Checking Things Off

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Though I really wanted to sleep in today I was up with my alarm before 9am. Joan (my car) had an appointment for an oil change! I felt extremely shaky when I woke up so I didn’t even take a second thought when I threw together this somewhat odd breakfast of Weetabix and trail mix. Yeah…M&M’s in my cereal was a bit different.

Falling Behind

I apologize that these posts keep falling behind. =/ It’s going the same way with my studying. I just have no motivation!!! So…let me get yesterday’s post done before I go on to today.

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I really need to remind myself just to stay calm.

Stronger

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And our bodies are also more amazing than you know! I say this because my foot’s been feeling so much better since I let it have a few days of rest. So good in fact that I did a 35 minute stationary bike workout tonight and had absolutely no pain!! =D It’s healed! I’m cancelling my appointment. ~.^ My body rocks.

Remember

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I really like this quote right now because I think it’s really important to remember. It reminds me that even though I can totally get absorbed in counting calories, tracking, and planning meals it is not the way for me to be happy. I bring this up because in my Physical Activity and Wellness class I need to completely track and input in MyFitnessPal my food for three days. Watching how many calories it says I should be eating and seeing how many I’m eating is starting to make me obsess..but happiness is the journey, not the destination. I cannot live with a calculator telling me what to eat! I’m not a machine.

Stains

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Boy did I feel it today. Ug! I stayed in bed until 10am.

Snorkeling Day

You will not believe what I did today. I went snorkeling. IN THE OCEAN! This is a big deal for me. I grew up watching Jaws and having a phobia of being in large bodies of water because of it. Seriously, I would get panic attacks in a lake. Never in my life did I think I'd ever actually go in to the ocean.

It was an amazing experience. At first going in and trying to breath through the snorkel freaked me out a bit. But once I got the hang of it it was so fun! I love floating with the waves, staring at the sea bed looking for wildlife.

We ended up only seeing one tiny leopard shark but, honestly, that was enough shark for me. We also saw some rays and other fish which were super cool! We swam for about an hour and a half and then we realized how freaking cold we were!! We got out to lay in the sun for a bit to warm up but our wet suits kept us pretty cold still. I couldn't stop shaking and my hands were blue so we decided to call it a day.

Anyways I sadly do not have any photos of Win and I's snorkeling adventure in La Jolla. We bought an underwater camera but since it's a disposable we're going to have to take it in to be developed! I promise to share them with you all as soon as I have them though.

So instead of (hopefully) amazing underwater shots I give you photos of food! I had a big bowl of Coach's oats for breakfast with a banana and peanut butter mixed in. Yay oatmeal! I've forgotten how much I love this stuff. Sorry Weetabix, but you're gonna have to share me.

Oh boy.

So remember how I always seem to come down with something as soon as a semester/quarter ends? Well I’m afraid that may be happening again so I’m going to keep this super brief so I can get some sleep.

Breakfast: Weetabix, fresh pineapple, toasted walnuts, craisins.

60 minute hill stationary bike ride followed by strength training. My trapezius felt fine!

Social Failings

When my best friend and I had a falling out a few years ago, I bought a book called How to Make Friends and Influence People. I was in a really desperate state: friend-less and lonely. During that time alone though, I really came to accept who I was and liked me for me. It didn’t matter that I didn’t have friends. After we reconciled I sold the book without finishing it. Today though, I found myself wishing I’d hung on to it. Because even though I generally like to be alone (alone meaning with Chase and my babies), sometimes I I find myself just wishing I was one of the those social people. You know, the kind that has plans with friends on the weekend, hell even just someone to sit with at lunch. Why can’t I be just like that?

Anyway, enough about my melancholy unfriendliness. I really don’t try to come off that way, I’m just very selective on who I let in. =/

Less about my social failings and on to the food!

Breakfast today was (you guessed it) Weetabix, thawed strawberries (which turned the milk pink! Yay natural colorants), raisins, and toasted walnuts. 

Someone Up There Hates Me

Sorry this is a day late but yesterday was really rough. I feel like I tell you all that more often than not but seriously, yesterday was mean. I woke up at 5am in pain and hardly able to move. I had tried out one of Chase’s new pillows (you know the ones that have that supportive neck shape) and it had completely put my neck at an odd angle.

I put some heat on it, took some ibuprofen, cried a bit, and managed to fall back asleep for a few hours. I skipped my hospital shift because there was no way I could even lift a food tray with my right arm. My trapezius apparently got it good. Not only could I not move my head to the right but I couldn’t abduct (lift) my right arm either. Let me tell you, showering and trying to put makeup on and do my hair was a joke.

Pretty upset that this should happen to me right before finals, I made myself a bowl of Weetabix with blueberries and TJ’s Nuts About Raspberries Trek Mix. I needed chocolate this morning. Sadly, yet again my favorite trail mix has proven that it tastes best on it’s own!

Still Struggling

Well, I was hoping I’d have Ripley all up and running for tonight’s post but alas, it has not been a good evening. I’m not ready to cry yet so that’s a good sign, nor have I stuffed my face with food to fuel my stress. ^_^ Yet I have still had those moments where I’ve reminded myself to just breathe.

This morning I popped open a jar of banana overnight oats topped with a spoonful of crunchy peanut butter and some raisins. It was actually really delicious. Maybe I have just been getting tired of blueberries/strawberries, sunflower seed butter, and golden raisins? Sometimes I struggle with variety. >.<