A cold, productive week: 1/18-24 Weekly Wrap

Snowmaggedon 2016 missed us completely — this time. But the cold air and wind didn’t. I hunkered down at home and spent Monday through Wednesday inside the house in joggers or leggings (except for getting that pesky mail and putting out the trash).

I got back on my #yogastreak. Poor Lola didn’t get walked much — most of the time it was too cold, and Thursday I just didn’t have time to walk her and get my run on so she lost out.

However, after writing Chester’s story, I was inspired to start doing a little indoor agility with her and Gizmo (yes, Gizmo will train for treats too) and she gets soooooo excited. Maybe I’ll get my husband to video us someday.

Don’t forget to join up Holly of Hoho Runs and Tricia of Misssippipiddlin to recap your week and check out what others are doing — I love finding new tips from other bloggers!

Workouts update

• Monday: 10 minute dance WU, TIU Saved by the bell I, 5 mintute core, 15 min bike, Yogaworks PM
• Tuesday: 1 mile on TM/core x 5, YFPR knees & hips
• Wednesday: 10 minute HMY, TIU Kettle Booty x 2, Dogwalk
• Thursday: YFR Hamstrings, 4 miles easy, YFR Hips
• Friday: TIU Love Your Body with Yoga, 15 minute bike WU, TIU Toned Arms x 2
• Saturday: YFPR Restore & Rebuild, 6 miles with Darlene (no snow!!!)
• Sunday: Dogwalk

Mileage: 15 (-.5)

TIU = Tone it Up
TM = Treadmill
YFR = Yoga for Runners
WU = warmup
YFPR = Yoga for Pain Relief

Running update
It was even colder this week than last. Well, technically maybe not, but we had those really cold temps all week long and the first few days of the week were insanely windy, too. Not only did I retreat to the treadmill on Tuesday, I put off grocery shopping until Thursday even though I was running out of bananas!

Then I didn’t buy enough bananas to last us to my next grocery store trip, and had to stop at Target after my long run Saturday.

I didn’t get enough steps in most of the days I wasn’t running, as obviously there were almost no dogwalks, but I did stay active.

I got a lot busier in the kitchen this week, too.

Sushi again — it never gets old!

Weekend Favorites
Sushi — again– ah, but this time we actually did go out for it! I wasn’t tired this week, although Mr. Judy was a bit, and we almost ordered in again because damn! Saturday was reallllly cold. Luckily I have a really ugly, really long, really warm down coat.

We rented “Woman in Gold” this weekend. I really enjoyed it! And Friday I went to see “Brooklyn” with a friend; I recommend that, too — which oddly reminded me of “Sweet Home Alabama”, even though they’re very different movies, and yet actually share many similarities.

I tried a different way to carb load this week with potato soup. Actually potato cauliflower soup. Mr. Judy actually seemed to like it.

Cooking with teff flour for my very first time. I used this pancake recipe, which I’d shared earlier on my facebook page, except I did add 1 tbsp coconut sugar and used almond milk instead of water. It was really filling! Hey, if it’s good enough for an elite runner . . . teff flour has a nice, light, nutty taste and now I’m trolling Pinterest for more recipes using it!

I came up with this recipe for baked donuts from Pinterest. I topped mine with PB2 and just a tbsp of melted dark chocolate.

And no snow! I feel for everyone that got clobbered — been there, done that.  And it’s not like we had great weather this week. But for me missing a snowstorm is always a good thing. 

And that’s a wrap!

Have you tried something new you liked lately?