I didn’t want to work out yesterday.
I wasn’t tired or sore. It wasn’t time for a rest day. I just really didn’t feel like working out.
So I walked. And walked. And by the end of the day I had covered over 7 miles. It’s a good thing I covered so much ground because I am a little behind on my February walking goal! So far this month I have walked 47.5 miles and ran 6.2, I can totally walk another 52.3 and run 23.8 over the next 13 days. It certainly seems doable but we’ll see…
How is your February milage going? Have you broke 100 yet? 😉
Oh yeah, I also got a workout hauling 12 sets of handweights up a big flight of stairs!
These were bought Monday for my new training studio.
I had a little help 🙂
Once I get the mats cut my studio will be ready to go for Saturday’s Grand Opening festivities!
If you are in the Charlottesville area, come check us out this Saturday between 10-2:30. I am teaching FREE sample exercise classes, Tate is talking about Chiropractic care, Kath is sharing her expertise on real food, and there will be delicious real food and kefir soda for your tasting pleasure.
It’s going to be a good time! It’s totally free and open to the public so bring a friend!
The full lineup of happenings can be found here.
You can read past posts about the clinic here, here, and here.
I don’t generally eat a lot of salad in the winter, opting instead for veggie soups to fill my fresh food quota. This winter’s been different though, I’ve been craving and eating fresh salads many times a week.
Like yesterdays lunch
Arugula and green pepper topped with tofu and sweet potato (sauteed in a little coconut oil, nutritional yeast, and soy sauce). I think today’s lunch will have to be repeat, this was so good!
Time for a short kettlebell workout and a short run then time to really get to work.
I want to leave you with this awesome quote from Marianne Williamson
Our Deepest Fear
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were all meant to shine, as children do.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same
As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.
Shine on!
Once again our synchronicity blows my mind out further than it already is. Do you remember me listening to Marianne constantly in my studio when you were a kid? It is indeed a powerful quote and so true. thanks for the reminder
No, I don’t remember but I am sure it’s in there (my head) somewhere! xox
Hi Faith,
Can you tell me where to purchase nutritional yeast? I see it talked about everywhere; I think it’s like a hidden ‘gold mine’ but I have no clue where to purchase it!
I recently became a vegetarian although I had dabbled with it over the last 8 months; but I need to find better/healthier foods to eat.
Thanks for you help! Good luck Saturday!
Hi Michele,
Nutritional yeast is a total nutritional gold mine! Super high in B vitamins and protein and it’s tasty, I am glad you want to add it into your diet.
I have always bought it from bulk bins at health food stores or, in bigger cities out West, bulk bins in conventional grocery stores. Sometimes you will see “flakes” or “powder”, I prefer the flakes personally but it’s just a matter of personal preference.
If you don’t have access to it locally, it can be purchased online, like at Lucky Vitamin. In the stores around here it sells for around $7 a pound, which is a lot because it’s so light.
Good luck!
Light up the darkness.
Good luck with the grand opening! 🙂
Thanks!
I love this poem, especially the point of not only shining to release our own potential, but to allow others to shine & thrive as well — no judgment, no jealousy, no fear…
It’s about love, connecting with the rest of the planet & uplifting…everyone!
Shine on Faith — you truly shine!
Right back at you, gorgeous!
Walking is my workout. I never thought about it as a goal- just to get my butt out there everyday. I do about 2 miles with lots of uphill( and of course downhill) Dogs love it, my brain loves it and It must help keep the wieght down a bit! Good luck this wekend- we still want to come see you but it’a acting like spring…
I wish I lived near Charlottesville because your event sounds like so much fun! I’m sure it will be a success :). When I think of what to have for lunch, lettuce salads haven’t been calling my name. However, I decided to have one anyway few days ago, and I was throughly glad I did. I guess sometimes we’re just mentally swayed by the weather even though our bodies say otherwise.
Have a lovely day!
xox
I’m glad you walked. I am somewhat disabled by a nerve condition now and thing I always want to tell people when they worry about how they don’t feel like working out is: just walk and enjoy it! I miss long walks so much, more than anything else!
Hello, I’m visiting your blog for the first time today and have to tell you I just love that quote. I’ve had a copy of it hanging above my desk at work for years.
Good luck with your grand opening, I am an avid supporter of chiropractic.