You are What you Eat... (insert inappropriate joke here)

I think that I've discussed a good balance of food and exercise in this blog so far because they are both essential to making this work. Having been in situations the last month that have prevented me from continuing my exercise routine I have had to make sure that I am being very careful about my food intake. Today I passed up a cupcake at work. Birthday celebrations are pretty common around the office and generally I am the kind of kid that eats cake if you put it in front of me. Having some serious will power is essential because there is no room for a cupcake when you can't work it off later. Tonight for a rainy day dinner I made homemade chicken soup. Carrots, celery, green onions, chicken and little potatoes in a broth I seasoned myself. It was healthy and delicious. Reducing my portion sizes has been the hardest part but having only small dinner plates really is helping.

I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of a hard core exercise routine but until my ankle is out of the danger zone I'm going to have to continue to forgo treats. I don't want to lose progress because of not being able to work out every day. If this is going to be a life changing venture I am going to have to plan for the fact that life happens and you have to succeed despite the things that make it difficult.

One of my favorite shows of all time is "Whose Line is it Anyway." I love improv because of the spontaneity and the possibility that anything can happen. I think that right now I am in the improv part of my journey. Rolling with the punches and working around the obstacles that pop up in my way. For tonight I'd like to leave you with this classic clip called the Weight Hoedown.