I have a new hero

I want to eat like Kath. So healthy! I am inspired, and I am already trying to figure out how I can run by the Tiniest Trader Joe's Ever (TTJE) tonight to copy her meals.

I am feeling better today. Maybe all those doses of Yo-Plus helped my body even itself out, maybe I've just adjusted to the antibiotics, maybe the illness this weekend had nothing to do with my stomach problems, but HURRAY. I was eating so much to try to keep up my energy, and that was NOT good for me. (Gatorade is chockfull of flavorless calories.) It resulted in a lackluster trip to the grocery store where I bought nothing useful. Sigh.

Every once in a while, I find myself drinking way too much coffee and I do a detox. It is truly one of the most horrible experiences--you would not believe how crabby I get--but I am drinking far too much lately. Because I'm a wimp, I'll likely try to step down my intake by mixing in some decaf soon.

Goals for today:
1. Work out!
2. Eat yogurt.
3. Go to the store for lunch supplies.

Daily weigh-in: sure enough, I'm back up! 155.2 lbs.

Go check out Kath's website. It's amazing, and the photos will make you want to replicate everything she eats. It is also making me want to buy cool bowls so that my food will look as delicious as hers! Sadly, Simple Harvest oatmeal just does NOT look as great as hers.

DOH!

I wrote a post with daily goals, a daily weigh-in, and ruminations about having "resickened." Then Blogger ATE IT.

I don't have time to do it all over again so:
Daily weight: 154.1 (based on scale's wavering between 154.0 and 154.2)
Daily goals:
1. Drink lots of water
2. Go to kickboxing, even if sinuses feel like they're going to explode
3. Keep post-kickboxing meals within points range.

I didn't do push-ups yet today. Why? My sinuses would have gone nuts.

50 days til Vegas/Spring Break

Every day...scratch that, every day that I remember, I change my screensaver to say "51 more days til VEGAS!" I also keep shots of previous trips to Vegas up as my background to remind me of one of the reasons I work out and eat healthy: POOLSIDE TIME APPROACHES.

Sadly, I'm still tired/stuffed up. I want to curl up on the couch and watch Martha Stewart. I weighed myself this morning, and two days of being off-plan PLUS TOTM = 156.0 lbs. Yesh.

So, my plan for today includes:
1. Cleaning. It needs to be done to get rid of germs, keep me focused, and prevent possible guests from running into the night, screaming about slobs.
2. Apply for a research assistant position. I need the money. And the possible networking that can come from it.
3. Do a light workout: arms and then some light cardio.
4. Pick 2 healthy recipes to take for the Super Bowl party.
5. Pick a healthy recipe for tonight's dinner that uses up some of the things sitting in my fridge right now (leftover low-fat tortillas = crazy lots of possibilities!)

I'm going to do it. Really. I'm going to get up, off this chair.

*Sneezes. Coughs.* Sigh.

Am sick.

I have been working out consistently for about 5 weeks now.

And, of course, now is when my sinuses decide to lead the charge into Sickville. I have a sore throat and feel like my head is going to explode. My knees also hurt, and this is either from the cold or from running. I really hope it's from the cold. I would rather be sicker than I think I am than start facing problems with knees. (Have I just outed myself as as desperate, denied runner? I think I have.)

And so today will be my second day of not working out. I am also going to skip 2 of my 3 classes. Believe me, I HATE doing this. But I've learned that skipping now usually means better grades later. The sooner I get well, the more effort and concentration I can bring to my reading and classtime.

Until I'm well, it's ColdEeze and hot tea, REPEAT.