'Food sucks, this feels good!'

It has been a month since I've written and believe me when I say I have a good reason. Since mid-March until the end of April I have been taking part in the joy that is tax season. Six weeks with a total of six days off and enough stress to make the Mad Hatter seem like a chill guy. But it's not all doom and gloom--it's now May and I have reclaimed my life! Back to watching 'Pawn Stars' with my parents and writing in my Fitbook like it's the next Great American Novel.

Training has been different than I had expected. I must admit, that I was pretty cocky that I would not let my time be consumed by tax season and that I would fight against the exhaustion and go the the gym. I then discovered that I am not the bionic woman. I figured out early on that I would need to roll with my schedule but be as healthy as possible. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, a huge help to me was getting to bed early during that time. I've been going to bed around 9-9:30 on weeknights and I can't lie, it feels great! I actually feel rested which is new for me.

 On the food front, eating healthy at work is a breeze for me--I bring super healthy snacks, eat a clean breakfast and for the most part, lunch is pretty solid. I've been cutting down on going out for lunch (from 3-4 days a week to about 1-2 right now) but it's still a work in progress. Dinner is always great because my mom is adorable and offers to make me dinner every night. She's really into healthy food and even more so now since watching "Food Inc." which really is an incredible movie that I highly recommend. That and "Overboard". Classic.

Speaking of clean food, I'm doing something I've never done before this coming Saturday: I'm going to a farmer's market! I've always threatened to go, but then I would just, groan, roll over and go back to bed. Apparently the trick is to go pretty early. Usually waking up at 7 a.m. on a Saturday would seem like a punishment but I'm pretty excited to check it out. I will make a video to post on my facebook page, so watch for it and the hilarity that is sure to ensue.

My goals for this week are to workout more and complain about it less. I've been waking up to do cardio and I always feel so great afterwards. It's getting on the stairclimber that's the hard part! I haven't lifted weights in a while so I'm going to start getting the focus back on that as well. Maybe mixing it up between the two will make me complain less. Or at the very least suffer in silence.

So I'm armed this week with two new Nicki Minaj songs to workout to, an assessment of my body fat to track my progress by, some new workout clothes and an even more focused attitude. New blog entry in a week! Til then, happy training ;)

P.S. If you're wondering what kinda look I'm going for, check out the pic to the left. Daaaayyymm. Makes it all seem worth it!!