Waiting to Exhale....

"Today was a good day," as Ice Cube so eloquently put it. I started off the day a bit more chilly than expected, but I was successful in packing my food for the day ..... chicken spaghetti.... yum. I am still working on making and eating breakfast, but the Chrysanthemum tea warmed me up and was tasty. It also seemed to soothe my aching muscles; and boy do my muscles ache.

I started working out on Sunday, making today my third day of working out. So my muscles are kind of aching in the way that one's brain feels battered when returning to school as an adult. Many of us know that this is not the most pleasant of a feeling, but once in the groove ... the spasms become ghosts of hurting past. So with every hurtful trip out of my seat, and every shoulder-muscle-tug for answering the phone, and every tear shed for having to go up and down stairs.... I tell myself that it is worth it and that this type of pain is a good pain that will pass.

So after making it through the day and staying true to eating food that I made, with a spinach salad for dinner, I patted myself on the back for a food-job well done. I was also very excited to receive a request to join a CSA or Community Supported Agriculture. It is a chance to be able to pay farmers at the beginning of the growing season to be able to receive fresh produce on a weekly basis for 20-24 weeks over the course of the summer. I am really thinking that I am going to participate in a CSA this year and it will defiantly keep fresh food in the refrigerator to keep me healthy. How neat....!!!!!

Now... duh duh duh,..... the workout. I was not sure if the workout would get completed because I felt exhausted when I got home. I decided to take a short nap that turned out to be 2 hours long. I did get out of bed and I completed the arms, shoulders, and abs rotation of P90X. The mantra for the day that Tony provided was....don't forget to exhale. I enjoyed this workout out, but I only could find my 5 pound dumbbells. I also purchased exercise bands originally but they are far too heavy for me to lift.... so oh well. The hardest part of the workout today was the Ab Ripper X. While completing this, I really think that I could feel my Abs ripping, crying, bleeding, and pleading for mercy. Needless to say, I can't wait until these workouts become easy.

All in all.... Today was a good day, and NO... I did not forget to exhale. Ahhhh

Ambition is Golden when Golden is Ambition.