After an extra awesome weekend it sure is a downer to go back to work.
It’s pretty rare these days that I get to spend the whole weekend with my boyfriend since work and life usually get in the way, so getting to spend the whole weekend together felt extra special. The boy and I had a low-key Friday and Saturday hanging out in the city soaking up the beautiful weather.
Last year the boy got us tickets to go see In the Heights in New Haven, Connecticut as part of my birthday gift. We had an amazing day out there seeing one of my favorite shows and eating legendary New Haven Pizza. When I saw that the American Idiot tour was stopping in New Haven I knew it was the perfect excuse for another day trip and that I could bribe the boy to come along for some pizza
I hear there’s a few epic pizza places in New Haven, but we decided to return to Pepe’s like last year. We definitely weren’t disappointed :). We left New Haven in a pizza food coma and I was one happy gal to have had the opportunity to see American Idiot yet another time.
Since May 1st I have been working with a nutritionist who is starting an online counseling business. Every day I send her a food log of what I’ve eaten that day and how I feel then she sends me back notes about my food choices.
It’s been really interesting for me to keep a food log every day and realize how much I do (and sometimes don’t) eat. For one, it makes me think twice about what I’m going to eat since I’ll have to write it up and email it to her. It has also brought to my attention the lack of veggies in my diet. Like, serious lacking. I’ve always known I was a picky eater but I definitely didn’t realize how bad it was until I looked at a list of food I had eaten one day and realized there were no veggies. Nada. I can “eat clean” all I want but that doesn’t matter if my body isn’t getting the proper nutrients and nourishment.
I’m now trying to sneak in some veggies (and fruits) any way possible. Green smoothies, adding extra veggies to my homemade fried rice and having fruit as a snack instead of a larabar. And no, I am not counting pizza as a vegetable….
Lastly, I took a 305 Fitness class tonight, and I must say it was amazing. A few weeks ago I auditioned to be an instructor and got to experience a little 15 minute snippet of the class. Even though it was only 15 minutes it seriously kicked my butt. Humbling.
305 Fitness was created by recent college graduate Sadie Kurzban as a way to make fitness more fun and like dancing at a club (minus the alcohol and creepers).
I’m hoping to do a full write up on it in the future since I’m pretty worn out right now from it, but I will honestly say it was one of the most fun fitness classes I’ve taken in awhile. Like, shouldn’t all fitness be this fun? Did a I sweat– oh yes. But the real focus was on letting loose and having a good time. Love. It.
For some reason I’ve been anxious all day for silly reasons and by the time I got to the dance class at night I was in a very “meh” mood. When I left there though none of that matter. I forgot how good it feels to “dance it out”. It reminded me of why I started this fitness journey, when I was 19 and just wanted to escape the stress of college life and my answer became to the gym. I haven’t felt that kind of release in a while, but tonight was definitely that. On top of that the class was no doubt a killer cardio workout and down right fun. I may not be into clubbing (or partying for that matter), but this girl definitely loved 305.
have you ever worked with a nutritionist?
do you consider working out a time to “let loose”?
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