Hello blog buds! Happy Monday to you!
I hope that you all had a marvelous weekend. Ours was absolutely LOVELY.
Saturday MSP and I met up with a friend for a run at our favorite hilly trail where we did a two-loop route for a total of 5.48 miles, which included almost 1000′ of elevation gain. It rocked. My pre-run fuel of two pieces of Ezekial toast with a light smear of organic raw almond butter and a sprinkle of coconut completely did the trick. I felt perfectly energized for the run.
After we got back and did some deep stretching, I made a delicious post-run green smoothie. Something about putting my smoothie in this container makes it look like some sort of chemistry class experiment!
At lunchtime I was in the mood for some of the baby bellas I’d purchased so I lightly sauteed them and added some spinach.
Then I wrapped them up in a whole wheat tortilla with some tomato, hummus, pepitas and very light sprinkle of shredded raw goat cheddar. And an umeboshi plum on the side with some extra spinach. I came back for more mushrooms after I finished the wrap and polished off almost the entire batch!
On Sunday we wanted to get outside again and include the dogs, so we mapped out a route to a Starbucks and set out first thing in the morning. We we able to access it almost directly using the bike trail, but we thought it would be a much longer route than it was. We ended up only getting in 3.8 miles roundtrip. But the dogs LOVED it and the trail has hills (because there is no place near us that DOESN’T have hills it seems) so we felt our calves and glutes as the day went on.
Some of the highlights from Sunday’s eats included some brown rice veggie rolls from Whole Foods:
A new vegan burrito (from the frozen section) that wasn’t too shabby for a good “lazy girl meal”…
To which I added my own salsa and avocado after heating:
And for some snackage during the football game, some homemade microwave popcorn with soy-free Earth Balance vegan spread, sea salt and nutritional yeast:
Our weekend felt like a perfect balance of exercise with healthy food, plus some relaxation and snacks.
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How about you? Did you have a FIT-filled weekend?
Those of you who are back at your desks today who may have missed the Saturday post, check out this reminder to Stop, Drop and Roll (Your Shoulders) while you are at your desks.
Thank you for all of your comments over the weekend – I’ll be replying to each of them as soon as I click the publish button on this post so don’t think I forgot about ya! And coming up this week on FitFeat, I’ve got a few FitFeatures relating to prescription meds as well as tracking your exercise.
Have a magnificent Monday!
– Shari B. =)
#1 by Fallon on January 18, 2010 - 12:31 pm
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Hey Shari! Looks like you had a great weekend. I love to sauteed up mushrooms! I’ll add onions to mine, but then I like to top it on top of spinach and make a salad. Mushrooms are my favorite!
I do have a question for you. I weigh myself in the mornings just make sure I’m staying in check. It seems that after the holidays I’m having the hardest getting off 3 pounds I just magically gained. I continued to exercise through the holidays. I actually lost 2 of the pounds a few days ago (took a week to do so), and then this morning I was back up 3! Then I went for a 3mile run, since I’m going to do my first race, a 5k in 2 weeks. After the run I was curious how much I weighed and the scale was back down 3 pounds… Am I dehydrated? I sweated a lot out and felt really good afterwards. I notice my weight jumps up and down like that and until I do cardio and sweat, I lose it again. I drink about several cups of water a day, but I feel still like maybe this is caused by dehydration. Just curious on your thoughts! Thank you.
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#2 by Shari B. on January 18, 2010 - 1:36 pm
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Hi Fallon,
I weigh almost daily in the mornings myself. That’s a topic on my list of MANY to cover here at FitFeat!
Too many topics, too little time!
To answer your question about dehydration, there are a lot of factors at play. First, we’re women. We retain water off and on a lot. I can fluctuate 4-5 lbs easily just from one day of eating processed or refined foods, thanks to the added sodium. It goes away quickly as soon as I get back to my typical eating. Being that today is Monday, if you had any ‘rich’ eating over the weekend or restaurant food, that can mess with water retention.
Three pounds after a 3 mile run is a pretty big drop. Did you go to the restroom at all in between? That could be a bigger factor than sweat.
A good rule of thumb according to the American Council on Exercise is to weigh yourself before exercise and then again right after, and then drink 2 to 3 cups of fluid for each pound of bodyweight lost.
Personally, I wouldn’t run right to the kitchen and guzzle 6 cups of water (I never feel that chugging water is a good thing.) But I would immediately have a liter of water at my side to start sipping on it, and try to finish it fairly soon without any gulping. Are you making sure to sip water before and during your exercise? Also do you consume a lot of caffeine?
Eat some high-water fruits/veggies following the workout to boost your hydration as well. (The juicier the fruit is, the more water you know it has.)
The main way I keep tabs on my hydration is through the color of my urine. If it’s not close to clear, I know I need more water.
Glad to hear you have your first race coming up! Keep us posted on how it goes!
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#3 by tray on January 18, 2010 - 12:29 pm
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totally. too much gym and too much running =D and lifting. =D i want a burrito now! =D
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#4 by Cindy on January 18, 2010 - 9:21 am
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I made popcorn last night too (for the boys) but I am out of nutritional yeast…(crying so sadly inside)
I have a stash at my desk so I am bringing it home today. I am addicted to the stuff.
I dip apples in it, heck I just eat it plain!
we did a road trip so our exercies and good eats were all off base, but I am READY to get back to my schedule now. Thanks for the shoulder reminder. I just did that!
and yes, I love Sunday’s too. yesterday’s was a nice slow long, easy paced day.
loved it!
xo
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