Maybe you were wondering if I’ve ever been to Hawaii? The answer is yes, yes I have. My family and I went when I was in 6th grade, I think, and unfortunately for me photographic evidence of this vacation actually exists.
Get a load. Of this.
BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! OMG, THE 90’S!!!!!! Why?? Just…why?
I really need to stop showing you embarrassing old photos of myself.
Ok, after this one.
I can totally relate you with you! I have knee pain often when I run as I have tendinitis in my knee and shoulder from playing sports in high school and college. It’s never any fun, so I have to take it easy quite a bit. I tried Great Harvest last week for the first time on your recommendation and loved it! I brought the Groupon last week too…so I need to snap some of the Cinnamon Chip bread. And soon!
Take some advice from an Occupational Health Nurse– Ice, Ibuprofen, & Ice massage! :) Ibuprofen is superior to Tylenol b/c it helps with inflammation AND pain. Tylenol only helps pain. You probably have a little bit of inflammation on the inside, even if you can’t tell on the outside. And ice it 3 times a day for 20 minutes. Boring, yes… critical, you bet! And ice massage. I like this one. If you have 1 specific spot you can pin point for pain take an ice cube and massage that spot until it’s numb. Like a deep freeze for the muscle! It takes about 10 minutes to become numb, and it hurts for awhile, but well worth it!! :) Good luck!!
I’m allergic to aspirin, so I can only take Tylenol! :(
Yay shout out to Hawaii! That makes me homesick- love the shot in front of Chinamans Hat. It’s so funny how anything with Pineapple in it is always labeled “Hawaiian” but you rarely see that in typical Hawaii cuisine.
I know you’re a savvy exerciser :) but you’re not moving your knee past your ankle when you do the lunges are you? That’s the most common way to have an injury with that exercise… once the knee’s past the ankle (forward-wise, if that makes sense), all the stress is on the joint instead of the muscles.
I love 30 Day Shred but it is tough on the legs! I really hate the sideways lunge-things with the front arm dumbbell raises. They make me hate life. >:(
Yeah I’m really careful about not extending my knee past my ankle. Damn you Jillian!!
Your dinner looks so good, and that bread… oh my I want some!! We went on a lot of family vacation. We always went to Nags Head beach in North Carolina, Family trips to Destin Florida, or skiing in Colorado! Fun times!!
Jillian’s Shred is sooo bad on my knees too! Granted, I had a little bit of pain already from starting to run for the first time in my life. But, I’m 19 years old and definitely a healthy weight. I couldn’t BELIEVE how bad the ‘Shred’ is on my knees. I literally can’t do it. My knees are screamin’ at me just thinking about those lunges! Owww!
Summer vacations were a tradition for my family! I’m from Nebraska, so we did Colorado & Mt. Rushmore a lot, but we also ventured down to Florida for Disney World a few times!
I SO remember the over-sized, baggy t-shirts that were popular in the 90s. Ahhh, the memories!!
Your brother looks terrified in the one family picture?!?!
The cinnamon chip bread is awesome-sauce! ;) I just finished a loaf of Dakota bread from Great Harvest and think I need to get a job there to support my habit!!
Hahaha I know! I have no idea what was going on in that photo!
Your dinner looked amazing! :)
We usually went to Myrtle Beach for vacation each summer.
Hope you have a great weekend away! :)
Love the photos. We did not go on many vacations but lived them. As dad was in the U.S.C.G. We moved every 2 years. SOcoast to coast for me and went to high school in Hawaii.
Your Hawaiian food is a fine recipe and will try soon. Do need to get to great harvest soon.
Also I’m now hooked on those delious donuts.
Take of that knee and definitely rest it. Or more trouble later in life ;(
That bread looks amazing! My mom and I went to Hawaii for my college graduation. It was great :)
Haha, I have like a million family vacay photos that look just like yours :) I LOVE that GH cinnamon chip bread. I have some too, and like it with a little vanilla cinnamon sunflower butter on top. Delicious!
I’ve definitely learned the hard way that running through knee pain is NOT worth it!!! Glad you are taking some R&R and hope it feels better next week. :)