random thoughts on the week

ZUMBA!
i have been really enjoying exercise in my zumba classes. i was never coordinated enough to do dance, but perhaps it would have been an exercise i would have enjoyed. exercise has never been something i have enjoyed. i have to force myself to the gym. the concept of a "runner's high" is foreign to me. i have always heard that if you find an exercise that you like you are more likely to make exercise a part of your routine. so, i have to say, yay! for finding an exercise that i really enjoy. now whether or not i am good at it is another concept altogether, but there are no mirrors in the classroom, so i can't judge myself. haha.

as far as food goes, i had a pretty bad week. i wanted to eat everything. i was a total bottomless pit. although, i learned something, which is a good thing! i take a birth control where i only menstruate four times a year. the week before one of those times, which was this last week, i want to eat everything. this is so good to know because it will help me gauge what is going on with my body and it will help me not be so hard on myself because i will know that it will only happen four times a year. it was also good for me because i had to think a lot about whether or not i was hungry and why it might be.

i am pretty bummed about the fact that i am so very busy because i am not able to write on here as much as i would like to. i am trying to write at least once a week. some foods that i am really liking lately are sun-dried tomatoes, which are great on sandwiches; blueberries, eggplant, mango sorbet, laughing cow swiss cheese, and kettle corn. i have not been cooking as much as i would like, simply because my schedule is really full. trader joe's has great frozen food items, and a grilled cheese is always a quick meal. i have also been eating a lot of soup from panera since it has been cold.

all this to say, things are going well. i am still learning. i am exercising more. i am exploring foods, and i am trying not to judge myself. not too bad at all.