So, bottom line – I’m still in pain and I’m officially annoyed! (Photo Source)My knees hurt and Brad, my wonderful physical therapist, has cut me off from most exercise other than the elliptical(blech!), spinning(if it doesn’t hurt, which it does), and lifting( which can not include squats or front lunges of any kind). UGH! I am working really hard at not becoming frustrated but it’s really hard. No stadiums, no jogging, no squats, or lunges- it’s a big BUMS!
At this point even Luna is sick of me- I mean look at that face saying, “please get her back to her workout routine- PLEASE!”
This morning, I taught a spin class and it went ok, but I definitely wasn’t pushing myself the way I usually do. My knees are taped to hold my patella’s into better place and I’m going to concentrate on stretching, and lifting for now.
So far this week:
- Monday- 25 minutes on the elliptical
- Tuesday- heavy upper body strength circuit & spin class
- Wednesday- spin class & foam rolling
My plan for tomorrow: circuits( heavy upper body, and deadlifts ) & the elliptical for at least 25 minutes.
Now that I got that out of the way… on to the food 
I made myself a lentil soup today with kale, leftover tomatoes & garlic, water and onions for lunch. It turned warm and inviting on this third day of straight ran! Thanks for the new towel Sarah!!
Tonight, I met my friend’s Beccah & Alexis for dinner & a movie. We were all dying to see Bridesmaids. We stopped at Veggie Planet and grabbed dinner to bring into the theater in Harvard Square. I felt naughty, but was excited to see take pictures of my salad in a movie theater. I think the women around us were jealous!
I haven’t had VP’s Caesar Salad in such a long time. It’s so delicious with tomatoes, broccoli, tofu croutons, and kalamata olives,and asiago cheese! Yummy!
I also got their soup of the week: Sweet Pea. It was good, but not great which I was surprised about since their soups are usually to die for!!
My gf buddy, Beccah, got the Mexican Bean( black bean puree and pepper jack cheese topped with our homemade salsa and sprinkled with fried garlic) over brown rice. I had a bite- it was quite tasty.
While my friend Alexis, the only gluten-eater out of our group had the Caesar on a Big Cheesy Crouton(Caesar Salad served over pizza dough encrusted with asiago cheese). Oh, how I use to love to order this… 
We had a great time munching away on our veggies in the theater and were glad to have gotten their early! It was packed!!
I came home to this face- major puppy drama on the couch! I guess it’s time for me to throw a ball down the hall for awhile- night all!
Note: Happy Birthday Eleanor & Emily & to our new ‘S’ family addition!!!
