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May 1 2013

Review April 2013

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Notes April:

  • The month was over in no time, time flies by so fast.
  • My total workouts for the month were less than in March, something that wasn’t the plan at the beginning of the month. But sometimes these things happen especially since I had a nasty cold at the beginning of the month.
  • Total time I did something (including walking): 18 hours and 34 minutes.

Workouts April:

Running. Done: 7

Strength training. Done: 3

Cardio. Done: 2

Yogalates/Stretching. Done:

 

Number and time of workouts in March: 15 workouts, total time 5 hours and 57 minutes.

Number and time of workouts in April: 11 workouts, total time 5 hours and 49 minutes.

 

Yearly mileage

Total April: 28.3 K / 17.6 miles

Total till 04/30: 116.7 K / 72.9 miles

Total running time: 13 hours and 38 minutes

Walks with Bella:

Days with at least 1 “long” walk this year: 81 days

Total time we walked so far: 47 hours, 23 minutes.

Total mileage we walked so far: 238 km / 148.7 miles.

Book I’m reading

George R.R. Martin

A Song of Fire and Ice – Book 4 A Feast for Crows

 

Finally I finished this book! I have two more of the series left but I decided to read something else first.

Tess Gerritsen

The Keepsake

Low this month

Catched another cold, took me 2 weeks to recover.

Highlight(s) of the month

First day it was possible to sit outside on April 14.

Concert of Boudewijn de Groot.

We have a new Queen since yesterday!

I have been in front of the TV for all the official events yesterday. This was my second abdication and if I’m lucky I will see another one when I’m old. It’s very special and it makes me proud of my country. I love it that we have a monarchy and I think King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima will do a great job. For those of you who haven’t seen pics yet, I found some on the internet today.

Signing of the abdication:

On the balcony after signing, our new King and Queen with their 3 daughters:

Walking to the church for the inauguration. I love, love, love Maxima’s dress, it’s so beautiful.

Sweat the oath:

In the evening they went on a “koningsvaart” (king’s sail)

Love the evening dress and hair too:

They got off the boat to shake hands of Armin van Buuren, the number one dj of this moment (he’s Dutch). He performed with an orchestra on their request: classic meets trance.

Mar 1 2013

Review February 2013

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Notes February:

  • I’m so glad February is over. It hasn’t been a very good month mostly due to the weather and tooth pain.
  • The first day of March always feels like Spring is started, even if the weather isn’t that good, it’s something mental for me.
  • It is what it is and I won’t be looking back but move on forward and know March will be better.
  • Total time I did something (including walking): 19 hours and 17 minutes.

Workouts February:

Running. Done: 6

Strength training. Done: 3

Cardio. Done: 2

Yogalates/Stretching. Done: 2

Workouts:

Number and time of workouts in January: 15 workouts, total time 7 hours and 21 minutes.

Number and time of workouts in February: 13 workouts, total time 7 hours and 2 minutes.

Yearly mileage

Total February: 27.5 K / 17.1 miles

Total till 02/28: 64.3 K / 40.2 miles

Total running time: 7 hours and 35 minutes

Races:

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Book I’m reading

George R.R. Martin

A Song of Fire and Ice – Book 4 A Feast for Crows

I still haven’t finished this book although I’m getting close to the end now.

Highlight(s) of the month

Weekend at the beach with R. and Bella.

Low this month

Root canal treatment and second treatment after another month of pain.

The weather, need I say more?

Nov 13 2012

Tuesday November 13, 2012: Low carb?

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Daily stuff
My other new cook book has arrived too. The new Nigella Lawson, Nigellissima with all Italian recipes her style.

In my last post I talked about my weight and a healthy lifestyle. I have been giving this more thought the past 2 days. Most of the overweight I still have is at my stomach. I feel bloated and tired by the end of the day almost every day. And I shouldn’t forget my IBS problems, some days are good and some are bad. And I remembered that when I was eating low carb last year, I wasn’t feeling that bloated. So I’m thinking about eating lower carb again but this time my way and my style. The reason I stopped the last time because I was following the rules to strict and I couldn’t stick to it. First I’m going to read the lower carb book again because that helped me a lot last year. I can already start by eliminate bread at lunch, think that will help. To be continued.

 

Workouts

This morning I did a run. Boy, I have to get up earlier to get dressed now that it’s winter. I am wearing my thermo clothes under my running clothes now that it’s colder and I look like a Christmas tree when I step out of the door with my yellow safety vest, my head lamp and the lamp at my arm. But it’s all for safety! The run itself went fine.

Stats:
Running 6 x 3 minutes with 2 minutes walk breaks (30 minutes total)
Weather:dry, not much wind,6C(42 degrees)
Distance: 4 K / 2.5 miles
Time: 00:30:12
Last song on Ipod before finish: The Jacksons & Mick Jagger – State of shock

Outfits

Yesterday I wore the new dress I recently bought. I wore it with my high black boots with a black legging.

 

Today black pants and a purple top so I could wear my purple boots.

Book I’m reading

George R.R. Martin
A Song of Fire and Ice – Book 4 AFeast for Crows

Still not finished :)

TV shows I watched last week
Mad Men, Rookie Blue, True Blood, The Walking Dead, Once Upon A Time, The Kennedy’s, Parenthood.

Andrea asked last week what my 3 favorite TV shows are. Well I like all the shows I’m watching and my favourite shows change everytime. But I would say at the moment: Grey’s Anatomy (always in my top 3), Mad Men and Downton Abbey (season 3 is going to start in a couple of weeks here).

Nov 7 2012

Wednesday November 7, 2012: Mishmash

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Daily stuff
R. went to the doctor and got antibiotics for his cold. We have decided to stay home this weekend. He isn’t feeling any better despite the medicines and it’s better to stay home and get well.

Sunset Monday afternoon

Today I got an email that my photobook of my jubilee day in September was ready. I went to pick it up immediately. The girl who took the photos that day made a personal photo book for everybody. It looks really nice and is a great reminder of a fantastic day. I asked her if I could get the best photos digital and here they are.

 

Workouts

Tuesday morning I did The Firm Total Body Time-Crunch, the express workout. It’s a complete weights workout with exercises for the upper and lower body. Great workout.
Total time: 25 minutes.

I got my butt out of my warm bed to do training 2 of my 5K program. I knew I only had to do 20 minutes which made it much easier to get up and go outside. And it wasn’t bad at all. The only thing was that my right calve started to hurt halfway, this happened last Sunday too. I’m starting to think my sneakers are causing this, I have them for over two years and wear them everyday during my walks with Bella. Maybe it’s time to buy some new ones.

Stats:
Running 2-3-2-3-2-3 with 1 minute walk breaks (20 minutes total)
Weather:dry, not much wind,11C(51 degrees)
Distance: 2.9 K / 1.8 miles
Time: 00:20:10
Last song on Ipod before finish: Marco Borsato – Kom maar op

Outfits

From your comments it seemed you like it if the outfits will come back. I’ll post as many as possible from now on but not with me in it. I don’t like it when there are too many photos of me on the blog.

Tuesday I wore a grey dress with a black jacket and grey suede boots.

Today a grey skirt with red and black stripes with a red sweater and high black boots.

 

Dinner

This is where all the “magic” happens. One of my favourite things in our house.

Tuesday dinner

I made an oven dish of potatoes, chicory, ham and cheese. Very simple and easy to make and very tasteful.

Wednesday dinner

Spaghetti with onion, garlic, bacon and spinach.

Book I’m reading

George R.R. Martin
A Song of Fire and Ice – Book4 AFeast for Crows

Still don’t read much and still haven’t finished this one.

TV shows I watched last week

Mad Men, Rookie Blue, The Walking Dead, Once upon a time, Revenge, The Big Bang Theory, Parenthood, Game of Thrones, Grey’s Anatomy.