{"id":3165,"date":"2011-04-03T18:51:56","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T22:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3165"},"modified":"2011-04-04T06:55:28","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T10:55:28","slug":"cha-cha-cha-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3165","title":{"rendered":"Cha, Cha, Cha, Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am pretty sure that I just wrote last week<\/a> about being surprised at how good I felt after running my 20 miler on Saturday, March 26, 2011.\u00a0 Apparently I shouldn\u2019t make statements like that until I actually run again after said long run.\u00a0 I took Sunday & Monday off, per my training schedule and then ran on Tuesday.\u00a0 As I was running I had some knee pain going on that had not been there previously.\u00a0 Are you kidding me?\u00a0 Fortunately I already had a follow up scheduled with my sports doctor that day, so I chatted with him about it and it was being caused by a tight hamstring.\u00a0 I was to stretch, ice, foam roll, repeat.<\/p>\n

I ran again on Wednesday and the pain was still there, though the more I ran (and warmed up) the better it got.\u00a0 I took Thursday off and spent the day stretching, icing & foam rolling and it still wasn\u2019t much better, as a matter of fact, it now hurt when I walked instead of just when I ran.\u00a0 I went back to my PT and started getting ultrasound treatments, which I will continue for 8 sessions.\u00a0 Bottom line is this \u2013 I am going to drop down to the half marathon and not force my body to try to complete a full marathon when it is clearly trying to tell me something.\u00a0 It was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made, but I have no interest in being sidelined from running again.\u00a0 For me there was no joy left in running \u2013 I was too stressed about being injured and how many miles I had to run to meet my training needs.\u00a0 I want to run for the rest of my life and this is the best way for me to do that.\u00a0 I am going to focus on getting my body healthy and training for half marathons for the time being.<\/p>\n

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Onto a brighter topic \u2013 gluten-free food!!\u00a0 We love food here (who doesn\u2019t?) and I received 2 amazing cookbooks this week that I can\u2019t wait to try out & share my thoughts about with you.\u00a0 In addition to cookbooks, I also had the opportunity to sample some amazing new gluten-free products this week.\u00a0 Fun stuff to come!<\/p>\n

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Guess what?\u00a0 Got the results of my latest blood work and I have finally kicked anemia\u2019s butt!\u00a0 That took me quite a while \u2013 7+ months to be exact.\u00a0 What I have learned from this is that I need to make sure I am getting a well-balance diet.<\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s menu is going to once again be based on using things up in my freezer and\/or pantry.\u00a0 It is that time of year where we took inventory & decided we really need to pay more attention when we are shopping.\u00a0 I am such a sucker for a good sale.<\/p>\n

Weekly Plan<\/span><\/h3>\n

Sunday \u2013 Pei Wei (see how good I am doing at sticking to using the stuff in my freezer?)<\/p>\n

Monday \u2013 Baked Lemon Tilapia, roasted fingerling potatoes, steamed green beans & salad<\/p>\n

Tuesday \u2013 Burritos with ground turkey, refried beans, corn & salad<\/p>\n

Wednesday \u2013 Homemade macaroni & cheese, baked beans, broccoli & salad<\/p>\n

Thursday \u2013 Grilled chicken alfredo with a side of gluten-free pasta, sugar snap peas & salad<\/p>\n

Friday \u2013 Bison burgers, baked potatoes, roasted zucchini and salad<\/p>\n

Saturday \u2013 Pizza with roasted veggies and salad<\/p>\n

Week in Review<\/span><\/h3>\n

Check out the new movement for gluten-free food labeling \u2013 1in133.<\/a> Do what you can to help support this movement, even if it is just sharing with your friends & family.<\/p>\n

Trusting restaurants<\/a><\/p>\n

Delight Gluten-Free magazine<\/a> announces some big changes<\/p>\n

Recall: Jennie-O frozen ground turkey burgers<\/a><\/p>\n

Recall: Trader Joe\u2019s Pizza al Pollo Asada<\/a><\/p>\n

2011 Gluten-Free Easter Candy List<\/a> \u2013 make sure to check this out!<\/p>\n

I hope you all have a wonderful week.\u00a0 Maybe, just maybe it will get warm & stay warm!<\/p>\n

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