Green Smoothies and Motivation

I've been throwing greens into my smoothies lately... spinach, broccoli stems, and today baby bok choi. It's working out, I swear with all the fruit and other stuff I throw in there, I can't even taste it at all. Stuart says he can, but I think he's just being a baby and is also influenced by the fact that it turns the smoothie green. It's a good thing though, because although I don't mind eating greens, I can't really get into eating them raw, and of course cooking them takes out tons of nutrients.

Smoothies are the way forward.

I haven't written about it in awhile, so I thought I'd write an update about how my marathon training is going. It sucks lately! I am still totally sticking with it, which I'm proud of, but I'm just not motivated at all. Every step is a struggle. Compared to the beginning when I couldn't wait to get out the door or get on to the treadmill, it doesn't feel great. I've gone through mini-slumps like this before though, the key is to just suffer through it and I'm sure it will get better.

I've officially passed the 3-month mark as of yesterday, which means I have 3 more to go until my marathon. 3 months is usually when people start training for a marathon, so now is when the essential training really kicks in. Everything before now was just like "training for my training". I can't wait to start doing my runs in cool, fresh Scotland air! Struggling through the intense heat here is good for me I'm sure, but I think cooler weather will be more motivation for me to get out there and train (not to mention a country that has sidewalks on every road). I am very limited here in where I can train, and although I feel very lucky to have this beautiful golf course right next to me to train on, I am freaking sick of it! I wish I could jog to Bridgetown and back - but alas, I'd be roadkill in seconds. Then there's always running on the beach, but beaches don't stretch for very long here. Okay enough rambling.

Food:
10.30am - 1 piece multigrain toast w/ butter
10.45am - smoothie with banana, mango, greek yogurt, ice, almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, baby bok choi, cinnamon, almond milk
2 cups coffee
3pm - sandwich on multigrain bread with ham, cheese, romaine lettuce, mayo, mustard, a few sips of ginger ale