Motivational sports videos are my favorite and facing a fear.

I hope your Wednesday is going as well as her day is so far:

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My latest upper body strength routine is pushing Brooke on the swing for an hour straight;)

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Some new snow in the mountains…  as long as it stays up there I’m happy.

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I can usually get myself to enjoy(ish) the treadmill and fight off any boredom but today was not the case.  I finished 6 of the planned 8 miles.  Maybe it was because it is such a beautiful day outside and so I was wishing I was outside or maybe it was because we all just have those days where our brains aren’t in it or maybe I just really need to zone into race mode or maybe I’ve just had a little bit of a mind draining week so far and that played a role.  Who knows but it happens.

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Gymnastics afterwards with Brooke and all of her tramp practice at my sister’s house is paying off in class.

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Also, I can’t stop snacking for the life of me today.  These.  Thank you mom for always having these in your pantry.

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Long story short—>  2 years ago I went to Thailand and on one of my last nights there we ate Indian food.  I was crazy sick (giardia:) within a few hours of eating and ever since then I haven’t come near Indian food.  Until today for lunch.  I faced my fears and it actually tasted really good.  There was some sort of vegetable curry that stole the show for me.

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You know how we all have those things in life where once you start you can’t stop and then you look at the clock and 30 minutes has gone by and it felt like it was only 2 minutes?  Motivational youtube videos are one of those things for me.

This Michael Phelps one= I have watched 10 times now.  Wow.  It gave me chills. It’s my new favorite.  I love when we are able to see glimpses into how much work/effort/pain/time these athletes put into their sport to get where they want to be.   Should have watched this before my treadmill run this morning;)

And then this one popped up after and it made me extremely excited to watch the Olympics this summer.

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What is your snack of choice today?

Favorite Olympic sport to watch?

Any major time sucks for you?

 

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I love to eat semi sweet chocolate chips and today that was my “snack” followed by 2 clementines to make it healthy. Lol.
I love gymnastics and track and field during the summer olympics.

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Netflix takes my time. :) I like to relax and watch it at times but often think I should be doing something more active.

I absolutely love those videos. Thanks for sharing! I really like the Olympics so I’m excited about them too!

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Uuuugggg… I can’t stop eating jelly beans today! :P But they’re helping me get my entire house cleaned!!
I love watching gymnastics and all the swimming events!! I can’t wait for the summer Olympics!!
Pinterest is a major time sucker lately, and now these two videos ;) But they are so inspiring! Thanks for sharing :)

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hands down Under Armor ads ARE THE BEST!
I really love those dark chocolate pretzels too, the salty and the sweet=yum!

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I absolutely love motivational videos and these were amazing! And snacking is never a bad thing! I swear I have found so many delicious snacks from reading your blog so just keep posting them please. :) My favorite Olympic sport of all time to watch is gymnastics! WOW are they talented! :)

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I wish I was as strong as those gymnasts!! Amazing. Love the quote/message at the end.

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That Michael Phelps video is so inspiring!

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6 miles is better than 0, which is what I’m running today. :) My hip flexors need some time off and a lot of stretching.
I like watching horse showjumping and ice skating.. maybe I will be a figure skater in another life lol. :)

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My favorite Olympic sports are the marathon, track, swimming and gymnastics! Love it! I love that Michael Phelps video! I watched it (several times) this morning! I also didn’t know that Michael Phelps fiancé was pregnant! How exciting!

I get sucked into Instagram and YouTube videos all the time!

Favorite snack right now is fig bars and fresh fruit!

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Ha! your face entering the indian restaurant says it all. but glad you embraced it again!! And glad you enjoyed it!!! very brave…

Snacking on roasted chickpeas.

I will never tire of watching figure skating in the Olympics. Idk why…just something about it.

Enjoy the beautiful weather! That sky against the white snow!!! Oh my!

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Oatmeal chocolate bars. Gymnastics. And books.

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I had a run like that yesterday. I hate when it happens but it happens to everyone. And along with the indian food, I ate at Bombay house when I was pregnant with my first and after the first bite, threw up everything I’d eaten that day. I’m still to scared to try it again because even the smell makes me sick.

My favorite summer olympics to watch is gymnastics and swimming and running. Speaking of gymnastics, where do you have Brooke doing them? I’m really tempted to put my oldest in classes.

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I love Indian food! That’s great you were able to enjoy it again!
Pinterest is and always has been since it came out a major time suck for me. I can spend hours looking at recipes or finding articles to read.

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Cliff Organic Dark Chocolate Cherry Almond bar was my snack today.

The weather was absolutely gorgeous here as well. Unfortunately we were in doctor’s offices most of the day. On the other hand, my husband isn’t having the major surgery I was worried about. He’ll have the one surgery we knew was coming and will be home the same evening. whoo hoo.

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Recent time suck: Carpool Karaoke on YouTube from The Late Late Show. Goodness knows I don’t stay up late enough to watch it live. Anyone else!? I think I’ve watched them all at least a handful of times.

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OH MY GOODNESS.. those are my absolute favorites. The Justin Bieber ones… Adele…all of them! Thank you for reminding me of these!

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Oh I miss gymnastics award ceremonies! I think I have about 15 trophies stashed at my parents house. That Under Armour ad with the gymnasts is one of my favorites although I can’t keep track of the team this year (too many girls whose name starts with an M!) And to keep the theme alive, my favorite Olympic sport to watch is gymnastics!

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I’ve been pretty good with snacking today. But if I had some in the house I would definitely go for some peanut m&ms!

I love watching gymnastics at the Olympics!

I always get sucked into Pinterest! I don’t know where the time goes when I start scrolling through pins!

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No snack for me, I have the pukes. But when I’m feeling better, there is a bag of crackberries (dove dark chocolate covered cranberries) calling my name.

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I got food poisoning from pizza once and it took me a looooong time to be able to eat it again. Food poisoning is such a horrible thing to deal with!

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Snack today – prerun smoothie because Ill be eating a late dinner tonight as I worked 11 hours today – kind of yuck – and threw my running schedule off a bit.

Time suck – Instagram and reading running/health blogs ;)

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LOVED the videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hell yes, it’s what you do in the dark that puts you in the light! Love that message!!!!!!

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Oh man I had an extreme case of food poisoning when I was two months pregnant after eating Indian food. I’m still too scared to eat it again!

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I LOVE the Olympics! All the athletes are so inspiring and there are so many stories of dedication that are amazing. I really like how Under Armour made their videos to highlight just how intensely dedicated these awesome athletes are!

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I love those videos!! My husband and I used to eat Indian food all the time, but I just don’t ever crave it anymore. I have been loving apples and popcorn for snacks. I think I have eaten a whole bag of popcorn everyday this week…

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I ate chocolate covered cinnamon bears for the first time today :). I honestly would have never bought them, but since you love them I thought I’d give them a try. All I can say is…thank you!!!!! I hope you and Brooke have a great night!

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Swimming is the only sport I watch and I cry every single time Federica Pellegrini wins. Go Italy!

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I haven’t been able to stop snacking today, either! Any running event is my favorite summer Olympic event!

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Yup…the Michael Phelps commercial is amazing!

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Snack: peanut butter straight out of the jar :) Some days that’s just all I want!

Favorites sports are swimming, gymnastics and you can’t forget the running events! I’m really excited to watch this summer too!

Oh gosh, time sucks..probably Instagram! I look up like 20 minutes later after I just sat down..it’s insane.

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Pb is my favorite snack. All day. Every day. I mean, there has to be some mathematic equation to figure out how I can eat so much of it and yet, never get sick of it.

I love Ganesh and it makes me happy you liked your lunch and didon’t just get rice ;) although you never texted me to tell me.how it went. #HowRude #FullerHouseTribute

IG or online shopping. Boom. There goes my afternoon .

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AW! Brooke looks so cute in her gymnastics outfit!! I used to LOVE wearing my leo from classes! Those videos are the bomb.com!!!

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White seedless grapes, soccer & work (ha!)

Those videos are great. Have you seen Mateusz M’s videos? If not, look him up on YouTube. They are incredibly motivational.

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Podcasts draw me in…I can’t help but listen to them. Then I don’t want to be distracted by anything so I disappear….and you know one leads to another! haha!!

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Those videos!!! GAHHHHHH… their bodies! I never realized how good looking Michael Phelps was before this too! Beards work for him.

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Hello! I have a really random question, what color is your nail polish? I really love it and I’ve been looking for a color like that! :-)

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Olympic Fencing. It’s literally the only time you can find fencing on TV.

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Love love love watching olympic gymnastics and figure skating!!

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Those videos!!! ❤️

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Ahhh, I loved that gymnastics one! Totally makes me want to go stretch and do core work more! lol

Hands down, the track/running events are my fav.

I get sucked into Jimmy Fallon clips!

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