Clearly nothing I ever say on Friday is earth shattering but then again not much I say here is EVER earth shattering… But this Friday I feel so very devoid of factoids to type up I feel like I am at a loss! So instead, here is a list of things I am loving at the moment! (read: this week, will likely change next)
1. The Olympics! No surprise there but I have somehow not gotten to watch much this week because of evening activities so I feel like this weekend will be extra full of them! Go Team USA! Plus track & field start this weekend!
2. My bike 
I’m so happy that this is finally clicking a lot more for me and I am not struggling nearly as much as I was that first week! I’m planning to do my long weekend ride this afternoon because my work is closing at 12:30 for our annual picnic (which I am skipping)! I’m shooting for somewhere over 20 miles – hopefully 25-28 or whatever my legs can tolerate.
3. Ice Tea Lemonade from Starbucks! It’s especially good with passion tea and I get it unsweetened because the lemonade is sweet enough to me! Such a glass of summer! (I keep typing Lemonaid. Really, Kinley?)
Plus it’s a pretty color!
4. Kit’s Organic Fruit and Nut Bars. I know I said this last week but yesterday I had the Chocolate Almond Coconut and about died and went to heaven. These things are ridiculously good!!! Like German Chocolate Cake but slightly healthier!
5. The Stick. Man, I thought a foam roller knew how to find the knots and sore muscles but man, that has nothing on The Stick!
With my new shoes!
6. The fact that my leg feels SO much better! I have no idea what happened to make it right itself but running seems to make it go away?? Try to explain that one… I’m at a loss…
7. The following salad combination: Lettuce (obv), sunflower seeds, craisins, feta, and this dressing. So crazy good together! I’d been in a serious salad funk and wasn’t finding a dressing that made me enjoy them but this dressing did the trick. That and finding a Catalina that was semi-decent ingredient-wise. I am a Catalina dressing addict!
8. Physique 57. Sister just got this DVD series this week and I did my first routine(?!) last night and it was a pretty good workout. I’m excited to see if it tones your core as much as it says it will – my core needs to suck it up so I don’t hurt my back again. I’ve been majorly slacking in this department lately! Although I have never felt like such an inflexible cow as when doing this workout. I can’t do some of the moves I am so out of shape for that kind of thing… I’m just glad I’m not on video tape doing these moves… that would be um… interesting to say the least. Although I highly doubt I will EVER be able to do the splits and/or place my leg next to my ear….
9.That it’s Friday!!! This week went fast so that is a significant improvement over last week! Bring on the weekend
Craisins in a salad – yum! During the school year, I was eating craisins almost daily for lunch. Somehow I forgot about those. Note to self: get thee craisins!*
It’s funny you say that because I had bought this bag months ago and totally forgot about it and now I am obsessed with them in salads
So much better than raisins!
You HAVE to try the Passion Tea Lemonade with the raspberry syrup! Have you tried the new Refershers? They’re pretty good, too, and the calorie count is pretty decent–something like 70 calories for a tall drink!
I love that you’re ditching your work picnic to bike! JP and I always skip out on work extracurricular activities, but we’re lame like that. Have a great ride!
Oh that sounds like a good combo!! And yes, I really like the refreshers but sometimes they have too much caffeine for me