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Never Say You’re Sorry…

…for food.

Last night, I met up with the awesome Meredith at Spitzer’s, a fun bar on the Lower East Side for some Allagash Whites, and media and Tumblr gossip. We reaffirmed how small NYC actually is and how much we both love everything Lilly Pulitzer and Vineyard Vines.

We split fries:

and salad:

Were the fries healthy? Nope. Were they good? Yup. I made a green monster when I got home to get in my spinach for the day.

This morning was started with some burpees, mountainclimbers and squats, and was definitely a venti kinda morning, with a side of my name spelled wrong:

Today’s veggie? ZUCCHINI! (Sadly, not like my mom makes it—breaded, with spaghetti sauce.) Today’s workout? 10.5 mile bike ride.

I caressed the snooze button this morning, again and again and again, so I definitely didn’t squeeze in a workout this morning, and I have plans after work, so I hit the gym at lunchtime for some intervals on the treadmill. (I also did some crunches and bicycles this morning—Theodora 2.5/Operation Joel Kicks My Ass has me do a few strength moves every morning to jumpstart my metabolism.)

I grabbed a turkey burger, sweet potato wedges and green beans for lunch. I talked with Tina this morning about bringing lunch, and I realized I wasn’t practicing what I was preaching in the least. Bringing. Lunch. For. The. Rest. Of. The. Week. (And not soba noodles!)

Also, I’m definitely freaking out about my marathon. I’m trying to talk to Laurel a lot about marathon-ing, read the Runner’s World forums, and follow Caitlin at Healthy Tipping Point’s advice about not hating your long workouts. Because I have 15 miles to run this weekend, and my current strategy of freaking out isn’t working.

And the vegetable of the day: spinach. To be worked in at dinner.

How do you get yourself in the game mentally for workouts (or really, anything in life) that you’re nervous about?