Here’s the scoop…
Hi Everyone -
I apologize for the “traffic delays”. I’m sorry to say that the roads are still under construction, however. Here’s the deal…I was all excited about giving my blog a face lift during my Spring Break, but the ride hasn’t gone as smoothly as I had hoped; there have been a few obstacles in the road. As a newbie to the blog world, I didn’t realize I needed to be self-hosted in order to use the Thesis 1.6 Theme that I’ve been admiring for quite some time now. Self-hosting is daunting enough in itself, so I sat on it for a couple of days before giving it a go [a.k.a. emptying my bank account]. I’ve now learned that I am unable to transfer my domain name before 60 days; therefore, I must wait until March 20th. Sounds complicated, eh? This is just the preliminaries, and I’ve already pulled out a few chunks of hair ; )
On another note, I’ve put photography aside for the past few days, as well, and haven’t been capturing every bite I take on camera…that’s not to say I haven’t been stuffing myself stilly with tasty eats.
It turns out this unanticipated blogging break is actually a great thing for me for various personal reasons. I do miss my regular blogging though, so when I return…Nutrition Nut on the Run will be sprinting full out!
Take care -
Hillary
Add comment March 17, 2010
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Add comment March 14, 2010
A Balancing Act
Hi there. Did ya’ll make the most out of your extra hour of daylight today? Despite waking up to cold, grey skies, it was a beautiful day around here. Now that I think of it, it was probably perfect racing conditions. I’m bummed I had to forgo my 10-mile “milk run”, but do not regret my decision one bit. Today was a very memorable day for me. I haven’t been to many funerals in my life – thankfully – so I wasn’t entirely “prepared” on what to expect at today’s event; though, I don’t know if it’s possible for anyone to be entirely “prepared” for such an occasion. Life rolls that way. Some spring forward…while others are unfortunately left behind. As difficult as it was to see the most genuine family say goodbye to their wife and mother, I am glad I was able to be there to show my love and support to a family that has been in my life from my itty bitty days. Though sadness is inevitable, I am going to hold my head high with a smile…as she always did. She was “all about that”.
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Eats
When you have grilled tofu & raw veggies for lunch…
…eat a pint of locally handmade, organic ice cream for dinner!
I went for coffee and chocolate almond…could you have guessed? Arcata Scoop, you are reason #362 why I love Humboldt County.
Time to put these crying eyes to bed…
Hillary
5 comments March 14, 2010
Smart Move
Ahhh…finally, a Sunday to relax. I am loving the fact that I don’t have to stress about getting everything done today since I have the entire week off – hallelujah! That’s not to say I don’t have a huge to-list that I want to accomplish this week. To-do lists are never ending…at least for me. If they were, life would be boring…wouldn’t ya say?
Anyway, I just got home from another great morning run with the girls. It was a completely different story getting out of bed today – losing 1 hour of sleep really makes a difference. The frosty rooftops and grey sky outside were not the most inviting either. Nonetheless, I piled on my layers, ate a half of a banana, and met the girls at 8:00 7:00am for our usual 7-mile Marsh run. That makes 17 miles of running for the weekend, or 2 hours and 32 minutes – yeehaw!
Post-Run Breakfast
My Dad’s Homemade Non-Fat Yogurt & Humboldt Honey Granola
+ the other half my banana & a drizzle of honey
Organic Oat & Wheat Toast + Homemade Blackberry Jam [courtesy of my aunt]
Speaking of blackberries, I jumped on the bandwagon yesterday by getting my 1st smartphone. As if I wasn’t connected enough, right? I figured the Nutrition Nut on the run needed to be able to keep up with the speed of the blog world…if only I could figure out how to use this advanced piece of technology.
A hot shower followed by a hot latte is sounding like it’ll be the next thing on my to-do list. Totally not prepared for a funeral this afternoon, but such is life.
Take it easy, my friends!
Hillary
6 comments March 14, 2010
Change of Scenery
GOOD morning! I am having an absolute glorious start to my Saturday…and hope you are too : ) I mentioned late last night that I had a long appointment with the pavement in the morning [a.k.a. a long run]. You also may know that I’ve been planning to run a 10-mile race tomorrow. It wouldn’t make much sense to go for a long run before a race, would it? So here’s the update: Due to the unfortunate circumstance of losing our family friend this past Thursday, I decided to forgo this one race in order to attend her service. With the race at 2:00pm and the service at 3:00pm – 45 minutes away from each other – there was no logistical way I could do both. There will always be more races.
That being said, I talked my regular Humboldt running gals into running 10-miles with me today! Spontaneity is not my specialty, but I thought if I was supposed to be able to run 10 tomorrow, why not today! We met up at the early hour of 7:30am, but I had no problem hopping out of bed, as the brightness of the blue skies was streaming into my bedroom.
Because I do not have a fancy shmancy Garmin Forerunner to track my mileage, I would be lying if I said I ran exactly 10.0 miles; yet, I ran for 92 minutes which – give or take – is 10 miles at my average pace.
It is really refreshing to have a change of scenery for exercising and eating. I plan to soak up as much of Humboldt’s finest as I can this week…including big bowls of thick oats. I had a simple, yet satisfying breakfast of banana walnut cinnamon oatmeal after my run + a steaming cup of Japanese Green Tea [inspired by Angela’s awesome post].
Going to pick up my race packet [gotta get my t-shirt, after all] and probably spend some time with the ‘rents today since they aren’t working.
Enjoy your day!
Hillary
6 comments March 13, 2010
Third Time’s The Charm
After a 4.5-hour drive of fog, rain, ice, and SNOW…home has never felt so good! I mentioned yesterday that I was a bit anxious about the weather forecast for today and driving “over the hill(s) and through the woods”. I had the right to be anxious alright. Let’s just say it was one white-knuckled drive. I thought it was Spring Break, no? Well, I guess since it’s technically still Winter, it means that Mother Nature is allowed to SNOW! It honestly took me a minute or two to realize the sticky raindrops on my windshield were in fact snowflakes, as I can’t remember ever seeing snow fall [true story]. I know this can’t be entirely true because I have been in snowy weather various times – I’ve even been snowboarding – but I am a California girl…what can I say?
Of course now I wish I had stopped to take a few photos of my drive through Winter Wonderland, but at the time, all I could do was concentrate on keeping Little Blue on all fours.
I relaxed with an extra long, hot shower as soon as I got home before getting ready to go out to sushi with the ‘rents. Sushi, oh how I’ve missed you.
Press Rewind.
I woke up at the [butt] crack of dawn today – 6:00am – in order to get everything packed, top of my tank, grab a ‘Bucks, and get to O. Chem on time. Since Operation Empty Fridge was in effect, I decided to utilize every last bit of my $6 jar of PB by making OIAJ [Oats in a Jar]. I’ve claimed that I do not like nut butters in my oatmeal, but I just may have to take that back. I believe today was Trial #3 for OIAJ, and I think I hit the jackpot!
Humboldt Honey OIAJ
1 cup water
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 T ground flax
1/2 banana – cooked
PB&Co Bee’s Knees
splash of 1% milk
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I’d love to stay and chat, but I have a long appointment with the pavement in the morning. Come back tomorrow for a RACE UPDATE…
Hillary
3 comments March 12, 2010
Life’s Unfair Itinerary
Hey. I really should not be spending the time to blog write now, but I’m hoping that a little writing will help with my angry, sad, anxious and stressed emotions. Today started out well; I love having Thursday mornings to hang around the house. I began my day by scraping the container of my 0% Greek + 1/4 cup Raisin Bran, 1/4 cup Humboldt Honey Granola & 1/2 banana.
Love the stats! Ya’ll know that Greek has 2x the protein, fewer carbs & less sugar than regular yogurt, right?
Lunch was another oldie, but goodie: Low-Fat Cottage Cheese & Raw Veggies. Operation Empty Fridge is almost complete!
It was nice to have the sun peaking out again today, but I don’t understand why it can’t stick around for just 1 day longer! It is supposed to dump buckets tomorrow – the day I’ve been planning to drive home for Winter Spring Break. My 4-hour drive is not exactly an easy one either; therefore, creating the anxiousness.
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Just before leaving for The Resort for my final gym workout before Break, I got a call from my mama. I love talking to my mom, but tonight she didn’t have good news…awful news actually. She called to tell me that our really close family friend passed away this morning from cancer. Although I was not surprised by the news, I was enraged. I just do not get why life has to take away the most innocent, kind, good-hearted people. I just don’t get it! My heart is aching for her 12, 16, and 22-year-old kids, and loving husband : (
The memorial is scheduled for Sunday at this point…the day of my race. Life’s itinerary is just not in sync right now. I’ve been really looking forward to my 10-mile run on Sunday, but now I may only be running the 4-mile course in order to make it to the service.
Just in case I end up running the 10-miler (cross my fingers), I got in some quality running. The atmosphere of the gym was totally dead tonight (everyone’s checked outta here!), but I didn’t need any more distractions during my “therapy” run.
- 1.5-mile indoor track run
- 3.25-mile treadmill run – 5 minutes ea. @ 6.0, 6.2, 6.4, 6.6, 6.8, 7.0mph
- 1.5-mile indoor track run
“Running is sanity in an insane world.”
I apologize for such a downer post. I’ve got a lot tumbling around in my mind and so much to do before I leave town – which I’m hoping is tomorrow.
Have a good weekend. I’ll be in touch!
Hillary
16 comments March 11, 2010
Whatcha say? It’s Wednesday!
Wow, Wednesday’s already come and gone. It’s all downhill to Spring Break from here!
Being the foodie that I am, I decided last night what I wanted to have for breakfast today…which was a waffle sandwich in honor of Waffle Wednesday! My taste buds were woken up on the right side of the bed today – holy yum!
2 Van’s Multigrain Waffles [Toasted] + PB&Co Bee’s Knees, 1/2 banana & Honey
…plus a jam jar of 1% milk
I packed a sampling of snacks for my long day at school – it was the perfect variety.
Apricot & Almond Element Bar
Dried Apricots + Dark Chocolate Almonds [6 each]
Carrot & Cucumber
1/2 Apple + Sharp White Cheddar
It was absolutely gorgeous weather today, so between my two sets of classes I took a stroll in the sunshine to Starbucks to redeem my free beverage coupon.
I nibbled on my Element Bar while sipping on my decaf – extra foam – latte. I know I tell ya every time, but these bars always dominate my hunger! I got through the rest of the day – no problem.
I then wandered around my lovely campus, capturing any slight signs of Spring.
Move It In March
Today’s trip to The Resort included…
3.25-mile treadmill run:
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5 minutes @ 6.2mph
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5 minutes @ 6.4mph [2.0 incline]
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10 minutes @ 6.8mph [1.0 incline]
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5 minutes @ 6.4mph [2.0 incline]
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5 minutes @ 6.2mph
1.5-mile indoor track run [7:14/6:12 negative split]
5.25-mile ride [15-minute spin]
Almost forgot…I finally did some strength training today too, including: lunges, squats, side dips and bicep curls.
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I want to give a shoutout to all the RDs today in honor of National Registered Dietitian’s Day! Your hard work is appreciated.
Hope you had a wonderful Wednesday. Talk soon!
Hillary
12 comments March 10, 2010
Test Test Testing
Hi again! Two posts in one day? Sure hasn’t happened in a while, has it? Being the rookie blogger that I am, I have been posting simply via WordPress. I hear constant chatter about Ecto and Windows Live Writer, and knew the real bloggers were in on something. After writing my first post today, I took the plunge and downloaded Live Writer! Within minutes, I understood why software like this is a must have for blogging. I always loved playing around with design & font on Microsoft Word when I was younger, and now I can do exactly that with my blog : )
Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos to show you from tonight’s eats, so I decided to recycle an oldie.
Blueberry Peach Muffins – Summer 2008
Can you tell I have a thing for making muffins?
Ahhh…this is going to be so much faster [no more HTML] and fun [new fonts & photo tools]!
Move It In March
Although I wasn’t feeling all that great this afternoon, being the exercise-loving girl that I am, I chose the gym over a nap. I was late out the door [I got sidetracked playing around with Live Writer], so my workout was cut short in order to make it to my meeting on time. Since today’s Running Tuesday and all, I decided to do just that:
Treadmill:
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4 minutes @ 6.0mph
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6 minutes @ 6.0mph [3.0 incline]
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4 minutes @ 6.6mph
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6 minutes @ 6.8mph
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6 minutes @ 6.0mph [3.0 incline]
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4 minutes @ 6.0mph
Indoor Track:
1 speedy mile
Have a healthy week!
Hillary
9 comments March 9, 2010
Forever Full
Hey Guys! I’m really excited to be able to have time this afternoon to write a post…but even more excited about Spring Break when I will have all the time in the world to blog, blog, blog! Hope you’re ready for some ch-ch-changes around here, because Nutrition Nut on the Run will be getting a face lift!
Until then…let’s talk food.
I made the BIGGEST bowl of oats today! Seriously, folks…it was enormous. The pictures don’t do it justice. It wasn’t on purpose that I made oats for army – I didn’t even wake up hungry, stoked about breakfast, like I usually do – it just happened.
Oatmeal Overload
In the mix:
1 1/4 cup water
1/3 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup oat bran
1/4 cup pumpkin
1/2 T ground flax
cinnamon
Top with:
1/2 banana
1 T walnuts
brown sugar & cinnamon
Although my normal ratio of oats to water is 2/3 cup: 1 cup, oat bran expands a lot more than whole oats and pumps up the volume! In the future, I plan to reduce the portions to 1/4 cup.
With a barrel of oatmeal in my stomach I was ready to head to campus and not have to worry about any hunger attacks. When I got home around 1:30pm, the oats still hadn’t thoroughly digested. I know I didn’t need any more food energy [calories], but I ate a light lunch anyway.
Mini GM: 1/2 Frozen Banana + 1/2 cup Almond Milk + 1 Huge Handful of Fresh Spinach
Low-Fat Cottage Cheese + Avocado, Cucumber & Tomato
TJ’s Chocolate Chunk Cookie [times two]
One of my least favorite feelings is that of continuously feeling full. I’m certain my calorie intake was way more than necessary this weekend and am feeling the lasting effects. The late night snacks aren’t helping either. I like going to bed and waking up “comfortably hungry”. I’d ask if you have any advice, but I’m pretty sure the answer is simple: don’t eat as much! Easier said than done, right?
Well, if you’re a reader of Skinny Runner, you know today’s Running Tuesday! I’m hoping a heart-pumping run/spin sesh will sweat out some of my excessive sugary treats [a.k.a. box of TJ's cookies]. Then I am hopping on over to my bi-monthly Nutrition & Food Association meeting.
Are you participating in Running Tuesday today? If so, share!
Later,
~ Hillary
7 comments March 9, 2010
