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Fourth of July Race and Fitness for Geeks

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:17 AM PDT

Happy Tuesday! I have tomorrow off, but have a PB & Jam packed day so let's get to it!

I am finally going to go swimming today so I kept my morning workout to a plank and a short walk and talk on the phone. I'm super scared about looking dumb attempting to swim so I wanted to save my energy.

Since I am so intimidated by the pool I decided to ask for some help. Remember a while back when I led those exercise walks in Dana Point?

Well, I met Pam – a triathlon coach there and she offered to help me with the swim. Pam coaches triathletes of all ages and abilities in Orange County so check her out if you need some support.

I asked her what I should bring to the pool and she mentioned something I've never even heard of! I'm in trouble.

I also cut my walk short because I was hungry. The usual plus cherries…

I recently got a copy of Fitness for Geeks to review. I've been going through it and like how it's an easy read, but super informative.

But I came across an alarming section last night – "Fructose appears similar in terms of its negative effects on the live to booze or ethanol… avoid munching on commercial apples or watermelon all throughout the day."

I know I eat way too much watermelon. I can easily put away an entire huge melon in 2 days (and that's pacing myself). I don't know if it's because I'm sugar sensitive or what, but it's so hard for me to stop once I have it in the house – just like cereal or a similar food. Just because it's fruit doesn't make it okay. I need to be better about portion control with my favorite food.

Although, I wouldn't really mind death by watermelon Winking smile

Anyone running a 4th of July race tomorrow? I know my city has a 5k, but I had planned on running longer so I'm not sure what I should do.

If you want to find a local race check out your community newspaper or city's website.

You can also find races on RunningIntheUSA.com

Want to win a copy of Fitness for Geeks?

Leave a comment on this post. I already have the extra copy so this contest is open to all residents of Earth.

Contest ends 7/4/2012 at noon PST

Ginger Obsessed with Ginger

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 07:58 PM PDT

I randomly bought a bag of Ginger chews at Trader Joe's last week. I thought I remembered trying them and liking them, but wasn't sure.

I took some to Disneyland and completely fell in love with them.

Then, I spotted Peanut Butter Ginger Chews at the health food store yesterday. SCORE. These are amazing.

The PB ones have a mild peanut flavor and are amazing.

What can I say? I'm obsessed with gingers. ~~And I'm pretty sure they have souls.~~ (source)

I mentioned that I hit up the health food store for my thyroid supplements and a bunch of you asked what pills I'm taking.

First off I not a doctor and have no idea what I'm talking about.

Ever.

All I know is a while back my T3 thyroid level tested low and I was given a prescription to supplement it. But when I went to fill my thyroid prescription the pharmacist asked me a bunch of questions and then suggested I take a complete B complex and Ashwagandha. She suspected I was probably imbalanced from taking too much B12 and from my BC pills among other things. We talked for a while and I really like the advice she gave.

I took her suggestions for a while but I didn't feel any difference so I swapped out the straight Ashwagandha for thyroid strength pills (it has Ashwagandha).

When I remember, I also take a daily vitamin that happens to be a prenatal so Ben thinks I'm contemplating having his baby. Half of the people in this relationship are ready for a baby, the other half are gingers.

These are all like horse pills. Whatever that means.

This afternoon I had a very important lunch meeting with the star of the Real Bloggers of the OC – Skinny Runner. Oh, it's not a real TV show? I watch way too much Real Housewives…

I'm hoping to score a part on that Strange Addiction show. Do you think someone addicted to iced coffee and ginger chews would get ratings?

We took a nice little walk and caught up on life. She's leaving for Alaska tomorrow and will be missed. By Marni.

Yesterday Ben cooked dinner and I enjoyed the leftovers for lunch. He cooked up a package of veggie orange chik'n with broccoli and brown rice. It was the best meal I've had at home in ages!

Now I'm logging onto my email and spending a solid hour trying to catch up. Do not pass go, do not look at your Google Reader. Since I went back to working a day job, I'm training a lot less and I'm still extremely behind on keeping up with blog emails and writing projects. Traveling to Seattle and New York added to that! I'm hoping to make a dent in it tonight!

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