Another successful gym day!

3:36am...my alarm went off AGAIN this morning. Honestly, who in their right mind gets up this early? I snoozed it for a bit, and got up.

The hardest part of the whole process is getting out of bed. As long as my bag and lunch are packed and ready to go, all I have to do is get up. Oh, and seeing this as I'm getting dressed is hard:

*Ryan curled up with Maverick, Jake and Ape curled up together at the foot.

Anyway, the gym went like this:

Treadmill - 36 minutes, 1.87 miles, 312 calories

(Goal of burning more than 290 calories: √ )

Arm extension, 5 resistance, 30 lbs, 3 sets of 12

Arm curl, 5 resistance, 30 lbs, 3 sets of 10

Overhead press, 5 resistance, 30 lbs, 3 sets of 10

Row, 5 resistance, 50 lbs, 3 sets of 15

Pulldown, 5 resistance, 50 lbs, 3 sets of 15

Chest press, 5 resistance, 30 lbs, 3 sets of 8

I was really tired by the end. I have zero upper body strength. And, I was right about Blood Red Fred. Right after I hopped off that treadmill. So I sort of phoned in the last bit of weights. And I skipped abs because I was cramping up like a mo. I'm not beating myself up, though. I feel good.

As for intake, I've eaten the same thing all week for lunch and snacks. Tonight's dinner was a little higher in calories, but I did not (and will not) have dessert, and thus did not (and will not) go over my calorie limit! I count today as a success. And it's been 3 weeks since I've had any pop or fast food. High five!

In our meeting today, my boss asked for volunteers to plan our Christmas/holiday party. The amount of changes going on in our office are starting to become palpable, and I had wondered to myself if this would happen. 3 coworkers and I volunteered. We're having a lunch meeting on Friday to throw some ideas around. My favorite one that I've come up with is a casino night. I found a really cool website that rents craps, roulette, poker, black jack, and slot machines. They provide dealers and set-up/break-down. I'm really hoping this idea catches on.

Anyway, I'm off to play some Plants vs. Zombies, then hit the hay. Despite today being a total success and feeling great mentally, my crampy abdomen and whining ovaries are forcing me to rest. Goodnight.