36 Days Out

Happy Friday! Wow, this week has flown by!  I have a lot of energy this morning and you know why?  Yesterday was an high carb day!  A much needed HIGH CARB DAY!  I love the energy these high carb days give me the following day.

Here’s a recap of my week so far:

• You can tell I’m desperate for sweets, I like the taste of Crystal Light.
• Ran the stairs at the high school, bought our plane tickets to Chicago.
• Worked out at the warehouse, broke through my plateau and landed in the 130’s!
• Cried during my workout!

And that brings us to yesterday.  I had a GREAT day!  I got my suit from my friend yesterday! Yippee!  It is beautiful! I love it!  Of course, the picture doesn’t allow all it’s beauty to shine through.  It is a vibrant shade of purple and the crystals sparkle like diamonds!

Here is a picture of my warm up jacket too. I forgot to have Justin take a picture of me IN it yesterday, so I snapped this one this morning on the hanger.  It turned out great.  I can’t wait to wear it!

Yesterday morning, I ran four miles instead of five because I had to pee so bad!  Evidently I am drinking too much coffee before I run because I went right before I left!  After eating a couple of meals, I headed downstairs and did biceps and triceps.  Justin and I ran some errands and then it was sweet potato time!  Man, I love making sweet potato chips!  My little mandolin is the best kitchen accessory I own when it comes down to sweet potatoes. They just turn out so light and crispy! No oil or anything just thinly sliced sweet potatoes, baked in a 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. I let them sit on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes and finish crisping up. Then YUMMY!

While I was running yesterday morning, I was already thinking about what I was going to do for my second round of cardio.  That hour seems to be the stinker these days.  I am getting bored with it.  Then I remembered the cardio class that is held every Tuesday and Thursday at my old karate school!  So I went, and it was so fun!!  She killed us last night and before I knew it the hour was over and my cardio was done for the day!  I purchased the 10-class pass which is perfect since I’ll be 5 weeks out from the competition tomorrow!  It was meant to be!

My meals were the usual yesterday:

• Oats with protein
• Oats with protein and one slice of gluten free toast
• Egg Whites with two slices of gluten free toast
• Ground turkey with mustard and sweet potato chips
• Ground turkey with mustard and sweet potato chips
• Ground turkey taco salad

The only picture I took of my food yesterday!

Time to get moving.  I have a busy day ahead of me!  Tomorrow’s post will be another exciting one (in case you didn’t know, this one was exciting because I showed off my suit and jacket)!