I didn't make myself do it right away.  So 10:40 (I told you I got up late), I hit the trail.  It was so hot...and turns out the trail isn't shaded when the sun is right in the middle of the sky.  So it was pretty bad. 

I think I did a mile.  Which I needed to do to get my muscles stretched out.  The run itself was good...but I think I'll save them for either really early or later in the day.

Anyway, since I got up so late, everything was kind of thrown off so I didn't take my MNS packets again today.

So Day 18 will be tomorrow.  Stay tuned. 

24 Day Challenge - Day 17

I missed Day 17.  So here it is:

30 Minutes Before Breakfast: 1st color MNS Packet (no Spark today)

Breakfast: Chocolate meal replacement shake (blended with PB2, sugar free caramel syrup and ice cubes) and both white MNS packets. 

 Morning snack - the most amazing Apple Crisp cupcake I've ever tasted

30 Minutes Before Lunch: 2nd color MNS packet

Lunch: Salad (romaine lettuce, walnuts, craisins, chicken, lite honey mustard dressing)

Snack: Oreo cupcake - today was not a good eating day.  I mean it was a wonderful eating day.  But not so much a healthy day.

Dinner: Pepperoni pizza, grape salad, brownie and a half piece of Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza. 

I was quite sore today from my track workout!

Fartlek

I learned a new word tonight.  Fartlek. 

fart·lek [fahrt-lek] 

noun

a training technique, used especially among runners, consisting of bursts of intense effort loosely alternating with less strenuous activity.

Well, actually, I knew the word - just never experienced what it truly means.  Until tonight.  I've discovered that ignorance really is bliss.

The same friend who introduced me to Advocare put me through the worst workout ever tonight!  Track workout, she said.  That didn't sound so bad.  I run around the track often.  Speed workout, she said.  Okay, that sounds a little intimidating; but surely it can't be that awful.

Famous last words.

A slow mile warmup (4 times around the track).  11:15 pace or so.  Easy peasy.

Then came half miles.  Run half mile at your target 5K pace.  For me, that's a 9:30 mile (so as to break 30 minutes).  First quarter mile wasn't bad - second quarter mile was.  Did half mile in 4:30 or so and then a quarter mile cool down (by far my favorite parts of the night were the cool downs!).  Then we did it again.  Ugh.

Then came quarter miles - once around the track.  I believe my exact words were "once around is going to be a piece of cake!".  Someday I'll learn to just not speak.  4 times we did those.  All at the target pace of 9:30 - for me anyway.  The two of them were faster.

Then 6 100's.  I managed to knock out 4 of those before feeling like I was going to lose my dinner.  And then I did another 50 (meters, I think).  REALLY felt like I was going to lose it at that point.

And then we got to run for a half mile cool down.

By far the worst workout ever.  And I'm thinking that it was probably by far the most effective workout ever.  2 weeks, I get to do it again.  Can't wait!

So a summary of tonight's workout:

5 - number of miles ran/walked
10 - number of times I wanted to quit
10 - number of times I changed my mind after I heard my running mates cheer me on
2 - number of times I wanted to vomit
0 - number of times I actually vomited
100 - percent glad I am that I went tonight

24 Day Challenge - Day 16

30 Minutes Before Breakfast: Strawberry Mango Spark, 1st color MNS Packet




Breakfast: Chocolate meal replacement shake (blended with PB2, sugar free caramel syrup and ice cubes) and both white MNS packets. 
I'm calling this a Snickers Shake!  It really did taste like a Snickers!  You know...like if snickers made a protein shake.




30 Minutes Before Lunch: 2nd color MNS packet

Lunch: Salad (romaine lettuce, walnuts, craisins, chicken, lite honey mustard dressing), grapes, carrots and hummus
I was hungry today



Snack: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Protein Bar
These are yummy

Dinner: Peanut Butter Pretzel Clif Mojo bar (I probably should nip this protein bar habit in the bud...)

Before workout: (running) 3 Catalyst and a Spark

Workout: 5 of the worst (and best) miles ever.  More on that in a separate post.


Post workout snack: Grapes

24 Day Challenge - Day 15

30 Minutes Before Breakfast: Mandarin Orange Spark, 1st color MNS Packet

Breakfast: Chocolate meal replacement shake (blended with PB2 and ice cubes) and both white MNS packets
Sooooooo much better than yesterday

30 Minutes Before Lunch: 2nd color MNS packet

Early Lunch: Meal Replacement Bar
Today was a weird day

Late Lunch: Salad (romaine lettuce, walnuts, craisins, chicken, lite honey mustard dressing), grapes


Before workout (Zumba - 1 hour minus a  minute bathroom break): 3 Catalyst

Dinner: Taco salad (lettuce, salsa, taco meat - turkey)(SO good), tortilla chips

Snack: Cherries

Proud to say no nuts today.  Yay me!

I did go a little protein bar crazy at the store tonight, though...