I exercised after work on Tuesday and Wednesday for 30 minutes and I have to admit it’s the first time I’ve exercised in quite awhile. I had so much energy when I got home, so I’d like to do another 30 minutes today. I will walk outside if it’s not raining, otherwise I will go to my workplace gym and do the elliptical. I’m starting small, limiting myself to 30 minutes, even if I want to keep going, just to get me back into the swing of exercising. Then I can increase it from there, hopefully adding some running.
I ate a breakfast of zucchini soup made by a friend’s husband, to which I added sunflower seeds and Ezekiel sprouted grain cereal to make it heartier to fill me up since I won’t be eating lunch until about 1:30. I made a turkey, tomato, parsley sandwich with mayo and mustard on a fresh pita pocket from a local bakery for lunch. I’ll also enjoy some free red grapes from a recent work event. For dinner I’m making linguini with tomatoes, cubed mozzarella cheese, peas, cauliflower, fresh parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper. I’ve been curbing my habit of junk food buying and eating – yay! I got a free chocolate turtle at my finance workshop and some free cookies at a work event yesterday, so I’ll have some sweet indulgences on the cheap!
Tomorrow I’m going to bring my breakfast to work, then order a late lunch from a local Indian place as a treat. I’ll eat that around 3, which will hopefully serve as both lunch and dinner. I figure getting lunch will be cheaper than ordering dinner. At 4, I’m attending a stress reduction event and then at 6, I’m going to a local theater to see a Bollywood dance routine (my hairdresser is in the troupe) and then watching a Bollywood film (3 hours – yikes!). Should be a fun evening for $6. I’m hoping one of my friends will be able to join me, she’s going to let me know tomorrow. I should bring some type of snack, since it’s going to be a long afternoon/evening.
The finance class is going well and fulfilling its intended purpose. I’ve been tracking my spending, creating goals, and will formulate a spending plan. We’ll be pulling our credit reports, which I haven’t done in years, so it will be helpful to review that for any mistakes.
I’ve got a nasty cold sore on my lip and I’m looking forward to the day that it’s gone! They take so long to heal, even with Abreve. Does anyone else get cold sores and what do you use for them?
Today’s update
October 20th, 2011 at 06:24 pm
October 20th, 2011 at 06:48 pm 1319132935
Good luck getting back on track with the exercise!
October 24th, 2011 at 12:15 am 1319411750
October 24th, 2011 at 12:58 am 1319414310