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I love lazy Sunday mornings :) I am usually up before the sun on Saturdays so I can beat the heat and get a good run in, but on Sundays Ben and I wake up slowly, take a walk and eat a good breakfast together. It’s really the only morning we eat breakfast together now that I think of it! Today we ... Read More about French Toast Sunday

I usually am not hungry the day of my long run. The day after I am a bottomless pit, but the actual day of the run I usually eat just because I feel “empty”. My RD and my research has shown that this is pretty common as running can diminish hunger signals. That is normally the case with me on long ... Read More about Surprising Hunger

Luckily there were no tears on the run today. But, there was a lot of sweat and a little blood. And then, there was ice, but that came later. Before my run I fueled up with AB&J and iced coffee. Then, I rocked out 18 miles. I had a really good run too! I was nervous about it after last ... Read More about Blood, Sweat and Ice

I have a long run planned for tomorrow, but after last weekend’s disastrous effort :( I think some tips and motivation are in order. Tips for running in Hot Weather: 1. HYDRATE!!! Here are 11 hydration strategies from Active.com 2. Wear sweat wicking, light colored running gear. Two words: ... Read More about Get Ready For Your Long Run!

Hello and welcome to 5K Friday over at RER :) Did you run a 5K this morning? I did. Nice and slow to get my legs loosened up for tomorrow’s long run. Since we just moved, I am in the process of filling our little nest with twigs house wares. Definitely the best purchase of the week has to be this ... Read More about Best Purchase of The Week

I got out of class a little early today and had time to meet up with Ben for lunch before I had to get to work.  We’ve been so busy with fixing up the house and me starting school. It was nice to just have a relaxing lunch together and hang out. My lunch – I ordered the salmon plate. It came ... Read More about Lunch Date and Popcorn

I hear Thursday is Confession day and since I was raised Catholic and all, I thought I’d partake. I mean, I already feel so guilty about all this stuff maybe confessing would relieve some of my anxiety… Confession: 1. I miss Maryland. More specifically, I miss my friends Kristin and Matt :( And ... Read More about Confession Thursday

Oh.My.Gosh. I found that elusive scone I had been searching for. The one I had heard rave reviews about over and over. I found it. And it may have changed the way I look at scones forever. I used to not be the biggest fan of scones. “Too dry” I’d say, “Not sweet enough”. I always reached for a ... Read More about The Perfect Scone

I asked Ben to cook dinner tonight. On the menu: Salmon burgers He cooked them, but as soon as I got home I pushed my way into the kitchen to finish preparing the fixings and ate a ton of chips in the process. Which defeats the purpose of me trying to stay out of the kitchen to avoid snacking ... Read More about Defeats The Purpose

This morning I couldn’t shake the lead out of my legs. My whole 6 mile run felt slow and difficult. Even when I wasn’t going uphill, I felt like I was going uphill. Does that make sense? Anyways, I was supposed to do 7 miles today, but around mile 3 considered only doing 5 this morning and doing ... Read More about Lead Legs and Two A Days

I may be a spaz about a lot of things, but when it comes to my food I always plan, plan, plan when I know I’m busy! I love the saying, “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” And that often holds true for our meal and snack choices. If you don’t know what/when/how you’ll have access to ... Read More about Fail to Plan

I have 3 minutes to post before I am off to another day of school and work. This time in that order instead of yesterday’s work –> school :) Run: 5 miles, slow. Hills :( Breakfast: Classic oats in a jar :) Topped with granola and more AB. Have a great Tuesday! ... Read More about Three Minute Post

How many M’s can I get into a title? Well, I stopped at four because I wanted to title this post: “Mexican Meatless Margarita Monday with Monica” but I thought that would be too much. Well, I survived. Today was my first day of school and my first day of my new part time job. I never mentioned ... Read More about Mexican Meatless Margarita Monday

This morning I was on a mission to find what I’ve heard to be the best scones in Orange County. As soon as I woke up I changed and went to a local bakery I’ve heard people rave about. But, they were closed :( Boo. Defeated I went home and made breakfast… But not before stopping in at the grocery ... Read More about Scone Search