Some random thoughts:

Facebook is ruining my blogging. It's so easy to quickly post my status than to create actual thought and put it into words here.

Went to Bikram for the first time in almost a year last week and I didn't die. It was very close though. I think I need to start looking for a new studio in San Ramon.

Working out at crunch today if I can leave work on time. Hasn't been too bad lately, but I never known when random things will keep me there until 9pm.

Loving the 70* weather this week, but I'm thinking that the lack of snow will put a damper on our client ski trip to tahoe in a couple weeks.

Bart still sucks.

Odd song playing in the gym locker room this morning. Some rap song that kept repeating, "smack that cheese."

Wuh huh?

Is that supposed to be a turn on?

I had so many happy and wonderful things to post about from this weekend, but now I just don't have the heart to write. Four more fishes have been escorted out of the bowl. I'm depressed. I think the longer this goes on, the bigger the survivor's guilt becomes amoung those left.

I though dancing would make me feel better, but my ballet instructor decided to focus on pilates tonight. I hate pilates. I left early. My brain is just mush at this point and my heart is heavy.

It's been a bit too long - I'm heading back to the gym.

I just sneezed and it felt like my abs were going to explode. Maybe I worked out a BIT too hard yesterday on my core.

Why is it that the morning I decide to make it to a 6:30am gym class that the frickin' BART train has issues??!!?!?! Damnit! I'm just trying to take some yoga to release some stress!!!!! Arg!!!

Who am I kidding? I'm completely inept in the kitchen. I try. Sometimes.... Anyway, when I do get in the kitchen and have to make myself dinner I have a few standbys that I loved eating when I was growing up and perfected my senior year of college when I lived in a dorm apartment with a real kitchen.

Tonight I attempted my first spin class in five years. It was my second spin class ever and besides feeling a tad bit sore in the nether regions ;-) I really, really liked it. The instructor was great, upbeat, but without being annoying or insincere. She caught me not breathing at one point and she told the whole class, "Don't forget to breath!", which caused me to inhale deeply and smile, knowing she was talking about me. She winked at me and just kept going. I liked it enough that I'm going to try to hit up the class again on Wednesday.

But I digress, this is about food. Anyway, I was hungry after class and wouldn't get home until 9pm, but knew I had a lot of food at home that I could make, and forego the In-and-Out Burger dinner that I was craving. Not that what I made ended up being gourmet or a helluva lot healthier, BUT, I made it and it's the ONE food that means down-home, comfort food to me beyond any other food that could fall in the "comfort food" category. My meal tonight consisted of, fish sticks, green beans, ANNNNND Original Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (with Velveeta!). I'm sure I've mentioned this before on this blog, but honestly, I'm not joking, if I HAD to eat only one food for the REST OF MY LIFE, I would choose, without hesitation, Original Kraft Macaroni and Cheese with the Velveeta packet. OMG, I could devour an entire family-sized box on my own. I won't let myself, BUT I COULD.

Box of cookies? Pffftp, whatev. A carton of ice cream? Nah. A box of mac'n'cheese - Hell to the YES.

Took a new dance class at Crunch this evening called Pole Dancing. Yes, pole dancing - I heard about it from another Cruncher, Lulu, and I decided I wanted to try it out. It was a small class, so we got a lot of individual attention, which meant I did a lot of dancing and spinning and lifts. I wouldn't be surprised if I can't lift a pen tomorrow at work. Eek!

Week 2:
Mon - 10 minute walk, 30 minute circuit class, 15 minutes abs, 10 minute walk
Tues - 10 minute walk, 30 minute run/jog on the elliptical (2.5 miles), 10 minute walk
Wed - 10 minute walk, Ashtanga yoga for 75 minutes, 10 minute walk

Week 3:
Mon - 10 minute walk, 30 minutes on the recumbent bike, 15 minutes free weights (love my military presses), 10 minute walk
Tues - Bowling...not that that's much, but thought I'd throw it in.
Wed - 10 minute walk, 31 minutes run/jog on the elliptical (needed the extra minute to get to 3 miles!), 10 minute walk

Not really, but here's a new update.
Circuit class yesterday and another 2.5 mile jog/run on the elliptical (this time with more incline and lots of resistance) and now MY ASS HURTS.

A Lot.

Yeah, I'm so looking forward to bowling tonight with my muscles this sore. :-(

 I've started a new exercise routine.  It's something I've been thinking about doing for a little while and this week was the test run...so far so good.  Take a look:

Monday - 10 minute walk, 30 minute ab class, 10 minute walk
Tuesday - 10 minute walk, 30 minute run/jog on the elliptical (= 2.47 miles), 10 minute walk
Wednesday - 90 minute hike in Las Trampas with Clair after work.  Pictures can be seen HERE
Thursday - 10 minute walk, 60 minute pilates reformer class, 10 minute walk
Friday - NOTHING
Saturday - 2 hour easy hike through the Sunol Regional Wilderness park with Jason - pics HERE
Sunday - NOTHING

That's a pretty ambitious week, but I it was actually super easy to do.  Basically, instead of getting up at 5:30am and getting ready for work, Barting and then working all day before heading home tired, I get up at the same time and go straight to Bart and work out at the Crunch facility about 10 minutes from my office (note all the 10 minute walks in my routine above) and then get ready for work at the gym.  It's worked out pretty perfectly and it feels really, really good.

There were many reasons and excuses for putting this off and really only one reason why I put all those reasons and excuses aside and just started doing it.  The reason is, that there is no good reason why I SHOULDN'T be doing this.  That's it.  The gym used to be "inconvenient" for me to get to, but after going to Berkeley for months to Funky Door Yoga and not using my Crunch membership for, um..ahem...years...um, I saw a sign for a new Crunch gym about three blocks from my office, but it's been months since I saw the COMING SOON sign and it's still not open.  So, the week before last, I checked online to see if there was an opening update and there wasn't, BUT there was a Crunch about 7 blocks from my office that I had no clue existed.  It was a bit farther than where the new one will be, but why shouldn't I start working out there until the new one opens?  That was my whole reasoning behind starting this routine.  It's there, I like taking classes and working out, so I should just DO IT.  And I am.  

Yay, me.  :-)

Shopping or yoga? Shopping or yoga? Hmmmmm....

My body hates me today. I took a ballet class at Crunch, which wasn't too bad. I haven't taken the class in over a month so I figured I'd be a little sore and it's actually not TOO bad and I probably would've been fine if I hadn't gone out drinking afterward. Not that I'm the type of person who parties and gets drunk during the week, but, yeah, that was me last night. In honor of my friend Kash who's off to grad school in Boston a bunch of us from the 21st and 22nd avenues went out to Trad'r Sam's to reminisce, laugh and say goodbye to our dear friend. I really thought I'd have a drink and then go home, but the drinks at Sam's aren't in your usual glasses, they come in BOWLS. We all had a scorpion bowl, a volcano (also in a bowl) and a couple shots of what they call a scooby-doo snack. The guys and Lin and April each had an Irish Car Bomb which is a shot of Irish Whiskey that you dunk into a 1/2 pint of Guinness and then chug. It's pretty gross, but does the job well and fast. It was a great night, and I'll miss Kash dearly, but DAMN I'm tired. I think I got about 4 hours of sleep...I kinda feel like my head isn't connected to my body. My body hurts and my head is fuzzy...it's only 8:30am....I hope I don't pass out or something because I really want to crawl under my desk and sleep. This totally sucks, I don't know how I let myself drink that much on a Wednesday night. I have to remind myself that I'm not in college anymore...I actually HAVE to think during the day. uurrr errrr...I don't think my Jamba Juice is helping at all, it tastes too much like the drinks I had last night (sans alcohol OF COURSE!).

Must work....must stay awake...must be able to answer phone and put together sentences....