Friday Favorites - What I've been loving lately

There's been a lot to love recently, even with the hum drum weather.

As week #2 of my Destination: Downtime draws to a close, I've been reflecting on said downtime. It's been an interesting ride. I'm not especially gifted with full-on rest/recovery. I do honor rest and recovery days, but I'm not typically sitting idle in a comfy chair as I do so.

None the less, there's a few things that I have been loving lately. Care to hear of a few of my Friday Favorites?


First of all, I have been resisting candy. There's a good-sized candy dish within arm's reach at my work desk. Although I don't have a weight problem, I really don't need a piece of candy each time I walk by said candy dish. On a whim, I decided to try to go all morning without randomly grabbing a a sugar-laden morsel. Much to my surprise, I made it through the entire day (and evening!) unscathed. It was rather painless, so I tried boycotting candy the next day...and that was successful as well. Knock wood, it's been three days, and I have had ZERO candy and ZERO cravings. I have a horrendous sweet tooth, so this is a major shift in routine for me.

On a quest to find better "sweet" options for snacking, I came across an amazing recipe for a protein bar. I'm not a fan of smoothies or protein shakes, but these protein-enriched goodies caught my eye. Let me just say that Debbie (at Coach Debbie Runs) outdid herself in creating these Medjool Date Nutty Caramel Protein Bars. Medjool dates are packed with potassium, which is great news for me, since I'm not a huge fan of bananas, either (I know, what kind of a runner am I?).

For the first time, in a very long time, I took a (nearly) complete rest day this week. The weather was nasty outside (and Barb and I had postponed our #5at5 run)....so I skipped my usual fasted-cardio routine. Typically, I do something first thing every morning....either a short run, a power walk through the neighborhood, maybe a HIIT workout, or even 20-30 minutes on the elliptical. This particular morning, though, I slept in (for me, 5:45 a.m. is majorly "sleeping in") and did 20ish minutes of yoga. ME! Other than a short dog walk after work, that was it for the day.

Lastly, on Thursday after work (our rescheduled #5at5 LOL), Barb and I ran several miles around one of the lakes in our town. We were appalled at all the random trash along the trail. Seriously, there are trash cans there, for Pete's sake! After we'd finished our run, we decided to head back out and pick up the trash and put in its proper place. Although it's frustrating picking up the trash of others, I'm glad to do it. Every little bit I can do (or anyone else, for that matter) benefits all of us and our planet.

So, those are just a few featured Friday Favorites for the time being.

Any random Friday Favorites happening in your world? Have you ever tried to boycott candy?  Do you take nearly-complete (almost inactive) rest days? Ever gone plogging (picking up random trash while out on a run)?

I'm also linking this with Meranda and Lacey for the Friday with Fairytales and Fitness link-up. 

 

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