Aww I don't want to go to work.....

I'm currently killing time before I head to work to create tables, analyze stats, and write part of my thesis. I slept like crap again but this time its mainly my fault. I've started watching a show on the A & E Network called "Paranormal State". Based on the title you can probably tell its about supernatural stuff that is supposedly true. You watch investigators from Penn State enter homes and encounter bizarre experiences sometimes they are supernatural...sometimes they can be debunked by other phenomenon. The episodes last night were mighty scary so I had numerous nightmares last night. Lots of waking up and tossing and turning. Go figure.

I'm still doing well with my running/walking regimen. It was a challenge to get on the treadmill yesterday but I did it. I'm now on Week 3 of the program so I run 1:30 minutes and walk 3:30 minutes. I was active for a full 60 minutes last night since the actually program took 50 minutes and I included a warm up and cool down. I've noticed lately that I psychologically start to wear down until 15 minutes remain in the workout. Then I get a burst of energy because I realize that I don't have much time left. I also think I'm sliding too much on my food intake after I run. I'm usually not too hungry an hour or so after I run but then I do truly get hungry for supper. I've allowed myself some extra snacking too thinking that my extra activity will equalize everything out. I need to be more conscious about those choices and write down my points (gaining and using) so I'm not undoing any hard work. I barely used any of the points I earned through activity last week but sometimes eating an extra treat is worth it after consistent workouts.

My homemade meal for the week is chicken manicotti. Last week I made potato chowder and "cheeseless" lasagna. I know many people would critique my manicotti due to the lack of cheese. It should have mozzarella all over the top much like lasagna but you all know me.....white cheeses are the devil. I simply bought a box of the manicotti shells and then created a recipe for the filling. I baked four chicken breasts and shredded them. I mixed the chicken breasts with two cans of mushrooms, a jar of marinara (Super Chunky mushroom), and one cup of fat-free shredded cheddar cheese. Orange cheese is safe. I stuffed the manicotti with the filling after they were boiled and covered them all with another jar of spaghetti sauce (mushroom and onion). It's pretty tasty and filling and it really fulfills my love of mushrooms. Some of the filling actually got put on top because I had excess. And manicotti shells are freaking hard to fill. There was cursing.

I am hoping to read through more of Love Hunger tonight when Gavin has his last basketball practice of the season. He only has one more game left! I'm glad the weather is getting better because I might take his bike out of storage sooner than usual because I don't want his activity level to go down. He doesn't have any structured physical activity until the summer when he goes to summer camp. After this week, it's just tutoring and an art class after school on some days.

Ok, time to get my stuff together so I can head to campus, park legally (I hope), and get some work done so my adviser doesn't fly up here and strangle me. Hope everyone is having a successful week with whatever goals you have created!

My goals:

1) I will continue to run/walk at least 5 days a week on my treadmill. It would be dandy to do my work out in the morning before work but the mornings hate me and I hate the mornings.

2) I will only eat out 1-2 times a week.

3) I will journal both my intake (point usage) and my outtake (gain in points) from exercise. I need to figure out if I actually have points left over at the end of the day or if my snacking cancels out all the points I earn on the treadmill.