I can’t believe I haven’t debuted this lovely number on the blog yet… Probably because there are so many words that it’s difficult to self-portrait it!
I guess the post title was kind of a spoiler, right?
This is the only item of purple clothing I own, people! Purple is my least favorite color second only to blue. And yes, I’m very childish about it. If something is blue, I just don’t want it. (For the record, navy blue is an exception because I just consider it a neutral). But anyhow, I saw this little gem at Forever 21, and I had to have it!! I like to wear it when the Zumba people are coming in… just to intimidate them.
Let’s get to the real part. I managed to grab the computerized spin bike thinger today! Yay! I was totally gunning for it yesterday but our gym’s version of Angelina Jolie was hogging it. I’ve been trying to stay off my feet a little more (hahaha) since my left foot is still feeling a little wonky. So this is my version of taking it easy.
I Googled for some DIY spin workouts, and I even printed one off. But I left it in the car. With my water bottle. So sad. Now I can run miles & miles, but I can’t be bothered to walk back to the car for a little thing like a water bottle! Sigh.
By the way, if you’re interested, Matt @ Athlete’s Plate has a great post about creating your own Spin class.
Check out who was creeping on the stepmill directly behind me!?! It was hard to get a clear picture because we were both very bouncy. He’s just paying me back for all the times I’ve stalked him!
I ended up semi-following one of the built-in interval programs. I liked that it counted you in to the next thing, but I cheated and stood up more than I should have. I haven’t done spinning in a while, and I don’t want to be too sore!
If you’re curious, our gym has a lot of actual spinning classes. Practically every hour in the before/after work time slots. But I don’t like to commit to an hour or more when spinning/rowing/whatever is really secondary to running. And always will be.
Plus I like to do my own thing and rock out to my Don Omar Pandora station!
I ran afterwards during Jeopardy! (seriously none of the 3 college students knew which singer Eddie Cibrian was married to?!) 4.52 in 38. I probably should have stopped sooner because I could “feel” my foot, but I made a poor choice. I hope I don’t pay for it later. I feel like it’s been “so long” since I’ve had a good run.
Today was definitely a clean-out-the-fridge kind of day! Lunch was a baked sweet potato with a side of plain Greek yogurt (for sour cream) and pizza green beans. Kevin did not believe me, but they did taste kind of like pizza topped with a little marinara & mozz. I love green vegetables dipped in marinara sauce when we are having spaghetti or something so I figure I would just do it straight up! If you see speckles everywhere – that’s garlic powder. Got a little garlic happy!
Dinner was equally uninspired with a nice double pasta combo!! Half with No Sugar Added Marinara & half with a nice nonfat Greek yogurt/garlic/basil/mozz sauce I concocted. And the last vegetables in the house!
By the way, I also did my pushup challenge today when I got home from the gym. I’m debating methods for modified pushups? What do you do? I kind of like the idea of just doing”half” pushups. On your toes, but only going halfway down to practice.
Check out these ladies:
They put me to shame, shame, shame!! Could you beat them!?
Fill in the blank “You should see me ___________.” Haha. I wonder what you’re going to say! Mine should probably say “run” since that’s really the only thing I can do to impress people. And it’s nto even that impressive here in Denver. Haha. I guess play piano, but I’ve lost some of my mad skills living without a piano.
Favorite pasta sauce? I need to learn to make some from scratch, right? Preferably from my window box garden. Haha. That’s not going to happen anytime soon. I prefer my sauce to be tangy and truly prefer No Sugar Added varieties.
Do you spin? I’m going to try to work it into my impulsively complex, totally not-scheduled workout routine. Along with pushups, rowing, and kettlebells. Working out is so fun!!
P.S. It’s February!!! Be looking forward to a little lovie series that includes our How We Met story!!











































