Reward for working out…

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After a good workout, nothing is better than chocolate milk.  It is sort of feels like I’m cheating, but it is good for me!  Countless articles (here, here, here…just a few) say it is the perfect recovery drink.  Besides the benefits of the chocolate milk, it totally makes me want to work.  I try for one glass about 10-15 minutes after I workout…not right when I am finished because then I might barf.

I use 1% milk and Heresy’s chocolate syrup, it is delish.  I aim for about 8 ounces, but I am not measuring.  The ratio of carbs/sugar, protein and fat is just what your muscles need to recover.

Do I drink chocolate milk after EVERY workout?  No, sometimes I don’t work that hard (like todays 1/2 mile run), or I don’t have time, or it sounds nasty to me.  I also use EAS protein powder too.  Just depends on my mood!  I still drink lots of water as well-Chocolate milk alone won’t do you much good…if it is all you drink…like all day long…because it is really good.

Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Relay

Two teams didnot compete in the OKC marathon relay:
KKG u kwon vs. KKG u know

KKG u kwon finished in 4:45:41.610
KKG u know finished in 4:45:41.050

Which rounds to 4:45:42! A TIE! (although when the results were originally posted KWON had won by 1 second…if only I had taken a picture of that)

We had great time, in the rain, hail, and nearly freezing temperatures.
Saturday evening at dinner (when the weather was AWESOME):

Carb Loading

KKG u kwon #30280

it's not a type

My first running medal

I ran the first leg, a 10K, with a PR of 1:12.  Not too shabby!!

Proud of my medal

Hopefully I will start accumulating medals

a couple of runners

Morgan set a new PR 3:32.  He was really happy with his performance.

I would not have gotten out of bed and run in the crappy weather if it wasn’t for the super-fun-crazy ladies I was with.  We were all cold and wet before the race even started.  And for some INSANE reason when I was finished I said I had FUN.

True Blood and working out?

If you were not aware I am a bit of a vampire addict.  Book, movie, TV show…if it is about vampires I sort of love it.  Ok glad we got that out of the way!

Rutina Wesley plays Tara Thornton on True Blood. Her arms are toned, but not too huge.

She shared a workout with Fitness magazine.
“About every other day, I do a special 30-20-10 push-up circuit: 30 push-ups and 30 triceps dips, then 20 of each, then 10 of each.”

I tried it.  It wasn’t the worst thing I have ever done, but then I was doing modified pushups!

This week I challenge you to try it.

My achy breaky foot

Anyone remember this summer when I was dealing with a foot issue?

My cuboid was acting silly, and I took SEVERAL weeks off.  This was one of the main reasons why I didn’t run the Route 66 half marathon.

Guess what has resurfaced?  Yep.  My foot is feeling achy, like at any moment I will feel like I have a grapefruit for a foot (I know, it sounds weird, but that is how it feels).  I am wearing my magic shoes…addidas sandals, very old, not very stylish, but really the only thing that works.  It is hard to plan an outfit around navy blue slip on sandals, but I am trying to make it work.  I want to run this race…I have to run this race.  I am starting the relay.  So I am going to baby my foot all week and hopefully everything will work out!

in one week

Morgan will be running the OKC marathon, and I will be running the first leg of the marathon relay. I am running 10K so I need to be prepared nutritionally, but not as much as Morgan. I am not obsessive about my pre-race meal(s)…Morgan IS.

He has requested pasta with tomato sauce for the week. I think I might barf. I am going to make him a big pot of pasta with icky sauce and I shall eat salad…until Friday (maybe Thursday). (I have been on a salad kick.)

I digress.  But in a week I will be participating in my first marathon…still haven’t made it to “half marathon mama” status-but I am getting closer.

Workout music

http://8tracks.com/mixes/289171/player_v3

***I’m annoyed that it is just a link…can’t figure out why it won’t embed. Anyways click the link for my workout mix

Theme to Rocky
3OH!3: Double Vision
Lady Gaga: Bad Romance
Katy Perry: Hot N Cold
Enrique Iglesias: Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You)
Carrie Underwood: Undo It
Britney Spears: Womanizer (2009 Remaster)
The Black Eyed Peas: I Gotta Feeling
The Black Eyed Peas: Boom Boom Pow
Avril Lavigne: Girlfriend

Holy Plyo Moly

Yikes-a-roonie. My legs are screaming. Plyometric workouts kick my butt, but man they also feel so good.  Today my plyo run down was:

180′s 15 reps x 3 sets

Side Skier 20 reps x 3 sets

Mogul 30 reps x 3 sets

Skater 20 reps x 3 sets

Jumping Jack Squats 20 reps x 3 sets

It got me sweating, and warmed up for the rest of my workout.

Making time to burn it off

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It is so easy to say you “might” workout, or “hopefully” you can workout, or you’ll start later. And then you can make excuses, because you never committed to it.

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I’ve started telling myself I WILL workout today (and tomorrow and the next day and the next day) and I do it. Sometimes I have to sacrifice something-like a TV show, knitting time, or chatting time with friends at school, but I feel better when I’m done, and I really don’t miss much.

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I won’t sacrifice time with Parker to workout, so he will workout with me! He likes to do jumping jacks, pushups, and stretching. We also jump on the trampoline and run around the block.

It seems like everyone who has a body I “want” works out A LOT.  There is none of that workout one day this week, and one day next week, then maybe not for another week or two…I’ve been working out at least once a day, watching what I eat (you know trying to up my protein, and down my fat…but this is difficult-I just want one day with 20% of my calories from protein, just one day!)

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I’ve been using some Jillian Michael’s workouts the past week, and she’s been kicking my butt! I’m super annoyed by her, but she will make you work. She has “400 pound people doing jumping jacks-you can too!” Shut the F up is all I have to say to her, but I keep working. I’ve read about people listen to their iPod while watching the video…

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All in all you have to want it, it is so easy to make excuses (being sick or injured is NOT an excuse, it is your body telling you to take a break). So tell yourself you are going to do it and don’t cheat yourself!!

PS this is inspired by and dedicated to my sister who is making some very healthy decisions!!

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I’ve just discovered the wordpress app, and I am really excited. Maybe now I can write some profoundly inspiring posts.

Body Fat

I have been debating on posting this for quite some time…my weight.  I am not really happy with what the scale says.  I remember when it said 120 lbs, and that was after having a baby.  I LOVE that weight.  I am 5’7″ and 120 lbs is about the lowest of “healthy” on the BMI scale.  My current weight is still “healthy”, just not as low as 120.  I don’t really want to do a whole post on how BMI is not the most reliable measurement of wight for athletes, because well I don’t…so BMI is bad for people with lots of muscle…AKA my husband (he is “overweight”).

So I weigh…142 lbs.  I am not a fan of the number 4 in my weight.  But my body fat is 20.5%.  If I was able to lose only fat and get down to 120 lbs my body fat would be 5.9%, ummmm not exactly “healthy”.  While I wouldn’t mind dropping a few pounds of fat and say getting my body fat to about 16-18%, I am not going to kill my self over it (but honestly it wouldn’t be all that much weight-like 4 to 6 pounds).

I am going to continue to eat well, exercise and see what happens.

-bethany