The Big Bag

Man, it's been a long week!

I've been gone every week for the last few weeks and the workouts have been hit or miss. I get so tired from flying - especially when there are delays.

This past week I left on Monday (7/27) for Philly. I was able to make it to CrossFit first for the 5k run (25:25 - a little slow for me). Tuesday there was no time for working out. Wednesday, I was so tired and stiff that I just did some much needed stretching. I was looking forward to getting back to CrossFit Thursday morning but my flight was delayed and I didn't get to bed until 1am!!

I've been trying to eat well while I'm on the road. Being in Philadelphia this past week was, well, interesting. Only in Pennsylvania would you see somthing like this...

I didn't notice this writing on the mirror until I took a shower and steamed up the bathroom. It says "Pittsburgh is back"... certainly in reference to one of their sports teams. At least it didn't say "REDRUM"!

OK... back to my healthy eating. Breakfast is usually oatmeal or yogurt and fruit. And for dinner, take a look at this awesome salad... Tuna Tartare (cooked medium rare) over spinach and tomato salad with a vinaigrette dressing.

So why has my stomach has really been bothering me lately? I feel like I swallowed a pill and it's stuck low in my throat. Heartburn? I don't know, I've never really had heartburn before. Gillian McKeith says to take 1 tsp of L-Glutamine before meals. I went by Rollin Oats and the guy there confirmed that L-Glutamine helps to heal the lining of your stomach. He also gave me some chewable tablets - made from Papaya - that seem similar to Tum's. Using both of those seems to have taken the edge off of my distress. But I hear you're not supposed to take Tum's because it neutralizes the acid that your body needs to digest the food and if you use it too long, your body adjusts and starts producing more acid! I'm just going to douse my little fire with some Breyer's all natural ice cream!

Friday morning, I met Dawn at 5:15am and we ran to CrossFit... that's 1.5 miles from my house. Then we did "Lynne": 5 rounds of Bench press and pull-ups. I did75# for the bench press (reps were 5, 7, 8, 6, 6) and jumping pull-ups, which are actually getting better (reps were 8, 9, 9, 9, 9). And then we ran home... that's not bad getting an extra 3 mile run in on top of the CrossFit workout!

But boy was I sore this morning!! And you don't realize how much you use your arms for running until they are too sore to move! I did an easy 3 mile jog this morning, and have a longer run tomorrow, probably 9 miles.

So what about the Big Bag?

Tim took me to an afternoon movie and, as usual, we stopped by Walgreens so he could buy his usual movie fare - Good N' Plenty and Twizzlers. That meant that I had to take my big purse so we could hide the goods. I still got my popcorn though. We went to see "The Ugly Truth", which was not a bad move, but not a good movie... surprisingly raunchy!

Once in the theater, we settled into our seats and later notice an older couple (no, make that an old couple) entering the theater. The man was carrying a pretty big bag... like those recycled grocery store bags and we just knew they brought their own treats! Tim laughed and said that would be us in 20 years! (More like 30 years).