I'm proud of myself. I'm eating raisins for an afternoon snack, instead of the baklava I was munching on yesterday.


I also want to post a link to my new blog. It's not going to replace this one at all. I'm going to post longer entries here every few days and hopefully do the day-to-day diet-related stuff over there - how long I exercised, what I ate, how I feel, that kind of exciting stuff.

Jen from nowhere @ 1:26 PM

Just got finished working out & showering in the company "gym." Damn, I feel good. I feel thin. And that's not something that happens every day.


I did 30 minutes on the treadmill and did some tricep and bicep exercises before going to shower. Showering at the gym is a whole new thing for me. I usually go work out right after work and then haul my dirty ass home to rinse off the grime. But this time I brought a towel, shower gel, deodorant and body lotion along and showered in the locker room. I felt weird, being naked at work. But anyway, I'm going to need a lot more stuff if I plan to continue this. I need a little shower caddy that hangs on the wall so I don't have to put my stuff on the floor. I need some shower shoes because even though the building is new, I'm sure there's all kinds of dusty crap on the floor. I need a place to hang my towel after I'm done so I don't have to stick it in my gym bag and let it mildew. And speaking of which, I need a bigger gym bag so I can put fresh underwear, towels, toiletries, sneakers, socks and all that other crap in one place.


While I was in there a woman from another department came in and started walking. It wasn't too weird, but she got off the treadmill and left after about 8 minutes. It kind of confused me. What's the point of walking just 8 minutes? What good does it do you? I guess it has health benefits, but it's not going to do shit if you're trying to lose weight. I guess I shouldn't question it. Perhaps she's new to exercising and can only do a few minutes at a time. And that's cool. We were all there once.

Jen from nowhere @ 1:11 PM

I think I'm on the road to better exercise habits. My company recently installed a gym in our new building, so it's easier than ever to just go downstairs and start working out. I really have no excuse now. I went down there Monday and Tuesday so I'm doing pretty good. The facility kinda sucks, though, when you compare it to Gold's - there's two treadmills, an elliptical trainer, a bike, and two weight machines (one for hamstrings/quads and another for arms), plus some free weights (which I am clueless about).


It's kind of strange working out with the people I actually work with. Thank God no guys have come in there when I've been in there. I started around 5 yesterday and by the time I left there were four women in there...don't get me wrong, they're nice, but I guess I just prefer to work out with strangers. Something about the sweatiness, the panting...it seems out of place at the office.


I need to get back into yoga. I haven't been to my 8:30 yoga class on Thursdays for about 4 weeks. My poor blue yoga mat just sits there at the top of my closet. It's getting lonely. Plus I'm not nearly as flexible as I was when I was doing yoga twice a week...so I should make that a priority. But I hate, hate, hate coming home and then going out again for the class. I'd much rather just go to a class right after work, but they're not offering any in a convenient location, and I'm not about to pay $15 a class to go to a yoga studio. Call me cheap, but that's how I feel.


Weight is still maintaining...I'm trying to do better on the eating, though. Mark was out of town last night (in DFW) so I had plans to order a big fattening Chinese meal and eat it while watching TV. But guilt overcame me and I ended up getting a sandwich from Jason's with some baked Lay's. It was good. So was having the bed to myself.

Jen from nowhere @ 9:12 AM