ANtiCIpaTIon

This weekend has been interesting to say the least. I have a whole week of midterms coming up, so basically all I have been doing is reading, writing and memorizing…ahh the perils of life. These are the moments of college that I dread and will someday hopefully look back on and be able to say, "those days were horrible, but hey, they paid off!"

On the food side of life, I had a little calorie splurge session at Del Taco–the college students haven (as per their cheaply priced menu). All of that cheesey, chickeny goodness really helps a person out when their stressing….sad! but other than that i have been eating relatively healthily, lots of bran and protein; fiber and protein are two very valuable necessities in life and key to a healthy body.

I dont have much time to write, but I will catching up on this later in the week. Until then i will be stressing! Hopefully I will be able to keep my cravings to a minimum!!!

The Lesser of Two Evils…

So, yesterday, a combination of laziness and lack of pressing want totype on the computer kept me off of my blog….i have to say–it left a sort of unfinished busines, empty pit inside of me–which is in return causing me to write in the morning to mak-up for my behavior..lol

Yesterday was a good day, one which was surmised by sore muscles, a dry throat and great determination to push aside food cravings. My food habits were a bit unorthodox, yet they got the job done at the time according to "satisfaction." I consumed the same amount of calories, more or less, but I did not get a chance to work out because of school and the pressing demands of the UC system (haha). Ever since I was a little girl, I had seen my "American" friends eat beef jerkey and had always wanted to try some–NOT BEEF, but the efervescent Trader Joe's Turkey Jerkey….yet my mother was always disgusted by the concept and wouldn't allow it in her house. Thus, being away from college, for the first time I was able to purchase this "unholy" bi-product of turkey and satisfy a curiousity that was about 18 years in the making….so I bought some, consumed some, shared some…..and I LOVE IT!!! I secretly knew I always would love it, and maybe it was more my mind working than anything else, to fuel this love of dried meat…yet this incident lead me to notions of how the brain and heart work together at times. My great desire and curiosity drove me the this abnormal lust for jerky and my tastebuds, never having tasted anything like it before, loved it…..the same can be said about anything new in life–or any long running curiousity in life. I think the time has finally come in my life to satisfy the insatiable need to be satisfied…wanting to be a fit person has been a want in my life for a long time, and the unending curiousity to see how it would feel to fit this persona is something, I think, I am finally ready to conquer and realize. I have a feeling, just as the jerky put a smile on my face and filled me up even though it was verily nothing, I know that working out and looking the way I want to be will fill me up as well–in ways that I perhaps could have never imagined. So, basically i am really excited for the new things in my life…turjey jerky, a new found love/hate for working out and feeling sore and good eating habits. Yay for change and for the change ahead!

What I’m Feeling in my Fingers and Toes… :)

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Sheddin’ while Treaddin’

Today was a very productive as well as difficult day for me. AS the daily challenge continues, so shall I forge on. My knee has been giving me some trouble, yet I am determined to work out regardless of the pain. This has required me to change up my routine, i.e. no treadmill running–this is a HUGE change for me since this was the girth of my work out plan. Yet, I have come to realize that other machines are just as productive if not more. I enjoyed my day today, nevertheless, it was filled with walking to class, running errands, working out twice and taking a late night run–which was refreshing and a great end to a great day. I am looking forward to the abundant possibilities ahead and can already feel the results. My best friend and I are determined and it is great to see the shift in our personalities and seeing that reflect in our daily activities. Basically, I am waaaay excited for the future. ” I feel it in my fingers….I feel it in my toes…”

Food Consumption:

1 ounce of Turkey Jerkey

1/2 Go Lean bar

10 chips w/ salsa

1 cup of grapes

2 mini oranges

1 tall glass of carrot juice

60+ ounces of water

Work Out:

30 minutes treadmill

30 minutes elyptical

15 minutes bike

15 minute run

The Beginning of the End

Today I have decided, along with my best friend to change my/our lives. Living on this planet for 19 years and 4 months as a person of rather large quantities–has been an interesting experience. One, I would wish upon no one and one I plan to change. Being the first of the month, it seems the perfect moment to begin something new. Thus, begins the beginning of the end of life as a "rather large person." Today, I begin to track my life and my daily events to keep myself in check, to notify and keep my best friend and partner in crime updated, and to be able to come back a month from now and chart my progress. “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.”

Daily Consumption:

1 salad w/ macaroni salad

1 tall glass of carrot juice

1 small bag of Ruffles potato chips w/ ranch dip

60+ounces of water

Work Out:

50 minutes of cardio

10 minutes of elypticals