First off, Hi Mom :)
Second, I am sick. I was really hoping to go through the whole winter without getting sick but I guess that's a bust. I usually am sick every other week so this has been a long stretch without being sick! Unfortunately, this means that I haven't worked out since Monday and my entire schedule and life feels like it's been flipped upside down. My eating has spiraled out of control and I've been sleeping sooo much. I know most people lose their appetite when they get sick but not this girl. I just get bored and hungry! Usually my nights are spent getting work done, but since I haven't been working out a lot of time has opened up in my days. Now, I've been spending the nights in my bed eating. Not good. I really want to get over this so I can back to my training. It's just over a month until the half marathon and even though that sounds like a lot of time, what that means to me is 5 long runs left. Not a lot. I also am going to Florida in a few weeks and NEED to get this eating under control. I'm making myself freak out a bit because I feel like I'm back in the "I'll start tomorrow" mindset. I need to just keep telling myself that there is no starting tomorrow because nothing ever stopped! I'm just having a rough few days.
This weekend I'm going on a spirituality and leadership retreat. I was really excited for it because 1. it's free 2. it sparks great conversation and 3. it's a nice break from the city, but now I'm just worried. This sickness is making me exhausted all the time and I don't know how I'm going to function. The days start with 6AM yoga and I just don't know how I'll get myself up. I guess we shall seeee. We also have an assignment which I'm stuck on: Find an item that symbolized to you something about who you are as a spiritual person. It can be related to your religious identity or not, but it should reflect something about you at your deepest spiritual core. I have no idea what to bring! I can think of a few things at home that I'd bring with me but there's nothing in my little mess of a room that makes sense. I'll have to do some quote searching...
In other news, Valentines Day is coming up which I'm going to try to ignore. Next weekend I should be heading to NY to see some friends and hoefully get to seemy family. I'm excited but quick trips to New York always stress me out a bit. It doesn't seem like it, but it's actually a really long trip! 1 hour on the T + 1/2 hour waiting at the bus station + 4.5 hours on the bus (minimum) + 1 hour train from Penn + 1/2 hour of random things = about 8 hours! Practically an entire day. Oh well. Gotta do whatcha gotta do.
So now that I wrote it down, I think I want to make a few goals for the next two and a half weeks (until I leave for Florida). Hopefully this will help me stay on track until then!
GOALS
1. Get better!! #1 priority
2. Once better, get right back on half marathon training plan
3. Be slightly more stringent with eating
4. Lose 4-5 pounds - I know this isn't a huge amount of weight but I think it's a fair goal...and 5 pounds will make a difference in how I feel in a bathing suit!
And finally some random food:
Last night's dinner: leftover chili that I made for the superbowl mixed with some spaghetti squash! So good!
Little salad on the side with greens, tomatoes, snap peas, marinated mushrooms and balsamic.
Breakfast this morning: 1 egg and 1 egg white cooked over easy, a side of seriously burnt toast (I hate our toaster!!) and an apple. I've been eating sooo many apple since my sister bought me an apple slicer for Christmas. I love it!! I hate biting into apples and the slicer just makes it soo easy to eat.
A delicious piece of cake/pie? from our school's winter formal a few weeks ago. This thing was so good I finished the whole thing!
And this isn't food (obviously) but here is the dress I wore to the formal. I LOOOVE it but I hated shopping for it. Dress shopping is always harder for me than any other type of shopping. Things just never seem to fit correctly and I get sooo frustrated. A big thank you to the friend in this picture who put up with shopping for me for 2 days straight :)That's all for now. Good night!
you and your friend look super pretty ;)
ReplyDeleteHah, thanks Andy
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