Plan of Attack

hello all!

So as much as I’m lovin’ the laziness of summer and lack of rigid schedule I am DEFINITELY looking forward to starting work and therefore being on a normal schedule. It will be very nice to wake up at the same time all week, eat my meals at roughly the same time and have a consistent work out schedule.

More on the workout schedule in a second, first some random thoughts and stuff from the weekend.

1. TONY’S! Last night was my favorite night of the year (well besides my birthday… but still) THE TONY AWARDS. The one time every year the rest of the world cares a little bit about the broadway community. In past years I have had very passionate opinions about shows, the ones I think should win and the ones I think definitely shouldn’t be winning (the year of In the Heights I might have cried out of happiness when they won, and the year of Spring Awakening I might have screamed at my TV unhappy…), but this year I was a bit indifferent about many of the shows.

Once took home the big award. While I really enjoyed the show and thought it was beautiful, the whole tone was a bit too one note for me. It was all very the same . At least this means I will be able to get tickets to Newsies since it didn’t win!

I thought Neil Patrick Harris made an excellent host once again. Perfect person who bridges the movie/ television community and broadway. With hilarious songs and stunts throughout the night he keeps the show fun and entertaining. How can someone not love him?

This is the first time my boyfriend has experienced what it is like to watch the Tony Awards with me. I think he was a bit terrified by my loud outbursts and had to keep reminding me that the people on TV can’t hear my screaming and clapping. Pshhh Tony Awards are like my Super Bowl!

2. While watching the awards we noshed pigged out on some homemade mexican dip

combine 1 can of refried beans (make sure they are vegetarian if that is a concern!) with the majority of a bottle of picante sauce and 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Heat on the stove over a low temperature until the cheese melts.

Spread the mixture over chips. Top with lettuce, tomatoes, 1/2 cup of cheese and sour cream. I personally am not a fan of lettuce and tomatoes so I omitted them on my half. I’m sure there’s a bunch of other toppings that would also taste delish.

enjoy!

3. starbucks . After being a mega fan of iced caramel macchiatos with extra caramel sauce for the past 4 summers, I have found myself a new summa drink that is hopefully less heart attack inducing

iced coffee with sugar free vanilla and soy milk. mmmmm refreshing, tasty and caffeinated. I am currently obsessed with soy milk and think that it enhances the yum factor of any starbucks drink.

that and I also may or may not be lactose intolerant, so it is also nice on my belly.

4. Overnight oats still rock. As the weather gets toastier this cool and refreshing breakfast / lunch option is definitely gonna become a staple in my diet

today I enjoyed them with blueberries and of course some peanut butter puffins.

So about that plan of attack….

Today started 5k training! The “race” is in 9 weeks. While some may say “it’s just a 5k”, and I’m in pretty decent shape fitness wise, I want to feel more comfortable running it this year than I did last year.

During the school year I found a pretty consistent work out schedule, Monday morning yoga and something at night, Tuesday conditioning, Wednesday yoga dance and maybe strength at night, Thursday was mini zumba class, conditioning and trapeze, Friday was 3 hours of dance, Sunday Zumba, and often times I did extra yoga classes in there as well. Right now I’ve been on the kind of “hmm what am I going to do today” rut.

Rut no more, I got me a plan of attack for this week.

So, on top of my already scheduled physical therapy appointments, CPR training, and visit to the sports medicine. This training might be helpful to me as a fitness enthusiast. In addition to all the knowledge I will gain, CPR training might be the most valuable because it can assist in administering first-aid treatments to someone who is in need of breath. In the event that you wish to undergo such training, it might be prudent to search for institutions that can provide you with the most recent information. For example, currently, mouth-to-mouth CPR is not recommended for people suffering a cardiac arrest, following the update in CPR guidelines (If interested, click here to Learn why mouth to mouth resuscitation is no longer recommended.). Having said that, there are a few other things I need to accomplish.

I WILL go to bootcamp 3 days

on top of boot camp I WILL strength train on other days.

I WILL do 3 running days with the help of my couch to 5k app

I WILL go to yoga, something I haven’t been doing as often as I would like to

I WILL do additional fun cardio like zumba and cardio splash

and I WILL take a deserved rest day at some point this weekend

when in doubt, make a schedule.

how bout you, what are your plans for the week and summer as far as workouts go? I’m trying to figure out how my workouts will go once my job starts… I’m considering doing boot camp again at 6:45AM before camp every day. yikes, ambitious. hmmm it is a possibility….