Stuff was accomplished this weekend. No hill running because my quad is still kind of angry. I got alot of errands done yesterday, including cleaning out our closet and taking a bunch of stuff to Uptown Cheapskate to try and make some cash. It wasn't much, but it was something, and I got rid of all the crap we no longer wear. I'm very much an anti-hoarder. Picked up a new pair of army green khaki shorts, and scored a UA heatgear top from their very limited workout clothes section - only 10 bucks!
Yesterday it hit me that fitness gear is slowly taking over my closet. So I have officially consumed *2* of the 5 sections with workout tops.
The entire bottom shelf is lined with more stuff.
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| Pants and Capris! |
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| A pile for shorty shorts and a pile for running shorts. And sports bras! |
Between this stuff and all my race tshirts, I'd say fitness has consumed about 50% of my closet. I'm not a fashionable chick by any means. Never have been. These days I feel more comfortable in my workout clothes than anything else. Partly because I'm a "comfort first" kinda gal, and partly because I feel proud and awesome when I'm in my running shorts and finisher tshirts. It's what I wear because it's who I am!
Yesterday also included an awesome lunch at Laziza (a Mediterranean grill) - spicy shawarma with rice, jalapeno hummus and pita bread, and this amazing fluffy white sauce to dip the chicken in. Soooo good. Ended the day with a trip to my neighborhood pool, and went to my husband's restaurant of choice which was Outback. Got some kind of Teriyaki steak - wasn't impressed. Way too salty!
This morning I planned ahead.
See, I knew I would be up late tonight watching Game of Thrones, and my desire to get up at 5am and workout would be pretty low. So I made today my triceps/chest/shoulders day!
I'm going to try something a little different for my strength training warm ups. In addition to my regular warm up I'm also going to start going outside and running a mile. This is gonna be a good way to get my entire body warmed up, and a chance to get in some extra mileage on my non run days. I think it's a pretty smashing idea. I've also realized I should probably start wearing shoes for my strength workouts. Even though I'm working out at home, I still feel like it would be better to have some more support and foot stability while doing my moves. So, for the dual purpose of a running warm up and a home gym shoe, I give you..
My old Mix Masters! I got these last year and they don't really work for running long distances because I get "hot spots" in certain places on my feet. But they make great walking shoes and could serve well as a gym shoe/short distance running shoe. Perfect!
Now time for housework *grumble* and to make the best of my precious little weekend time!
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