Morning Run and other things...

Running was so much better (and fun) this morning because I went to the park/lake by my house. There is something about a nice view to look at as you run that seems to make it a lot more therapeutic. I think the next few days I will be scoping out the perfect place to run because it was THAT much better. I usually just run in my neighborhood, but I don't like that I get to smell car fumes, ward off people's leash-less dogs, and receive awkward stares from people in their garage. A little weird.

These next few days are crazy because my finals are on Tuesday for 2 very tough classes. I will be so relieved when they are over, but I feel like I have a million things going on at once. I always used to say that I didn't have time to work out because I was so busy for school, but I'm finding that I NEED that time to take a breather from school, cleaning, errands, etc. It's just nice, and helps me to calm down for the rest of the day. Thank goodness I have finally found this peace with running, and that it is feeling like less and less of a chore!

Right now I am studying for my Language class, but find myself longing to be running again. Love that. :-)

Little Things I Tell Myself

So, before I knew of my acceptance to the program, I was constantly using the excuse, "I could never have time" when it came to working out and eating right. Well, for the past week, I realized that the next two years are going to be full of potential for that one excuse, and I've decided to start tackling my workout problem now :-)

This week I started running again. For the week so far, I've ran 5.5 miles. I'm going to try to increase my runs by .5 mile each week until I get to at least 5 miles a day. I think once I'm there, I will feel like I can call myself an official runner. Right now I just feel silly logging my 1-2 mile runs. But hey, at least I'm not sitting at home making excuses. That was the old me. :-)

I've also been keeping track of my calorie intake with each meal and have decided to eat healthier. This is huge for me, because lately, I have been indulging in whatever I felt like eating. Not okay. So now I'm on the right road. For breakfast this week, I've had my Organic Blueberry Waffles, or a yogurt. For lunch, it's been lean microwavable food, like Lean Cuisines. For dinner, I've gone all about the veggies. Squash, bell peppers, YUM! Chicken has been my primary meat of choice, too.

I'll be signing up for Tone It Up soon to help me create a plan to stick to. If I can eat junk food, I can eat healthy food. So, here's to a healthier life!! :-)

Oh and I also re-designed the look of the blog :-)