I’ll Take ______ Over _______

I’ll take an early morning run over a mid-morning, afternoon, or evening run.

Even though I have the opportunity to run later in the mornings these days, I still love my early (6/7 a.m.) runs. (5:00 a.m. is still a little early for me.)

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I’ll take salty foods over sweet foods these days.

I’ve always preferred sweet foods, but these days the baby has me craving salty foods more than usual.

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I’ll take sweatpants over yoga pants.

I know people love wearing (living in) their yoga pants, but give me baggy sweatpants any day.

I’ll take rain over snow.

I always said—and will say it again—that I will take rain over snow any day! I would much rather wear a ball cap to keep the rain out of my eyes over a winter hat. We’ve had a lot of sun these past few weeks, but I was not disappointed when I woke up to rain yesterday morning. I like the cozy feeling the rain provides and the clouds hanging on the mountains is very pretty as well.

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I’ll take a stretchy-stretchy yoga class over vinyasa (or most other types of yoga).

I have been been very good at yoga—mostly pretty awful and since becoming pregnant, it seems even harder these days, so I am sticking to the classes that offer a really good stretch since my muscles have felt extra tight these days. I want to practice the other types of yoga, but I think it will need to wait until this winter.

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I’ll take variety in my meals over one or two items.

I am a grazer and definitely prefer the variety of 3 or 4 smaller items on my plate. I always pack several things in my lunch and chose the combo (salad & sandwich or soup & sandwich) lunch when it is an option. DSC_0009

I’ll take decaf coffee over caffeinated coffee.

I drink coffee for the flavor and don’t like how caffeine makes me feel, so I stick to the decaffeinated versions. I stopped at this coffee shack/hut off Old Seward. Every time I run past it, there are at least 5 or 6 cars waiting in line to get their espresso. They are other coffee shacks a few blocks away, so I’m not sure what makes this one so much better.

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I’ll take peanut butter over almond butter (or any other nut or seed butter).

I keep trying almond butter and hoping I’ll like it more (since the fats are better), but I like my peanut butter too much. DSC_0015

I also prefer 9 hours of sleep these days so off to bed I go!

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5 Comments

  1. 5.8.14
    Krissie J said:

    Totally the opposite on the run time, I cannot get my ass up to run in the AM unless it is for a race. Otherwise, snooze please! 😉

  2. 5.8.14

    I’m with you on the coffee most of the time. If I’m traveling, I’ll go caffeinated because decaf is harder to find. I once stopped at a coffee hut in Whittier one rainy July afternoon and asked for decaf. The lady laughed at me and answered, “we don’t serve that here!”

    I love an afternoon run and prefer a good nap to yoga. 🙂

  3. 5.8.14
    Yolanda said:

    You and I are a lot alike in our preferences. 🙂

  4. 5.8.14
    dawn @ running the dawn said:

    hmmm, salty over sweet? that’s how i was too and i had a little boy 🙂

  5. 5.9.14
    Katie J said:

    I will also take rain over snow any day! Especially because it goes away when it stops, unlike the 7 months of snow we have here.