It's exam time. It's stress time. I was up until 2 AM writing a 12 page paper. Too bad for me I only finished 8 pages before I completely crashed, so I had the lovely task of getting 4 more pages out of me before noon today. Not to mention the day before I had to write a 6-8 page paper for Language and Gender, that my heart just wasn't into. Who am I kidding? I never like papers. Annnnd now there's a final due Friday and another final Tuesday in Psych. C'mon!! Something's gotta give. I just want to bundle myself up in a blanket, listen to Christmas music, and drink hot chocolate. RIGHT. Hot chocolate. Chocolate. Chocolate chip cookies...which I just ate. Luckily, stress hasn't been sending me too far off the beaten path. During exam periods I'm used to baking a batch of cookies and then eating them in two days. I ate one cookie tonight at dinner, and it was good, but I shall stop at that. I'm getting an "exam box" in the mail though. This means a box full of really bad for me food items. I'm slightly worried.
So today, I didn't really do anything productive in terms of cross training or anything like that. The good news, however, is that I'm not sore after yesterday's run. My muscles feel good and feel like they're sort of recovering today though.
Right, so today I took a 3 hour nap after my paper was done. That counts for something. Right? But perhaps tonight I'll do some ab work and some push-up work. I wish I had free weights in my room so I didn't have to share them with the frat boys at the gym. UGH SO NOT MOTIVATED. I think I'll also browse 10K training plans while listening to my classical Christmas station on Pandora and pretending it's break. Seriously. I can't wait. The boy is coming home on the 18th, I'll see family on the 24th/25th and it will be fantastic. I hope to get some awesome hiking done in the Shenandoah, too. My one fear is that I will let my exercise regime go once the holidays roll around. Maybe I can snag a spare cousin on Christmas Eve for a run around Seashore State Park.
Anyway. Eyes on the prize. I. Can. Do. This.
Oh, and tomorrow I'm aiming for 4 miles on the treadmill 'cuz it's soooo cold outside.
P.S. I'm in dire need of food that will actually give me energy instead of love handles. What should a runner's diet be? Need to read some forums on that. And also? None of my jeans fit. This is fantastic yet frustrating news! (Although if I keep bringing my belt in, I'm seriously gonna look strange). And on that note...
Stay classy, C'ville.
So proud of you girl! Here's something I just read today:
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Hope it helps!
Ooh! I like that article a lot. Thanks! It's amazing whole grains keep you fuller longer...especially when I'm used to eating bad for me foods! One article was all "AVOID PIZZA" and I think a little of me died. But oh well. As you can see, I failed miserably yesterday, but thanks for being proud of me. I'm going on a run now. So tired of finals!! Must relieve stress! Must put life back in order.
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