Hi, Guys -
How is everyone today? I had such a GLORIOUS day filled with sheer laziness. It was so needed!!
The day started off with a P90X confession. Mr. KD had plans to go golfing with a buddy, so he decided to opt out of Yoga X for today. I could not fathom an hour and a half of yoga by myself, so I laced up my sneakers, grabbed my Garmin and set out for 4 miles again. I was a little nervous since I had such a tough time making 3 happen on Tuesday, but I was able to handle it just fine 
Here are the results from the Garmin:
| Mile | Pace | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 36:46 | Total Mileage: 4.00 | Average Pace: 9:10 |
| 1 | 8:24 | 1.00 | |
| 2 | 8:43 | 1.00 | |
| 3 | 9:18 | 1.00 | |
| 4 | 10:16 | 1.00 | |
As you can tell, I really have to work on pacing myself. I was struggling at the end. I was able to complete 4, but I’m exhausting myself to the point that I can’t fathom running a minute more. I have to learn to control myself better, so that I can increase my mileage and, hopefully, work up to the half marathon I’d like to run someday.
In addition to these stats, I was able to take a look at my heart rate. On average, it was 178 bpm, which is 96% of my max rate. I am assuming that if I’d like to push it longer, my heart rate should be slightly lower than this. I’m not an aerobics expert, but I don’t think one should be able to maintain a 96% max heart rate for long periods of time. This is probably why I’m running out of steam. I’m going to have to research this and work on it in the future.
When I returned home, Mr. KD was getting ready to leave. So, we said our goodbyes and I headed up to shower. It felt FANTASTIC to throw on oversized sweats and get ready sans makeup. I whipped up a delightful fruit salad and settled into some breakfast.
I enjoyed my new, favorite summery breakfast: 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (I found 2%…what a difference!!), fresh fruit, chia seeds, dry oatmeal and a scoop of cashew butter.
Yes, my friends, I broke down and bought some cashew butter. I told you in the past that I was dying to try it, but it was $12/jar. When I stopped by Whole Foods the other day, I was delighted to see that they sold it under their 365 brand for only $6. Granted, it was still pricey. But, I figured this was my change to try it.
Honestly, I’m not a fan. This surprises me because given the choice between peanuts, almonds and cashews, I’d have to say cashews would be my favorite out of the three. I just wasn’t feeling it as a nut butter. I can’t really explain why. The best way I can put it would be to say that, while it tastes exactly like the cashews I enjoy whole, it simply didn’t “belong” in nut butter form. It was just weird for me. It could be because I bought it unsalted, but I’m not even sure a little salt could save it for me.
Oh, well. You can’t win them all and I did scoop up this HUGE jar of 365 brand chunky peanut butter for only $3.69. I was SO STOKED by this! I generally buy Teddy PB, which is about $2.99 for a much smaller jar. I love getting great deals 
It was a cloudy and semi cool day, so after breakfast, I felt no guilt parking it on the couch and watching anything and everything that Mr. KD is not a fan of. It was so lovely!!!! Obviously, I love hanging out with him, but sometimes it’s great to surround yourself with complete silence and trashy TV
At exactly noon, I was ready for lunch and settled on a variety of items from my fridge. I threw together some leftover baked beans, half of an organic chicken sandwich with light mayo and carrots fries. I’m really into carrot fries lately. They’re certainly not as good as potatoes doused in ketchup, but they’re definitely a great alternative.
To satisfy my afternoon snack craving, I threw together a bowl of cereal. Don’t you just love when your body is craving something specific and you can whip up that exact thing? It’s actually quite a difficult thing to do, considering cravings are a funny thing. Today, however, I was craving carbs and fat (probably because I didn’t touch the cashew butter this morning). A bowl of cereal did just the trick. I mixed Kashi puffs, a sprinkle of granola, raisins, dried cranberries and a few walnuts into some almond milk. Completely did the trick. Yummy.
As the afternoon went on, it really cleared up and it got quite sunny. This certainly perked up my mood, so Mr. KD and I are currently off to grab a few beers and dinner over the Sox game Perfect summer evening if you ask me!
Hope my favorite folks have a fabulous evening! Chat with you tomorrow! xoxo
Question of the day: Which do you prefer: Chinese or Pizza takeout?
Dang! This is tough because I enjoy both on occasion, but I’d take pizza. Plus, most pizza joints sell fries to eat with ketchup! 
