I am so glad you guys are a fan of Blog Talk Tuesdays! I’m already excited for the next installment! 
Truth be told, I was so anxious to write this morning’s post that I postponed my workout until around 10:30 a.m. Yes, I’m the kind of blogger who lies in bed at night thinking about upcoming blog posts. I’m sick.
Breakfast
When the alarm went off this morning, Ryan decided to take a day off from the gym and I wanted to get on my computer to start working on my Blog Talk Tuesdays post, so we both headed to breakfast together instead of hittin’ the gym right away.
Today I enjoyed a scrambled egg sandwich, served on two pieces of toasted whole wheat bread.
The eggs were prepared with veggies, lots of cheddar cheese and hash browns.
I ate all the goodies out of the eggs before making my sandwich which is why you can’t see them in the picture. I always eat all the best bites first. This drives Ryan crazy because he saves the best bites for last. This can be a problem if we’re sharing a dish.
I also enjoyed a cup of hot pomegranate green tea and about half of a bowl of Froot Loops.
This breakfast did a great job of keeping me full for hours! Either that or I was so involved in writing up this morning’s blog post that I didn’t think about food every 2.5 seconds like I normally do.
From 7: 15 until 10:30 a.m. I did the whole blog and email thang before telling myself I had to go the the gym. I knew that if noon rolled around and I hadn’t worked out just yet, all hopes of me actually making it to the gym would go out the window.
So workout I did!
Workout
I kicked my butt today. Seriously. My chest was pounding and my face looked like a cherry when I was done.
To start, I loosely followed a workout I tore out of Fitness magazine months ago.
My rendition, which I’ll call the Delayed Workout of Death, looked like this:
| Minutes | Speed | Incline |
| 0-5 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 5-6 | 4 | 5 |
| 6-7 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 7-8 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 8-9 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 9-10 | 3.5 | 7 |
| 10-11 | 6.1 | 7 |
| 11-12 | 3.5 | 8 |
| 12-13 | 5.9 | 8 |
| 13-14 | 3 | 9 |
| 14-15 | 5.7 | 9 |
| 15-16 | 3 | 10 |
| 16-17 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 17-18 | 3 | 11 |
| 18-19 | 5.3 | 11 |
| 19-20 | 3 | 12 |
| 20-21 | 5.1 | 12 |
| 21-22 | 3 | 13 |
| 22-23 | 4.9 | 13 |
| 23-24 | 3 | 14 |
| 24-25 | 4.7 | 14 |
| 25-26 | 3 | 15 |
| 26-27 | 4.5 | 15 |
| 27-30 | 3.5 | 5 |
Don’t let the lower speeds of this workout fool you… It’s killer! Honestly this workout is one of the hardest treadmill workouts I’ve ever posted on the blog. If you try it, you’ve been warned!
Lunch
After my workout, I headed back to our hotel room, didn’t shower (yet!) and sat down to crank out a couple of things on the computer before assembling myself a yummy lunch with the random food we have on hand in the hotel fridge and freezer.
Lunch included an Amy’s tofu scramble pocket sandwich that was really, really good! I loved the doughy bread and the tofu scramble was full of veggies and flavor.
Not quite as voluminous as it looks on the box, huh? At least it was tasty!
I also ate a cup of strawberry banana Greek yogurt and some string cheese for a little extra protein.
And now I’m going to scan a handful of websites to see if any new houses for rent have been posted. I’m tellin’ ya, there’s not much to choose from here, but we’re hopeful!
The house we really liked with the pool came down $100 a month in rent (which is obviously great!), but we’d be in charge of lawn care and since the house is located on three acres, we’re a little apprehensive about that. We can’t live in this hotel forever, so I hope something workouts out soon!
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THAT WORKOUT LOOKS SO FREAKIN TOUGH!
I wonder if there’s a strapping young girl or boy in the neighborhood that would be willing to mow the lawn for like… 50 bucks a month? I really wouldn’t be surprised, and maybe (s)he would use mom/dad’s lawnmower?
Then, you’re basically a mentor. Perfect.
Ok 2 things-
1. I was flying into Tampa this morning for work & the pilot said “We are now flying over Ocala” and I immediately thought of you! Hope thesearch for your new home gets better- it may take some time, but I’m confident you will find a place you both love!
2. I’m totally going to try this workout tomorrow morning in the hotel gym- looks like a killer & I can’t wait! It’s a perfect workout for being on the road in a hotel. Thanks for the post!
I might have to try that workout tomorrow! 🙂 Sounds like a good one! Maybe a kid looking for some income could mow for you for a reasonable cost?
That workout legitimately scares me. Level 14 incline? Oh, lord.
I am totally the same way…the longer I wait to workout the less likely I am to do it! Fingers crossed you find a place to live soon!!
I think you should go for the house just outside of town! Hello, a pool in Florida?! I live in Oregon and I wish I had a pool. Loved the post this morning. I can’t wait for the continuation of the series! Super helpful.
Random question: Does Sadie ever chafe when you use her harness during a run? The people at PetSmart recommended the Gentle Leader for us and our Weim, Hudson HAAATTEES it. I’m looking for an alternative that won’t bother his skin. Thanks : )
the leader is awesome and you pup will get used to it!! I use it on my one yr old lab and she took about 5 months but is used to it!
P.S. Sadie could run around in those three acres and chase after butterflies, lizards, and her ball : ).
Great workout too, I feel like you did something similar a few weeks back? No?
Love your tips, thoughts, pup and workouts!
Things in packages never look quite as good as they do when you actually cook em up. huh?!
3 acres of yard is a lot to take care of! One of the reasons we are in a condo is so we have no yard care whatsoever. Just don’t want to think about that yet.
Do you 100& want ot rent a house? Or are you open to condo type things.?
yeah we really want a house mainly for a yard for sadie.
obviously! of course you need a yard for sadie. silly me!
i’ve been dogless for too long. guess that needs to change!
hope the house/rent works out! I would love to live in hotels for long periods of time…room service haha 🙂
What a workout! I would have been sweating my buns off, I went running at 6:30 am and it was already 82*! OUCH!
mmm! I tend to save the best for last..depending on what it is I’m eating! 🙂 Especially if it’s a sandwich, I eat the top crust, move on to the bottom, then I eat the two sides and the middle is always last! none of that top-to-bottom business for me. But for meals (when I eat out) I tend to eat the “best bites” first…because I know that I won’t be able to finish it all in one sitting. If I save the best for last, by the time I get to it, I’ll be too full 🙁
I love Amy’s packaged meals! They’re surprisingly good, even if the image doesn’t quite match up 😉
Good luck on the house stuff, I hope things work out well! Why is moving always more difficult than you think it is going to be, sigh.
That workout IS legit. ANd looks fun! I love adding major inclines to workouts. Hello LEGS!!
Haha. MY hotel egg sandwich looked almost like yours, except with an english muffin instead of bread.
I have a workout that is very similar to this that I snagged a long time ago from a fitness magazine too and it seriously kicks butt! Every time I go to do it I think “it won’t be that hard…I get to walk every other minute.” and every time I finish I think I’m going to pass out on the floor!
ha! that’s exactly what i think… right before i think i’m going to die!
I think I’m going to try that workout tonight! Since no one will be watching me, I may or may not change the incline so that I do not feel like I’m dying. I already had an exhausting day at work ;).
Awesome workout! I’ll have to try it once I stop torturing myself with marathon training…
…I had Apple Jacks for breakfast 🙂
3 acres??? That would be a lot to take care of. Would you have to mow the whole thing or is some of wooded/tall grass? Nice that the rent dropped though.
I’m with Ryan- best bite is always the last bite…gotta end with a bang!
You staying in a hotel for an extended stay totalllllly reminds me of the Mary Kate and Ashley song ‘Why Can’t We Live In A Hotel All The Time’… haha I know I can share this with you because you share the same love for the olsen twins!
Julie I hardly ever comment but I loooove your blog! Read it 3X a day 🙂 So OBVIOUSLY I know nothing about this (hardly your blog readers business, anyway), but I totally think that if you love it, you should go for the house!!! I know it’s not quite that simple, but like you said, it’s not permanent – only a rental. It seems like for the sake of something like lawn care, you shouldn’t pass up a place you love!!! Maybe you and Ryan could each mow the grass as one Sat workout/month, hire a high school or college kid for one, and give the finger to the home owners assoc for the final week of the month? 🙂 Whatever you decide, good luck!! And keep on keepin on with the lovely blog!
That’ treadmill workout sounds BRUTAL. I’m scared to try it.. hehe
That treadmill workout scares me. Maybe if I’m feeling really adventurous I’ll try it…one day.
I save the best bites for last, too! Gotta get all the different flavors and textures in that last bite.
Best of luck to your house hunt! I’m sure something will work out soon 🙂
Workout of death is the perfect name for that. Thank god I’m finished. I started out thinking it would be a piece of cake. Cut to 15 min later when I thought I was going to die. Phew!
Good luck on your housing finds…but a 100 a month is not all that bad at all, I can’t imagine though what lawn fees would cost. Your meals still look pretty yum for living at a hotel.
I tried that workout before & it is SO tough! I always get half way through and want to be done!
3 acres is a lot! we have 2 acres and my husband has a professional grade mower that you stand on (the ride behind types landscapers have) and it still takes him 1.5 hours! granted I bet your lot is flat in Florida and ours is not but that’s still a lot of maintenance for a rental. I tried incline walking for the first time a couple weeks ago and was floored by how hard it is! This workout is no joke.
Wowzers! I just tried your interval workout, what a challenge!!! It was tough, but now I feel amazing! I’ve been trying a lot of your posted workouts, they’re great, thank you 🙂
Hope the house hunt comes to an end for you soon. I’m sure the hotel thing will get old really fast.
Oooh! I hope you get the house. Just think of yard care as a workout? We recently got married and my husband just has like the old-fashioned manual? mower. It’s a sweet workout and tan time. Except I complain that my poor little hands blister. Lol.
I am sure you are probably more stressed about the living situation than you let on here on your blog but all the same you seem so positive!
I have to move soon but there are so many question marks around my move also that I am starting to freak out.
Reading your posts make me feel a lot better about just rolling with the punches on this one and not getting TOO stressed (of course a little is OK)!
I wanted to let you know that I did this workout last night…I almost died. It was probably the in the top 5 hardest workouts of my life. I loved/hated it. Thanks for such a great sweaty workout!!! =)
Eating in a hotel that you are staying in for an extended amount of time would frustrate me. If there is a free breakfast, I’m more inclined to grab the not so healthy stuff since my brain equates hotels with “vacation mode”. It would def. be a struggle!
Would you consider just buying a lawn moer? Sadie might get a kick out of you guys being outside with her….and if you both took turns and did it over two days? Just a thought…
So, I just did the workout you posted… it was KILLER! Totally awesome though. I mentioned it on my blog as well. Thanks for sharing!
Riding lawn mower!!!