>Nice to be back

Posted on November 11, 2010 by sethlapierre

>As much of a blast as the Foodbuzz Festival was it’s also nice coming home. I must say I missed someone quite a bit.

But with a face like this, how can you not???

Yesterday I woke up a little errr ridiculously late. With not much time to relax before work, I threw on my running gear and headed out for a 6-mile run on the gorgeous sunny day.

Here are a few pics captured along the way...

Perdy, eh???

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Having only about 30 mins to get ready for work and make breakfast and lunch, I quickly inhaled a chocolate covered cherry smoothie then packed a tuna & dill salad for dinner:

Tuna, 1 T dill, yellow onion, kosher dill pickles, chickpeas, dash sea salt, black pepper.

Tossed in fat-free Greek yogurt and a splash of pickle juice (for flavor)

And topped over a fresh salad dressed with a 1:1 mixture of Goddess dressing & balsamic vinegar

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Alright I’m off to Spinning then to work! Have a great day!

Lauren

>Just another manic monday, tuesday, wednesday, thurs…

Posted on April 13, 2010 by sethlapierre

>Helllooo,

How was your day?? Why does this week feel so freakin’ long??? Bleh!

I decided after the weekends’ bday celebrations (aka lots-o-margaritas, champagne, Mexican, etc. my bod needed a little detox. Nothing drastic, just a good sweat sesh and looooots of H20 and veggies. And alas, I feel like ma-self again 🙂

I went for a goooorgeous 7-mile run around the District. It was peerdy but a little tooo hot to run, imo. I’m a huge baby when it comes to running in the heat. I’m a nighttime runna ❤

Pics from the morning’s run:

^Start of the route. Still a few Cherry Blossoms left.

Gorg.

Aaaand some eats:

^Monstah salad (romaine, kale, tofu, tomato, cucumber, laughing cow cheese, cranberries, sunflower seeds, balsamic vinegar, Goddess Dressing.

^Diced tomato, sea salt, pepper, Goddess Dressing

^Sweet potato fries (EVOO spray, sea salt, pepper, organic ketchup)

^Apple w/ cinnamon, mesquite, and cinnamon raisin swirl PB

To top of the Monday-ish, I did 234098324024 lbs. of laundry. Exhilarating, I know.

And to get through it all…

^Iced Coffee + soy. Mmmm luuurve iced coffee season.

So my question for youuz all is–have you ever participated in a workout challenge??? I’d love to do a 30-day Bikram Yoga challenge someday but those classes take up so much darn time! Guess that’s part of the ‘challenge’, ha. I’m also trying to incorporate more strength training/core workouts into my daily wkout routine. Problem is, I haaaaate lifting! I’d so much rather run 🙂 So I’m embarking on Jillian Michaels 30 day Shred. I’m aiming to do it 4X week (either L2 or 3) and/or taking a strength training/BodyPump class at my gym.

How many days do you strength train?? And do you do cardio on these days too??

Aiiight peeps, sorry it’s a short one. It’s back to Experimentland for this one.

xx,

Lauren

PS…Snapped this pic at CVS today. Seriously trash mags? C’mon…you can do better.

>Washington, DC: A runner’s world

Posted on January 24, 2010 by sethlapierre

>Heyyy,

Yesterday I set out for a 7.5-miler but ended up doing 10 miles (!)….and it was awesome! I swear I had runner’s high the entire time (or I was just having a blast taking pictures). I took my CrackBerry along to some pics so you can see this gorgeous city. If you ever travel to DC, pack your running shoes. How else can you see all of this in one trip?