Tough Week 2

Food:

Breakfast is under-rated.  I never skip breakfast - to me its as important not to skip breakfast as it is important to not skip lunch or dinner. I'm not sure why breakfast seems to be the meal that everyone skips!  My favorite breakfast is quick & simple. I just throw some uncured bacon in a clean pan and then make some eggs over-easy, cooked right there in the stuff the bacon leaves behind.  YUM. You can't get much simpler than that - no oil added, no salt & pepper. Just savory bacon and deliciously runny eggs. *drool*

Unfortunately, I've started this blog while there is not much cooking going on at our place. That will change.  I promise! I will post many recipes on here! I have a MAJOR trial which begins on Monday and which is expected to last through 10 full days of court. It has kept me quite busy this week. While I'm in trial it is nearly impossible to cook at all - much less cook clean meals - especially while staying in a hotel in a small town in Texas. However, Praise the Lord, there is a great restaurant next door to the hotel which serves many a tasty and healthy meal. If for some reason you ever find yourself in Cleburne, Texas, stop by and have some good eats. You will find many tasty & healthy options including shrimp cocktails, various salads, as well as delicious steaks and seafood. Check them out:  http://www.caddostreetgrill.com/

Fitness:

Ok, so there were several things that made it difficult to stay on track this week.  Let's get those things out of the way and move on to the good stuff:

My Hubby was sick!!  Ugh.  I knew he was really sick when he stayed home from work! That evening I was trying to take care of him and realized he looked GREEN.  Wow. Poor guy.  He missed work Tuesday and Wednesday but, thankfully, he has mostly recovered now and just has a sore throat that won't go away. What this meant for ME is that I was down one running partner!  Oh no.  I know I can count on him to log some miles with me when he is healthy - he was missed!

Bootcamp was cancelled. Inevitably, at some point, some bootcamps will need to be cancelled. I get that. What I was not expecting is TWO cancelled bootcamps in a row! What that meant is that I had to step it up and put myself through grueling workout of my own volition.  Boo.

Now on to the good stuff:

So now its Saturday.  It's a glorious amazing wonderful Saturday and the first thing I did this morning was go for a jog in 68 degree temperatures with my sister Elisa. This is a very welcome change after a week of highs in the 100s.  It felt so good out there that we managed to push past our usual distance and got up to Three Miles!! Woohoo! I at least hit one goal from last week's post!

I went for a run with my sister and My Dad on Wednesday!  I frequently jogged with my dad last year when I moved into the area but we hadn't worked out together in a long time. He pulled off 1.25 miles of running with some added walking distance. I'm so excited to be training with him again! My dad, my brother-in-law, my sister, my Hubby and I all managed to take on a race together last year and I hope we can at least do a 5K as a group again this year. I really don't feel the distance nearly as much when I'm with great company and it makes me feel some assurance that my family is staying healthy when we get to run together!

Weekly Workout Update:

Running - 6 miles (again)

Walking - 1.35 mile (tiny increase)

Bootcamp - 1 hour 40 minutes (10 minute drop)