Category: Thirty Day Thursday
Some random things about me…
| April 28, 2011 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Thirty Day Thursday |
HEY friends!! Alllmost Friday!! And for us Brits, we get a four day weekend thanks to the Royal Wedding so tomorrow IS the weekend for me, yipee!! 
Aaaaand it’s Thursday, which means it’s time for a Thirty Day Thursday Challenge!
NEXT Thursday FYI I’ll be posting The Bagel Post. That’ll replace ‘My views on drugs and alcohol’, because to me that’s irrelevant because I don’t drink or take drugs, and don’t plan to haha! 
Day 6- 30 interesting facts about myself
30?! Okay, I’m REALLY not that interesting, so I’ll give you 10 Random Things instead…
10 Random Things
1. I love fancy dress. Always have…
….always will…
And that first photo was me at a birthday party that wasn’t even fancy dress. That’s how much I love it!
2. I’m not gonna lie, I’m slightly jealous of Kate.
She looks like this, and is marrying him. Is anyone NOT slightly envious?!
3. I genuinely believe that what I ice my shin with will affect my recovery.
Which is why I always ice with frozen broccoli or spinach instead of the frozen oven chips that my dad loves so much. Can you see all that broccoli goodness just seeping into my shin?! I’ve tried to explain this to the PT but he doesn’t seem to quite understand. His loss.
4. I am a photo lurker. Just have a quick check of all your photos now, because it is my mission in life to be making a stupid face in the background of every photo in the world.
Who’s that weirdo in the background…?
5. I get food cravings like crazy. Anything can set me off, from a smell to someone mentioning a food, and then I will obsess about it until I have it. Anyway, a few weeks ago, Hollie mentioned bread pudding, and that did it. I WANTED BREAD PUDDING. I used to have Bread-and-Butter pudding all the time as a kiddo, but haven’t had it in AGES, specially not since becoming vegan! Anywho, I present to you…
Vegan Single Serving Bread-and-Butter Pudding
- 1 slice bread (I used wholemeal)
- 2 tbsp non-dairy milk
- 1 tbsp vegan butter, melted
- 2 tbsp brown sugar (more or less depending on taste, up to you)
- Optional, but I used them: 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, raisins
- Grease a microwave-safe bowl/ramekin/mug and set aside.
- Tear up your bread into small pieces, and place in mug, layering the raisins in-between if using.
- Mix together all other ingredients and pour over bread.
- Press down, then microwave for about 2 1/2 mins, depending on your microwave.
- Leave to stand for a few minutes, then turn out onto a plate and ENJOY!!
No kidding, this was so good I wen back and made another. And seeing as it takes less than 5 mins to make, it was all good!
6. I am always eating. Photos prove this. I think about half of the photos people take of me, I am eating in. Proof:
Oh, and don’t even bother to ask if you can ‘try’ my food. It won’t end well for you.
7. I’m a hugger. If you’ve been reading for a while, you’ll probably know this. I hug EVERYTHING, from trees…
…to food…
…to…er…myself…
Okay, so that was only 7 things, but it’s late now and making 10 things would make this post even longer than it already is, and quite frankly I need to let The Crazy out in small-ish amounts or I will be taken away to be with people who are ‘like me’ mentally.
ONE random thing about you? Come on people, tell me something random pleeease?!
What is one of your childhood desserts or meals? Dessert=Bread and butter pudding. Meal= Triple Decker Pizza Sandwiches. I’m not kidding. 3 mini pizzas make the perfect sandwich filling dontcha know?! 
What are you looking forward to tomorrow? Are you going to watch the wedding? I’m looking forward to doing my first speedwork run since my injury!! Yaaaay!! And I might watch it…we’ll see 
Have a GREAT day lovely people!! Love you guys SO MUCH!!
Thirty Day Thursday: My Day
| April 21, 2011 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Thirty Day Thursday |
Hellooo lovelies!! Loved hearing yesterday where you guys are going this summer- you DID make me jealous!! 
So I’ve missed the last few of these, but basically in case you didn’t know, Thursdays are Thirty Day Thursdays on the bloggie, where I do one of these:
Day 12- Bullet your whole day
Oh, and I’m on Easter break at the mo- this isn’t a ‘typical’ Thursday!
- Had a nice lie-in and got up to have breakfast at around 8am.
Katie’s Banana Bread in a Bowl, but the apple-cinnamon-raisin version. Yes, I’m still on that kick. Instead of banana, I used 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, a few ice cubes, 1/4 cup raisins blended in, and lots of cinnamon. DEEELISH! 
- Minor Morning Disaster. Got ready to go take Buddy to the local nature park, because it was HOT and SUNNY in London today!! A first!!
Since the sun had come out, I decided to break out the running sunglasses I got free at the VLM expo on Saturday. But when I say ‘break out’, I mean it…
Er…oops…
Sad times.
- Walk time!
Sun= bare legs+ sandals
Just be thankful you can’t see my Ugly Runner’s Feet properly! 
I am SO excited to hopefully run here on Saturday!! It’s pretty hilly, but its SO gorgeous (I usually pound pavements in comparison!), and will be worth the journey and inclines!! Buddy enjoyed the sun too:
Also saw lots of Easter Egg Hunt signs; apparently there’s one on Saturday. I WILL be there and I WILL push past all the kids to find all that chocolatey goodness first. Watch out children, the Sweet Tooth Runner’s out…
- LUNCH time! Let’s just pretend I DIDN’T have a PB+apple+cinnamon sandwich with raisins on the side…
- (No)Baking time! Variety is the spice of life, which is why I then made No-Bake Apple Cinnamon Raisin energy bars…
This recipe for Homemade Clif Bars with 1/4 cup applesauce, raisins, and more cinnamon. SO QUICK and yummy!
- Workout time! After working for the afternoon, I then hit the gym in the evening.
I hit the tread, but after 2 miles I felt a few twinges in my shin, so I stopped straight away. Not worth risking it y’know? Specially since I’m starting my training plan next week, and want to be 100% okay for that
I ended up doing time on the elliptical, as well as tough High-Cadence Intervals on the bike (workout here from Runner’s World) and then weights. LOVE THE SWEAT!!
Count your blessings that that is a blurry photo and you can’t quite see how scary that face is. Endorphins make me crazy.
- Refuelled afterwards with a Tropical Protein Smoothie.
Found a can of this protein powder in the reduced section of a health store yesterday (£5?!), and I LOVE it!! Spriru-tein tropical:
Protein Tropical Smoothie:
- 1/2 scoop tropical protein powder
- A couple of slices of pineapple
- 1/2 cup soy yoghurt
- 1 cup non-dairy milk
- Ice cubes+xanthan gum to thicken
- 1 tbsp coconut butter (optional)
I loved this smoothie!! So cooling after a workout, and full of protein!! I like my smoothies super-thick, so I added lots of ice and xanthan gum:
YUMMY! Also had a choc PB banana for more carby goodness and cos it made the BEST dipper ever…
- Dinner time! Dinner was leftovers, because I am super lazy and making something just wasn’t an option.
Leftover roasted cinnamon sweet tater+chickpeas, and leftover lentil stew+brown rice. Followed up by COOKIES!! 
- And the best bit of today? You may remember me blogging about this a few weeks back:
The Run for Japan scheme, which I posted about here, is a worldwide initiative to get people to donate through their running mileage. I thought that by hopefully blogging about it, that even if just one person out of the few thousand read it and did it, then that would make a difference. But to know that a number of people did is just AWESOME!! Today alone, I got THREE, yes three emails from readers saying they’d donated their mileage, not to mention other comments and emails I’ve had before. Between the readers I’ve heard from, they’ve raised over £500 for Japan!! How amazing is that?! It made me SO happy!
HUGS for you all!!
What are some things you’ve done today?
Cardio or weights? I think weights IS cardio!! It definitely gets your heart rate up if you lift heavy anyway, and I’m really starting to enjoy it! But running has my heart, so cardio
Do you use protein powders? Do you have a fave one? My favourite is Sun Warrior but it is SO expensive, so until I win the lottery I’ll be using whatever cheaper alternatives I can! Spiru-tein seems pretty awesome anyway to be honest, so I’m not complaining!
Love you guys, have a great day!!
The Comparison Trap
| March 17, 2011 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Discussions, Thirty Day Thursday, Topic Posts |
HEY friends!!
Your responses to yesterday’s post were HILARIOUS!! You guys make me crack up SO much!! 
Anyway, today is 30 DAY THURSDAY. And as promised yesterday, it’s a serious post today!! So if you want some laughs, come to my gym and watch the senior’s line dancing class. Some of them wear cowboy hats and spurs. Funniest thing EVER.
Day 27- A problem I’ve had
This problem is one that I’m sure almost all of you can relate to. The Comparison Trap.
We’ve all been here. For example, you finish a successful run at a great pace and distance (for you) and are elated! Then you read blogger’s posts, and the comparisons begin…
“(They) ran twice the distance in half the time, and that was their recovery run!” “(They) did x number of exercise classes in a day!! I only do one!”
The same with food.
“I had four squares of chocolate, but (she) only has one.” “She has (x amount) of oats, but I have double that!”
The potential comparisons are never-ending.
I was inspired to write this post after receiving a number of emails and comments recently that reminded me of this. An example of this is an AMAZING runner who left a comment saying that she ran 6 miles but it was ‘rubbish’ compared to mine that day because it was slower.
So WHAT?! It isn’t about how fast you run in comparison to me, or in comparison to anyone else. It’s all about YOU. I improved my speed in the last few months from an average 9 min/mile pace a few months ago to an average 7-8min/mile pace, but that is still WAY slower than many other runners and bloggers. Does that make me any less of a runner? NO, of course it doesn’t!! Running isn’t all about the numbers anyway. Neither speed nor distance ‘make’ a runner. Passion does.
The same goes for food. What one person eats and can manage is totally different to another. It is important to remember as well that no bloggers (certainly not any I’ve ever read anyway!) post EVERYTHING they eat. I definitely got confused about that when I first started blog reading, and got very self-conscious about the fact that I ate so much more than other people seemed to!!
The bottom line is that we are all different. We all have totally different bodies, and so our needs and what we can manage personally is totally different to everyone else. Comparing yourself with other people, especially based on the things you see in blog posts where you can’t see the whole picture, is pointless and self-destructive.
I have definitely had this problem in a big way in the past. I felt like I wasn’t good enough, and that I was insignificant compared to everyone else. Although I admit to still occasionally feeling the odd negative comparative twinge when reading other’s posts, I tend to be much more positive in my outlook now. Instead, when it comes to running, I feel more inspired and impressed instead of feeling inadequate, and in terms of food, I just remind myself of our individual needs and preferences.
So what are your thoughts on this topic? Share pretty please!!
Have you ever fallen into ‘The Comparison Trap’? What things do you compare? Running, exercise, food, lifestyle, etc.? I think that everyone does it sometimes, even sub-consciously! I especially did it as far as food and running were concerned, although appearances too were another thing…
Random question: What was your Thursday workout? A 30 min easy recovery run, 20 mins elliptical and BodyPump, which kicked my butt. Again.
FRIDAY tomorrow people!! Stay tuned for my Friday Faves!
P.S. Giveaway winners, I’ll get back to you soon!! Just waiting for a few more addresses from runner’s up, then your goodies’ll be on their way, k? 
P.P.S. Remember that you are all AMAZING people and SUCH inspirations to me!! If you EVER need anything, or just want to chat, feel free to email me anytime!!
I believe…
| March 10, 2011 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Thirty Day Thursday |
HEY friends!! 
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that Thursday’s mean one thing (other than extreme it’s-so-almost-Friday excitement)…
THIRTY DAY THURSDAY! Just so ya know, I don’t post these in order- just what I feel like that day! Hmm, what do I feel like today…?
Day 18- My Beliefs
I believe that every day should start with a Killer Breakfast. The official definition of a Killer Breakfast: nutritious, yet so darn tasty you want to marry it.
Oatmeal cooked with chia seeds, topped with melted almond butter and cherry jam. So good…I believe that nothing beats the PB+J combo!
I believe in the power of cookies.
Especially big, soft, chewy, peanut butter oatmeal ones…
Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (adapted from Vegan With A Vengeance)
These are healthier than your average PB cookie, with no added sugar or oil, and the goodness of spelt flour, oats and peanut butter. Not to mention they are chewy, soft and delicious…oh, and the dough is to-die-for!!
(Makes 16, depending on size, and how much dough you eat in the process)
- 225g/8oz spelt flour
- 175g/6oz rolled oats
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 175g/6oz peanut butter (I used Meridian’s all-natural smooth)
- 174ml/6 fl oz unsweetened applesauce (I just whizzed 2 small cored+sliced apples+ 4 tbsp water in a food processor for this)
- 125ml/4 fl oz maple syrup (or agave, etc.)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Grease or line 2 baking trays.
- Mix together dry ingredients (flour, oats, baking powder+salt). In a seperate bowl, mix together everything else.
- Add the dry to the wet and mix. The dough will be firm and moist. Roll into whatever size balls you want, and flatten them. Bake for 12-15mins until the cookies have puffed a bit and are lightly browned. Leave on the tray for 10 mins before moving to a cooling rack. Then ENJOY!!
Suggestions: Use other nut butters (Dark Chocolate Dreams would be amazing!!), crunchy PB or add chocolate chips/raisins/cacao nibs.
I am thinking a Triple Chocolate one next time…made with cocoa powder, Dark Chocolate Dreams and cacao nibs/chocolate chips. Drooling at the thought…
I believe in making the best of any situation. Like when your BodyPump class is overbooked…*cue ugly sad face*…
…using that time instead to study running whilst ellipticalling+weights for an hour.
I did a mixture of steady state, speed intervals, and sprints to change things up a bit. And I learned so much too from reading! Like I need to start including some…
Don’t they sound like fun?! 
I believe in the importance of refuelling. Enter: chocolate soya milk and a bowl of broccoli.
Followed by my dinner, which was a huge plate of Spaghetti (vegan!) Bolognese, and many many cookies. Almost the same amount as what I ate of the dough pre-baking. And that says a lot…! 
I believe that dark chocolate is the cure to all problems.
I think I feel a cold coming on. In my book, there is nothing chocolate cannot cure. 
That may or may not have been my Excuse #1001 to eat more chocolate than normal…
Oh, and get ready to be proud of me, because I actually WASHED MY HAIR this morning!! I know- unbelievable! It was a moment of triumph for me!
So what are some of your beliefs? Serious or otherwise, I’d love to hear them!!
What are your favourite cold remedies? Chocolate and sleep 
Favourite chocolate? I know I’ve asked this before, but mine changes so often!! I’m loving this Fairtrade Divine Dark Chocolate with Raspberries, and Lindt Sea Salt is the most addictive substance known to mankind. If there was a chocolate rehab, I would have been admitted long ago!
Can’t wait for tomorrow, because IT’S FRIDAY!! Have a great Friday you amazing people!
Thirty Day Thursday- My March Goals!
| March 3, 2011 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Thirty Day Thursday, Uncategorized |
Hey friends!! It’s FRIDAY TOMORROW and I can’t WAIT! Friday’s are the BEST! 
ges
Thanks for your lovely (half!) birthday wishes on my post yesterday!! You are the BEST! And guess what happened today?! My AMAZING best friends surprised me with a half-birthday celebration!! They had baked a chocolate birthday cake, peanut butter cookies, dark chocolate and chocolate chip muffins! Seriously, how well do they know me?! I didn’t have my camera with me at the time, but I got to take the leftovers home so took photos then, and trust me they won’t be around for long! 
They baked it all themselves and it was their first time baking vegan goods and they tasted SO delicious!! I had so many cookies and muffins, chocolate and two slices of cake. Hey, it’s my birthday! 
gea
All that sugar actually fuelled me SO well for a speedwork run! Based on Page’s Shreadmill run post today:
1 min at Distance/Long Run Pace (7.50 min/mile)
1 min at Goal Pace- 30 secs faster (7. 20 min/mile)
2 mins at 5k pace- (6.40 min/mile)
1 min at fast/hard pace- (6.10 min/mile)
+5 min warm-up @ 7.55 min/mile and 5 min cooldown @ 7.40 min/mile.
I did a Page and got my last interval down to in the 5 min/mile zone! 
This was so FUN and it was great to change things up! Repeated the intervals five times and felt GREAT the whole time. Also did 30 mins on the elliptical afterwards. I am going to be fuelling all my future runs with cookies and cake methinks!
gea
So, it’s Thirty Day Thursday!!
Day 29- Goals for this month
So I’ve seen a lot of other bloggers post their March goals, and I have a few of my own!
fwa
1. Train well. NOT overtrain of course, but stay focused, stick to my plan (which I’ll be talking about on Saturday) and this way I’ll be able to do well in my 5k race. This includes doing a lot of cross-training and at least one rest day- both my body and my mind need to chillax sometimes!
fewa
2. Keep studying all I can for running! What I have learned so far has helped me SO MUCH so more studying is going to really benefit me I think!
gae
3. Do a yoga session at least once a week. I do a few yoga stretches every day before bed, but since my yoga class got cancelled in January, I haven’t done a full session! I want to do at least a 40 min session once a week- I miss it!!
faf
4. Rehydrate properly. I am seriously lacking in the rehydrating area. I drink a LOT of water but never replenish my salts, so I get a lot of muscle cramps and headaches as a result. I’m going to try to work on this this month and hopefully see results.
grs
5. Join a gym. I quit my gym a few months ago because I felt it was getting too expensive for me, and have been using it on a pay-as-you-go basis since then. But I calculated yesterday that I am paying almost DOUBLE what a membership would cost me! So I think it’s time to sort that out!
gre
6. Perfect my cinnamon-raisin peanut butter recipe. So many of you requested the recipe after I made it on Tuesday, but sadly it was only okay…not raisiny enough and too dry. So I WILL perfect it so we can all bathe in the nutty-cinnamony-raisiny goodness.
gea
7. Help others more. I want to start doing something that will benefit others, because sometimes I feel so self-centred, and I would really love to do something that will make a difference to other people!! I’m thinking of helping out with the youth group at my church or at a care home or something like that.
ges
8. Wash my hair more often. No elaboration needed.
gragr
Do you have any goals for this month? I could list hundreds to be honest, but I don’t think I’d be able to acheive them all!
gea
Are you a gym member? What is most important to you when looking at gyms? Price, classes, location, facilities, etc…for me, price is a big deal, but location and classes are also pretty important.
thr
What is your exercise/run fuel of choice? Mine is Clif bars or PB+banana on toast normally, but now it’s cookies and cake!!
fwea
ENJOY your Friday lovelies!!
Thirty Day Thursday- The Highs and Lows
| February 24, 2011 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Thirty Day Thursday, Uncategorized |
Hey friends!! Hope you’re having an amazing day!! Today, it’s a Thirty Day Thursday!!
Day 30- Highs and Lows of this month
Seeing as this is the last Thursday of the month, I thought it’d be a good time to tackle this one!
rgea
High: I discovered my Ultimate Oatmeal Topping Combo on the first day of this month: PB+J. Original? No. The Best? Yes.
Low: That first day my ankle issues also resurfaced. Damn ankle.
High: Getting sent The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of by lovely American blog reader Angie!!
Low: Having ‘Aunt Flo’ visit, but not ACTUALLY visit. An oh-so-subtle period reference there! 
So spending that day feeling bleugh.
High: Spending that sick day doing fun things to cheer myself up, like baking my first ever batch of Super-Charge Me cookies!
My first batch, but definitely not my last…! 
tyd
High: Getting a FOOD PROCESSOR! Highlight of the year so far probably!!
High: Making homemade Dark Chocolate Dreams!!
Low: Having a bad run.
High: Powering through that bad run thanks to all my inspirations (which includes YOU guys!!) and turning it into a GREAT one.
High: Amazing breakfasts, such as Triple Chocolate Oatmeal, Choco-Cocoonut-PB breakfast cake and Dark Chocolate Dreams OIAJ:
Are you seeing the chocolate theme there too? 
grea
High: Discovering balls and babies.
Katie’s Hot Cocoa Fudge Babies:
...to name just a few! I love balls.
High: The muddiest…
…but the most fun ‘race’ of my life:
High: Having an AMAZING day in London, hitting Whole Foods, a hummus bar, and having the most delicious vegan dessert I have ever had.
Chocolate Raspberry Torte, you WILL be replicated in my kitchen. And SOON.
tga
High: Going to the BEST talk EVER on Sports Nutrition by a specialist who has WORKED WITH MY HEROINE, PAULA RADCLIFFE! 
(By the way, Monday’s Reader Request post will be some of the things I learned from the talk, as a LOT of you asked about it, and I can’t wait to share!!)
rgea
High: Tomorrow!! Early morning spin class, then I am going BACK to my beloved Whole Foods Kensington (3rd time this week!!) but this time I am going with my momma!! It’s only right that she gets to see my second home (and by that, I mean pay for all my goodies…! ) and I’ll also be taking her to the giant bookstore and maybe to the movies too to see Black Swan…we’ll see! Looking forward to it though!
grea
Going to share some great recipes with you tomorrow too, which I WOULD have done today, but this post is kinda long enough as it is! So keep a lookout for my Friday Favourites tomorrow!!
gea
What are YOUR highs and lows of this month so far? I’d love to hear what’s made YOU happy so I can celebrate with you, and what’s made you sad so that I can send you virtual hugs. 
grgr
Have you got any good plans for tomorrow or for this weekend? I think my weekend will be more chilled, but I’m so excited about my busy day tomorrow!!
few
What was the last movie you saw? Have you seen Black Swan? I saw Tangled last, and The King’s Speech before that, and they were both GREAT! Can’t wait to see Black Swan!!
gre
Have a great Friday tomorrow lovelies!!
fwa
P.S. Go check out my guest post on Jemma‘s blog! My Top Ten Training Tips 
Thirty Day Thursday and cookie dough balls
| February 10, 2011 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Thirty Day Thursday |
It’s Thirty Day Thursday time friends!! (See here for my first Thirty Day Thursday post). I know you’ve been looking forward to it all week! 
Day 23- 5 guys I find attractive
HA! Thought this would be a fun one!! 
grar
Firstly, people you will NEVER hear me saying I find attractive:
- Robert Pattinson (I don’t get this obsession. At all.)
- Daniel Radcliffe (How can anyone think Harry Potter is hot?!)
- Tom Cruise (I just really don’t see it…)
- George Clooney (Maybe back in the day, but just a tad past it now IMO!)
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Now for my 5 famous attractive guys!
5. Leonardo Di Caprio. Okay, so not so much nowadays, but in Titanic?! HOT.
Maybe I just love the character Jack though…….nah look at that cute smile of his! Naaw 
gtgrs
4. Chris Pine.
Had never heard of him until I saw the movie Star Trek. And fell in love.
gragea
3. Andy Roddick.
He actually makes me want to play tennis (well, only with him anyway!). And if you knew how embarrassingly awful I am at that game, you’d know that really is saying something.
grteg
2. Will Smith.
I think his hilarity and nice-ness makes him so attractive! Not to mention that I grew up glued to ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’…
gbtrsag
So in first place…
1. JOEY!!
It never said the guys had to be real!
Joey shares my love of food:“JOEY EMMA DOESN’T SHARE FOOD!” Joey is hilarious. And Joey speaks words of great wisdom:
Oh, and he’s sexy as hell, right? 
hyt
And because I obviously can’t leave you with a yummy food-less post…
Averie’s Extra Protein No-Bake Vegan PB Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls. They are amazing.
They take less than 5 minutes to throw together, have only 5 ingredients and are heavenly. Seriously, make them now!! 
gtrgs
So, who would make your list of famous attractive guys? Agree or disagree with any of mine? I’m warning you, DO NOT say anything bad about Joey, or I will get VERY upset!! And what 30 Day Challenge topic do you think I should do next week?
fres
Oh, and have you made any cookie dough balls yet? I’ve made baked versions from Mama Pea and Diana, and no-bake versions from Gina and Averie! They’ve all been delicious!! I really want to make Mama Pea’s snickerdoodle ones next…mmm…
fgresg
Friday tomorrow friends!! Have a great one!
Thirty Day Thursday and looking on the bright side
| February 3, 2011 | Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Thirty Day Thursday |
Hello friends! 
You may have seen this 30 Day Challenge on other blogs (I got the idea from the lovely Averie), and I think it’s a fun thing to do! So basically, every Thursday, I’m going to be posting about one of the Thirty Day Challenge topics! Not in order though, because where would be the fun in that? 
Day 26- What kind of person attracts you
So you may have heard me mention BodyPump boy before. Because clearly I am a little obsessed with him. Well today, straight after class, I ran off outside the hall leaving all my stuff and my set-up to take a call…
…and when I got back, he’d put away all my weights and my bench and was holding the door open for me! Awww!! 
That is probably the thing I find most attractive in people! Manners, generosity and kindness wins over good looks for me any day!
Shmushy time over now!
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I have also been a little bit obsessed with the whole PB+J combo this week. Read: oatmeal topping Every Single Day.
Peanut Butter and Jam
Dark Chocolate Dreams and Jam
Almond Butter and Jam
Yummy yummy yummy!
I was a bit sad today, because my ankle wasn’t feeling 100% still. I considered going ahead with my planned hill sprint run anyway, but decided in the end it’s better to play it safe. I always like to look on the bright side though!
Bad: Not being able to run today.
Good: This meant I could spend more time in the kitchen cooking up yummy goodies!
Trial #6 of Emma’s Perfect Vegan Chocolate Chip cookie!
Bad: Not yet perfect still! Tasters say the texture of this batch is perfect, but they preferred the flavour of Trial #6!
Good: All the trials mean I get to eat a lot of cookie dough, and a lot of cookies!
Bad: Not having enough of these…
…to make Trial #7 today!
Good: This gave me the perfect excuse to make something else- Katie’s delicious Chocolate Pumpkin Protein Bars! Made a few minor adaptations, but they were amazing!!
Seriously, make these now!! They are yum!
Bad: I ate about half the batch! 
Good: They were so darn tasty, I don’t regret it one bit! 
Bad: It finished off my jar of peanut butter!
Good: This means Oats In A Jar tomorrow for brekkie! With jam on top of course!
Amazing: Going back to the cute health store I found on my run on Tuesday, and having a long chat with the lovely woman who owns it. She is my new best friend. She is 65, and ran a sub 3 hour marathon aged 57, and still runs marathons today!! So she is also my new idol. I wanted to take a picture of her and frame it but I don’t think she’d agree that we’re quite at that stage in our relationship…yet.
Even better: She gave me a half price on everything I bought, just because.
One of my goodies- nutritional yeast flakes
The Best: Lovely Amazing Marathon Woman also threw in a bar of dark choccie with raspberries for FREE for me after I told her how much I loved the last one! She says I need it to fuel my running! She knows me so well already! 
We chatted for ages, and she gave me tons of advice on my running and speedwork!! I LOVE HER!!
So share with me what kind of person attracts you/what qualities in a person you find most attractive. Like I said, I love courtesy, manners, kindness, and I’ll add a good sense of humour to the list!
Do you tend to look on the bright side of things? Glass half-full or half-empty? Please tell me about something Bad —-> Good that happened to you today!
P.S. Don’t forget to check out my yoga giveaway! That’s another good thing!!
Have a great Friday lovelies!
