Tough Chik Tuesday

Did you know I was on Team Tough Chik?

This team is full of a group of AMAZING women who are inspiring, encouraging, and totally kick ass!

I'm going to try hard to get in answers to our weekly Tough Chik Question!

This week's question:

Despite our best efforts, we are not the perfect runner. We sleep in. We eat too much or too little. We under train. We over train. We eschew cross training. The list goes on.  What I want to know is: what running rule(s) are you guilty of breaking?

Yikes.

Which ones aren't I guilty of.

Too many cocktails....

girls night out

Eating too much...

ice cream sandwiches at Magic Kingdom

Skipping workouts in favor of more sleep...

my cozy bed during the blackout

I have been better about consistency with training, but I would have to say that is my #1 guilt. Training for RnR Providence last summer I was on target running wise, but skimped on the swimming & biking which impacted my triathlon performance. For marathon training, I missed long runs or had to end early due to extreme pain or weather. I felt underprepared. I do NOT want to feel this way for my 70.3, so I am making a plan. I am aiming to stick to the plan, like I did for RnR Providence. I want to turn this guilt into a strength. 

NO MORE UNDERTRAINING!

What are you guilty of?

Nutritionist?

Today I had a day off.

I had a million things I wanted to get done. 

I managed to complete my entire to-do list, minus 1 this weekend.

run.

Today I planned on getting out for a beautiful 50 degree run.

Completing a training plan for the next 6-8 weeks, cleaning the bathroom, doing laundry & going grocery shopping, I decided would give me more peace of mind than a run. So I did miss it. But I did manage to get a lot done, and that beautiful new training plan has a run scheduled for tomorrow.

Yesterday, I started my morning with a trip to Bia Fitness to listen to a nutritionist speak. Tanya Hart @ Root Wellness + Nutrition, gave a great talk on diet myths and answered our many questions. I loved a lot of the things she had to say...

How important it is to eat as close to the earth as possible

Each person has different nutrition needs

That cravings are your body's way of calling out for a nutrient

That hormones & additives in foods affect how we feel, lose weight, and our energy levels.

Pretty much all of what she said is spot on with what I already believe in, but am not great at practicing. As I think about my weightloss (slow) and how I want to be for 70.3 (fit, fast, toned!), I think its a great idea. Not to mention, she did offer a great promotion to those of us who went to the session. 

50% of initial consultation & 20% off package pricing.

Even with those discounts, I still consider it pricey. I know how important it is to fuel my body. I feel like if I'm properly fueled, I'll perform better. Then will the money be worth it? As Tanya told me in an email (we've exchanged a few back/forth), "The tools and resources you receive from this work, are yours to use for the rest of your life"

So now I'm trying to decide...

no meeting

initial meeting (<$90)

12 week commitment (<$700, I think before the discount)

decisions. decisions.

What are your thoughts?

Have you ever seen a nutritionist?

and I almost forgot!

The winner of the 3rd Trop50 Spa Week $50 giftcard is...

Trish @ Begin Again and Again and Again!

Trish, I grabbed your email from your blogger profile & sent it along already for you!

Brancott Wines

With my love of cocktails, I thought I'd share something fun I came across...

Brancott Estate, a winery based out of New Zealand, just created and launched their free "World's Most Curious Bottle" app and are putting QR codes on all of their wine bottles. You can use the app to scan the code printed on the label with your phone's camera to get food pairing suggestions and more information on things like the aroma, which is great when you're on the go and don't have time to research what wine you want to have with dinner. There are 14 unique experience ranging from taking a tour of Brancott Estate Winery to making music on your phone. 

Imagine running late home for dinner, hit the local package store and scan a bottle to see if it pairs up with whats on the menu for the night. Or learn more about where the wine comes from, and how its made, or how to do a proper tasting.

Download the App for Android  HERE

Download the Iphone App  HERE

Happy wine drinking!