Day something or other...

Today is my day of rest, but I may still do one of the quick (yet intense) workouts from the Shred dvd. We'll see. So apparently I gained a pound over the week. =( How did that happen?! I've been working out and keeping an eye on my caloric intake. No, I have been no saint, but I've been eating much better than in the past. And, btw, why is eating well so much more money than eating crap?? lol. It's funny I do enjoy fruits and vegetables, very much, but am not usually up on making sure I get enough each week, let alone each day. I'd be proud if I ate a serving of veggies a week, sheesh! As for fruits, I am currently obsessed with watermelon. Oh SO delish!!!

But lets go back to this gaining a pound bit. Ugh. Losing 4lbs in a week was not something I anticipated keeping up at all. I was going to be happy w/ 1-2. So I guess I'm still ahead of the game...? It's still a little discouraging though. I am keeping with it because I do enjoy the good physical health aspect of it. I never was quite taught the importance of good nutrition and whatnot, growing up, so I'm still working on it. I'll get there. Slowly but surely. I find I do better when cooking for others though. Whether it be toddlers or friends, I'm all over it. I make sure to have a well balanced meal. Why is taking care of just myself so hard? *sigh*

I am going to make the most of the last year of my 3rd decade. I've been getting so much better at ignoring my hemming and hawing about things and just doing them. Yesterday I really wanted to do something, but none of my friends were around. One of them told me to take a walk, go to the beach, get out and enjoy the beautiful weather. I hemmed and hawed about it for a little while then I pretty much told myself to stop being a punk. My other option was to sit around, crocheting and watching the ANTM marathon on Bravo. Yes, I do need to get this crochet piece done, however, I still have plenty of time. I also had to take into consideration yesterday was cardio day, so I didn't have any particular preplanned routine to follow. So I took the 1/2hr walk to the beach, laid out for awhile, swam a little bit (oh how I love the water!) and made the 1/2 hr walk home. During my swim I decided I was gonna make a move. I met a guy at my fave bar last week and I hadn't heard from him all week. I was sort of ambivalent about the whole thing so it wasn't a big deal. While swimming I decided "Eff it. I'll send him a text." Haha, I know, the world of texting. Whatever, I'm okay with it. If I preferred calling I woulda called. So I sent him a text. When I got home from the beach I went grocery shopping and got everything I needed on my list and stayed w/in the cash I brought with me.

All in all it's really empowering to just go for it. Just go for that walk. Just go to the beach. Just go for making a move. Just go grocery shopping! Silly as it sounds just going out and getting stuff done, little as it is, it makes a big difference!! And don't wait around for someone to do things with you. You'll miss out on SO much good stuff, trust me I know! I don't always love doing a ton of stuff solo, but yesterday was one of those days and from start to finish it was a blast. I spent a lovely, relaxing couple of hours on the beach, got a lovely walk in, then went out, saw a great band and made a few new friends to boot! Haha. Lots of good times would've been missed if I just stayed on my couch all day and night.

I'll keep ya posted on text boy.