Lesson #1: Always make sure to give your dog exercise, otherwise he will be full of piss and vinegar and will royally piss you off by keeping you awake and dumping out the garbage can. By running him, you are not only burning off his energy but also getting some good exercise yourself. I took Cooper for a 1.83 (according to Walkjogrun.net) run and it was so motivating! I ran for a while, and then would walk to catch my breath, but he would keep tugging on the leash so I was like "Oh ya you little shit? You wanna tug on the leash? Well then we're running again!". I would say I ran a solid mile, if not more, and it was all on pure spite. Afterwards I felt like I still had energy and needed to do more so I hit the gym and did some weighted squats/lunges and then did a quick 10 minute walking cool down. By the time we got back to the apartment though Cooper STILL had energy so I took him for our short .25 mile loop around the block, except we ran it HARD cause no way was that little bastard barking at me at 3am again. That felt really good, especially since I am gearing up for an overnight hike this weekend on Bigelow Mountain Range.
Lesson #2: Snacks are soooooo important for eating healthy! I had a healthy breakfast this morning and came home for a healthy lunch (around 1:30) and figured that would last me until class got out at 6pm. WRONG. By the time class started and 4pm I was hungry, and by 5pm I was cross eyed with hunger. All I could think about was poutine and Blue zones from OHOP and everything bad that I'm trying to avoid (although I will say I haven't been craving chocolate that much. ?) and I caved and stpped at KFC/Taco bell on the way home to get a side of mashed potatoes and a taco because I just couldnt even stand to wait the extra two minutes to drive home and microwave a tofu pup or something. So, lesson learned. I will from now on head to class with an arsenal of snacks like trail mix, yogurt, fruit with cheese, or veggies with hummus. After the work out I resisted the urge to eat anything else and just drank a mix of my Get Lost iced tea and Trader Joe's Beet and Purple Carrot Juice and then a SkinnyGirlDaily cleanse packet.
This week/weekend will definitely be all about nutting up or shutting up because I need to get in gear for this hike!! More posts to come on that, can't wait to post pictures!
Here is where I'm going:
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