A Brand New Adventure To Come...

     I can't say much about it right now, but I am planning a BIG adventure. Like huge. Like possibly life-altering. (No, not a sex change or space travel, don't get crazy with yourselves.) But something that I have really always wanted to do and have been too pragmatic (and, I'll admit, maybe too scared) to actually pursue. I can't speak about it yet (sorry to be cryptic) but as soon as I can, I'll post an update. Oooh, a cliffhanger! So stay tuned.... it's gonna be good!

Here We Go Again...

    So here we are, already deep in the throes of Spring. Man, how did that happen? Wasn't it just New Year's? Sheesh. Well, maybe I lost track of time (and my life) because, as always, life is too busy to even describe. But one of the reasons for my hiatus (in blogging and in my fitness) is that I had my gallbladder removed back at the end of January and recovery was, let's just say, less than fun. (Yay for hyperbole!)
     As I may have mentioned, I am a full-time high school teacher, for which I had to be out for almost two weeks, so catching up on things was challenging. And I am also a full-time grad student, with a rigorous curriculum that was kicking my incapacitated ass! Fitness? Healthy living? What is that? Sadly, I am one of those people, that when stressed out, eats anything I can get my hands on - chips, fast food, small children... anything convenient really. And so thankfully, though I haven't noticed a great increase on the scale (a few pounds at most) I have felt friggin' awful. It's been hard regaining my energy, but I'm certain that my lack of diligence in watching what I eat and by not nourishing my body with good foods, I am just allowing myself to fall more and more behind the eight ball. Anyway, so no more excuses. I really gotta get back on track. And not just for the weight aspect, but because I FEEL LIKE CRAP! And I'm noticing more and more that it's a vicious cycle. If you don't take care of yourself, you feel like crap. And because you feel like crap, you don't wanna take care of yourself. You see, there it is, problem solved. I just need to break the cycle!
     My sister, who has always been super buff, was recently telling me about a three-day cleanse that worked wonders for her. Now, ordinarily, I don't buy into these 'quick-fix' theories. Trust me, after spending my whole life overweight, I've pretty much tried'em all and still ended up no better than I had started (and often, even worse!) But she tried it and said that she found it to be successful and I really want to purge my body of all the crap in there. (Not literally... well, I mean, I guess literally too, but more metaphorically. haha.) Once she forwards it to me, I'll post it and then post updates. I anticipate that I'll begin it Monday.

Update: Clearly, I didn't do the cleanse or else I would have written about it. But basically, it looked disgusting - like eat four hot dogs for breakfast kind of disgusting. Yeah, I might just want to get my ass running again instead. What kind of "cleanse" wants you to eat four hot dogs or even one hot dog for that matter?!? Don't they know what's in those things. Gross.