Super Sunday

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peace sign glove

This weird glove has been laying in my gym’s parking lot for a week. I love that it’s a peace sign and can’t bring myself to pick it up. I think it’s a sign and would hate to make someone else miss seeing it—it might make a rough day easier for a gym member.

Anyway, speaking of peace—today was really peaceful and fun!

After church, Jeremy and I headed to my first yoga class ever. Yes…ever.

I’ve done tons of yoga in the past, but it’s always been at home, using a DVD or podcast. I’ve learned a lot through those practices and feel comfortable with all the poses, but I knew it would be totally different to take a class. Having an actual instructor in front of me and other students in the class made my yoga practice much more interesting. The class flew by.

And I left glowing:

post-yoga glow

My body seriously needed that yoga practice and felt like a million bucks after. Another really cool part of the class was the yoga instructor used aromatherapy before and after class. At the end of class she came around and gave a quick shoulder/neck massage to each student. Jeremy thought it was weird, but I loved it!

Post-yoga and grocery shopping this afternoon, I took Link on a long walk.

You see, I joined Gym Pact when they (finally!!!) launched on the Android platform this week. However, I totally forgot to check in while at yoga this morning. Translation: If I didn’t get in another 30 minute workout, I’d owe $5 because all workouts need to be logged by Sunday and I needed 1 more to hit my current goal of 3 workouts a week. No way—a 30 minute walk with the dog did the job.

And, then I hit my goal. Technically I even exceeded my goal.

Dinner tonight was total splurge:

cheat night hamburger

Grass-fed beef hamburgers with sharp cheddar cheese and turkey bacon on whole wheat buns; mixed greens salad with Italian dressing

Hamburgers aren’t something I normally like to make at home—I feel like they are so freaking messy. However, I was craving a good burger and wanted to try the beef we bought at Costco last weekend. The verdict? Excellent.

sleepy stink

Link got tired of begging for food—we don’t feed him “people food” so he passed out on the couch.

Church. Yoga. Trader Joe’s. Family walk. Great day!

You’ve Got Mail (one of my favorite movies EVER) just came on TV and The Biggest Loser (WITH JILLIAN!!!) returns tonight.

What a way to close out the weekend.

2013 Goals

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I thought I’d take the day off from life blogging to spend the last bit of 2012 with my sweet husband. Sometimes we all need to unplug. So while we are squeezing every last bit out of this year and going out to dinner, here are my five goals for 2013:

  • Run a half marathon. With the number of hours I’m currently working, I don’t think a full marathon will be feasible in 2013 without losing my sanity, but a half definitely should! I’m looking at either the DX-A2 Half on June 2 or the Ann Arbor Marathon Half on June 9. It looks like the first one is cheaper, so I may go with that option since they are so close in dates anyway.
  • Hit goal weight (and 18-20% body fat) by April. I’m not comfortable sharing exact numbers on the blog, but I’m about 8-10 pounds above goal weight. I haven’t weighed myself in a while, but I can tell from the way my clothes fit that I’ve meandered a bit off course. Returning to food journaling, regular running, and strength training (the basics for me) are the key. I don’t aspire to be skinny—I aspire to be fit + happy + comfortable in my body.
  • No makeup buying. I must admit that I’m a makeup junkie. Watching You Tube beauty guru videos and buying/playing with new makeup are some of my favorite guilty pleasures. But my makeup collection exploded in 2012 and I need to use up products I already own before they expire. The only exception to this goal is if I 100% run out of ALL of a particular kind of product and have no backups—then I can buy 1 of it. I doubt that happening…
  • Read 15 books. This might be a tiny bit of a stretch, but I think it is mostly do-able. I’ve gotten really out of the habit of reading before bed—something I used to love—and  I want to get back into it. I got an e-reader for Christmas, so that should help a lot.
  • Cook 12 new dishes. Jeremy and I are in a major food funk. We basically rotate through the same 5-10 dinners that we both like (truthfully, it’s probably closer to 5 than 10). I’d like 2013 to become the year that we become more adventurous and willing to experiment in the kitchen. If we never try, we’ll always be stuck on these same handful of dinners. And I’m VERY tired of those handful of dinners!

    • Shop and Read

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    We have groceries! More on that in a moment…

    I’d estimate most of our day was spent out and about—we went to church (and got there super early because we didn’t realize there was only 1 service today) and then spent hours walking around Costco and Trader Joe’s stocking our kitchen with delicious and healthy food for the new year.

    Even though we really were gone almost all day, I feel like I did mostly this today:

    reading in bed

    relaxing in bed with the dog, reading (Currently: Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin)

    But clearly we did get some necessary stuff done, as evidenced by this ridiculous photo:

    costco haul

    That was our Trader Joe’s and Costco haul and it took forever to find room for it and put it all away. We did eventually, though.

    We’ve been in Ann Arbor for four months now and this was our first trip to Costco! I’d heard good and bad things (spending too much $$$) about the store, so we’ve mostly avoided it. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that A LOT of the stuff we already buy at the supermarket is available—and cheaper—at our Costco. Annie’s macaroni and cheese, Chobani Greek yogurt, and Odwalla fruit juices were a few of the items we came home with.

    I’m hoping this trip will last us well into February because we spent more than I was expecting.

    Nevertheless, it’s AWESOME to have some fresh food in the house again after all the fun holiday eating.

    brocsouplunch

    We got straight to lunch after putting the groceries away because it was well after 2 p.m. at that point and we’d ate breakfast around 8:30—I was starving.

    Broccoli and cheese soup (1 cup), 1/2 Asiago bagel, and 2 clementines

    This is what really was happening while I ate, though:

    begging link

    Link is a fantastic dog—seriously, I couldn’t imagine a more perfect fit for our family—but he likes to be right next to you as you eat. He doesn’t even try to steal food… he just wants to be as close as possible. Weirdo.

    Post-lunch focused on reading and eventually taking a short nap because I was wiped out from all the shopping.

    quesadillas green beans

    Dinner tonight was something we’ve not made in a while: quesadillas.

    Chicken + pepperjack cheese quesadilla with pico de gallo and green beans

    Our new goal is to have at least one vegetable with every dinner we make at home. I’m NOT a huge veggie lover, but it’s important to try and I’ve totally fallen out of the habit of eating vegetables on purpose.

    trader joes chai tea lattepeppermint bark

    2 pieces Dove peppermint bark and Trader Joe’s chai tea latte with a splash of coconut milk for dessert

    Now it’s time to dive back into my book. It’s getting good!