Pregnancy Week 27: Run with BOB and baby

Activity:
50 minute run with Asher in BOB revolution dualie (which is such a great stroller)! We got lost, so the run went on longer than I had planned.

Breakfast:
leftover 5 bites of Vitamix drink (same ingredients as 11/26)
2 slices gluten free cranberry walnut bread, toasted
3/4 Fuyu persimmon

Lunch:
Spinach salad w/ cucumbers, celery, carrots, red peppers, 5 small slices leftover ribeye steak, balsamic vinegar and olive oil
4 slices honeydew
Remaining 1/2 scrambled egg from original 2 scrambled eggs of Asher's

Snack:
2 Lindor mint chocolate balls
15 roasted cashews

Dinner:
Red pepper & Spinach sausage w/ cabbage
2 Dove dark chocolate promises

Pregnancy Week 27: Run with Double Stroller

This morning, I suited Asher up in a lined waterproof windbreaker jacket (with hood!) and matching pants over his footed doggie pajamas and cloth diapers, put some shoes on him for extra warmth, brought a couple paleo cookies for him and set off in our single stroller. Five minutes into the run, I noticed that the back right tire was flat. So, back home we went. It was pretty apparent that the tube was flat, and since we don't have a replacement, I pulled out the BOB Revolution Dualie stroller we got a few months ago through REI and loaded Asher into it. Off we went! Yes, I may have gotten a few strange looks at the empty seat next to Asher, but at least I got my run in!

Activity:
38 minute run with Asher in double stroller

First breakfast (pre-run):
2 gluten-free cranberry walnut chocolate chip cookies

Second Breakfast (post-run):
2 sunnyside up Omega 3 eggs w/ 1/2 avocado
8 roasted cashews

Lunch:
Large bowl Vitamix drink (1 c coconut milk, 2.5 bananas (used the half a banana Asher didn't finish from a few days ago), 5 stalks kale, 1 carrot, 1 honeycrisp apple, few slices fresh pineapple, 6 Tbsp ground organic flaxseed, 2 Tbsp chia seed; this was split into 2 bowls to cover today and tomorrow)
3 squares Dove dark chocolate

Dinner:
Half a small Ribeye steak w/ sea salt and pepper
Kale chips (kale, olive oil, sea salt, pepper, dried garlic; 350 degrees for 15 minutes)
1 C cantalope
1/2 kiwi
2 rectangles Hershey's special dark chocolate

Fluid:
6 cups water

Pregnancy Week 26: Hilly Solo Run

I guess I ate too much chocolate (dark chocolate, if that helps any!) last night, since I didn't go to sleep until after midnight, and was woken up by Priya (10 YO white german shepherd dog) wanting to go out at 4 a.m. I thought about ignoring her, but then realized that as she is a doggy Senior Citizen, I'd rather get up now than wake up later to clean up her mess...however, pregnancy insomnia kicked in after that, and I stayed awake until 6:30 a.m., when I realized that despite bringing my 14 kg KB into the house to do my workout (it was 33 degrees outside/in the garage gym), I wasn't anywhere near starting....so I went back to sleep...and slept through Adam's alarms, showering, getting dressed, and Asher waking up (this last bit got incorporated into my dreams). I'm normally a light sleeper, so this was very unusual for me. When I finally got my morning started (hard to avoid with a little boy dragging me around to play blocks, find the doggies, play hide-and-seek, hold his books/toys while he plays with them, etc), I decided to go running. It snowed yesterday at our house, but not at my parents...so off we went to their neighborhood!

Activity:
3.0 mile run on 1/2 mile hilly loop (my watch is broken so I don't have a time total), played around with shortening my stride a bit to hit even more at midfoot and this seemed to require less energy.

First Breakfast (5 a.m., while contemplating my workout): 1 slice gluten free paleo cranberry pecan bread

Second Breakfast:
Bowl of Vitamix drink (1 C coconut milk, 5 stalks kale, 2 bananas, 1 honeycrisp apple, 1 carrot, 6 Tbsp organic ground flaxseed, 2 Tbsp chia seed)

Lunch:
2 sunnyside up Omega-3 eggs
1 Fuyu persimmon

Dinner:
1 bowl Paleo chili (adapted from The Primal Cookbook by Mark Sisson) w/ kale and 1/2 avocado
4 squares hershey's dark chocolate

Fluid:
6 cups water

Pregnancy Week 26: Run with Odin

Activity:
35 min run with Odin (4 YO GSD)...2 stops because we got lost, 1 potty stop (for him, not me), 1 poop stop (again, not for me!), 1 loose-dog-charging-at-us stop....legs felt heavy, heart felt great.

Looking forward to a rest day tomorrow!

1st Breakfast (pre-run):
1 1-inch slice gluten free cranberry pecan bread

2nd Breakfast (post-run):
Large bowl Vitamix drink (1 C coconut milk, 2 Tbsp chia seed, 6 Tbsp organic ground flaxseed, 2 bananas, 1 honeycrisp apple, 2 handfuls organic baby spinach, 1 carrot, 1 plum, and a partridge in a pear tree)

Lunch:
2 sunnyside up Omega 3 eggs w/ 1/4 avocado
2 kiwi fruit
1 gluten free cranberry pecan chocolate chip cookie

Dinner:
2 cups Roasted brussels sprouts (olive oil, sea salt and pepper, dried basil, dried parsley, dried dill, garlic powder; 400 degrees for 40 min)
Tri tip steak (sea salt and pepper)
8 ounces Monavie w/glucosamine (yes, I WANT juice!)
3 GF cranberry pecan chocolate chip cookies

Fluids:
5 cups water

Pregnancy Week 25: Solo Hilly Run

I'm pretty excited about being able to run without dog or baby for the first time in a few weeks!

Activity:
3 mile run on 0.5 mile hilly loop, approx 26 minutes

Breakfast:
Large bowl Vitamix shake (1 carrot, 2 handfuls baby spinach, 1 honeycrisp apple, 2 bananas, 1 C coconut milk, 6 Tbsp organic golden ground flaxseed, 2 Tbsp chia seed)

Lunch:
At New Seasons health food store: Paleo hamburger with 1 hamburger patty, 1 salmon filet, lettuce, tomato, avocado, mustard, 1/4 pickle slice...YUM

Dinner (still full from lunch!):
Spinach salad (2 handfuls organic baby spinach, 1 roma tomato, 1/2 cucumber; balsamic vinegar and olive oil)
Several pieces of dark chocolate

Fluid: 8 cups water

Pregnancy Week 25: Stroller Run

I felt low on motivation this morning (maybe it was the Chipotle's vegetarian burrito bowl and chips I had for the weekly cheat meal last night, maybe it was from the lack of sleep), but somehow managed to get my morning going...and the rest of the day was great!

Activity:
40 min run with Asher in jogging stroller, light rain, mostly flat though I ran up every incline I could find!

Breakfast:
my mild aversion to vegetables has been lifted....yay!
Large bowl Vitamix drink (1 carrot, 2 handfuls baby spinach, 1 honeycrisp apple, 2.5 bananas, 6 Tbsp organic golden ground flaxseed, 2 Tbsp chia seed, 1 C coconut milk)

Lunch:
2 sunnyside up Omega 3 eggs w/ 1/2 avocado
1 Fuyu persimmon

Dinner:
2 C roasted brussels sprouts (salt, pepper, dried dill, dried basil, olive oil; 350 degrees for 30 minutes)
"some" (very little...maybe 7 slices) thin sliced Tri tip cut beef, cooked under low temperature w/ coconut oil

Fluid:
6 cups water

Pregnancy Week 25: Hilly Run w/ Stroller

Activity: 3 mile run on 1/2 mile hill loop, Asher in jogging stroller, light rain

Breakfast:
3 sunnyside up Omega 3 eggs w/ 1/2 avocado
2 slices gluten-free Cranberry Walnut bread

Lunch:
Spinach salad w/ 1 tomato, 1/2 leftover tilapia filet
1 Fuyu persimmon

Dinner:
1 cup cantalope
1/2 Spinach and Red Pepper Sausage
1/2 Chicken and Apple Sausage

Fluid:
8 cups water

Pregnancy Week 24: Monday Stroller Run

After a rest day, I am ready to go! However, the sleep thing is still not going great and the time change yesterday is still throwing me off. Asher sleeps more soundly than I do! He not only makes it through the night, but he actually slept until 8:30 this morning, the day after changing our clocks back!!

Before the run, I made 2 loaves of Cranberry Walnut Bread from elanaspantry.com, while waiting for Asher to wake up.

Activity:
40 min run with Asher (24 lbs) in jogging stroller....looking for hills....

Breakfast:
3 slices of Cranberry Walnut Bread
Bowl of Vitamix drink ("cashew milk", chia seed, 3 Tbs flaxseed, 1 honeycrisp apple, 2 bananas, 1 carrot, 4 stalks kale, 1 orange)

Lunch:
Paleo Salmon chowder (from The Primal Cookbook by Mark Sisson)
10 roasted cashews

Snack:
1 Fuyu persimmon
1 square of Cranberry Tart (gluten free, from elanaspantry.com)
4 ounces Monavie w/ glucosamine

Dinner:
Spinach salad (spinach, tomato, avocado, balsamic vinegar & olive oil)
2 sunnyside up omega 3 eggs

Fluid:
8 cups water

Pregnancy Week 24: Running, Rain, and Cheat Meal!

Activity:
40 min run (approx 8:30 pace) with Odin, 4 YO (still hyper) German Shepherd Dog. It was peaceful mostly because we didn't encounter any animals or people while running in the dark, rainy morning.

Breakfast:
3 ounces Mona-vie w/glucosamine
2 over-easy Omega-3 eggs
4 pumpkin walnut bars (these are also Asher's current favorite!)
1 "winter banana" variety apple

Snack (on road trip):
handful roasted cashews
1 pumpkin walnut bar
1 banana

Lunch:
leftover steak and cabbage
1 Fuyu persimmon
Handful roasted cashews

Dinner:
1x/week cheat meal; yay!!
Baja Fresh 1 chicken soft taco, 1 mahi mahi soft taco; chips & salsa
4 spoonfuls of Adam's Coldstone ice cream in "Candyshop" flavor

Fluid:
5-6 cups water