The typical Northwest Spring weather is in full effect over here- we got a couple solid days of sunshine and now Mother Nature has thrown a wet grey blanket over the entire region for the next two months.  I have my night class tonight and am going out afterwards so probably will not get around to writing, so I thought I would write early today.  I’m EXHAUSTED today, I did an obscenely hard workout when I first woke up and now I’m having that crazy thing where the muscles in my legs are twitching every once in awhile and I feel like I need a long nap.  I want to tackle a lot of exercise minutes during the work week so that I can go light on the weekend.  I’m still feeling kind of mopey and boyfriendy. . . I’m sure I’ll feel better in a few days, not having a partner is always hard in the spring.  Every night I have to go to my class is like pulling teeth these days, I just can’t wait for the goddamn thing to be OVER.  I’m enjoying my class, but I just want to be graduated.  I have worked extremely hard the past two years to make up the staggering amount of credits I needed to finish and now that I’m so close. . . it’s hard not to skip class every night.  I’m trying to formulate a plan of what I want to do when I officially finish school; I’d like to travel or move to Austin or something, but I think what I really want to do is save a bunch of money, find a job and apply to grad schools.  I want to get my Masters degree and even though it took me a ton of time to finish my BA, I have much better habits now, no drinking problem and I’m closer to a settled 30 then a buck wild 20, so I think it will be much easier.  I always assumed I would go to grad school and now it’s getting closer and closer to the time where I should decide if I’m going to do it now or wait five more years.  Eh, I still have some time before I have to decide.  This week needs to be really a good, morale-boosting one for me, diet wise, which is why I made the challenge so fierce; I need to shake my body up a little bit.  

Breakfast: 1 egg on wheat toast

Lunch: sandwich with 2 slices roast beef, mustard, greens, tomatoes, feta, 2 slices wheat bread

Dinner: I’m going to have a salad of the usual variety

Exercise: 30 Day shred- Levels 2 and 3 (60 minutes), 40 minutes stationary bike (11 miles), 3 miles with dogs

I don’t know what possessed me to do levels 2 and 3 on the video, that’s what kicked my ass so hard.  I was still getting used to Level 2 and I think I’m going to stick with that from now on- just needed a great start to the week.

1000 miles in 2009: 240

Challenge!

Water: 80 oz so far

Exercise minutes: 100\290

Clean eating days: 1\6

For the outdoor activity portion of the challenge, I’m going to take a bike ride this week and take the dogs on a harsh hike over the weekend.  Trying to eat nothing but low fat salad dressing and no restaurants, still.  Does anyone have some suggestions on some good lo-cal dressings to try?  I’m into vinaigrettes, but all the lo-fat ones I’ve tried have a gross chemical taste; any ideas, ladies?

Song of the Day: Sorry Again, by Velocity Girl

Daily awesome: General silliness from ebaumsworld.com.

It is so good to hear it!