Exercise High

I want to simply say that I Love Exercise!  I have been trying really hard ever since last August to go to the gym 5 days a week.  I've been very successful with it actually.  Sure, things happen where I end up only being able to go 3 or 4 days because of school or work or whatever else, but hey, I am still going strong and it has been amazing!   

About 2 weeks ago I made a Serious Accomplishment!

Here is my story.....  Every day I go to the gym I either spend 30 minutes on the elliptical, stationary bike or I run before I start lifting.  Lately I have just been wanting to run around the track more than anything else because it just sounds much better than the Frustrating/Annoying/I-Can't-Handle-This-Stationary-Exercise-Crap-Anymore Elliptical..... and running is a better work out anyway (At least I think so. Maybe it's not. I don't know, ha ha:] ).  Any who, 2 weeks ago after class Mark and I went over to the gym at the University and I started running around the track.  When I run I go at least 3 miles and I am usually way tired at the end.  I got to about 2 miles and felt awesome!  As 3 miles was only a lap or two away I decided to go to 4, then 5!  At that specific track it is 7.5 laps=1 mile. So after 5 miles I kept thinking, "Well, you can do seven and a half more laps!"  

In conclusion, I ended up running 7 MILES!

Wow! I was shocked.  I had never done that before in my life, so I was extremely proud of myself!

I was exhausted afterward so I didn't lift, but instead went to Mark's house and we studied and just relaxed. I haven't had that running "high" again since then(I've just stuck with my 3 recently), but I want to do it again soon! 

Next?......

More pictures of meals I've had.  You can't say you're surprised!

Fajitas Mark and I made for lunch—So good!

This guacamole Mark made was SO FREAKIN GOOD! 

I believe it was the same day I ran my 7 miles, I came home and for dinner I made a HUGE delicious salad with awesome toppings!

Oranges  Apples  Pineapples  Spinach  Bananas  Red Peppers  Yellow Peppers  Orange Peppers

Finally, a few days later I went to Costco with my dad and we got a Broccoli Salad they had packaged up including the sauce.  It was as easy as making cereal.  Throw the stuff in a bowl, add the sauce, and mix.  You're done. It really was so good!  

For dinner I had a Salmon Burger with that broccoli salad!

I would also like to say that the No Sweets Until My Birthday Vow is going great!  Obviously I still crave chocolate and peanut butter (oh how I miss my PB), but Mark and I are still doing fantastically and eating quite healthy!  We have yet to give in!  :D  It is getting easier as time goes by, for sure. Maybe I'll get to the point where I don't want sweets as much as I usually do.  I hope so!

Hope you all have an amazing week!