Monday, monday...

Today I felt like a kid. Just smiley and bubbly and full of energy. It was fun! I also had a great, happy day despite some not-so-happy stuff that went on last night that would normally bring me way down. These days I'm finding my happiness comes from inside me & from the universe, not from the energy of others.

Daily Dish:
-smoothie that turned into more of a sherbert/slushie w/ 2 bananas, frozen mango, strawberries & blueberries, splash of fresh-squeezed OJ
-2 bananas (was starving this morning!)
-another banana, an apple & a lara bar for lunch
*walked fast for about 40 mins. on my lunch break*
-a mango and a banana
*fast 3 mile run that felt awesome, and SUPER hard 10 mins. of abs moves*
-2 vine tomatoes, a big chunk of cucumber sliced, a handful of baby carrots, & 2 pieces of cauliflower. I had some of the carrots & the cauliflower w/ the last of my raw hummus- about 1 tbsp.

Something interesting- I seem to be able to do more reps of push-ups, abs exercises etc. lately. I just noticed it this weekend while doing push-ups...Usually I can barely get to 8 REAL push-ups and I'm about to die by the last one. This weekend I wasn't at all tired at 8, so I kept going and made it to 12! That's a 50% increase! Then on my second set I made it to 11! Kind of crazy. With abs exercises tonight, I did at least 2 more reps of each exercise than I usually do b/c it didn't seem to be as challenging. I feel so strong! Haha. That'll be the day...

I may have an apple later if I get hungry. This is more than I usually eat but dinner was light and I was pretty hungry all day. My workout was also really great/tough tonight! I feel great! I need to work on eating less often though- usually when I eat at home in the morning, I'm really hungry by around 10-11 AM, but if i wait and eat at work, I can hold out til lunch for my next meal or at least just have an apple for a snack. I'll try that tomorrow.