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7/20-(rest day) Hi guys! Please ignore the fact that I am never on my phone (we aren’t allowed to for work week) so that’s why my pictures suck!!! So yesterday was just a really long day for me. I slept a little better last night, but I’m still struggling with feeling anxious living here. It will get better, but my back & the tingling was bothering me today too so I took the day off. I got up around 8 & took a short 15 minute walk around campus. After that I ate some oatmeal & yogurt for breakfast again.

Then another long day of recuritment! I slept a little better last night as I said so it wasn’t as horrible. It was a longer day with lots of singing, dancing & workshops. I met with my advisor so that was a nice little break. For lunch I had fake “portillos” salad so basically chopped salad and it was really good! After that more work week stuff!! We did a coloring sisterhood activity which was fun. For dinner we had baked potatoes, green beans & grilled chicken. Then NORE dancing! So my rest day was still super active. Sorority recruitment is crazy & as you can see I’m taking things easier with working out. After we finished recruitment for the day I went to hang out with my friends at my old dorm & I found out I passed my summer math class!! I literally freaked out & yelled it at the whole room I was so happy. If you have been following my blog you know that passing math is a HUGE deal for me. Plus I got a B+😀 I’m over the moon happy! Anyway I’m off to bed. Hopefully I sleep good because I’m running tomorrow :)

Injury update: NO HERNIATED DISC! More good news is there’s nothing horrible wrong with my back! The doctor thinks it’s muscle tightness causing my nerve irritation. Which means with some PT I’ll hopefully be back to long distances in no time. I’m feeling optimistic

Snacks: cereal (I think I’ve eaten my weight in cereal?), rice cakes & chocolate

6/27-(4 miles & arms) Yeah so clearly the longer run didn’t happen today😂 I woke up with some knee stiffness & I figured today would be such a long day so maybe not the best idea! So I just set out for 4 miles this morning instead with plans to do my longer run tomorrow. It was drizzly & overcast this morning, but the humidity was crazy. My knee felt okay during it, just slightly sore & blah. I felt like my running form was slightly off & that I couldn’t get fast. By the end I felt okay, I just wish the miles were at a faster pace. I had big goals in terms of pace for the 10k, but honestly I just don’t see it happening right now. It seems like I can only run at recovery pace with one or two faster paces miles. Anyway I will just see how next week goes who knows maybe I’ll surprise myself. Post run I ended up doing 20 minutes of arms. I was going to do that after work, but I figured I might as well get it done now! Then I was rushing to shower & get ready.

Last night I prepped overnight oats for the first time ever! I made chocolate oats of course & omg why haven’t I ever made these before?! They were so good & the consistency is insane! I paired them with a berry smoothie for a very good hump day breakfast. Then I was off to work! Work was pretty good today I did a LOT of swimming, so I was pretty tired when I got home. At work I had my usual salad for lunch I just didn’t take a picture. When I got home I made myself a yogurt bowl for a snack with cereal, berries, & chocolate….all my favorite things! I tried a new Greek yogurt (Greek Goodness? I think) and I was not a fan. I will be sticking with Chobani from now on….

Then I took a quick shower & headed back to work😂 I never have a night shift like this, but I offered to work the swim meet. After that I was back home & I ate a late dinner around 8! I had a burger, potatoes & corn. Then some fro yo because after working so much today I needed it😂 Then I worked on math for an hour, stretched, got ready for the day tomorrow & that’s that! Wow I’m SO tired….Please send me all the good vibes for another day tomorrow. Sorry for the boring pictures again today, I’ll take some better ones tomorrow!

Snacks: after work yogurt bowl & desert fro yo

7/24-(4 miles + swim & arms) I had some trouble waking up today that’s for sure😅 I did wake up to some glute soreness, but I decided to run some slow miles. I’ve been pushing myself to much with pace & distance, so I forced myself to slow down today. While I was running I felt okay. It’s honestly not so much glute pain as it is scatica (from the pirformis muscle) radiating in my back & into my heels/feet. Anyway It was a nice morning out, cooler again. I just ran 4 easy at an average pace of 9:20!

Then I ate breakfast, which was really good. I had prepped some cinnamon & bluberry overnight oats. I ate those with berries, Greek yogurt & a little bit of blueberry crumble! So good & so filling before work! Work was pretty good today! I normally have boy groups, but today I had girls so that was fun. We made a lot of sandcastles & spent a lot of time in the sun. When I got home I had the best yogurt bowl with all my favorites. I’m always quite hungry after work so that’s why I have a bigger snack. After that I did some math for around an hour, while icing.

Then I did a quick 20 minute arm weight circuit. I told you I am making strength a priority & I mean it! Even if it’s just 10-20 minutes that’s better then nothing! After that I was off to swim because sometimes you just have to make the time to see the results! I swam for 30 minutes & did 54 Laps. It felt so good to get back in water considering it had been around 5 days since I swam last. I supringly felt good & just went through the water easily. Normally when I swim after work I struggle & go slow, but today I felt good. My glute didn’t bother me except I felt some soreness a few times. Other than that I was good. Overall a nice day of exercise, even with my glute issue & even with a late night. All things considered I’m happy with today. It’s all about making it a priority.

After that we had dinner! Dinner was grilled chicken, spinach, tomato, carrots & some gluten free gnocchi with tomato sauce! Then we went on our night walk & then I made a microwave smore for desert! Quick, simple & yummy! After that I was back to doing math, icing & stretching for the rest of the night. Tired, tired, tired!! Just another long day😴

My glute was bothering me at work, when I sat & just random tingling throughout the day… no acute pain thankfully, but still the tingling is concerning. We will see how it is tomorrow.

Snack: post work yogurt bowl w/ berries & cereal :) & Deseret: a smore

7/12-(swim & arms) I struggled getting up today….like a lot. I just kept snoozing & snoozing my alarm. Basically my morning workout didn’t happen. I got up for work & thank god for overnight oats again. I had some chocolate overnight oats, yogurt & berries for breakfast. The usual!

Then I headed to work. Let me just say I’m so happy today was my last day of work for the week. Even without that much exercise this week I’ve just been so tired. Ugh….I’m hoping next week I’ll go to bed a bit earlier. Sometimes I feel like not running makes me more tired. Who knows! Work was tiring & long. I feel like this whole week I’ve been dragging & so tired & I don’t know why! I’m not running, I’m barely exercising so I don’t know what it is? Either way I had a headache at work & I just wasn’t feeling it. I ate a snack at work hoping that would help me feel a little better. When I got home I made a loaded rice cake with yogurt, cereal & berries. I also ate some extra cereal because I was starved.

Anyway when I got home I just did 20 minutes of arms. First session of strength in a week so I took it easier considering how tired I was. I think it may have been allergies? Just because I felt congested & blah all day. Either way I had to practically force myself to do arms, but I got it done I’m still getting slight knee pain which is super annoying. I’m hoping new shoes will help that. Post strength I laid down for 15 minutes & then went to an hour of math tutoring😅 Post tutoring I went & got a 30 minute swim in! Even though I was tired it felt good to get in the pool. I did the same workout as yesterday & im finding that switching up the pace really makes it go by faster. I’m hoping I can begin to increase my time to 45 minutes some days. Today’s workout was hard to get done, but hey at least I did it!

Then we had some chicken, salad & sweet potatoes for dinner. I seriously love sweet potatoes like I can’t get enough of them😂 Then we went on our nightly walk & then I did math!

Snacks: work popsicle & granola bites, loaded rice cake & cereal