Week 2 on repeat and a TJ's Find

Hey!

So this week was supposed to be week 2 of my half marathon training, but it was a bust. I only got in one 4 mile run on Monday before I started hurting, therefore, I will be repeating week 2 next week. My foot is still hurting a bit today, so I'm hoping to start running again on it tomorrow (even if just a mile) to build up to my long run of 5 miles next Saturday!

Anyways, Holly and I just came back from arguably my favorite place Trader Joe's (and whole foods of course)! Besides buying so many things making our basket about 50lbs and having a delicious sample of butternut squash risotto, we found the most amazing food/dip....

TRADER JOE'S REDUCED GUILT GUACAMOLE! 
It is made with Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, and only 30 calories for 2tbsps. Just dunked some scoops chips into a little while ago and it was a struggle for us to stop eating it. Also pictured below is horseradish hummus which is by far the best tasting hummus I have ever had (also sold at Trader Joe's).

P.S. I have to live somewhere within at least 15 miles of a Trader Joe's/Whole Foods when I am older. No other supermarkets even come close to the quality and food choice of these two.

Feet and Food

Let's talk about feet.

So I had been experiencing some foot pain in my arch over the past few days. I usually wouldn't think anything of it but the pain was in the exact area where I had a stress fracture 5 years ago (track problems). Anyways, so today I got an X-RAY and it was clear...which is good news, but I'm not allowed to run until I experience no pain.

So now I'm in an awkward place. I want to run and continue to train, but I know that it will just make the problem worse. The doctor also told me to use the stationary bike while I heal. I hate the bike wah :(

So this 12 week plan has turned into a 13 week plan-or a however long I need plan. 

big mouth bites=pain

Now to be completely irrelevant to what I was just talking about...Nutrition and Exercise!

When I first started exercising, I thought okay great I just burned x amount of calories so now I can have burgers, fries, cake, pizza, etc YAY, but then I was actually gaining weight, not getting any healthier, and justifying my unhealthy eating with a half an hour of cardio. Not a good plan.


So then I got smart. Cut the meat, limited the dairy, and now trying to eat less processed gluten (but pizza, beer, baked goods are sometimes too hard to resist) and eat an unlimited amount of vegetables and fruit.
Better nutrition=better overall health!

• no more medications! 
• clear skin
• increased energy 
• rare stomach aches
• regularity
• better workouts/endurance 

Not saying that I don't eat horrible from time to time, but overall my eating habits have done a 165 (not quite a full 180) than before and I don't think I would be able to train as hard without changing my diet.

Some of my favs:

kale, banana, apple, energybits 

crispy tofu, chickpeas, sauteed veggies

veggies with buffalo tempeh

oats, banana, chunky pb, and walnuts