TGIF - Thank Goodness It's Friday

Attitude of the day: hopeful, nervous (about the run on Sunday, yikes!)

Craving of the day: yogurt... oh my goodness, I can't get enough yogurt!!! I haven't eaten yogurt in months and suddenly today that's all I want, plus I have a MAJOR sweet tooth today. gripes :-/

Recipe of the day: this recipe from the Food Network pretty much sums up what I'm drooling over today. Likes I said, after months without sugar or dairy, it's all coming out now! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/the-surreal-gourmet/granola-yogurt-berry-parfait-recipe/index.html

Smoothie of the day: didn't really have a smoothie, but last night for dessert I made a Cocoa Coconut Banana shake that was HEAVEN!!! it was just a cup of pure coconut cream, 1 banana, some agave, and 2 big spoons of 100% cocoa powder.. blend in a bullet or blender and wha-lah! heaven right there. Yummy!

Inpsirational quote of the day:

We learn wisdom from failure much more than success. We often discover what we will do, by finding out what we will not do.
Samuel Smiles

and I like this image, it fits me today:



Yes, TGIF indeed. What a crazy/cool weeks it's been. How can I not be thankful that today is Friday? I mean, basically just waking up today already made me smile a little because I realized that I don't have to work tomorrow, yesssssss. Sorry for those that do  - I feel your pains! I used to work weekends and actually 7 days/week, in a former life ;)
Yesterday's tummy troubles really threw me off, and I just felt way out of whack all day and now even more so today. Four weeks ago I started fasting on Fridays, basically after dinner on Thursday I would just skip breakfast and lunch on Friday, to give my digestive parts a break, then eat a great dinner.  I found out about this on Mark's Daily Apple, called Intermittent Fasting, and thought it was interesting especially sincer many other cultures practice fasting and it is not for diet or weight loss, but more spiritual based. Anyhow, I decided I would try it and loved how I felt! But the time when I started, I was not doing as much cardio due to my injury, and it was not an issue. Now that I'm running and training a little bit more, I am not sure if that's so wise, at least not before my marathon in March. Honestly this marathon training combined with my injury has gotten me out of sync and feelng all sorts of whacky and unbalanced lately! I'm working extra hard to find the balance. I gave up sugar and grains and dairy for a few months and then had some again, and it didn't kill me, but now I'm all confused because I wonder what is right for my particular body. Ya know? I just want to feel good, have energy, and eat comfortably while remaining lean and toned... don't we all? of course we do, but I'm serious! haha.
Okay, enough with all my babbles and bobbs. I really want to end this thing on a positive note since that is the whole point after all!

Gratitude List:
Fruit! even though I seem to over-dose on it
Carbs - they are fueling my run on Sunday and my make me happy right now
Losing control - sometimes it is good for a control freak (like me) to lose control and see that the world is still okay :-)
Surrendering - giving up control and turning over my worries to God is pretty darn awesome

and last but not least...

Happy Friday!