{"id":4723,"date":"2009-04-01T14:42:24","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T18:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=4723"},"modified":"2009-04-01T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2009-04-01T18:42:24","slug":"april-1st-2009-breakfast-and-lunch-happy-birthday-becky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/04\/april-1st-2009-breakfast-and-lunch-happy-birthday-becky\/","title":{"rendered":"April 1st, 2009: Breakfast and Lunch (Happy Birthday Becky!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys!\u00a0 I&#8217;m having a pretty fabbo day despite the fact I&#8217;m exhausted.\u00a0 I&#8217;m tired and my body is pooped because I ran today.\u00a0 I swapped my Thursday and Wednesday schedules.\u00a0 Running, adding in pickups and then having conditioning class later on Thursdays was just too much for my legs.\u00a0 Instead I decided to run that on Wednesdays and have Thursdays be my rest\/conditioning days.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately I got a late start this morning.\u00a0 I was sleepy and stayed in bed till 7:30.\u00a0 I took care of Rocky and was out the door for my run.\u00a0 I was feeling better and determined to bust it out.\u00a0 It was cool but warm enough I didn&#8217;t need my hoodie.\u00a0 I ran my 5miles and then ran down to the local middle school&#8217;s track for my pickups which I had to do 6 today.\u00a0 That translates into an added 1.5 miles to my running total for today.\u00a0 I did my pickups and was very pleased with them.\u00a0 I also added in some sprints here and there during my 5 mile run.\u00a0 The basic definition of pickups is:<\/p>\n<p><em>Walking for a few minutes increasing your speed until you are running and &#8220;breathing hard&#8221;.\u00a0 Hold that for 10-20 meters and then slow back down to a walking pace.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I increase my speed until I am sprinting as hard and fast as I can go.\u00a0 I make these my more intense and supa fast sprints.\u00a0 My other sprints I do are just increasing my pace a little bit during my run and holding that for however long the schedule says.\u00a0 Today was 4 of them for 1:30.\u00a0 I did that but am starting to love the pickups a little bit more.\u00a0 They are at the end of the run and it&#8217;s when I can go really fast and hard.\u00a0 I used to hate pickups because I felt silly doing them.\u00a0 Walking and picking up speed till I was running felt weird.\u00a0 Now I&#8217;m okay with it. <img src='\/images\/smile.gif' alt=':)' \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4725\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4725\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4725\" title=\"ohc-04-01-09_cs\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-01-09_cs-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"cold and delish\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-01-09_cs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-01-09_cs.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cold and delish<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once back home I had some <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Chocolate Silk'>CS<\/abbr> and did some stretches.\u00a0 Woke up my Scotty-loves and then hit the shower.\u00a0 After my shower, I threw on <a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/04\/review-quaker-simple-harvest-trail-mix-granola-bar-a-giveaway\/\" target=\"_blank\">my robe<\/a> and headed downstairs to make some breakfast.\u00a0 Today was oats!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4724\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4724\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4724\" title=\"ohc-04-01-09_breakfast\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-01-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mmmm perfect breakfast \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-01-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-01-09_breakfast.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mmmm perfect breakfast <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Standard oats and a little bit more umph with the mix-ins.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3\/4 C vanilla soymilk<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C oats<\/li>\n<li>1 huge mashed banana<\/li>\n<li>Pinch salt and cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>Scoop vanilla protein powder<\/li>\n<li>1TBSP of ground flax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mix-ins were crushed walnuts, crushed banana chips, cranberries, and a small scoop of dark chocolate <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Peanut Butter'>PB<\/abbr>.\u00a0 With coffee goodness.\u00a0 And I only had one mug of it today, go me!\u00a0 I ate breakfast and did some bloggity stuff.\u00a0 Then it was out the door with Rocky for a walk.\u00a0 Today is beautiful but still a bit chilly.\u00a0 Well the wind is chilly, otherwise it would be perfect.<\/p>\n<p>Back home and some chores taken care of, then it was time for lunch.\u00a0 The oats held both Scott and I over really well and we weren&#8217;t super hungry for lunch.\u00a0 I decided on some light salads.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4726\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4726\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4726\" title=\"ohc-04-01-09_lunch\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-01-09_lunch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"lunchie \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-01-09_lunch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-01-09_lunch.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lunchie <\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Romaine<\/li>\n<li>Spinach<\/li>\n<li>Sunflower and pumpkin seeds<\/li>\n<li>Cranberries<\/li>\n<li>Blueberry granola<\/li>\n<li>Chopped carrot<\/li>\n<li>Chopped cucumber<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle of sharp cheddar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Drizzled with a bit of balsamic, honey, and oil.\u00a0 YUM!\u00a0 In the middle was some orange slices.\u00a0 Seriously this lunch was perfect and hit the spot.\u00a0 Now I&#8217;m about to get started on some more things around the house and then I&#8217;ll be off to hit the grocery store!<\/p>\n<p>Today is <a href=\"http:\/\/searchingforoz.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Becky&#8217;s<\/a> birthday!!\u00a0 Wooottt!\u00a0 Stop on over and say hi!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys!\u00a0 I&#8217;m having a pretty fabbo day despite the fact I&#8217;m exhausted.\u00a0 I&#8217;m tired and my body is pooped because I ran today.\u00a0 I swapped my Thursday and Wednesday schedules.\u00a0 Running, adding in pickups and then having conditioning class later on Thursdays was just too much for my legs.\u00a0 Instead I decided to run 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