Hello, Internet

It has been a while since I posted anything.  My schedule is just a little on the crazy side.  Last week I had workouts Monday through Saturday.  It has been nice to have today off.  And I don't remember the last time I was so excited to be off work and school at the same time.  I'm taking a few days off work for the 4th of July, and I also don't have school those days.  2 things I'm going to do during my time off:  get a haircut and use my gift card for a free massage.

In other news, I had a project for school where we had to analyze our food intake for three days.  My nutrition has been lacking any kind of structure lately, so I was not surprised to see that I was getting too many calories.  But I was surprised to see that my intake of carbs, fats, and proteins was kind of all over the place.  The only thing that was consistent was that the carbs were too high and the proteins were too low.  Maybe that's what happens when I don't get a chance to make my hard-boiled eggs at the beginning of the week?  Will need to ponder that further.

So today I prepared my lunches for the week, and now I'm going to go pack my dinner to take to school tomorrow.  Getting the nutrition back on track.

Deadlifts and Callouses

Deadlifts are a regular part of my workout routine when I go to the gym with my class.  They are my favorite of the 4 Power Lifts (Power Lifts:  Deadlifts, Bench Press, Overhead Press, Squats).  On Saturday I was deadlifting 110 lbs., at about 8 reps, and I'll probably be able to go up in weight tomorrow. 

The deadlifts have left some crazy callouses on my hands.  Check it out:

Both of my hands have callouses across the palm of various sizes and degrees of callousiness.  Those callouses aren't going to go anywhere.  I've had them for over a year.  They give me a sense of accomplishment.

2 Challenges, and Rainy Days

Of course it started pouring down rain at 4:50 p.m. on Friday afternoon in Washington, DC.  Then by the time I got off the metro on northern VA, the rain was even worse.  The roads are starting to flood, so I think I'll be staying in tonight, getting some studying done for school, and getting some household things done.  Which is probably a good thing.

My comfort food of choice this evening is Sweet Potato Rounds from the Engine 2 Diet, except I cut mine into strips.  And I'll think of something else to have with the sweet potatoes.  The sweet potatoes are in the oven right now, and they're really good with BBQ sauce.

I came across 2 challenges for the month of June.  One is a Salad-A-Day Challenge, and the other is The June Yoga Challenge.  I thought about the Salad-A-Day Challenge and decided that would be more effort than I wanted to put into grocery shopping even though I think it's a good idea.  Maybe I'll try that challenge some time when I'm not in school.  I think I will participate in the yoga challenge.  I've already planned which days I'll be in the yoga studio this month, and I'll add a few yoga sessions at home so I'm practicing yoga a few days a week.

Good luck with your fitness and nutrition goals this month.  I'm hoping to get to my goal weight by the end of this month.  I have exactly 5 pounds to lose.  I know...I had 2.8 pounds to lose, and now I have 5 pounds to lose.  Some weeks are like that.