Hello there, gym! Sorry I’ve neglected you in favor of cookies… and cake… and pie… and candy.
But we can be friends again, right?
My relationship with the gym took a brief hiatus over the holiday weekend, but returned with a vengeance this morning.
Workout
Ryan and I hit the gym nice and early and began our workouts with 20 minutes of cardio on the elliptical before hopping off to complete our respective strength workouts.
Today I focused on my legs which was a little challenging since my right leg is still very bruised at the top of my thigh from the bike accident. (The bruises are even larger today and the outsides are turning that beautiful yellow/green color. Dead sexy.)
My muscles aren’t sore, but the bruising is tender, so I made sure to not squat down as far as I usually do and altered my workout a bit to be sensitive to my injuries.
In the end my workout looked like this:
Though I kept the weights lighter than usual, it still felt great to work up a sweat and kick my day off on a healthy note.
Breakfast
Today’s breakfast was a nice change from the gingerbread, pumpkin pie and red velvet pancakes I had yesterday. I seem to go into sugar overdrive over the holidays and I think my body is in sugar shock.
Even though our food selection is extremely limited at the moment (we must go to the grocery store today), I did my best to assemble a breakfast that included healthy fats, protein and wholesome carbohydrates.
I topped a whole wheat English muffin with two pieces of muenster cheese (we were out of eggs) and raspberry jelly and served it alongside a small bowl of trail mix.
I also sipped on a hot mug of my new favorite coffee.
I am in love with my new “J” mug! It was a Christmas present from my sister from Anthropologie and I think it’s the cutest thing in the world. It’s even more awesome when filled with peppermint crème coffee. Mmm.
As I went to make myself a cup of coffee this morning, I realized that the only kinds of coffee I own are seasonal flavors. Apparently I like a festive cup o’ joe!
Ryan’s company actually gave its employees Monday and Tuesday of this week off of work for Christmas, so I have a buddy at home with me today. We plan to use today to get our lives back to normal and do lots of cleaning (it looks like Santa threw up on our kitchen table), laundry and dishes. We have hopes of taking Sadie on a brief hike today as well if the weather allows it. Crossing our fingers that the rain holds off for a bit this morning!
P.S. The Fashion page was updated today.
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i LOVE those mugs. saw them when i was xmas shopping in florida, but figured it would be difficult to get it back home to chicago. can’t wait to pick one up at anthropologie this week!
Great to have you back! And just to let you know, it is snowing in Illinois right now! 🙂
awwww jealous!!!!!!
I love that mug! I’ve always wanted one of the anthro initial mugs but this one is way cooler than those older white ones with just the black letter.
I’m a seasonal coffee lover too. Hazelnut creme in my cup right now 🙂
adorable much! i totally feel ya on the sugar shock — i am cutting it out of my diet (started yesterday) and i already have no cravings. amazing!
much was supposed to = mug ** sorry!
that breakfast looks so so so delicious.
It’s awesome that you guys go the gym together. I’ve noticed that couples that workout together seem happier in general.
It felt amazing to go to the gym yesterday and today. Nothing like sweating out all the sugar I consumed over the holidays! Love that mug, super cute!
My husband got me the ‘M’ version of the mug! I’m drinking out of it right now!!
I almost bought that mug but got the all cream and black one instead, I really liked that one, but they were all out of “C”s
I am not a big fan of cheese and yet this breakfast look soooooo good. Wow, yum!
We have matching mugs! haha
I was back to P90 at home yesterday but today i’m back in the gym – eeek! I’ve been on a hiatus too!
Ummm…did you say red velvet pancakes?!? I must know how to make those!!!
it was a box mix. 🙂
That mug is adorable! And all those pancake flavors sound delicious! I am ready to get back into the daily workout routine as well!
I’m embarrassingly eager to get back to a normal routine of gym workouts and a clean house 🙂 Love the mug…and the coffee!
I received the same mug for Christmas, plus bought my sister and friends some while they were half off a few weeks ago. They are so cute!
that mug is so pretty I want one!
Love the mug! So cute 🙂
I have 8 of those mugs.. Theyre my favorite!
Dish on what else you got/gave for Christmas!
Julie, I am looking to start fresh next week. Where do you get your workouts from and what do you use to journal them so clearly. Glad you had a wonderful holiday. Hope your legs are feeling better soon.
i typically make them up as i go and use a bunch of workouts i’ve done for years as my inspiration (you may see a bunch here: https://www.pbfingers.com/work-it-out/workouts/ ) and will take moves i see in magazines, etc. and incorporate them into my workouts as well. when i post images of workouts, i create them in excel or microsoft paint and then do a screen shot save the image and upload it onto the blog.
I got that mug for my Secret Santa this year, I love Anthropologie for cute and feminine gifts!
I got the same mug with an S on it from a co-worker of mine for Christmas, I love it!!!! Glad to see you and Ryan had a great Christmas weekend!
Doesn’t the gym feel great after a break?? My friend jokingly said after we both indulged, slept in, and took a little hiatus…”This is what it must feel like to be the average person, huh?” How funny. I think the holidays make me extra grateful that I have a functioning body and am able to workout regularly! I did legs, too. I think it really gets my metabolism going the most (larger muscles).
I feel the same way, today it’s time to get some normal food in and some exercise! Back to real life!
I got a gift certificate to Anthro for Christmas, and with it I bought a pair of jeans, that exact mug (because my name is Jenna) and another, less feminine J mug for my boyfriend James.
My dad got me the initial mugs too! He got me three for my first, middle, and last names, which works well because I have two roommates 🙂 We can share!
I stopped listening when I read “red velvet pancakes!” Those sound incredible!
Hahaha… I love that Santa threw up on your kitchen table. Same at our house. And the healing of bruises is totally dead sexy. I used to get bad bruises on my shins in soccer.. and the mix of brown, blue, yellow, green, and puke color is fabulous
Cleaning and gym are my plans for the day as well! hoping to get inspired to start the cleaning soon… but, catching up on blogs is important too, no?
Love the mug!
haha of coooourse! 😀
I have quitea few seasonal coffee blends that I’ve been trying to get through as well! I think I am pretty burnt out with anything pumpkin spice or eggnog flavored at this point. The craving starts out strong in September, but by January 1st I definitely don’t want to see it again until the following year! I try to use it up by sneaking a scoop into the morning brew, but my husband (who isn’t a fan of flavored coffees) always catches me! Looks like I may be saving the rest in the freezer.
i got the “a” mug from my sister from anthro for christmas too:):)
I think all the bad food and less exercise this weekend messed me up because I was crashed out by 8:30 pm hahaha. It was my first time working out at 5am today, and not sure if I’m going to make it a habit, but it felt good!
CUTE mug!!! I love a good workout in the a.m…..feeels OH so good!
OoOO great leg workout~! And I was going to comment how much I adore that puuurrttttyyy mug!!! Man, if only Anthropologie had a wedding registry…hahaha. And I’m the same way too. Although I love regular coffee and always have a bulk of it at home, I get seasonal flavors when they’re on sale, so I rotate them everyday 😛
i said the SAME thing when we were registering about anthropologie!
Nice work pushing through the injuries and having an awesome workout! 🙂
Squats and lunges are a killer! I despise those BodyPump lunges!
With two kids, it looks like a toy store threw up in our house! I have a lot of cleaning to do too!
Love that cup! Anthropologie makes the most beautiful stuff!
I love that mug! I had one with my name written on it but unfortunately it shattered into pieces- sad times!
I got the “a” one of those mugs from my sister for Christmas, and I love it!
I love that feeling of a good workout after a bit of a healthy hiatus. it feels so nice! And cookies always make extra fuel too, right? 😉
I’m now craving some trail mix in a bad way.
Today I braved the gym as well after a lot of cookie and holiday eating. Felt GREAT!
oh my family got these mugs too and I adore them! They are so cute. My dad’s name is Jeff so he got the pretty pink mug!
I have those mugs! I got two of them with an initial for our last name. 🙂 Love ’em.
I love Anthropologie! But it’s just too expensive. 🙁
Looks like you had a wonderful holiday weekend!!
Love the mug! I bought the exact same thing as little Christmas presents for my mentor and coworkers!
LOVE THE MUG! I got the same one for Christmas too!! Except, mine has a “b” instead of “j” obviously 🙂