Ran my first 5k today!

Nov 22, 2009

I ran my very first 5k today! I came in at 34:36, 59th place overall (there were like 80-100 runners total I'd say).  I had a fantastic time! I felt great and walked only a few times and they were very short breaks. I came in first out of my group of friends that all ran (by a solid 2 minutes), beat my big boss who runs all the time (by like 3-4 minutes easy).  That felt good for my pride - I didn't want my boss to beat me! :) I felt good afterwards, like I could have run more. I can't wait until the beginning of December and my second race!!

And in other news, I made some killer Sugar Free Brownies tonight - WOW!!  I found the recipe on the BariatricEating.com website...they're delicious!! I topped them with a spoonful of Better N'Peanut Butter and SF Cool Whip - it was the perfect end to my perfect day!!

This is the brownie recipe I used - I did add two scoops of vanilla protein to mine.  I put walnuts on as well...killer.

Brownines

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter ½ cup cocoa powder (Ghiradelli unsweetened cocoa is the best and available in many supermarkets) ¾ cup Splenda granular (even better using ¾ cup Nature Sweet Crystals) ½ teaspoon vanilla 2 large eggs ½ cup all purpose flour (even better using ¼ cup flour plus ¼ cup almond flour) Pinch of salt ½ cup chopped walnuts - optional   Heat oven to 300 degrees. Melt butter and cocoa in a small saucepan over low heat stirring until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl; blend in the sugar substitute and vanilla.  Beat in the eggs one at a time until thick and smooth. Stir in flour and salt; fold in nuts. Pour into an 8 inch square that has been lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until slightly firm. Brownies are best when slightly under-baked. Cool before cutting into 2 inch squares. Makes 16 brownies – Calories 84, fat 7g, carbs 4.5g, protein 2g

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