All the catching up I have to do.
1/31/09, later
I write a lot here, don't I? You won't know until I find a computer to type up my journal entries. Even though I'm writing this in a notebook, I'm writing it to be posted on LiveJournal. I don't write super-private things, even in my own notebook. I guess maybe because anything that would fall into that category is already shared in person with a confidante, like Daniel. Wow, I'm such a blogger, and not even a very interesting one :(. Whatever happened to my Japanese blog idea? Ile stopped studying, is what, because she got discouraged by the JLPT and has little interest in her Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese because the rest of my classes are killing me enough as it is. Someday, I'll have a Japanese blog.
Anyways, I'm trying to get my meal plan reinstated, though I've been doing just fine without it. Daniel reminds me that man must not live on PB&J sandwiches and Cocoa Puffs alone ::munches on cocoa puffs::. Even though most of the on-campus restaurant/dining hall stuff is so unhealthy (which is why I lost interest in eating campus food), the dining halls still have healthy options like their salad bars and stuff, so I should get my meal plan back instead of just eating this stuff. But my Cocoa Puffs are vitamin and calcium fortified! Anyways, once I get my meal plan reinstated, I'm already planning out what I'm eating and when. I heard that once you have an idea of what you're going to get (or promise yourself what NOT to get) it's easier to stick to your eating choices and goals. I really like getting Total from BruCaf for breakfast, and the nutrition facts show how awesome it is for you <3
Ile has to be strong. I am, sometimes, like today I stopped myself from getting an unhealthy snack at the vending machine. I also stopped myself from getting nachos unnecessarily last night. Yay! And the temptation was great. But, other times I fall short. Today before work I had a BLT (w/o the T), and they put a lot of mayonnaise on it... and I forgot that bacon is, well, bacon. Should've just gotten a ham sandwich. That's what I got once from Subway, $5 ham footlong-- plainest thing you ever did see. Ham, provolone, lettuce, black olives. No condiments or anything. But I like it, it feels light and somewhat healthier than other fast food options. Healthy sandwich!
So tomorrow I'm going to try the elliptical machine instead of the treadmill, because I've forgotten what it feels like and maybe it's worth a slightly different workout. However, I'm worried that after my cardio is done, I'll head to the weight room and feel weird again. Maybe I should go to the weight room first, before anyone shows up and takes my light weights? But then what if I get too tired from weight room to do any decent cardio, like when I could only run for 15 mins on that treadmill a couple days ago? Oh well, only time will tell. I'll figure this out tomorrow. I really want to find something that will work for me, to help me change myself for the better. I wonder if all this seems like obsessive, whiney vanity and that I should just stop being unrealistic and superficial. Hmm... I really have the best intentions!!
So I was asked to show up to work 2 hours early tomorrow because it's Super Bowl Sunday and we might get a lot of people ordering takeout. Which reminds me, in addition to all the awesome Christmas and New Years parties I imagine Daniel and I throwing when we are married, I want us to have Super Bowl parties, too! Maybe we can have barbecues! We'll put up a big hi-def TV and invite all our buddies for fun, food, and drink (what?sportsbetting?what?). And it'll become a fun tradition even when we all have kids and our friends will bring their kids and they'll all play video games and learn about football and eat chips. I can imagine them growing up into punk teens trying to sneak beers... Oh man, it'd be awesome if we had a pool! But maybe not for Super Bowl parties, too cold? Other parties, then.
Another thing we'd like to do as a couple is go camping! That can be done at any point, we just have to plan for it. It can be romantic! Just us two and nature, going exploring, fishing, making s'mores and cooking hotdogs over a fire... Eat junk food without attracting bears... We'll have to look up other camping activities, too, but as long as we're together, we'll have tons of fun no matter what!
I write a lot here, don't I? You won't know until I find a computer to type up my journal entries. Even though I'm writing this in a notebook, I'm writing it to be posted on LiveJournal. I don't write super-private things, even in my own notebook. I guess maybe because anything that would fall into that category is already shared in person with a confidante, like Daniel. Wow, I'm such a blogger, and not even a very interesting one :(. Whatever happened to my Japanese blog idea? Ile stopped studying, is what, because she got discouraged by the JLPT and has little interest in her Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese because the rest of my classes are killing me enough as it is. Someday, I'll have a Japanese blog.
Anyways, I'm trying to get my meal plan reinstated, though I've been doing just fine without it. Daniel reminds me that man must not live on PB&J sandwiches and Cocoa Puffs alone ::munches on cocoa puffs::. Even though most of the on-campus restaurant/dining hall stuff is so unhealthy (which is why I lost interest in eating campus food), the dining halls still have healthy options like their salad bars and stuff, so I should get my meal plan back instead of just eating this stuff. But my Cocoa Puffs are vitamin and calcium fortified! Anyways, once I get my meal plan reinstated, I'm already planning out what I'm eating and when. I heard that once you have an idea of what you're going to get (or promise yourself what NOT to get) it's easier to stick to your eating choices and goals. I really like getting Total from BruCaf for breakfast, and the nutrition facts show how awesome it is for you <3
Ile has to be strong. I am, sometimes, like today I stopped myself from getting an unhealthy snack at the vending machine. I also stopped myself from getting nachos unnecessarily last night. Yay! And the temptation was great. But, other times I fall short. Today before work I had a BLT (w/o the T), and they put a lot of mayonnaise on it... and I forgot that bacon is, well, bacon. Should've just gotten a ham sandwich. That's what I got once from Subway, $5 ham footlong-- plainest thing you ever did see. Ham, provolone, lettuce, black olives. No condiments or anything. But I like it, it feels light and somewhat healthier than other fast food options. Healthy sandwich!
So tomorrow I'm going to try the elliptical machine instead of the treadmill, because I've forgotten what it feels like and maybe it's worth a slightly different workout. However, I'm worried that after my cardio is done, I'll head to the weight room and feel weird again. Maybe I should go to the weight room first, before anyone shows up and takes my light weights? But then what if I get too tired from weight room to do any decent cardio, like when I could only run for 15 mins on that treadmill a couple days ago? Oh well, only time will tell. I'll figure this out tomorrow. I really want to find something that will work for me, to help me change myself for the better. I wonder if all this seems like obsessive, whiney vanity and that I should just stop being unrealistic and superficial. Hmm... I really have the best intentions!!
So I was asked to show up to work 2 hours early tomorrow because it's Super Bowl Sunday and we might get a lot of people ordering takeout. Which reminds me, in addition to all the awesome Christmas and New Years parties I imagine Daniel and I throwing when we are married, I want us to have Super Bowl parties, too! Maybe we can have barbecues! We'll put up a big hi-def TV and invite all our buddies for fun, food, and drink (what?sportsbetting?what?). And it'll become a fun tradition even when we all have kids and our friends will bring their kids and they'll all play video games and learn about football and eat chips. I can imagine them growing up into punk teens trying to sneak beers... Oh man, it'd be awesome if we had a pool! But maybe not for Super Bowl parties, too cold? Other parties, then.
Another thing we'd like to do as a couple is go camping! That can be done at any point, we just have to plan for it. It can be romantic! Just us two and nature, going exploring, fishing, making s'mores and cooking hotdogs over a fire... Eat junk food without attracting bears... We'll have to look up other camping activities, too, but as long as we're together, we'll have tons of fun no matter what!