Before I began working out again, a friend told me that it's harder to get back into a routine once you've fallen out of the routine. Oh, boy, was he right. I am so happy to be exercising every day again. It's nice to be more conscious of what I'm eating and to not feel like I'm going to vomit from being gluttonous when I do eat. It's also rewarding to see my hard work pay off; I've been working out and eating healthier for a little over a week now and I've already lost 2 lbs! That, to me, is an achievement. 13 lbs. left to lose, and then I'll continue to work out to build muscle mass and stay toned. My friend Lacretia said something the other day that had never really registered to me: "When people who work out their arms stop working out their arms the muscle doesn't turn to fat, but it makes their arms look fat." I realized that I was one of those people. I'm going to remedy that asap. After all, I always told myself I would never have fat arms. Moving right along....
Spring semester starts on Wednesday, and the nerd in me is very excited about another semester of learning. I'm not, however, excited that all four of my classes are on MWF. I was ready to kill someone last semester; hopefully, I won't pull through with those thoughts by the end of this semester. I relaxed much more than normal during this winter break, so much that I only read two books during the month I've been out of school. Weird, I know. I'm a little disappointed in myself about that because I know reading the books on my shelves during the semester will probably not be feasible. This makes me sad. Yes, I know I'm a nerd.
The skiing/snowboarding trip I had been planning with Lacretia during spring break has now turned into a 7 day cruise to the Bahamas when she graduates in August. I'm excited about the cruise, but sad that we won't be going to CO. Oh well. There's always next year when I graduate =)
I took the hellion to see The Adventures of TinTin tonight. He loved it. Alas, it is bedtime for him, and for me. Goodnight, all!
P.S. It's funny how a little exercise can completely alter your view of life.
good work! keep it up. I hope I can restablish my routine. It is, like you say, much harder to get going again after completely falling off the wagon.
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