Where's the Beach?

Last Workout It was so nice to walk into work this morning with sunshine. It was really chilly (especially compared to the temps we've been having), but I'll take that over storms right about now. I managed to get everything mostly packed for our trip. I had to leave some things out - hitting the gym and will need to get cleaned up so those things go in last. I must admit something, it's been 10 days since my last rest day. I know that's bad (no scolding). I know I preach the importance of rest days. I try to never go more than 6 days without one. However, in Seattle, I'm not sure I'll be able to get in any workout. I'm hoping to con someone to go for a run with me at least one day (our friends live near the water, so I would love to run that route), but other than that, probably nothing more than walking around the city. For those concerned, I really have listened to my body though and honestly would not have pushed through 10 days if I truly felt the ...

Socca Sunday I finally got around to making socca last night. We didn't make it to the grocery store, and really need to be using up stuff since we'll be heading out of town mid-week. I had made chickpea flour then proceeded to let it go bad, then bought some. So, I finally decided that it was time to try my hand at socca. Mexican-Style Socca Pizza Ingredients: Socca: 1 cup chickpea flour 3/4 cups + 1-2 tbsp water 2 tbsp olive oil To taste: salt, pepper, chipotle flakes, garlic powder Mexican-style Marinara 1 can Rotel 2-3 tbsp tomato paste Mexican-style Socca Toppings: 1/2 soy chorizo 1/4 red onion, diced 1/4 red bell pepper, diced 1/4 yellow bell pepper, diced 1/2 cup black beans 1/4 cup frozen corn, thawed To taste: salt, pepper, red pepper, cumin, garlic powder Daiya Vegan Cheddar Cheese Directions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees and put in pizza stone (if using one). For the Socca : Whisk ingredients well making sure there are no lumps. Pour batt...

Another Gym Day (thanks weather) Seriously, if we don't get one storm-free night soon, we're going to need three padded cells: 1 for me, 1 for Jason, and 1 for the Heath Man. Around 3:30 am, Jason ended up sleeping on the couch with Heath downstairs. When I got up, I turned off both alarms, just not thinking. Jason went up when I came downstairs and he crashed out. Thankfully, I remembered what I had done at 8 and called to wake him up. I think he probably needed the uninterrupted sleep though. Tomorrow I can catch up as I'm off work for Good Friday (TGIT). So, it was rainy this morning and rain chances all day. This meant gym workout. I really would have liked one more day between the upper body weights, but sometimes you just go with it. Today was short, it was just one exercise per muscle group. I did the exercises as supersets of 3x8 starting with 10 minutes on the treadmill. SS#1 Cross-body curls Rear-delt flye SS#2 Lying triceps extensions Standing later...

Tired Tuesday So, the plan was that Jason and I were going to get up around 5:30 this morning and hit the gym. I had everything ready to go. I had even let my boss know I'd be doing 8-5 instead of 7-4. Here's where we went wrong...we both took a Zyrtec for allergies. Of course, we needed it. But it always messes with my sleep in a big way. I was up every two hours throughout the night. At 4:50 am, I made the executive decision to switch the alarm back to normal time and get in some more sleep. My workout ended up being done after work in the end. I would have loved to have run today, but it was gusting 30+ mph winds today. We have another major storm front moving through, possible tornadoes already predicted. Since I am not always a glutton for total punishment, I went with upper body weights today over a run. I did two exercises per muscle group as supersets of 3x6. I did 10 minutes on the treadmill as a warm up. Decline pushups as warm up - 24 Assisted chinups Pul...