This morning I got a knock at the door (I work from home) and it was Jesus.

Okay, not really (but maybe).

A guy was passing out fancy laminated copies of the 10 Commandments. They were supposed to be for a donation, but I didn’t have cash and turned it down.

Apparently I look like someone who could really use a reminder though because he insisted.

The rest of the day was work eat repeat.

Other signs from above (or the internet) I got today…

From Women’s Health: Run Less to Lose Fat – fantastic timing as I’m off to run 22 miles this weekend.

New Balance is sponsoring our Reach the Beach team – “Off Balance”

They also happen to sponsor Jenny Simpson. I met her briefly at the Endurance Live Awards and she’s a doll.

If this isn’t super inspiring, I don’t know what is…

Okay – so I’m headed off to Boston tonight on a red eye.

First I have to train 2 clients at the gym. Then, Ben is taking me to the airport straight from there.

I’m about to down a green smoothie and will probably pack a PB&J for dinner. I don’t know.

Hope I have everything!

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I was woken up this morning a succession of dings from my phone. My Reach the Beach team members have started a text group and were chatting away. I think I’m the lone soul from the west coast so it was already 8am for them, but it was only 5am for me.

I guess they’re trying to get me used to the time change already!

I have a ton to do today so I decided to get up and get going. I ran 5.something miles and ate breakfast.

Sad news: I think I’m over eggs. I’m not sick of them as much as grossed out because I forgot to mention that my egg from yesterday was under cooked and slimy. I’m gagging right now writing that. When I get back into town I’m hitting up the store for some breakie alternatives.

I have no idea how chefs stay so slim! I eat a full meal’s worth of “bites” while cooking all the time!

This new book by Allison Adato shares Lessons in Eating and Living from America’s Best Chefs“Chefs such as Tom Colicchio, Cat Cora, Alexandra Guarnaschelli, Thomas Keller, Wolfgang Puck, Marcus Samuelsson, and Michael Symon touch on eating what they love, dessert, how to eat out, and more!”

Want to win a copy of the book?

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I am putting in a full day of work, then train 2 clients tonight and head straight from the gym to the airport for my red eye flight to Boston. Got any tips on how to sleep well on the flight?! Please share.

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I haven’t been writing down my eats in my Fitbook (because I hate it), but when I do I realize I snack and snack and snack and snack. All fcking day.

It’s a really bad habit that I formed years ago (just like night time eating) when I was at a place where I didn’t eat enough at meal times. At the time it was a way of “self care” on some level, but now it’s an unnecessary, leftover scar of diets past.

Anyways, I snack.

But I’m TRYING.

I’m trying to plan filling snacks with fat and protein…

I’m trying to make sure my meals hit all the protein, carbs and fat bases.

A sweet potato and cottage cheese for lunch! (Celery on the side.)

I try to satisfy my tendency to snack with lower calorie options…

I try to be strong in the face of adversity a huge juicy hamburger.

Okay, I don’t care about the burger as much as the fries. So, I prioritized and took a few.

Finally, I try to pick out all the toffee bar pieces of this Ben & Jerry’s. Note: There was an entire toffee candy bar stuck in the middle of the carton!

Moral of the story is I’m trying to reach my goals one day and one habit at a time.

Ask a Monican #37

1. What do you do with fat pictures?
2. I think a trainer at the gym said something inappropriate. What should I do?
3. How do I beat boredom when I run?

Email me your questions to runeatrepeat @ gmail.com

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Happy Tuesday! Last night Ben couldn’t sleep and since our condo is the size of a shoe box (not even boots, like flats) that meant I couldn’t sleep either. I feel like he does this unconsciously before I go on a trip or have a race. We should discuss it (or I can just blog about it and breed resentment toward him).

Oh, and to everyone who was so impressed with his dinner cooking and watermelon margarita mixing skills… He used up the last of the watermelon! Tragic, I know.

I want to be mad, but I’m kinda relieved I don’t have to admit I ate the entire watermelon in 3 days by myself. I mean, he did use 4 pieces of it for that drink…

This morning my toe felt okay to run (but still hurts to roll it under) so I ran 5.95 miles. Round it up to 6 if you want (but if you round down to 4 I’d like you to weigh me).

Eggs for breakfast.

Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!

One of my life goals is the find the BEST Chocolate Chip Cookie.

I’ve hear Paula Deen’s Three Chocolate Cookies is pretty good so if anyone wants to bake them and send ‘em over I’d be okay with that…

Question: Cookie or Muffin?

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I’m dumb.  I’ve been trying to ice my toe with a bag of frozen peas but someone said to put it in a bowl of ICE WATER! Hello Monica.

Warning: Don’t try this at home (or near electrical wires). It was wildly unpleasant.

My snacks were good today – nuts and a protein bar…

Protein shake and 2 chocolate rice cakes. Hit.the.spot.

After working for the recruiting company all day I changed and headed to the gym to train 3 clients. This was the longest day ever.

Well, this long day turned into the best day when Ben greeted me at the door with a Watermelon Margarita!!! God bless that man.

And he cooked dinner! He made chicken fajitas, roasted broccoli, warmed tortillas AND cleaned the kitchen.

I squished together some beans to add to the fun and dinner was served! I swear this is the best meal of my life.

Even though I piled my plate high and I’m stuffed I want dessert. This is probably because I have the belly of a toddler…

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My mother’s day feast featured the standard Mexican fare… tamales, beans and eggs. Oh, there was also unpictured guacamole. A Mexican feast for my Mexican mother…and grandmother and god mother! I was lucky enough to see everyone at the same place

After a get together at my Grams’ I headed to my mom’s to make her a special dessert. She (unlike me) considers fruit based desserts and actual treat. I just consider them a fruit snack.

Anyways, I remember watching someone make this on the food network and decided to recreate it myself. No recipe, just throw things together and eat.

Parts:

• 1 angel food cake (you can bake this yourself, but I realized it was the same cost as a ready made)
• Strawberries – I had 3 containers about 6-7 cups
• whipped cream
• almonds (optional)
• berry liqueur

Steps:

1. Chop angel food cake and strawberries into bite sized pieces.

2. Layer 1/2 cake into a trifle dish (use 1/3 if you want 3 layers)

3. Sprinkle with liqueur.

4. Add a layer of strawberries and whipped cream.

5. Repeat.

6. Top with almond slivers or coconut and Ta-da!

Enjoy!

Winner of the Planter’s Nuts Giveaway:

Toe update:  It still hurts to bend under. I can run on it, but walking barefoot hurts mildly. It’s not swollen. It’s not a sharp pain, but a bruisy achey pain.

Week Update: Crazy. I work full days M,T,W,-  train at night Monday and Wednesday and then leave straight from the gym to the airport for Boston Wed night! We have some fun activities scheduled for Thursday with New Balance and then Reach the Beach Relay is Friday-Saturday!!!

I already started packing yesterday because I know this week is going to be super busy for me.

No Sunday Set Up last night because I’m just making baked chicken tonight and eating it all week until I leave.

Monday Mini-Goals:

1. Stay organized, don’t get stressed out. Make lists, breathe.

2. RICE toe. Stretch calves 2x a day. (Someone in the comments said their toe issue was from tight calves. That is totally me lately!!!)

3. Get enough sleep.

Question: What are your Monday Mini-Goals for the week?

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Ben takes a long class at his gym on Saturdays and it’s my long run day so we’re usually pretty lazy in the afternoon.  Vegas just sleeps 22.5 hours a day…

After a very lazy day Ben wanted to go to the beach to watch the sunset so we drove out just before. See, about to disappear!

Since he grew up in Florida he’s a big beach goer guy. When we were first dating I remember there being sand all over his car, in his room, his backpack that we used for camping… it was weird.

Self timer with flash, not the best pic but a memory.

We spent some time breathing in the ocean air before heading back home for dinner and a movie.

I have a little problem I need your help with… (I was sitting on my right foot before this pic, that’s why it’s red.)

I noticed the second toe on my big foot was hurting a little bit the other day when I tried to curl it under. After Googling some stuff I’m freaking out. Here are the facts:

• It hurts to curl under. I can curl all the rest of the toes on that foot without pain.
• It appears slightly swollen.
• It does NOT hurt to curl up toward my shin.
• The pain is close-ish to the base of my toe, not the tip.
• I’ve squeezed on my nail and don’t think it’s a nail issue.

It appears it might be a stress fracture or a tendonitis issue. I do suddenly recall getting tendonitis in my foot many years ago while training for my first full, but it was on another part of my foot.

I iced/elevated it this morning and now it’s “buddy taped” to the toe next to it.

Has this ever happened to you? Thoughts?

Happy Happy Happy Mother’s Day to the world’s best mom!

I know this will come as a surprise to you all, but I was quite the handful growing up…

Luckily, my mom knew just the right balance of love and discipline to keep me in line!

Oh, that picture is from the time we worked out with Bob Harper. The best time, right mom?!

Happy Mother’s day to all you mothers out there!

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This is not a running blog…

But I ran 16 miles this morning.

9 minute average pace. Felt great!

This is not a running blog…

But, I made sure to hydrate and refuel within 60 minutes of my long run.

This is not a running blog, but I did finally hit up lululemon to use a gift card that’s been burning a hole in my pocket spibelt

This is not a running blog, but I only bought running gear (no yoga stuff) from lulu.

More hydrating!

Random blood pressure check while shopping.

This is not a running blog, but Salty Carbs are the best pre-run fuel. (*I just happened to eat this after my run for lunch.)

This is not a running blog, but I got a little crazy with the lulu running gear today.

(I am still not sold on their running capris, but I’m giving them another chance since my other pair are too long/hot to wear now. Plus there was a some frustration with the 3 way mirror in the dressing room. No comment.)

This week after a convo with SR I told Ben, “I don’t think of RER as a running blog…”

He said, “RUN eat repeat, what genre do you think it should be?”

I said, “I don’t know, whatever the heck I feel like blogging about blog…”

Maybe this is a running blog?Sometimes.

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I am a sucker. Big time. As soon as I see a commercial for something that catches my eye I MUST HAVE IT!

This week the Wendy’s commercials for their new side option – a sweet potato was the thing. So, when date night rolled around tonight I told Ben I wanted a Wendy’s Sweet potato and a Carl’s Jr. Turkey Burger.

Okay the original plan was to go to Native Foods for a tempeh burger, but I did the math and figured the calorie stats were similar and I really wanted a burger-y type meal.

So we stopped at Wendy’s for the baked sweet potato. It’s $2.49 and comes with brown sugar butter. Tip: ask for NO BUTTER. Even though it’s on the side it’s irresistible. If you taste it you will eat it. So good.

I don’t remember the last time I ate “fast food”, but I don’t have any food rules anymore so I’m pretty sure the sky isn’t going to fall based on this meal. The Carl’s Jr. Turkey Burger has 490 calories. You can read all their nutritional info here.

My date used to eat fast food all the time. He thought it was weird to see me there

He was a very bad influence and suggested dessert – THE WORLD’S BIGGEST OREO!!!

It’s like a dream.

Okay, it’s really a hand scooped Oreo Ice Cream Sandwich!

We shared the dessert and the fries for a more moderate meal

Then we hit up Costco for some healthy staples – it’s all about balance!

Like, how I balance all these veggies…

I spent a significant amount of time digging through the watermelon bin for the biggest one.

I love it so hard.

So many good eats on one date night. Love love love.

Question: Thoughts on the Wendy’s Sweet Potato?

Favorite side to order with a burger or sandwich?

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Happy Friday!

I ended up tweaking the Butterscotch Bars recipe and using fat free condensed milk  (not sweetened). They were still amazing and Ben LOVED them. I wasn’t as in love (because they don’t involve chocolate the #1 dessert requirement) so I packed them up and sent them with him to work. Also, since I work from home having baked good 3 feet away from me all day is just a bad idea!

Go find a home bars…

On to Friday Favorites!

1. I’m normally a strawberry jam girl, but I am loving TJ’s Organic Reduced Sugar Blueberry Jam.

Even though it’s “reduced sugar” it doesn’t have a fake sugar substitute.

I think spreading it on a bagel with whipped cottage cheese is the jam  

I want to make this special ketchup with it.

2. Claire Lomas is my favorite – She ran the London Marathon in a robotic suit after an equestrian accident left her paralyzed.

3. This time next week I’ll be running the Reach the Beach Relay in Boston with some of my favorite friends! (I’m not ready, but I’m excited!)

4. I love this bearded guy eating the world’s largest Choco-Taco with bacon.

5. I didn’t have time to do an AAM vlog yesterday, so here is an even better option – Ask a Grown Man with Paul Rudd.

*I will do an Ask a Monican today or tomorrow so email me your questions or leave them in the comments.

Question: What would you ask a grown man?

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