Slapped with the humble stick

My hub-dub and I ran a 5k today. It was the inaugural Runway 5k, at his work. First of all let me put out there that I am so so proud of him. He's still a fairly new runner, and he cut 15 minutes off his time today. He was so gitty. He did an amazing job.
He told me a few weeks ago, maybe you should train for this marathon. I responded with, I'll probably run on the treadmill before then and do my Zumba, I'll be fine. My mom asked me last night, "Are you ready for this run tomorrow?" I said, "Sure, it's just a 5k. It's not that big of a deal." So hub and I went to the run this morning. I'm giving him all my tips, "Run your own race. Don't start out too fast. Pace yourself." We start the run, and we're doing good, everybody takes off at the starting line. I'm thinking, don't worry we'll pass these people in no time, they're starting out too fast. I get around 1st, 2nd, 3rd turn, and my body say, "done." So I stop and walk it out. I tell Frank to keep going... run your race.  Come to the 1 mile sign, and start running again. "Done" I'm thinking, are you kidding me? It's just a 5k keep going. So I start running again. Then a guy with a cane walks past me. "Done" Seriously? So told myself, really, I'm done. I'm going to run up to this water table, take the chip off of my ankle, and I'm going to go wait by the finish line for my husband. So I ran ip to the water table, and thank the Lord they had the cheerleaders there cheering me on and I saw the 2 mile marker, and I thought, "Ok, it's right there. I can get to there." So I ran to that and each corner I turn, I can see Frank still running. And I realize that if I don't finish this race then I'm going to be a blubbery mess all day beating myself up and that will end up retracting from what a good job he's doing. So I kept going. I eventually got my mojo back and ended up finishing the race with a girl that i was keeping up with the whole time. And Frank was waiting at the finish line cheering me on. I'm so glad that I finished. And I thank the Lord that I got slapped with the humble stick today.

the death of me

This journey is going to be the death of me. I mean if you gotta go, it's not a bad way to go. I did pretty good with my eating today. Until I tried to eat some Reese's Pieces and starting choking on it. haha... ok I get it, lay off the candy. I also ended up having chicken nuggets and home-made (baked) fried for dinner. Not the best thing, but, that's what was in the freezer. I need to go grocery shopping. I need to figure out this high protein on a budget thing.
Then I went to Zumba and apparently went hard, cause my boobs are freakin' killing me. I've worn the bra that I wore tonight before, but knowing it is a little on the small side try to avoid it. Tonight's combination of going hard, Tamara's special is jumps, and wearing a cheap little sports bra, took a toll on me. For those of you that don't know large breast are a serious issue. I was trying to tell the hub-dub and he just kinda looked at me like I was crazy, but truth be told if I don't have the right support it affects everything from my pain and discomfort to my ability to get a full breath in. When I first started running, years ago, I would wear two bras, and then I found some legit bras that are actually made for high intensity workouts. But as we all know, bras don't last forever and their expensive. So I'm starting a save Jessica's boobs fund... just kidding. But really just took a pain killer, I'll be fine.

Today:
Zumba - 1 hr
Upper body-
pushups
cable pec flys
chest press
bench dips
tricep extension
tri cable pushdowns

I think that's everything.

Eating:
Bfast- omelet w/ ham and cheese
snack- Acai shake
lunch- mashed cauliflower and a chicken breast
snack- a bunch of candy, carrots, almonds
dinner- chicken nuggets, baked french fries, (and a hot dog)

H2O- 3 glasses

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Yay! for November.

I'm so excited about this month. Thanksgiving is my very favorite holiday. I love how everyone comes together. I love the reason for Thanksgiving. I love the family being together at the house, in the kitchen, and for dinner. AND I LOVE THE FOOD. I love the turkey for days afterwards. I love the cheesy tradition of going around the table and saying what you're thankful for. I just love it.
This particular November however my husband has decided to take a stand against the plateau that his weight has hit. This to me interprets to us making better decisions together. I will be cooking better for both of us. I will be setting our schedules around our workout schedules. This is a part of our life for the rest of our life.

So today:
I worked on my back and my biceps
1 hour of Zumba
the I did some core exercises


Food:
Bfast- Protein shake
Lunch- ham sandwich, cucumbers, carrots w/LF ranch
Snack- 1 pk of smarties
Dinner- Chicken tenders rolled in flax seed and faux fried (baked). and mashed cauliflower
H20- 4 glasses

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