The quest for happy imperfection…

because a totally creepy guy at the gym stared at me for like 10 full minutes. He even smiled with his missing tooth! Score!

I must say- I am completely and totally exhausted- but I feel great. I feel like I’m really beginning to enjoy my nightly gym and light dinner traditions, and I actually wished I could have stayed longer at the gym. Now that’s a first! Tonight I did 30 on the elli and my first every C25K workout. I was surprised that the workout was a lot easier than I expected- which is something coming from someone who hates running. But it still kicked my butt- I haven’t gotten that embarassingly sweaty in a while.  I also pumped out a decent weightlifting workout. It was HARD- it’s very odd, the last two nights I have struggled to get through my lifts. But, not because it hurt, or because I was sore, but because I just couldn’t seem to lift my legs and arms- and we’re talking about less than half the weight I normally lift. I just feel exhausted- but I know it’s the beginning of something good.

I made a casserole tonight too. I’m actually finding that my new method of attack will be to make a casserole on Sunday nights- dinner for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and DH and I on Wednesdays. Much less work. And, they tend to be very filling. Tonight I made the Asparagus and Ham Casserole from Cooking Light. It was okay. I mean it tasted pretty good, and at 250 calories for a very filling serving, awesome. But, it tasted a lot like cream of chicken soup- but was more work than cream of chicken soup. But, had that with a salad and some broccoli for a pretty tasty dinner at 400 calories-ish. MUCH better than the frozen dinner I had for lunch  (why do I even try with those?)

So, hey, if I keep this up- I might even be attractive to guys who have all their teeth!