Thursday, March 10, 2011

Three Things Thursday: Today’s workout brought to you by …

Workout: 15 minutes on recumbent bike and 3.12-mile run

1. New shoes!

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Can you see ’em? My Mizuno Nexus arrived yesterday, and I’m in love. They are super cute, very comfy and seem to give a good amount of support. I was so anxious to try them out that I was out of bed at 5:30 a.m. and out the door at 6 a.m.

2. Groupon. Sometime last week, a Groupon e-mail piqued my interest. It was $29 for 29 one-day passes to a local gym. What, what? I talked to Mark about it, and we both a greed that it would solve my pregnancy workout conundrum. I would have recumbent bikes and ellipticals at my disposal when running is outlawed. Plus, I’d have treadmills when the weather sucked or if Mark and I decide running sans Denali is safer.

Today, I made my first visit and was happy with my decision. Lots of workout equipment, nice facility and cordial staff members. I warmed up on the recumbent because my legs were KILLING me after yesterday’s Jillian Michaels routine. Then I headed to the treadmill for a 5K. After all, I had to break in the new shoes ;)

3. OK, this has nothing to do with a workout. Whatev. You want to know how to make vegetables taste good?

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Old Bay seasoning.

This weekend, I drizzled a head of cauliflower with olive oil and generously sprinkled it with Old Bay seasoning. I threw it in the oven for 30 minutes at 425. Let me tell you, it was delicious. I ate the entire thing in two meals and was hungry for more – and that’s saying a lot for this veggie-adverse preggo.

And speaking of preggo, here’s a very unflattering belly shot.

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I’m 22 weeks and feeling good!

12 comments:

  1. 22 weeks and you look good, too!

    Hooray for the gym passes - that's an awesome deal!

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  2. I don't know what you're talking about, that pic is not unflattering, you look so cute! I like the new shoes and yay for cheap gym passes!

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  3. YOU LOOK ADORABLE! And I will try the cauliflower! Thanks for the tip!

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  4. What a fab post - all around!
    Yay for new shoes . . . especially ones that turn out to be awesome!
    Yay for the day passes groupon - totally was thinking about jumping onto that one so that I could get the use of weights.
    Yay for 22 weeks and feeling great!

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  5. Not an unflattering belly shot, an adorable baby bump.
    I roast cauli weekly, will try some Old Bay.

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  6. Hi, I kind of stumbled upon your blog and I'm a new follower :) Just wanted to say that your dog is awesome. I used to have a husky.

    I like to roast my veggies with olive oil and Montreal Chicken Seasoning...yum!

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  7. Awe, you look so great! Yeay for 22 weeks!

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  8. You look so cute!!! And groupon always has fun gym deals, that is such a great idea for workouts when you are kicked off the road :)

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  9. Cute pic! Glad you're feeling good!

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  10. Oh that shirt still brings back nightmares! LOL.

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  11. Hope the gym is just what you need. What a cute little belly you have :)

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