Still tired, but perking up

December 12th, 2007

I survived finals week, although my diet has been waaaaack-y these past few days. I was so busy working on assignments yesterday that I forgot to eat until the evening. By 6pm I was starving. I’m proud to say that I ate fairly reasonably yesterday night, despite my utter lack of food for the day. And, I needed to be reasonable after eating two meals of Mexican food earlier this week. (My body paid dearly for those meals…)

 The most terrific news of the week is that I am finished with my finals! I am but one class away from graduating next semester, and the class I’m registering for should be a piece of cake. (Speaking of cake, I had a piece of Burnt Caramel Cake this afternoon. It was worth the calories, especially with a good cup of coffee.) I have not yet figured out just what I will do with my evenings free. I know I must return to the gym, but tonight I don’t want to do anything more strenuous than about half an hour of yoga.

To use an American Southernism I feel “all stoved up” from finals this week. My body could use a good stretching. Perhaps tonight I will dust off a yoga DVD and ease back into working out. I recognize that, despite losing pounds, I have lost pretty much all muscle tone this past semester. Now that my school commitments have abated, I want to come up with a do-able work out schedule. Yoga is the one exercise I truly love to do, and I do it well. (I have my eye on a regular Monday night yoga class.) But, I also need to strengthen my legs to help with an old knee injury, I’d like toned arms and abs, and I know that my heart needs cardio. How does a working person fit in all of these types of activities without them becoming her only hobbies? Also, how do I do all the exercises that my body needs without ending up exhausted and decrepit feeling? Just some questions to the blogging ether…

3 Responses to “Still tired, but perking up”

  1. iniya Says:

    Congratulations on finishing your gruelling finals! You must be feeling very free and light. Why not enjoy the lack of busy-ness foor a few weeks? :)

    I completely agree with you. I don’t know how one can be fit with full time work and family too. Maybe there should be gyms who would take care of overal fitness at one place and one would only have to be there for an hour or two every day. :)

    love,

    iniya

  2. Greg Says:

    “all stoved-up” I’ve never heard that phrase in my entire life
    And why did you have to mention caramel cake, I mean, I’ve sucked with my eating habits enough this week. The novelty of whole grains and low sugar have worn off. I guess this is about the time most people quite.

  3. Angel Says:

    Oh, Greg, our big sister says “all stoved up” all the time. For a while, I thought she means she was constipated. :) Actually, she means that she feels tired and stiff (particuarly, in her muscles). Wordwizard.com has an interesting thread on the phrase.

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