Color Me Rad Weekend

 

Hello out there in Blog land: I am sorry I haven't been around for a few days as it has been a crazy, whirlwind weekend (pictures to follow). I am also posting my first recipe tonight as well. We made this Barcelona Chicken and it was amazing! My husband has this Grill Cook Book and since the weather is warm and the veggies are ripe, it is Grill Time! Let me know if you try the recipe. I absolutely loved it!

OK, SOOOooooooo Why was I so busy this weekend? Well my friends and I ran the Color Me Rad 5K on Saturday and it was awesome!  And really, to be honest, we walked most of it but it was a hell of a walk! I still got a great workout and it was a really fun time! I encourage you if you are interested in starting to run (since I am trying to hate it LESS...if you've read my previous posts), to find runs that have a theme or obstacles or something FUN, other than running as the main focus. This will help you get off the couch and get moving at least. I know a lot of people use the couch to 5k training module to get going too. I haven't used it personally but it looks like a great way to start. If you use it, leave me a comment, I would love to know how it has worked for you! Here are some fun pictures from the race!

 

 Also, some other BIG news in my fitness journey! My belt has become increasingly too big and I have had to add several holes to it.....well....finally this weekend I had to cut the end off because it was flapping in the wind and making me CRAZY! Check out these pics!

Thanks for checking out my blog and be sure to keep checking back for updates and such!

   

 

Today on this Memorial Day we may all be attending BBQ's, doing things around the house, planting flowers or spending time with friends and family. I hope that you didn't have to work today but if you did you just might be an American soldier. My husband is a Wounded Warrior and a retired Army Veteran. Memorial Day has more than just a little sentiment for us. This weekend 2 years ago is when he deployed to Afghanistan. It is hard to watch the news and see the slideshow of local soldiers who didn't make it home. It very well could have been him.

I wanted to post today about my hike of 5.5 miles up in the mountains and how beautiful it is here in Colorado and how I loved just having the day off. But, after watching the 6:00 news and seeing the men who didn't return home, I thought it is only right as a spouse of a Wounded Warrior to honor the men and women in our military today and say THANK YOU. Thank you for missing your holidays with your family, thank you for missing the birth of your children, the deaths of loved ones, the moments that make memories in our lives. Thank you for sacrificing. Thank you for volunteering and signing up to defend this great nation of ours. Thank you for protecting us from the threats that are out there. You are loved and appreciated. I have no other or better words other than THANK YOU!

Happy Friday! Going into this holiday weekend where there will no doubt be junk food galore....try to remember that you pushed through your workouts all week and ate clean not just to throw it all out the window at a picnic!

There are some healthy options usually at gatherings and if not, bring your own : ) Have a great weekend everyone!  

So for THIRSTY THURSDAY.....Let's talk about water! How much water do you drink normally? None? You only drink soda or coffee or energy drinks? AHHHHHH! This is no good! How much water should you be drinking? Well the rule of thumb is to be drinking half of your body weight in ounces per day of water! I have this trusty water bottle pictured below that holds 32 oz so I only need to drink 3 of them! I usually drink more though because it is so dry here in CO that I feel like I need extra. Water is good for everything! It is great for your skin too! I could go on a rant here about Shakeology too but I will save that for another night! Happy Friday tomorrow! 

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So today I went to the movies with my husband and some friends. Since I know already that my biggest weakness there is popcorn....I did the unthinkable! I brought my own. Popcornopolis Nearly Naked Popcorn! It is so delicious and not that bad! You can eat a whole cup of it and it is only 60 calories!

I am a big fan of endorsing products that A) I love and B) are good-ish for you! I get excited knowing I can still go tot he movies and have popcorn without all the sodium, cholesterol and saturated fats! I also brought some trail mix that had some m&m's in it to satisfy my sweet tooth! How was your weekend?