No pain

Elephant, my Elephant! Wherefore hast thou forsaken me, my Elephant? Too much Shakespeare? Maybe...but why can't I get my own emotional buy-in on board with sticking to the eating plan?

Yeah.

The good news is that my hip is feeling much better lately! Absolutely no pain for 2 days in a row! I've been sticking to the PT plan of taking it easy with exercise...no more than 30 minutes on the elliptical. OK, it was supposed to be 25 minutes but I added 5. I contemplated just trying running, but got some good advice from a couple of friends not to. They're right. I should listen to the professionals and not do anything to jeopardize my own recovery.

And then I think that there's only 2 1/2 months to the half marathon...not a lot of time to train.

 7/26/13

Lots of sugar...chocolate muffin and fruit, and a donut, and another muffin...

chipotle chicken sandwich with a cookie

 7/27/13

steak strips with spicy peanut sauce, cauliflower, and mixed veggies

Crabbe dog sundae!!

 7/28/13

teriyaki chicken, noodles, and veggies...so bad it was good!

 salad!

mmm, Ben & Jerry's!

 7/29/13

cereal and peaches

 pasta fagioli, corn, and green beans

buffalo chicken, corn, and mixed veggies

 7/30/13

yogurt and peaches

 firehouse salad and fries

I'm calling it dinner...vanilla ice cream with mango and raspberries

Half marathon?

I've been bitching about my hip...for how long now? Well, I'm still hopeful that I can run a half marathon this fall. So hopeful, in fact, that I'm signed up for one in October! Yeah, my registration for the B.A.A. Half Marathon was accepted.

Maybe I'm crazy. Maybe I should not have signed up. Maybe I'll end up getting rid of my number.

Back to this hip though. Right now, I'm allowed to do 15 minutes on the elliptical. If I can complete 2 days of 15 minutes without pain during or after, I can add 10 minutes. I can add 10 minutes each time I can complete 2 days without pain. OK, so I'll be moving super slowly back into running. For right now, I'll take what I can get. For right now, I'm doing what I can to keep moving toward my goal of running a half marathon!

 7/21/13

cheese ravioli, corn, and broccoli

 Pot Luck with my classmates!

berry shortcake

 7/22/13

yogurt, peaches, and cheese

 pasta fagioli, mixed veggies, cauliflower, and berries

big salad, bread and cheese

 7/23/13

cereal and berries

 guacamole and chips

 pork quesadilla and black beans

 peanut butter pastry from Finale

big salad with chicken, bread and cheese

 7/24/13

If you remember, I've been having a rough time finding a plain Greek yogurt that I like. Well, I think I found one!

 savory chicken, corn, cauliflower, and peaches

 Pizza!

 big salad

Mmmm, nachos!

 7/25/13

cereal and peaches

 turkey chili with beans, corn, and mixed veggies

Mmmm, homemade Indian food - eggplant, potatoes, rice, lentils, and baby onions

Too busy to post...

Wow! How on earth has so much time passed since I wrote? I guess I've been busy...busy working at Shakespeare on the Common, busy working, busy seeing my friends...busy. Busy, but eating very well. Not always healthy, but delicious. Actually, I've been so busy that I've fallen back into eating pizza all too often. My schedule will open up soon and I'll get back to the gym...and back to mostly veggies.

7/6/13
turkey chili with beans, corn, and mixed veggies

pizza from CPK!

 7/7/13

mushroom risotto, broccoli, and mixed veggies

 PIZZA!

sundae from Ben & Jerry's

 7/8/13

peaches

 steak strips, corn, and broccoli

 cheese ravioli and apple

peppers

 7/9/13

cereal and grapes

 pasta fagioli, corn, mixed veggies, and peaches

salad with chicken and fruit from Whole Foods

 7/10/13

cereal and peaches

 cheese ravioli, mixed veggies, and corn

Mmmm, big salad!

 7/11/13

cereal, peaches, and banana

 savory chicken, corn, and mixed veggies

OMG! Awesome Greek salad from Tossed with chicken

 7/12/13

cereal and banana

 big salad

toasted chicken sandwich

 7/13/13

eggs, berries, and avocado - outdoor NYC dining!!

 Greek salad with chicken and hummus

 delicious street truck taco

 mushroom and barley soup

golubkis with mushroom gravy...I did not eat the potatoes

 7/14/13

giant salad from Chelsea Market

 mango sorbet on the High Line

 gyoza and spicy tuna

steamed veggie goodness

my first taste EVER of Magnolia Bakery!

 7/15/13

berries and Greek yogurt

 egg and ham on wheat

 pear and 2 50 calorie cheese snacks

 100 calorie salted dark chocolate from Dylan's Candy Bar

 pasta fagioli, corn and italian blend veggies

 buffalo chicken pizza

snackies at Shakespeare

 7/16/13

fresh fruit

 straight from the ice cream truck at Simmons!

 cheese ravioli and fiesta veggies

 fruit snacks

broccoli, brown rice, and mandarin chicken

 7/17/13

fresh fruit

 pasta fagioli, corn, and broccoli

PIZZA!!

 7/18/13

cereal and fruit

 mushroom, corn, and fiesta veggies

 egg rolls and scallion pancakes

General Gau's Chicken, steamed veggies, and white rice

 7/19/13

Oh My God Bar

 Cheese ravioli, cherries, corn, and fiesta veggies

buffalo pizza chicken pizza and salad

 7/20/13

turkey, salami, and low fat swiss

 Mmm, berries!

salad, chicken, and cod