{"id":5423,"date":"2009-05-04T09:10:01","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T13:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=5423"},"modified":"2009-05-04T10:33:06","modified_gmt":"2009-05-04T14:33:06","slug":"sunday-may-3rd-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/05\/sunday-may-3rd-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, May 3rd, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi guys!\u00a0 Sorry for being MIA yesterday but the day was spent with me laying on the couch trying to nurse my stupid knee.\u00a0 It’s the only casuality from my 1\/2 but more on that in a minute.<\/p>\n

Saturday night I only had two small glasses of wine and then I hit the hay around 10:30ish.\u00a0 We watched the Pens game and they lost. Booo!\u00a0 They are playing the Capitals whom I hate with a firey passion.\u00a0 I’m hoping the series doesn’t turn ugly.\u00a0 The Flyers and The Caps are two huge rivals.<\/p>\n

Then I got up in the morning and had some coffee, no picture because my mug looked yucky.\u00a0 I slept okay only waking up a few times as I rolled over because my knee hurt a bit.\u00a0 If I haven’t moved it for a while it gets stiff and takes a second to warm up.\u00a0 My first several steps are stunted and I limp a bit.\u00a0 Then I was able to walk slightly better.\u00a0 I texted Rose<\/a> to wish her luck (her race started at 7:30!\u00a0 Early!), and headed into the office to check on some stuff.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t there too long and headed into the TV room to prop my leg and watch some food shows that I haven’t seen in ages.\u00a0 As much as I sometimes pick on the chefs I miss food TV.\u00a0 I haven’t seen any shows in so long!\u00a0 I got hungry and decided to have a small bowl of yogurt.<\/p>\n

\"help

help tide me over <\/p><\/div>\n

With chocolate granola and cranberries.\u00a0 I also iced my knee.\u00a0 Around 10 I got Rocky geared up for a walk.\u00a0 It was supposed to rain yesterday and I wanted to get his walk over with in the event it did.\u00a0 We went slow because I couldn’t really walk that fast and didn’t go far.\u00a0 I figured that a 2 mile walk probably wouldn’t be the best for my knee. :p<\/p>\n

We came back home and I changed back into my jammies.\u00a0 I prepped chicken for dinner later and laid back down on the couch.\u00a0 Scott got up not long after I started watching a Golden Girls marathon on The Hallmark channel.\u00a0 I freaking love that show.\u00a0 I love it so much that I’ll gladly watch episodes that I’ve seen dozens of times.\u00a0 It’s so hilarious and so deliciously 80s that it’s fantastic.\u00a0 RIP Bea, you were awesome.<\/p>\n

Once Scott got up, I told him how much I did not want to go to the store.\u00a0 I didn’t feel like facing the craz-ah Sunday crowd nor did I think I could actually walk around for that long.\u00a0 He said it wasn’t a big deal but then I had the task of trying to figure out decent side dishes for dinner!\u00a0 He sat on the couch with me for a bit and eventually I made it to the kitchen to heat up lunch.<\/p>\n

\"Easy

Easy peasy <\/p><\/div>\n

I took the easy way out and just heated up leftover Chinese.<\/p>\n

I did not eat that entire portion.\u00a0 Mostly just picked at it to help curb my hunger.\u00a0 It was still yummy and still lacking veggies. :p\u00a0 After lunch we hung out on the couch playing games.\u00a0 We finished Left 4 Dead thank Jeebus.\u00a0 It is just not my style of game.\u00a0 It’s okay and I’ll play it but I don’t love it or have any desire to play it.\u00a0 After we kicked that we moved on to Batman Lego which is so much better! :p\u00a0 Lunch didn’t hold me over proper and I was feeling empty.\u00a0 Plus we had not eaten any fruits yet so I decided to make smoothies.<\/p>\n

\"So

So good!<\/p><\/div>\n

Along with my smoothie I snacked on some 7 grain pretzel sticks, I had maybe 7?\u00a0 The smoothie was awesome and used some new ingredients for me.<\/p>\n

    \n
  • 2C of cranberry juice<\/li>\n
  • 1C of water<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 scoop vanilla protein powder<\/li>\n
  • 1\/3C old fashioned oats<\/li>\n
  • Small spoonful of yogurt<\/li>\n
  • Banana<\/li>\n
  • Frozen peaches<\/li>\n
  • Frozen mango<\/li>\n
  • Frozen blueberries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    It was awesome!\u00a0 A bit thicker but so creamy!\u00a0 I added the protein powder and oatmeal so that it would help fill me up.\u00a0 Which it totally did!\u00a0 I couldn’t use it as a meal replacement but it did satisfy me.\u00a0 Scott was a little concerned at first when he saw me pull out the oatmeal but once he tasted the smoothie he was a fan and all concerns washed away.\u00a0 The oatmeal gave it a nice thickness and was not gritty at all.\u00a0 It blended really well!<\/p>\n

    We played some more while munching and drinking the smoothies.<\/p>\n

    I got up a bit later to feed Rocks and pull the chicken out so it could come to room temperature.\u00a0 Then we played a bit more.\u00a0 Around 7ish it was time to make dinner!\u00a0 Since it wasn’t raining and didn’t even look like rain, we fired up the grill.\u00a0 YaY!<\/p>\n

    \"summer

    summer time....<\/p><\/div>\n

    We had grilled chicken thighs, corn on the cob, and green beans and carrots.\u00a0 Which were frozen and I just heated them up in some chicken broth, buffalo sauce, and salsa.\u00a0 When you’re lacking on veggies you have to turn to frozen and do the best you can.\u00a0 The chicken was brined and the rub involved chocolate and that’s all I’m telling you. ;)<\/p>\n

    \"Second

    Second glass <\/p><\/div>\n

    After dinner we plopped back down on the couch where I iced my knee again.\u00a0 We had some wine and watched two episodes of Heroes.\u00a0 Only one left to watch and then it’s finally over for the season!\u00a0 Hooray!\u00a0 With my second small glass of wine I had a few dark chocolate chips, clearly not that whole bowl.\u00a0 At 11:30 I called it a day and went to sleep. :D<\/p>\n

    My right knee<\/strong><\/p>\n

    My right knee is very sore on the back part of my leg.\u00a0 It’s not sore to touch, but stiff and sore to walk.\u00a0 I can put weight on it no problem.\u00a0 It sort of feels like it got over extended because it’s as I extend my leg out to take a step when the pain happens.\u00a0 I started getting pain in that area during the 1\/2 right around the 11 mile marker and at that point I’m not stopping.\u00a0 I kept my pace slow and tried not to take huge strides.\u00a0 It was pretty sore all day Saturday following the race.\u00a0 I iced my knee and took some ibuprofen.\u00a0 My knee is swollen, but the part that is swollen is the inside part of my knee which is weird.<\/p>\n

    Yesterday morning it was very sore and a little difficult to walk.\u00a0 It wasn’t very comfortable standing around either.\u00a0 If I sit or lay down for too long it gets stiff so when I stand up and start walking, those first few steps are a little painful but then it warms up and I can walk better.\u00a0 Towards the end of the day yesterday it started getting even better.\u00a0 While on the couch I worked with it.\u00a0 I would sit with my leg bent for a while and then straighten it for a while and kept that cycle going.\u00a0 I had to do this when I dislocated my left knee several years ago to help take the stiffness and soreness away and thought maybe it would help this too.<\/p>\n

    I don’t know if it did but my knee is better.\u00a0 It’s still swollen a bit but last night I was able to move my leg around without there being any pain.\u00a0 And I slept fine, my leg didn’t wake me up.\u00a0 It still gets stiff if I sit or lay down for a bit but now it’s only like the first two steps before it warms up and I can walk normally.\u00a0 There is still a bit of pain when I extend my leg but not like it was before.\u00a0 I’m giving it a few days to see what happens and if it’s still swollen then I’ll give my doctor a call.\u00a0 I was hoping to be running again by Tuesday but clearly that’s not going to happen.<\/p>\n

    I’m cranky about it because this is the only problem I have!\u00a0 My IT band didn’t give me any issue.\u00a0 After the race I iced both my knees right away and they were fine the rest of the day (my knee proper, obviously the back of my right was sore. ;) ).\u00a0 And I had energy!\u00a0 I was expecting to be spent but I wasn’t at all.\u00a0 If it wasn’t for this silly whatever I’m dealing with, I would have made it through my 1\/2 with flying colors!\u00a0 Grrrr!<\/p>\n

    Anyways that’s what’s going on with me. :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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