One word

Zumba.

Is.


AMAZING!

I tried a Zumba class tonight and I absolutely loved it! My instructor Jen was so energetic and fun... I can't wait to go back to another class. I can see how this can get addicting.

Zumba, Do it.

Nutrimirror

A friend of mine turned me on to this free website called "Nutrimirror". It's so great! Its an electronic food journal that also breaks down the nutrition facts. In the beginning, you set goals. The goals are broken down by the website to suggest how much percentage of your diet should come from carbs, protein, fats, etc... Trying to stay "in the green" is a fun little challenge. You don't want to be deficient or over your percentages.If you're in the green, you're on target!

They've been having some technical difficulties with the website lately so I haven't gotten to explore the recipes and journals of others but once everything is running smoothly again, I'll definitely check it out!

Not feeling so great...

So yesterday, I went to Sugar Plum Vegan cafe with April (my lovely co-worker). I had a tomato, basil, vegan cheese paninni and it was delicious!!! They also have a yummy pastery case so as I was leaving I got a couple things. A vegan "hostess" cupcake and a vegan whoppee pie. I was going to eat the cupcake when I got back to the office then save the whoppee pie to share when I got home.

The cupcake was amazing! Even though it felt like it weighed about 5 pounds, it was moist and creamy...

I kept the pie out of sight so it would make it home. Knowing how good those things are, I had to take extra precausionary measures!

Needless to say, half didn't make it home.

I didn't feel too guilty knowing it was at least vegan food but by the last bite I took, I had had enough. Too much sweet food!! I was on a sugar overload. All I wanted to do was take a nap. I crashed and I crashed hard! I'm taking this opportunity to put it out there that I am officially limiting my sugar intake.

Yes, as I sit here with my non-fat white mocha latte, I am officially limiting my sugar intake.

I should probably start by looking into the sugar of my latte huh?

Running = Knee problem

So I haven't run since my 5k. Why you ask? Because my knee has been giving me problems. I know I need new shoes for the particular sport. Maybe even just some great insoles. I don't know. But my knee hurting shouldn't be an excuse to know be working out at all.

I think I need some help getting back on the wagon.

HELP!

This time it worked!

I made sure this morning to hit the Start button on my Runmeter App.

Here are my stats from this morning:

Start time - 6:03 am
Run time - 38:01 minutes
Distance - 3.16 miles
Average - 12:03/mile
Fastest Pace - 10:15/mile

Sweet! My additional side street mileage did the trick almost to the mile! I even named the little addition to my route "Squirrel!"

WTF?!? Squirrel? Really Krista?

Yep! It feels like I'm running along on this great big loop then *Squirrel!* I chase this imaginary squirrel down the street until *Squirrel!* I see another across the street and chase it back up to the main road. At that point I realize there isn't really a squirrel so I continue on my merry way.

I do have to say that today, my run felt great. I got all the apps working on my phone, had some good tunes playing to help me through it all, let my mind wander... Overall a great run. I even found that fast Viennese Waltz music is a great tempo to run to! Good stuff :o)

Now all I need are some good running shoes so my body doesn't hurt from running on concrete...

Nike Woman's Fitness 5K

My roommate and I are doing the Nike Woman's Fitness 5K in Sacramento this Sunday. I haven't really been running all winter since I like to run outside and it's cold and rainy. I like my warm bed better! But with signing up for the 5K, I realized it's time to get back into running shape.

Too bad I realized it the week before!

So last Thursday after my dance lesson, I tied my running shoes to my feet and hit the pavement. I ran a new route just to see how far it is (I have a cool app on my iPhone that tracks my distance). It's only 2.64 miles around that loop but I did it in 30 minutes. Not bad for not running in months!

I didn't have much time this weekend to run so I got up early this morning and ran before my shower. I set my app to "Go" and tuned into my iPod. I got in the zone and didn't think to much about the actual running. I just let my mind wander otherwise a few miles feels like it takes f.o.r.e.v.e.r.

I got my daily wake up call from Mom on my phone while I was running so I didn't answer it. I just kept going.

Knowing that a 5K is 3.1 miles and my new loop is only 2.64, I decided to run down one of the long housing streets I pass, turn around and come back onto my route. I figured with its length and doubling it, I could probably get closer to my 3.1 miles I want to run. Since my phone is strapped to my arm I couldn't check for sure but I figured I'd just check when I got back home.

I made my way back home and stripped off my jacket to get to my phone and I notice the screen is black. I unlock the screen to come back to the app and IT NEVER STARTED! I will have to run the whole thing again tomorrow (not that its a bad thing) to know for sure if what I added made my route a complete 5K practice run.

DAMN.

Oh well.

BodyBugg check:
Activity - running
Time in activity - 40 minutes
Calories burned - 943
Steps taken - 6499
Time completed: 7:00 a.m.

Not too shabby before breakfast!

Change of Direction

So apparently using this blog as a place to just spout random thoughts on life wasn't such a good idea (seeing as how I haevn't blogged in 5 months...). I've decided to change the direction of this blog a bit.

I'm going to focus on one topic.

One topic only.

My one and only topic of choice: My fitness (Original. I know!)

I think with a topic as broad and open as "my fitness", I can have many different sub topics such as recipes, things that work for me and things that don't, challenges I've accepted, a daily journal, the list can go on and on...

Let's keep this one going shall we (and by 'we' I mean me)...