Welcome to a new week in the middle of October, one month till the wedding ekkk! I’m only partially freaking out, speaking of weddings… lets discuss workout plans. Per my half marathon training schedule (Part 3) I should have done a long run today, but Crossfit hasn’t quite released its death grip on me yet so I have to give it another day. I’m thankful I have this opportunity to be flexible since I’m not working right now (again, thank you federal government for putting a hold on funding…) Money is tight but with studying for the RD exam and planning a wedding I’m already in over my head, so I know it’s for the best. Here’s what the modified week tentatively looks like:

Sunday- Zumba

Monday- 9-10 Miles

Tuesday– Crossfit

Wednesday– 5 Miles

Thursday– Crossfit

Friday– Rest or 5 Miles

Saturday– Rest or 5 Miles

Last week I was running on Friday morning and although the soreness from crossfit hadn’t set in yet, I could tell I was making things 10 times worse. As a result, I was sore all weekend and had to delay my long run today, as complained about earlier. So, this week I’m going to take Friday easy because I much prefer to do my long run on Sunday. I’ve got to learn to be much more flexible with my schedule, roll with the punches like I’m doing for the wedding. Musician at our church called yesterday to say she wasn’t available, okay roll with the punches. Get a referral, call the referral, book a meeting with the referral move on with life. Too sore to go on the long run, jungle things around, don’t beat myself up about it and move on with life. I’m glad I made that decision because I barely made it through Zumba today, pretty sure a long run would have been a disaster. A disastrous long run is pretty much pointless in the scheme of training so I’d rather wait it out, as hard as it is.

This Weeks Menu/Shopping:

TJ’s and Sprouts

I didn’t do any prep this week, didn’t really need too. Swaeeeeetttttt!

Pumpkin Obsession for Breakfast

Green Juice on most days

Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Scramble

Pumpkin Breakfast Quesadilla

Pumpkin Green (Protein) Smoothie–> made this today and it was SOOOO good, will share soon what I threw in it.

Egg Scramble with Zuchini and Avo.

Lunches

Turkey Salads/Pitas

Leftovers

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

The BEST Homemade Refried Beans- courtesy of Mama Shallal

Dinner

We’ve had way to much food in the fridge lately, so I tried to work in some leftover days so that we aren’t cooking every night. We especially don’t want to cook or want it to be easy on Tuesdays and Thursdays when we get done with Alpha at 7pm.

Monday– Ground Turkey Meat Split (Paul is going to make manwich with his half, I’m doing something similar to this with my half.)

Tuesday– Leftovers

Wednesday– Shrimp Something – Either Chile Verde Shrimp Saute or Tortilla Crusted Quiche

Thursday– Crock Pot Thai Chicken with broccoli

Friday– Out or Mahi Burgers

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Saturday– Wing it

Snacks

Creamy Hummus Yogurt Dip and Veggies

Fruit and Nut butter or just fruit

Air Popped Popcorn

Pumpkin Protein Fudge