Yoga Makes Me Sore

I awoke this morning sore and stiff...thank goodness today's workout just consisted of p90x yoga. Wrong! Just...ahem yeah right. I did some light cardio for 20 minutes on level two on the bike to warm up my legs. If you did not know, p90x Yoga is an hour and a half long. The first try at it I made it through 30 minutes, this time an hour. I was pooped when I got home, and it sure did not help my sore muscles, all the lunges and downward dogs just put more stress on my joints..I probably would have been better off just taking a rest day. Anyways, when I returned home I had some greek yogurt with peanut flour with almonds.

Around noon I made a delish lunch of leftover salmon on top of some veggies with a side of cottage cheese and a bagel thin. I then headed off to get my hair done and meet with my Mom for some coffee and chit chat.

When I returned home I was overjoyed to find Cooper jumping up to greet me. As I looked down at him, I noticed something was not right. His whole eye was swollen and his nose was real puffy. I grabbed the leash and once again we were off to the vet. Turns out Cooper just had a bad allergic reaction to the meds he was given. The doc gave him a shot to help the swelling go down. I managed to snag a picture of him after the vet, you can still see some of the swelling.

This poor little guy has gone through so much in the past few days. Did I tell you last night when he was home Craig and I found 5 ticks in him! I can't believe it, and we have not a clue where he picked them up from. He is a house dog, we do know that their is a huge bushy hill outside by the vet where they take the dogs to go out so I am wondering if that is where he was picked up. Okay enough Cooper talk...just glad once again he is okay.

So I am curious to know if any of you are Yoga doers what your favorite poses are. Right now I am liking the easy poses...

I am hoping to continue and get stronger each time. I love all the lunges, and I can feel the burn in my legs when holding them for a while.

WIAW

First off the good news, I picked up Cooper from the vet around 4 and he was good to go. I have never been so happy!! The vet gave us four bottles of meds for him to take along with a huge bag of special dog food that is easy on his stomach. The meds have made him a little sleepy, but I can tell my old Cooper is back. It is so nice to have him at home again. It is amazing how just a pet can make you feel. In no random order here are some of my eats from today! Hope you had a great Wednesday!!

Salmon for lunch with a side of cottage cheese and a bagel thin (not pictured)

Breakfast consisted of Carrot Cake yogurt mixed in oats with Cinnamon Protein powder and a sliced apple

After a hard Insanity workout followed by P90x Ab Ribber I was famished. I devoured two rice cakes topped with carrot cake yogurt, jelly and frozen peanut flour alongside a protein shake. The combination may sound gross, but it was wonderful to me!!

I managed to find these chicken breast shoved in the back of my freezer so I grilled them up and tossed them with some Stir Fry vegetables and soy sauce with green beans for dinner.

What made your Wednesday so yummy??

Poor Cooper

Today was a horrible start, well really in all honesty it started last night. Craig and I awoke several times to find poor Cooper having things come out of both ends if you know what I mean. About every hour I was awaken by either a smell or a sound of him releasing something and up I went to clean up the mess. Eventually we put him in the bathroom after he managed to go everywhere on the carpet. As soon as morning hit, Cooper was not getting any better and we could see blood in his vomit. We immediately took him to the vet. After hours had gone by, finally I received a phone call that told me Cooper had a parasite. The poor guy is at the vet and staying there overnight. I have been worried sick all day over him, and even managed to spill several bouts of tears when looking at his toys laying around are apartment.

The doc at the vet said Cooper is reacting really well to the medicine and he will now more tomorrow by noon when they do more lab work on him. I am unsure how to take this news, I keep thinking positive and that the doc would tell me if something were seriously wrong with him. I feel so bad for the little guy, how he got this bug we are unsure of. I know for one thing it will be a LONG night of hoping for Cooper's strength to shine through to help him survive.

Cooper and my Mom on Friday

Cooper and I on Friday at my parents house

Grocery shopping today, I managed to snag some of these little wonderfuls up. They are called "Ice," and they come in all flavors such as Lemon Lime, Blackberry Pomegranate, Grapefruit, etc. I love them and even better they were 10 for 10! I added a taco with the drink, and yes YIKES I used a white flour tortilla and not whole wheat. Craig had them left over from tacos last week, and I figured I would try to use them up.

My workout for the day was pretty much a blur. I was so concerned about Cooper and was awaiting the phone call from the vet so I kept looking at my phone while I was on the TM. I managed to knock out a speedy 4 miler (thank you beer this weekend from all the excess carbs you have given me to help me run faster lol) and finished off with P90x Arms and Shoulders workout.

Have you ever had a pet that became very ill, how did you deal?

Do you always stick to whole wheat or do you step outside of the healthy box and enjoy white floured products as well??

Happy 4th of July! I can officially say I am tuckered out and so glad to be home after a long, long weekend. My camera batteries died this weekend, we made a trip out to one of are friends lake houses in North Platte, and the nearest gas station was quite a few miles away...and honestly we were so busy having so much fun I forgot. We started out on Saturday morning and drove most of the afternoon. Saturday and Sunday were spent on Jet Skis, boats, and yes enjoying many adult beverages.

After some long nights of drinks we hit up the local Amigo's for some good late night fast food.

We headed back this afternoon, and I tried my best to keep my diet fresh from the past few days of poor food choices with adding a good old subway sandwich to my diet.

Craig and I had a wonderful weekend seeing alot of our friends that we have not seen in over several years. Holiday weekends are so much fun, but at the same time they can sure be wearing. When I was younger, I could go for weekends on end staying up late and getting crazy. Anymore, the older I get the toll it really takes on my poor body. Two days off from the gym eating healthy, means tomorrow I will be ready to return strong and freash!!

How was your 4th of July weekend?

10 Thing I am Thinking about Thursday

It is Thursday and for some reason there seems to be a lot on my mind...so I thought why not share at least 10 of these things this Thursday through a post....so here goes!

1. How excited I am to see Craig. It has been 5 days since I have seen my guy. I have been out of town for a conference returned last night, and he had to leave to go for a meeting out of town last night.

I miss this guy!!

2. What I need to start bringing on my trip to Costa Rica, Craig and I leave in a week and a half...so pumped and excited!!

3. How sore I will be from today's workout. I tried the arms/shoulders workout from p90x. Overall the workout was not that difficult, but I have a feeling I will still be sore..there were some moves I have never done before.

4. If I should run a 5 miler tomorrow or shoot for a 6...I know just one mile but it can make a difference, my legs were to sore from p90x yoga to run today...I know YOGA!

5. This killer heat wave coming through Omaha/Blair, today and tomorrow near 100 degrees...hello pool!

6. Today is our last day of summer school...a whole 3 weeks away from kids until I start summer camp for a week...hmmm I probably should have taken more time off this summer but I need the money.

7. We take Cooper in to get neutered next week :( I hope he is okay and recovered by the end of the week, we are taking him off to my parents while we are in Costa Rica.

8. How much I am looking forward to a great weekend on the lake with Craig, friends and Cooper to celebrate the 4th.

9. Weather or not to take a full week off from working out when on vacation. I know my body can use it, but I also know the hotel probably has a sweet gym...I mean if it has got seven bars....

10. How I am going to keep myself busy for the next three hours of this day. Since this is our last day of summer school, we are here till 2 and all my work is done..blog it might just be!!

So as you can see I have a lot on my mind, but most of it is quite exciting and not very stressful.

In other news I am really taking a liking to this yoga thing. Yesterday I took a break from the gym and opted for a light walk with Cooper. I attempted some p90x yoga and really enjoyed it, but I won't lie it became pretty hard. I only made it through the first 35 minutes and my legs were shaking. I stopped due to the fact that it was defeating the whole purpose of me having a rest day.

After yoga I put together a new routine incorporating running/p90x/ and Insanity...a little bit of everything you might say. I might get a good run at it starting next week, but after that I am planning on taking a break during my vaca and then I will start it out when I return. Here is the rundown:

Monday: 3-4 mile easy run, p90x arms/shoulders

Tuesday: Insanity pylo along with cardio abs

Wednesday: Rest or p90x yoga

Thursday: 3-4 mile easy run or elliptical, p90x chest and back

Friday: Kenpo X or Cardio Max plus cardio abs

Saturday: 5-6 mile run

Sunday: 0ff

As you can see from my plans I am allowing myself to rest days. I was a little worried about adding in the runs alongside of a p90x workout, but I was fine today starting my workout with a 40 minute cardio session followed by the arms and shoulders workout. Now keep in mind I am using 8-10 pound dumbbells with these dvds so it is not overly intense. I am super excited to start this new routine...mainly because I can keep my endurance up to around 5-6 miles, work on some lifting and also incorporate some circut cardio with Insanity.

What are your thoughts on my new workout plan, too much??

What are you thinking of this Thursday??

Yoga Anyone??

This morning I woke up feeling much better. I fueled my workout with a quick protein drink and a crunchy apple. It has been a while since I have just eaten a plain apple by itself...usually I always put apples in either a salad or my oatmeal. My workout rocked this morning, started it out with a four mile run on the tm followed by a 10 minute cool down on the bike. After my cardio I did the following: 3 sets of lunges holding 10 pound dumbbell-10 on each leg

3 sets of deadlifts 15 pound dumbbells

3 sets of upright rows with both arms 10 pound dumbbells

3 sets of reverse crunches 25 reps

Post workout consisted of greek yogurt (the off cheap brand but just as good) mixed in with protein powder and an hour later breakfast was oats, protein powder, almonds, flaxmeal mixed in with dried crunchy fruit. I have to admit the Asian pear fruit snacks are not the greatest, but since I purchased a HUGE box of them from Costco thinking I would love them, I am trying my best to finish them off.

Today was my last full day here in Lincoln for my teacher conference. I swear if I have to look at one more statement starting with "By the end of 3rd grade this child will be able to..." I will scream! Today's session was to be over by 4, we were out at 2 so I had to find some way to entertain myself until dinner time. I found a local YMCA about 1 mile from my hotel, I decided this would be a perfect opportunity to try out some yoga since I had already got a good workout in the morning. If anyone says Yoga is not a workout...well they are wrong! Considering my legs were stiff from my lunges and running this morning, all the balancing and lunges were a bit hard for me. Overall...I liked the experience and it really seemed to stretch my body out. I am excited to try out the P90x yoga that I have at home.

After yoga, Panera was located right across the street from the Y so I walked over and ordered a huge Asian Chicken salad with some cookies for a treat for Craig when I get home. I added some green beans to the side with string cheese and pita bread.Tomorrow can't come soon enough. I am here for one more meeting in the morning and then I home bound to my puppy and Craig. Can you believe tomorrow is already Wednesday??

Do you enjoy yoga?

First experience not that bad, I can see why people like it as a form of relaxation

If you had a 25 dollar stipend a night to spend on dinner where would you go?

I kept it simple with Panera and ordering speciality fish from a local market here in town...I am not a big fan of a huge steak meal

Salads and Vitamin Water

What a day! If you have ever spent 8 hours closed up in a FREEZING hotel room with over 100 teachers listening to what kids should or should not be taught, I do not recommend it...unless you want to be bald by the end of the day from pulling all your hair out. Remember though, I am getting paid 150 bucks a day to sit on my butt so I really should not complain. Last night I had a horrible nights sleep. One it was pouring down rain, two I was not in my own bed, and three I was homesick. Yes...homesick! Really, it has only been 1 day away from Cooper and Craig and I could already cry because I miss them so much. I managed to get a few good hours of sleep this morning when my alarm blasted at 5:00am. I hit up the hotel gym for a good sweat. Something just was not in me this morning, I was almost sick to my stomach throughout the entire workout. When I got back to my room, I was just all out of sorts...just did not feel right. I woke up Sunday feeling this way too, I am thinking I caught a little bug and my body is slowly fighting it off. Bring on the Vitamin Water!!! I do have to give my body a little bit of credit though, I have gone through a car accident, a 6 mile hard run, and then worked out again for over an hour this morning off of very little sleep...

My Hotel

I have enjoyed some huge take out salads the past two nights. Tonight I opted for a salad bar and bought some salmon lox to top it off with pita bread

Last night I walked down the street to Panara and enjoyed their Asian Chicken Salad with pita bread on the side.

I know I am crazy, I have all the choices in the world to eat and I choose salads. I just love adding different proteins in them and also they fill me up. Tomorrow I have another LONG day of meetings. Depending on how I feel, I am going to try to hit the gym up again in the morning. I would love to say I am out experiencing Lincoln, but I am kind of on my own here. Most of the other teachers are alot older than me, and there is no one from my District here. I have done some walking around the downtown area, but Lincoln is not very new to me...Craig and I always seem to be down here during Husker football season to tailgate.

I am going to finish stalking other blogs for the next few hours and enjoy the Bachelorette, Ash just kicked off Bentley, way to go girl!!

Have you ever dated a bad boy like Bentley?

Back in my early days of dating I always seemed to fall for the bad guys, don't know why they just attracted me. Craig is total opposite of a bad boy, but I could never be happier!!

What do you think of going to different gyms?

The machines at this hotel are so much older than the ones at my gym, they were actually more of a workout because it took more force to move them lol!!