Soda Bad

Nutrition update: I've been a bit of a mess for the last couple weeks. I have completely fallen into the trap of eating whatever I want because I feel like my exercise has increased. I have exacerbated that recently by a backslide on caffeine intake through soda. As an example today, I drank two 20 Oz. bottles and another smaller bottle with lunch. Some is regular and full of sugar and calories and some of it is diet full of Nutrasweet and death. Neither makes me feel very good.

Bottom line is my running didn't feel good today and my weight has crept up 1.5 pounds in a week or so. My current habits suck and need work. I'll start tonight by making sure I don't top off my day with ice cream.

Exercise update: My running program has been lighter this week. I think that is to let my muscles acclimate and strengthen. Tonight was just my 2nd 2 mile run of the week. Unfortunately this one was a struggle, which was a stark contrast to Tuesday night, which felt great. Maybe it was the heat or maybe it was the soda overdoes or maybe it was a combo of both, but it felt crappy.

I'm not taking a rest day tomorrow. Instead I'm meeting with my trainer over my lunch hour. That should be a good kick in the pants and a good launch into fall. I also promised my daughter a sporty band (sold by my trainer), so I hope I remember to get one. I'm sure I'll get shredded, but I'm actually looking forward to it. Hopefully my foot will stay just sort of bad, like it is now.

Random Musings: It's been an interesting time at work. I'm always a bit overwhelmed the first week or two because the pace gets so frantic. There have been real contrasts, where one moment I'm leading a team that might get a grant that will really help students and two hours later I can't get a team to talk about coordinating snacks for students in their classroom. It's hard to feel like a difference maker and then immediately feel totally ineffective in the same day.

Someone sent me an intriguing job posting from out of town and I'm still trying to figure out what to do with it. We aren't inclined to move, but it might be fun to see if I could even get in the mix for this sort of job. More thoughts to come soon I'm sure.

And then many days, I look for simpler paths too. My lunacy is never too far away:)