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Jogging Commute

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How do you fit exercise into a busy day?

Plan and prioritize!

Last night Tate and I talked about making exercise a priority today, despite seeing patients at the clinic from 7:45am-6:15pm, and so we set forth making plans to move.

First order of attack, we walked the morning commute, coffee in hand.  1.6 miles and fresh air? Check.

Tate even did a little resistance training on the way by carrying a backpack full of our running shoes and clothes.  Phase Two of our plan involves a 3.5 mile jog home on our lunch break.

After a quick shower and lunch we’ll bike back to work, Phase Three A.

Biking between home and the clinic actually takes the same amount of time as driving so it’s really a no brainer.  Plus I LOVE the feeling of biking, it’s like flying when you cruise down one of Cville famous hills.

I am most looking forward to Phase Three B, which involves an after-work bike ride to have drinks with some girl-friends.  It’s supposed to hit upper 70’s here today and I know a little social hour on the porch will start my weekend off just right.

On the topic of starting the weekend off right, I have gotten some requests from local readers to add a weekend Core Four class.

How do you fit exercise into a busy day?

Even if you don’t have time to run at lunch or can’t walk to work, remember that every little bit counts!  There are always work jacks…

Yolkyum

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Have you ever seen such pretty yolks?

These are from genuine pasture-munching free range West Virginian chickens.

Somehow my sister-in-law ended up with 6 dozen, I didn’t ask questions I just graciously excepted a carton.

And devoured them over the last three days (with lots of help from Tate), the last two mixed with leftover grilled zucchini and topped with cottage cheese, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper.

Over the last few years I have become a total egg snob.  I still eat run-of-the-mill, factory produced eggs on occasion (but we don’t buy them anymore) but when I do it feels like something is missing, mainly FLAVOR.

I am hoping to find an amazing source of local eggs once the farmers market opens next month.  We buy Faith Mission these days, which are good but not perfection.

Are there any foods that you are particular about?  Beyond being super picky about not eating crappy over-processed food I’ve never considered myself much of a food snob. This is changing though…

It’s pretty dark outside for mid-day but I am hoping that the rain holds off long enough for a run.  My goal is 5 miles.  A sloooow 5 miles ‘cus that’s how I roll these days.

P.S Do you use a food scale?  I’ve decided that I want to start using one, do you have a recommendation on a brand?