Good evening! Going on a run tonight was a real mental challenge — I was just not in the mood to do a 5.0 miler. So I compromised with myself and did a 5k. One of the healthier habits I’m trying to pick up is to not have an all or nothing attitude.
So, I ran 3.0 miles and came home. Better than just sitting around! Here are my statistics:
- Duration: 29 minutes
- Average Heart Rate: 151 bpm
- Maximum Heart Rate: 210 bpm (my HRM was obviously acting up!)
- Calories Burned: 250
My mid-run snacks included… yogurt and Grape Nuts!
And a dates…
My pre-run snack was toast and pumpkin butter…
Husband’s SURPRISE!
So, the other night (Sunday I think, after my long run), I accidentally ate some of Husband’s precious chocolate orange, and he was really upset! 
I felt so bad that I ate his sacred British candy, I bought him a WHOLE CASE!
He was super excited! I ate three slices
And…. Dinner
My mid-afternoon snacks +the chocolate were so filling, I just wanted something light for dinner.
My grilled chicken salad included cucumbers, a grilled pineapple, and celery! Yum!
I need to get to bed EARLY tonight! Sleep tight.
Oh, I’d like to give a shout-out to Meg of Bites Du Jour, who made my fish burritos recipe and posted her review! Thanks, Meg!
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That salad looks so good! It’s been too cold here to even think about salad, but I’m starting to miss it.
I do the same things on days I’m not really feeling my longer runs. A lot of times I get out there and find motivation to do more!
Haha. I love those chocolate oranges. My mother in law gives me one every Christmas. Very nice of you to surprise him with the case.
awe you are so sweet to buy him a whole case!!!
aww your husband is so lucky -you are such a nice wife!
(go ahead and told him I said so – earn yourself some brownie points) 
omg I haven’t seen those chocolate oranges in forever – they are so good though – I wouldn’t be able to only have 3 slices though =)
i totally agree with you about the all or nothing mentality- i do the same thing in about every part of my life (food, running, school, etc). Recently I’ve been trying to just run based on what i FEEL like running, not based on what i think i SHOULD do. It’s quite liberating, really!
i am seriously obsessed with mejool dates…they taste like brown sugar to me
o0o great dinner! I love the grilled pineapple!
LOVE me some chocolate orange slices!
wow, thats ALOT of chocolate!! yay for happy hubbys!!
I looooove grilled pineapple. Yum!
Hahaha, I laughed about the chocolate orange story. Sorry to laugh about your husband’s trials and tribulations, but a similar thing happened to me. The boyfriend always makes brownies, and one time, I asked for one. The next day, he made some whiney comment like, “But you eat MY brownies!” like a malnourished little orphan boy or something.
Needless to say, I don’t eat his brownies anymore.
…who wouldn’t steal some chocolate orange wedges? They’re so tasty!
Glad you felt great about your run, I think you did awesome! All or nothing attitudes should be banned
I used to get chocolate oranges in my Christmas stocking every year! So delicious, that was sweet of you to by the hubs a whole case!
I love those chocolate oranges! Its a good thing they are only around at Christmas.
Thanks for the advice on my running progess! You’re so helpful!
Great job on the run. I too have to remind myself that its okay to have easier days or even to split a long run into two during the day.
So sweet that you bought hubs the whole case!
you meant ‘pre-run’ snack, not mid-run, about the yogurt/granola, right? i’m picturing you trying to spoon it up and eat it while running around the neighborhood and it’s a pretty funny image
as for the oranges you are an awesome wife for restocking the supply but i hope he wasn’t REALLY mad that you ate 3 of his slices!
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sarah – haha he was mad but he was definitely upset! i did finish it off
LOVE DATES!!!
Hope you got enough rest!!
Love the case!! Haha I think he’ll be set for a while now!
Grilled pineapples – so good!
i did the exact same thing on the treadmill last night. wasnt into it, so I cut it at 3.1
I love those chocolate oranges
Mmmm love chocolate orange but the chocolate Raspberry is my fav!!!