Epic plans

And here we are...once again. OK, I did two work-outs tonight. I was allowed to eat three pieces of pizza. My rules. Tonight, I ran for 45 minutes before going to abs class. I've got a workout planned for tomorrow night as well! I'm soooo good. Tomorrow will just be a running workout. I'm shooting for an hour.

OK, so an update...I decided not to take a summer class. I think this is a good decision for many reasons. And I'll give you a short list:

1. Skydiving in June (jump #3)
2. Tons-o-Workouts...gotta get ready for my race! Need to be up to 6.2 miles by 6/24.
3. Trips to the beach (a side benefit of the workouts!)
4. Skydiving in July (jump #4)
5. Climbing Mt. Washington...this one's still under construction
6. Trip out west...high points including, but not limited to, the Redwoods and Yellowstone!!

This summer's going to be EPIC!!!

What's that mean?

If I want some serious fun, I need to get serious with my workouts and eating.

It's GO time!

Seriously.

 5/17/12

Yummy breakkie!

 Mediterranean Salad with chicken from U Food

 ice cream cake at the office party

 coconut mocha frappuccino--with whipped creme

 kimchi and tea

Shabu!!

 5/18/12

Bagel with butter at the Simmons Graduation Ceremony

 Chicken wrap, tabouleh (not as good as in UAE!) and oatmeal raisin cookie

 Gotta have pizza!

Buffalo chicken wrap at the airport

 Late night steak and cheese--the good news is that I only ate half...

 Mint oreo shake--I drank it all!

 5/19/12
Salad and calamari

 When travel, always eat the local cuisine! Crabcakes!

 Mmmm, candy!!!!

 Turkish tapas...yogurt and eggplant

 Salad

Adana Kebab....yum!!! ground grilled meat

 5/20/12

Fresh fruit at Bob Evans

 Big farm breakfast...I didn't eat the eggs because they were runny, or the grits because they were gross. And just so we're clear, these pancakes were good, but mine are SOOOOooooooo much better.

 Road snacks!!! Hey, I just shot a bullseye with a .45 right before this picture. I think I earned the ice cream and Cheetos.

 Caesar salad at Bo Brooks Crabhouse

CRABS!!!!!!!! covered in Old Bay Seasoning

Amazing!

And this is what I left of the crabs....

 5/21/12

I threw the cantaloupe away...it was bad. Yogurt  and French Toast muffin

 Mediterranean Salad with chicken and a very very raspberry-y smoothie. It was delish!

 snack before abs class

salad and buffalo chicken pizza

Gotta get back to the gym!

Ugh. Yet another day where I did not make it to the gym. I'm not having a lot of success so far with exercise or food plan. It's discouraging. My best laid plans have been side tracked...a party here, shopping there...which reminds me. I really should return those shoes. Just a thought.

So what's my plan? What am I going to do differently to not get sidetracked? To eliminate all excuses? Well, I'm going to do things like, remember to bring my sports bra and my contacts. I'll even remember to bring them both on the same day. This is how ridiculous it's been. I have the opportunity to go to the gym tomorrow, but on Friday, I leave for Baltimore, B-more as I like to call it. The hotel has a gym...I'll shoot for a morning work-out. A half hour at least. Better than nothing, right?

 5/15/12

Chocolate croissant at Au Bon Pain

 Berries and yogurt

 Fries from Thornton's...yum!

No lunch at Thornton's is complete without an appearance by the Firehouse Salad

 Meat Lovers pizza at Regina's...it looked more appetizing when it was hot

 5/16/12

Oatmeal, berries, yogurt, banana and cinnamon peach cake. I ate the cake at lunch.

 Cuban panini

Greek salad from Trader Joe's, steak with A1, corn and salt potatoes

Piece de Resistance!

I admit, I didn't go to the gym tonight...it was supposed to be a night of abs. It rained and I was in a bad mood all day and I was tired. I really need to get more sleep. As we know, getting plenty of sleep is one key to overall health. What did I do instead? Well, I thought I'd make myself a nice dinner so I stopped at the grocery. And LOBSTER was on sale. Yup. I hunted and killed my own meal tonight. I feel manly.

That's good, actually, a better feeling than earlier today. I had a crappy day...nothing happened, just one of those days. I was too tired and didn't have enough caffeine and started eating lunch at 3pm! Not a good combo for me. Here's hoping tomorrow will be better. At least tomorrow is full of the promise of a new day, right? Although, it's not enough to just hope. I am responsible for the kind of day I have! So tomorrow, I am planning on having lunch with A. Not only will I eat at an acceptable time, but I'll have much needed social time with a good friend. Social time always makes me feel better.

5/12/12
Great Breakfast...

Late lunch at the mall...

 5/13/12

A real breakfast

 Popcorn for a snack before dinner

 Rare steak with pasta and veggies

cake and ice cream

 5/14/12

trying to get back to good food....there's Uncle Sam cereal under there

 pistachio muffin

 Salad with dried cherries...and some yogurt for protein

LOBSTER!!!!!!!! 

The Piece de Resistance!

Lobster fixins'--salt potatoes (you'll just have to trust me), corn and broccoli

What a wonderful day!

Amazing what a difference some free time makes!! I had one last test today...and now I'm really done for the semester!! So, what did I do with the gift of time? All that time when I didn't have to go to class or do homework?? I went to an abs class and then out to the movies. I'm going to feel those 305 sit-ups tomorrow... those leg circles too! But for tonight, I feel like a whole new person. I almost don't remember the last time I felt this good. AND, to top it all off, I'm going to go to sleep tonight without setting an alarm clock!! It's like one giant party. Tomorrow morning, however, I will not be weighing myself. Why? Hello! Movie. Theatre. Popcorn. All that salt adds so much bloat gain and it's so discouraging. Not necessary at this new start of my journey.

Mmmm, breakkie!

 Ok, so here's the thing. In my work-world, Fridays suck. Yup. I said it. Fridays are the days where I'm lucky to start eating my lunch by 2pm. Well, today, I ate that beef and the pasta on the salad, but threw away most of the salad. Just got too busy and then it was time to go to abs class.

 A little snack after abs class...I had a banana before but neglected to photograph it before devouring it. After not eating lunch, I couldn't help myself.

 Dinner out at Longhorn Steakhouse...cheddar stuffed mushrooms and salad

 Rarest of rare filets and mac & cheese

And, to the movies...