10K Today

Today I start my 10k training, in fact, already I have looked at my running shoes and thought soon...be patient....we will get out there, I need one more coffee some breakfast and then out I go. On a day like today I look forward to running, sunny not too hot.

It has been a long hard struggle to get my running strength back, after suffering from Adrenal Fatigue and low iron, it is great to run strong and love running again. Persistence is always the key, no matter how tired I felt I always ran a bit...once my energy came back I increased my running, it is not easy to have to start almost over but it is worth it. I once again love running and run for fun, running is my motorcycle, my sense of freedom and youth, I run to relieve stress, I love to run alone and just burn off stress. Running is for me.

I am considering running from home today....I am kind of scared to run up here, not of people but of coyotes..I had a coyote sighting a few years ago and have only run a few times locally since....but today is too nice, maybe I will take one of my dogs as bait.

The house if full of cake, ice cream and pies and last night I came home and had rice cakes.....with sugar free jam.

menu today

Brown Rice Wrap, banana, cashew butter
Lunch, - salad, with tuna.
Snack - Mango Protein Shake
Dinner - depends on my schedule.

Fire Men delivered to my door - Happy Birthday

One day Misty and I were trail running and there, in the middle of the woods, we ran into Fire Men doing drills, was that a dream or was it a mirage....I am a cops kid and I like a man in uniform...although I have never dated a cop or a fireman, I have the habit of looking when I see one....LOL, someday I must grow up and give that up.

So.....last night....I am awakened to strange sounds in my driveway...flashing lights and the rumbling sound of an engine...hmmm I take a peak, there is a big truck in my driveway....it is hard to tell in the dark what kind of truck it is but is resembles a fire truck. I wait to see if anyone is coming to the door, nothing happens....hmmm I am the home owner I must go see, I was also worried about the noise, my husband was sleeping.

So out I go in my pj's n at 5:00am and they were big tall firemen....they had been called by a neighbor because our boarder had a huge fire on our property, he was burning wire (long story), behind the fire truck were the police...yikes.. I talked to the driver for awhile to find out that the police are at the fire with my broader.I decide to stay out of this. Let my boarder handle his stuff.

But let me tell you the driver was very handsome, grey haired in his 50's, just my type.....we chatted about my home and stuff...until my husband woke up and took over. I headed back to bed and left my husband with the firemen and police.

So the moral of the story is....the next time my friend Charlie sends me Firemen for my Birthday, I need some warning, so I can chip the sleep gunk out of my eyes, brush my teeth and change my ratty pj's and bed head....

Food for the day

Egg - Fried in pam, Raisin Ezekiel English muffin, milk
Lunch - left over dinner, bit of potatos, carrots parsnips and chicken.
Snack - hummus and carrots
Dinner - not sure, salad I think, with tons of veggies and maybe some left over chicken. Teaching 2 classes tonight and don't want to be sluggish.

Today I am quite tired I worked all weekend, on top of my normal schedule, I will run tomorrow.

Ice Cream Cake......

Today is my Birthday, I turned 49, I have had 2 insanely busy weeks, and worked until 5:30 today....but I came home to a great meal prepared by my family...my daughter, her boyfriend, and my husband came together and made roast chicken, mashed potatoes and tons of parsnips and carrots, it was divine, and as a surprise my father had been invited, now I was a bit of a daddy's girl in my youth and still have a very soft spot for him. So the meal was divine, the company was great and......my Dad brought an ice cream cake....I love ice cream, it is a weakness, to the point that I generally just don't eat it, for sure I don't buy it...but there is was,and for real it had my name on piece, Sheree in blue icing....what could I do but indulge ? I loved every mouthful of it and may have another piece (sorry Misty),

I have been too busy to blog, but my food has been great all weekend, until today, a little birthday cupcake given to me by one of my teachers and of course the ice cream cake....

Tuesday I start my 10k training and boot camp restarts next Friday, so I am sure my little ice cream indulgence will be worked off.

In the meantime...I felt grateful for my little family gather and for the amazing daughter I have raised.

Did I mention my boarder Charlie....who is my new favorite boarder...bought me a gift certificate to a spa....can you say facial and massage...ahhhh...there is little I like more then a day a a spa...maybe only sleep and "S..X"...I have already been drooling over their menu of services...planning carefully the best way to spend the certifcate....I have been sooo spoiled.

I am Cancelling plans

Okay so about 3 days ago my Friday was booked solid, but I am tired very tired and have a busy weekend, so I cancelled all my plans today...I will work on my manuals most of the day and tonight I am speaking at a local women's group. I will spend the day writing, eating well and rebuilding energy. A few years ago I would have kept all my commitments but I have learned that it is okay to postpone and reschedule things.

I am looking forward to the day now, an easy writing day, a nap, some gentle yoga and some finishing touches on my talk...still a busy day but not a crazy deer in the headlights kind of day.

When I told my husband my new plans he looked at me and said, I was crazy to have made the plans in the beginning....I am not sure I am in the mood for a husband today....I think i will hide out at the studio....until this mood passes. My husband is great at pointing out my errors in judgement, I am still decideding if this is a blessing or not....a couple of years ago he said I was his soul mate, while that may sound romantic, a soul mate is the person who makes you grow the most, soul mates can push your buttons, drive you insane and more but...they have the role of smoothing off your rough edges. So today I will hide out from my soul mate. And when I am not so tired I will accept his comments like water off a ducks back.

I must admit that I have become a better person as the result of my relationship, I look back to my first marriage and think YIKES...

Breakfast - Banana wrap
Lunch - Salad with chicken
Dinner - Not sure anyone what to buy my dinner LOL, maybe a bit of steak and some potatos.

The Day just ended but it ended on a high note.

Today seemed like the day that would never end...I woke up at 6:00 in pain, I have strained my intercostal muscles in my right rib cage...probably in a hot yoga class. It only hurt when I took a breath, so my day started very very slowly as the heat of my movement warmed up the muscles...the pain was so bad...I was almost late, I arrived at the studio to have students on my door step. After teaching class in pain the phone rang, I had a showing on the house in 2 hours I jumped in the car, and headed home, I grabbed a Greek salad on the way home. I rushed around the house cleaning it for the showing trying to take bites of my salad, at 12:50 I had to rush back to the studio with my half eaten Greek salad to meet someone, to deliver fliers door to door. For 2 hours we delivered fliers, at 4:00 I was back a the studio to answer emails and finish my Greek salad. I then had to finish a manual I was writing for the weekend, I made a protein shake and the next time I looked up it was 6:00. Yikes I realized I had not taken a moment all day for myself I decided to walk and grab a sandwich, the sandwich shop was closed so I settled for some really bad pizza that just yesterday I said I was never going to eat again. I finished the pizza just before my first student of the night walked in, I then taught 2 hours of yoga. Printed off my manual and arrived home at 10:00pm.

I am pooped....tomorrow I am writing all day, courses and manuals..the weekend is just as busy....my plans for Monday are the same as I spent this Monday...stay in my pj's and nap....

I may not be updating my Blog until next week...I knew the fall would be busy but I underestimated how busy.....

As soon as I sell my house I am going to a spa for a day, a massage, a facial and some rest.

Breakfast - banana, peanut butter, brown rice wrap.
Lunch - Greek Salad, pear
Snack - Protien Shake
Dinner - Slice of Pizza
Snack - strawberries and 1/4 cup of fat free cottage cheese.

Just as I was about to come home the phone rang it was my daughter, calling me to tell me she was going to cook me dinner on Sunday and that she had already bought me a birthday gift...she was so excited to be doing this for me...she is such a great kid...I love the woman she is growing to be.

Sweat those LBS Off

Yesterday on a whim I called my friend Misty and we went to a local Hot Yoga Studio, for a one hour class...good class....by the end all I could hear was the sound of my sweat hitting the mat. Afterward we went for lunch, which included a latte. Later that night I ran in the heat....all day long one glass of water...I am so bad at drinking water...so just before bed I hit the scale, not sure why, my weight was down so much I went yikes....I headed to the kitchen to guzzle water...2 tall cool glasses....dehydration is not a valid way to lose weight....

I am down one more lb from last week total weight loss 6lbs - again my goal was 10 before the photoshoot.

I still need to lose weight, having a goal and this blog helped. If I were to lose 13more lbs, I would be at a weight my body used to settle at very well, it would still not make me really thin, but being really thin, is not one of my goals. I have never wanted to be super thin, in fact it doesn't appeal to me, I want to be in a healthy range but keep my curves...I like some of my curves and don't want to lose them, just tone them abit and make my stomach curve in....rather than out and out and out.

I am heading into another very busy period.....September has been a crazy month...good crazy from a business perspecitive.

So for the nexty 3 months I would like to lose 3 to 5 lbs a month...this will bring me to my next goal weight...I should look great there because the last time I weighed it I was no where near as toned.

Thanks to my workouts with Misty I have a strong toned body..I love that at 48 I am super fit and strong.

Breakfast, 2 slices of bacon, toast, tomatos, light mayo
Snack - Kasha Bar
Lunch - Greek Salad
Snack - not sure
Dinner - Potatos, chicken breats (grilled) left over greek salad.

Namaste,

Yesterday I had to force myself out of my pyjamas, I took the day just to rest and recoup, I am good at this...nany people see me as always going but I am really good at napping and resting when I need it.

I also have booked myself on a yoga retreat.....ahhh...I am cancelling plans and rearranging my schedule to do this but I need it so I am going. I am taking a Tibetan Yoga retreat with Swami Vivenanda, he is consdered an enlighted soul and he is the person I plan on studying with in Thailand. I am so excited to be going on this retreat, just the time away will do me so good. I am going alone so I can just absorb the weekend and be really selfish with my time, yoga is my passion.

Most of all I just need some time, 2009 has been a tough year....one I will always remember....I have managed the stress very well but I feel like I need to float for awhile in the bliss of yoga.

2009 has also been a very good year....here are some of the good things that happened.
My teacher training program was approved by the Yoga Alliance.
My studio took off this summer - busy and growing
I made some amazing new friends that I love (they know who they are because I told them)
I lost 15lbs during all the stress, which for me is big, usually I overeat when I am stressed.
I am a Lululemon Ambassador
the Brooklin Run Club was born - Thanks Misty
I also took some control back in my life I had given up for the sake of easy...

On my retreat I plan on doing some inner work, some writing about myself and some of the changes I need to make, I look forward to this as a way of ridding myself of the heaviness of my stuff.

Today I am heading out to do some yoga somewhere not sure where, either hot or Ashtanga....

Menu Today

Breakfast - apple, Toasted English Muffin, with light cream cheese and sugar free jam.
Snack = Kasha Bar
Lunch - Grilled Chicken and Pesto Sandwich, latte
Snack - 2 brown rice cakes with light cream cheese
Dinner - Left over dinner, baked squash, roasted cauliflower and chicken, 1/2 banana
Snack - Bowl of Go Lean cereal with skim milk and 1/2 banana
Probably will throw a protien shake into the mix but will decide later based on my level of excersise.

A normal Week

Misty always says shoot for the moon and you will land in the stars, so I tried to lose 10lbs and I lost 5, without focusing on it I wouldn't have lost anything.

The Photoshoot was fun, great people and a gorgeous day at the lake, I will post pictures this week sometime.

My food the last 5 days was all over the place, my veggies were practically non existent, although I did have a great turkey dinner in Trenton, with tons of salads and veggies. Except for the chip slip earlier in the week, I stayed with in a moderate amount of food each day.

My focus this week will be to get back to my eating plan, the festival, the photo shoot and the trip to Trenton were all on top of my normal somewhat busy life.

This week is a similar type of week with lots on my plate, I am teaching yoga and speaking at a women's group on Friday, a 5k race on Saturday and I am teaching a course all weekend.

Next Sunday is my 49th Birthday I write this only to make my parents feel old LOL. I think I could still pass for 47 1/2.

My goal is to run a marathon the year I turn 50, 2010, I have several marathons picked out, which one I run will depend on how well my training does. I will for sure be tuning the Whitby International 1/2 marathon next spring, followed by a fall marathon. I ran my first 1/2 marathon the year I turned 40. I haven't run a 1/2 marathon in about 5 years and am looking forward to the long runs, that blow off tons of steam. Running is one of the ways I meditate.

Breakfast Today - Cottage Cheese with fruit
Snack - Misty approved granola Bar
Lunch - Tuna Sandwich on Ezekiel Bread
Snack - Rest of the tuna and some sugar free fruit cup
Dinner - TERIYAKI Chicken (no sugar in this sauce, I make it from scratch), roasted Cauliflower, baked acorn squash.
Snack - toasted English muffin - Ezekial with a bit of light cream cheese and sugar free jam.

I probably won't exercise today....my body feels like a train wreck today, I am really tired. Today will be a day to sit around in my PJ's and catch up on some class planning and writing. I teach 2 power classes today so I need to conserve energy for them, the late class is a really strong group and we are advancing some of their poses, therefore making me work hard to demonstrate the poses.

Losing more weight should make some of those arm balances a lot easier.

Just a Quickie

I am heading into 5 very busy days and won't be blogging much, today I teach 3 classes and have festival stuff to do, the same tomorrow, Friday is the photo shoot (they bumped it up a week) Saturday I am in Trenton after teaching 2 classes and Sunday is the Festival.

Monday I will rest all day...

Yesterday was kind of fun I went for the fit session at Lululemon, I tried on tons of clothes to pick the ones for the photo shoot, friendly staff and the clothes are great...I am excited about the shoot.

In total I lost 5 lbs, not what I wanted but I will take it with the illness slowing me down I think 5lbs is great.

I learned lots about my eating and water drinking habits so it was worthwhile to blog and track things.

I am hiding the fact that I have been in a bad mood for a couple of days....watch out....if you can read minds....lol, it is probably the pressure of the Festival last minute details and the trip to Trenton.

When I am in this kind of mood I just try not to act on my thoughts and to keep my mouth zipped.....not so easy but worthwhile...moods pass likes clouds in the sky but the damage done if I am not careful can last a long time...so tons of breathing and time on my own really helps. Osho says that these cycles are natural and part of us.
So I am going with this natural cylce, by going to bed a little earlier and breathing tons of prana....

So this grumpy girl wishes you all a great week.

Menu Today

Breakfast - toast (Ezekial) peanut butter, sugar free jam.
Snack - Latte
Lunch - Tuna Sandwich on Ezekial Bread
Snack, apple, cheese string
Dinner - corn, flattened chicken, green salad.

Will run 4k today...

Menu Tomorrow

Breakfast - Berries on Cottage Cheese
Snack - Almonds, apple
Lunch - not sure
Protien Shake
Dinner - Curried Chicken/Cauliflower on Brown Basmati Rice

Small Group Training with Misty

Satureday

Breakfast - Banana wrap,
Lunch - Trenton - who knows
Dinner - Trenton
( I will eat in moderation what is offered at the event I am attending)

Sunday - Festival Day

Breakfast - a bowl of nerves LOL -

I confess

Last night I came home exhausted, two back to back power classes along with a long day of admin type stuff. After a very hot shower the thought popped into my mind I will just eat a few potato chips...if 1/2 a bag is a few...that's all I ate.

a little binge of sorts last night.

I woke up today in a bad mood, not sure what happened I slept great, my huband walked out of the bedroom this morning and I was mad at him for no reason, I rushed to work today in my dark mood just so I wouldn't open my mouth...just one of those days...the afternoon was very stressful, lots of back and forth with people who were not doing things my way....my mood got worse....run club saved the day...I ran all that stress away and am now tired and heading to bed...still in a bit of a bad mood but I managed today to not say anything I might regret tomorrow.

Thank god I didn't act on the many thoughts I had today while in my bad mood.

Today

Breakfast - brwon rice wrap, peanut butter, banana
Snack - Protien Bar
1/2 pita with light cheese and geneoa salami, apple
Dinner 3 ox trout, sweet potoato frie, apple
Snack cheese string, light hot chocolate.

Yogaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

After a weekend of yoga I feel great, I taught 108 basic postures with some variations on some of them....muscles I haven't used in a while are saying thank you...yoga makes your body feel so good you love your body....this morning when I stood naked in front of the mirror I loved what I saw....so the naked thing is something I do every day no matter what....part of my body issues are that I am critical of my body and looks...weight doesn't seem to be a huge factor in this..I have hated my body just as much when it was thin as when it wasn't....so now I stand naked in front of the mirror every day and try to love the person looking back...I am not ready to wear a bikini on Oprah or anything like that but I have made a ton of progress on the acceptance part.... I have even gotten to the stage where I see I have some great body parts....I can sometimes say you are a hot momma...not always though....but I do it because loving your body is so important...today my body loves me...for releasing tons of tension and fear.

Yesterday I did a great handstand my first one since having Vertigo...I was a little nervous but knew I was ready...I have always been great a pushing past fear...so up I went and I felt like I was flying.....I was grateful that I could experience this release of fear...

Menu Today

Breakfast -Brown Rice wrap, peanut butter, 1/2 banana, milk
Lunch -
Snack - plums protien shake
Dinner - veggie chilli on brown basmati rice....

I am very tired today I worked all week, taught a course on the weekend and have to teach Power Pilates and Power Yoga tonight, so I plan on napping and doing some gentle yoga...practicing Ahimsa to my body today.....

My Husband is a Junkie

As I sit here and type I am being stared down by a 2 bite brownie, in the drawer of the desk is a chocolate bar, throughout my house there are stashes of chocolate...my husband is a chocolate/sugar Junkie, he hides his "stuff" because our boarder is also a sugar Junkie, so not wanting to share and find he has none my husband hides his sweets. Apple pies in the microwave, candies in his under pant drawer...and so on. I too like sugar, I find eating it soothing, I however prefer not to eat it because one leads to 2 and so on, as well I hate the sugar dump a few hours later, much like a hangover that feeling of being tired and wanting more to boost yourself. It is not that I don't eat sugar I am just careful as to how much I eat and when I eat it. As a yoga instructor and runner, having sugar dumps can dramatically affect my work performance so I avoid sugar. that said there are times it calls my name and I have to be strong and get out of hearing distance...LOL having sugar stashed around the house makes this a little hard.

This weekend I am teaching a 16 hour course busy days

Yesterday

Breakfast - Ezekial Raisin toast, hazelnut butter and sugar free jam
Lunch - Hot Dog at the Festival
Snack - protein shake
Dinner - Chicken on Pita, lots of veggies in this.
Snack - Brown Rice wrap, with sugar free jam.

Ran 4.5 k taught 7 hours of yoga....body feels great today....

Menu Today

Breakfast

Hazelnut Butter, sugar free jam on raisin toast, I wrote it backward to make it seem different.
Lunch - Salad with tuna, feta, sliced cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes...making up for my lack of veggies the last couple of days.
Snack - Protein Shake
Dinner - Not sure may be going out with my Dad...

Whew.......

I am home finally sitting at my computer, what a long day, a good day but one that never seemed to end. I started out a with a meet and greet with a new family doctor, what a relief to have found one I have been looking for almost 2 years, it will be my first female doctor and I am looking forward to finally have some consistent health care. From there I drove to T.O. for lunch with a friend, it was great, more sushi and then an unexpected visit with my Dad, I dropped in to use his washroom...lol I do that sometimes if I am in your neighborhood and have to use the washroom...I call from my cell....and from there right up to Brooklin for Small Group Training where Misty brutalized us with an evil card game, that somehow makes her look innocent. Home to Frank who is sick and ahhh some cereal...some blogging.

Menu Today

Toast with Hazelnut Butter and Sugar Free Jam
Lunch - Sushi Rolls
Dinner - Turkey and cheese sandwich on whole wheat a bit of mayo
Snack - cereal with skimmed milk,1 x 2 bite brownie

Yikes no veggies today....did eat 2 plums

off the bed...my arms are to weak to type...

3lbs

Okay so I am down 3lbs, not bad considering....being sick and very tired....I have cut out a few of my snacks...on some days.

Today I am going to have a date with Rodney Yee....and then I run with the Lululemon run club tonight..

Nothing exciting happening in my day today...I have a conference call with a Software Developer...which could work out well for my pocket book in the long term and some promotion to do online for various activities.

Today Menu

Ezekiel Raisin Toast, sugar free jam, hazelnut butter

Lunch

Veggie Chili on Baby Romaine lettuce with low fat sour cream and just a bit of grated cheese....my adaption of Katie's lunch yesterday.

Snack - protein shake

Dinner - still need to do that grocery shopping, yikes...maybe flattened chicken with sweet potato fries (baked) and a salad...some plums for dessert.

I have a date

I had a great run last night...hot but just one of those on nights...after running I went for a latte, the one I didn't have earlier.

Today I am heading out for lunch with a friend his treat...sushi of course...what else....but he asked me. I am having lunch with my Real estate Agent/old boyfriend.....I mention that he is an old boyfriend just to sound intriguing, he is a great guy we started dating 30 years ago....holy cow, that really makes me sound old...I met him the summer before grade 13...and we dated for 7 years or so...give or take about 15 breakups..

I was a horrible girlfriend (at times), young and never ready to settle down...he tried hard to settle me down but finally gave up.

I used to help him train for the Argo's he liked to run in the Beaches and I would cycle beside him smoking cigarettes LOL.

Last night Frank and I talked a bit about old flames and ex's and while he has some regrets, I actually have none, I can easily look back and say....I was a kid, not ready and anyways I wouldn't want to be married to this guy today. Years ago I apologized for my bad behaviour, while dating him, and today I enjoy his friendship with no regrets...he has a great wife and kids and is happy in his life. I like our history together it is nice to connect with someone you have known for so long there is something special about how you can talk about today and then slip into the past and compare. I think the longer you have friends the more they have accpeted the real you...

Breakfast - go lean crunch with skim milk
no snack
Sushi - I will be careful, not all you can eat.
no snack
Dinner - Greek Salad, not sure what meat, I am grocery shopping today.

Have a great day.

The week wrapped up

So how was the week ? Good in a sense, no weight loss but some things I did much better....

I drank more water - still need to work on this
I got a few good runs in

I think I just ate too much this week and cut a few corners for example, I had 2 desserts and didn't eat enough veggies...

Yesterday I felt crappy, after having a a really good day I was dizzy for awhile, today is okay.

Last night I did a Rodney Yee DVD - Power Yoga for strength, it was great, lots of funky arm balances I can't do, but want to do, so I am going to do that DVD 2 or 3 times a week. Rodney is not bad to look at either... LOL (not very yoga like to mention this) so it makes for a Rodney and Sheree date. Many of my yoga friends have Rodney dates....I usually date Baron Baptiste (google him to see why)...hahaha...but couldn't find one of his DVD's last night.

So today I am running twice, 3k this morinng after class and 4.5k tonight with run club...I am planning tons of water......

Breakfast - Ezekial wrap iwth 1/2 banana and hazelnut butter
Snack - Latte with skim milk
Lunch - Salad with feta and tuna -
Snack - protien shake
Dinner - Chicken, brown pasta, left over corn or roasted cauliflower.

Monday

So my plan for Monday


Breakfast, fried egg, one slide of toasted rye bread, glass of skim milk.
Snack - small Banana.
Lunch - Bean Salad, on Brown rice, 1/4 cup of the potato salad made with light mayo, some carrot sticks.
Snack - One brown rice cake with light cream cheese
Dinner - 1/2 a steamed red potato, 4 oz tenderloin, 1 corn (bit of butter)
Dessert - apple crisp with ice cream...very good, home made crisp made by my daughter

I may run 3k or I may do some Hot yoga, I bought some new equipment for the studio and want to test it. If I can get a few friends to come over I may do a class just to work on the sequencing and the heating.

So it is off to bed...I feel awesome all back to normal and am looking forward to the week ahead and spending some time working out..

I am a running goddess....of the lower goddess sort

So today I started my plan......I am still on holidays, and have tons of time....I am trying really hard not to work on some courses just rest my mind, body and soul.

Friday I stocked up on some great veggies from Strouds and today enjoyed them.

Breakfast - one fried egg, a bit of fried potato's and onions, this is one of my husbands fav breakfasts.
Snack - small banana, in a protein shake
Ran - 5 or 6k and hopped up a flight of stairs 8 times, until my heart tried to jump out of my mouth.
Lunch - Turkey on Rye, a bit of potato salad made with light mayo, carrot sticks.
Dinner - one potato, one cob of corn (no butter) 3 oz of beef tenderloin.
Okay so I had potato at every meal, but probably only ate 2 potato's in total.
Ran 3k tempo run, no walk breaks
Snack - 1/2 banana, with some peanut butter in an Ezekial wrap....

My husband likes to eat and when I am home I like to cook so we make good partners....yesterday and today I made all his meals and so therefore he really likes me, in fact he actually picked me a rose and gave it to me, it is the first rose he has every given to me, stolen as it was....next week when I am working again and he is eating canned pork and beans, he will probably want the rose back LOL.......

So today I ran twice, part of the plan. The first run was tough, it was mid day and hot.....some cyclist rode by me and told me to get a bike...hahaha I probably looked half dead....I told him I wasn't old enough yet to become a cyclist, he had no response.....I ran in my black jog bra.....I just had to take my top off....big old belly flopping but what the heck...I ran through some sprinklers then I had this great idea...there are 8 cement steps leading up to the treatment centre in Brooklin I thought I would run up and down them but that was too easy, so I decided to hop up and down them, Misty would be proud, she knows I hate hopping. so there I am in the brutal sun, in my jog bra, hopping up these stairs... I will be 49 in 2 weeks, so I thought to myself....I must be a goddess of the lower type, in the Hindu religion there are higher and lower gods or I could be an old fool trying to hold on to her youth... Old fool or lower goddess ?

My second run was great, it was dark, I love love love running at night, it is how I started running, at night, so no one would see me....I love the coolness, the dark and my energy is higher in the night...I am not a morning person. I had hoped to run 4k but the toilet called my name...I managed 3k and a then a run up the stairs to the staff washroom.....just in time.

I have a plan

I have needed to regroup a lot the last couple of days, but the good thing is that I knew I needed regrouping and I didn't need food to sooth me. The same part of your brain that controls your emotions controls your appetitie, so this week was great from that point of view.

I am behind on my weight loss but that is okay I have a plan in place, being sick has been a set back....but the plan should recoup....I am not too much into cutting back on my food, maybe a snack here and there, the reason is my metalbolism is great right now, I no longer bounce up on the scales every time I eat late at night or eat a ilttle more.

Last months Runners world had a weight loss plan for runners and I am going to follow it, it involves running twice some days.....I will post it later but part of my plan will be to run twice 3 days a week, not super far and maybe to add a Misty workout.

Tomorrow I am running then heading to see my Dad, there is a pot luck party at his trailer park I will eat a few things in moderation.

Breakfast - raisin toast, and peanut better
Snack - Large Latte
Lunch - Brown Rice 1/2 cup, Bean Salad, small bun, cherry tomatos
Snack - plums
Dinner - Potluck

A new day

Okay so I slept 10 hours last night..yahoo....a little catch up sleep always puts me on the right path.....I hate to admit, I just put the coffee on...my grand kids are on their way over for a swim, so I will enjoy coffee, watching them swim and the great day.....I think we are still babysitting, our boarder is sleeping and his daughter is roaming the house restless...our boarder is a great guy....helpful, very giving, he cuts grass, fixes cars really does anything he can. Yet I still feel a little upset that on my vacation, the first one since Christmas, I am entertaining his daughter....I raised my kids....spent tons of time with them and now really enjoy the fact that they are grown up and we do fun things like eat sushi and go to Ikea. Hopefully my grand kids show up soon so she has a diversion....she is a really cute little girl....maybe I need to regroup to my office couch again....hate to sound selfish...

Tonight is small group training, thank god.....my body feels like jello after 4 weeks with out doing it....Misty have mercy on my body......

What shall I eat today, I have tons of meat from Cotsco and will take a trip to the market for veggies. I had to recently stop going to my favorite fruit and veggie market because the owner flirts with me so bad I feel cornered, last time I shopped there he was hand feeding me raspberries as he told me how great I looked and some other banal stuff.

Breakfast, hazelnut butter, Ezekiel Wrap, raspberries
Lunch - salad, tuna, bit of grated cheese, beans, yogurt dressing, 1/4 wedge of whole wheat pita
Snack - granola bar,
Dinner - Pork Ribs, corn, brown basmati rice.

Have an awesome long weekend......

I am alone.......................................

After a long but really good day with my daughter that included lunch, a trip to Costco, Ikea and a long drive home in rush hour traffic, I was pooped....I had some dizzy spells today so opted to let my daughter drive....she has far less patience than I do, so it made for an interesting trip. She is great and I loved my time with her, we were buying stuff for her new place....sharing in her excitement made for a really good experience, while I would prefer for her to live at home, that is not the choice she has made, so I am now accepting her choice and being part of it, in whatever way I can be.

I came home to a full house, the boarder, his daughter and Frank, all in the Kitchen talking, while normally I love being around people, today was not one of those days....when I was told we were babysitting the boarders daughter......when my boarder shoved $20.00 in his daughters hand and told her to take us to Dairy Queen, I wanted to leap at his throat. Not very y0ga like words entered my mind. In no way was driving into the city on my radar tonight.....in all situations like this I have learned to breath and relax.....I had to retreat to my office couch for regrouping...I wanted to come home lie on my couch be and be alone as I knew my husband was going out.....but I have also learned that verbalizing quickly to situations can cause harm.....

I came out my office just as my husband was getting ready to go out and...he was taking the boarders daughter with him, yahoo, no babysitting, no Dairy Queen.

I ate a quiet meal with my dogs at my feet, in my peaceful back yard...funny how when you don't react things seem to work out.

So I am alone, rested again and enjoying the memories of time well spent with my daughter...

I am on Holidays

Thursday morning I have taught my last class and am now on holidays officially until 8:00 Tuesday night and I have cancelled all my daytime classes for next week....ahhhh, naps.....time with family and a chance to regroup......This year has been amazing in some ways and one of the most stressful years I have had....I worked hard and wrote a course (10 weekend course) that was recently approved by the Yoga Alliance, I taught the course for the first time and am now in the process of writing a second course this one is only 3 weekends, so whew...a lot less work. I also am in the process of studying to teach a Can-Fit-Pro Course, so my nose is in books constantly.....I love to read but am now getting the point where books make me sigh.....so this vacation is really needed.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

One of my favorites Authors is Osho, a Yogi and one who is very non traditional.....I have now read 6 of his books and am about to start rereading them.... my husband is now reading Osho...which is amazing because Frank is way more conservative then me and he is loving these books, Frank never ceases to amaze me in the leaps and bounds he will suddenly take in his spiritual life....he has an open mind "for his age" LOL. When I met him he was so conservative I called him Ward Cleaver until he got mad at me, so I had to stop. Today he has turned his thinking around so much, soon he starts school again which will I am sure change him even further...hope I can keep up.

Menu Today

Breakfast - Banana Wrap with Hazenut Butter and Ezekial Wrap
Snack - Protein Shake
Lunch - not sure, my daughter has invited me to lunch....her treat
No After noon snack- trip to Ikea with my daughter and a coffee there
Dinner - BBQ Chicken, steamed brocolli, salad with a bit of grated cheese.....

What Happens in Yoga stays in Yoga

Wednesday is the start of 2 really busy days for me, I do private classes and studio classes.

Last night was great, I did some Hot yoga by myself, it was very soothing, I was doing some yoga in 38 degrees and realised I had my new bra on and I didn't want to sweat into it, so I took it off and threw it to the side, later the night time teacher came and soon out she came with my black bra hanging from her finger.....wondering what kind of fun had happened in the studio.

I also went for an eyebrow wax....it was too funny, I was up sold and scolded for my hairy face and ended up having practically my whole face waxed, it was bright purple from the bottom of my neck to my eyebrows....thank God, I was fully clothed so she stopped selling me.....

Enough about my life, I added a smoothie and a rice cake with light cream cheese to my snacks yesterday....had a great 4.3k run.

Today's Menu

Breakfast - Raisin Toast, hazelnut butter, 1/2 banana - I am boring
Snack - yogurt and some fruit
Lunch - Rice Wrap with Tuna and lettuce, carrots
Snack - hummus and carrots
Dinner - not sure, heading to Costco today, hoping for some great wild salmon. Oriental Cabbage Salad, and maybe some corn.

September 1

The first day of September, this is my favorite month I love the fall with it's great days and cool nights.

I will be 49 this month yikes...my last year in my 40's, not sure where my 40's went....I feel young but a funny thing happened to me this year...I started to hear "for your age" comments, rarely do I get a compliment without the tag line "for your age", you are fit "for your age" , you look good "for your age", you are fun "for your age", my daughter was the first to use it and that seemed to open the door to that comment. Sometimes I feel like screaing FOR WHAT F----- AGE ??? My husband who is 62 thinks it hilarious. He keeps tell me to accept my ageing gracefully...and I plan to...when I am old.

Yesterday went well, until dinner, we had a showing booked on our home at the last minute so dinner was a no go, I couldn't stink up the place. Then a client dropped in and I was unable to find the time to eat a decent restaurant meal, so I had a slice of Pizza, thin crust no meat...it was okay, I am not a huge fan of most Pizza, I love really good Pizza but this was more like cardboard, but I had to teach a couple of classes and couldn't go hungry, I did't eat anything before bed.

Today's Menu

Breakfast - Raison Bread, nut butter..1/2 banana
Snack - Yogurt and fresh raspberries, just a sprinkle of ginger granola
Lunch - Spinach Salad with Raspberry dressing, having lunch with a friend at Swiss Chalet, we love their salad and forgo the deep fried tortilla strips.
Snack - Cheese string and plums
Dinner = Last nights planned Dinner

Last night I did a seated forward fold and felt a Pop and out when my SI Joint again....I could barely stand up after class....I went to bed with a heated pad on my back and more muscle relaxants....slept great...and am hoping it will be okay for run club tonight.....I have lost 2 1/2 lbs but better yet feel relaxed about my eating, I know weight loss is a journey and I am on the right path.