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Weekend in Dallas
We spent the weekend in Dallas celebrating the wedding of our very good friends Sharon and Eric. Tomorrow I’ll post about the wedding, but today is about the non-wedding activities like exercising and eating!
If you are new to the blog, I’m from Dallas and we visit often to see my parents and get our fix of the city.
And thanks to our Dallas friends who told me they enjoy reading. It’s always nice to know there are people out there!
Exercise in Dallas
Since the Dallas Half Marathon is getting close—8 weeks I think?!—it’s training time. I ran 6.5 miles around the neighborhood one morning and walked about 4 maybe on the other morning. The run was my longest outdoor run to date, so I am very happy about that! I ate similar to last week, eating half of my breakfast before I went out and the other half when I got back. I ate one piece of whole wheat toast with peanut butter and half a banana twice.
I felt great the whole time, with minimal short walking breaks. A good run! Now if only I would listen to my own advice and wear a hat to block the sun.
I’m into new running mileage, so it’s going to get interesting. I am going to experiment with Clif Shot Blocks on my next long run. I have a few questions about eating and drinking while running.
- How do you carry your water/food?
- Do you eat while running or take a walk break?
- What mile do you start eating?
- What do you eat?
Eating in Dallas
One of my favorite lunch places is Snappy Salads. They started the green, healthy, fresh salad bar trend before everyone else, and I’ve been hooked since the beginning. I’m hoping they’ll expand to Houston one day. I went to their second location in Dallas at Northpark Mall and built my own salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, oranges, gold raisins, water chestnuts, corn, and turkey on top. Their Maple Vinaigrette dressing is my favorite, and they have warm wheat rolls.
Dallas also recently got a Pinkberry yogurt shop! I had an afternoon snack one day of a small original yogurt with brownie bites and strawberries. Very light and tasty, and they make the cup look so pretty.
And then Lily and I had breakfast together. Kibbles and bits for her, yogurt and cereal for me. Lily started liking cottage cheese mixed into her kibbles. You see, even Lily understands the importance of pairing a carb and protein!!
And Lily got some kisses from Jeffrey too. Look at those cute little toes.
And here are me and Jeffrey with my parents at the wedding. Lots more wedding pictures tomorrow!
On the way back to Houston, we packed lunches to eat in the car. Everyone had their own bag, even Lily! She got salami and cheese, and we had sandwiches, carrots, chips, and cookies.
Since I didn’t get to go to Central Market, I had their turkey on my sandwich, which I love but rarely buy. Also lettuce, tomato, red pepper hummus, and swiss cheese on wheat.
Sounds like a great weekend! I thought the lunches you packed for the trip home were adorable!