{Just. Press. Play}

To say that I ♥ music is a HUGE understatement.  The only time my brain isn't bouncing to music is when my pretty little eyeballs are getting some shut eye.  Music is a MUST in the car...especially in the morning!  It's my lyrical coffee =)  I am constantly listening to the radio or my iPhone at work.  Music glides me through the work day, and normally before I know it...it's time to go!

So as I was running my C25K the other day, and jamming out to my workout play list on my iPhone, I was wondering what genre of music others listen to when they work out.  Or if they listen at all??  I read a lady's blog a while back that said she ran to classical music.  Interesting!  I would never make it a quarter of a mile running to classical music, but hey...to each their own!!  I personally HAVE TO HAVE upbeat, rockin' songs.  Otherwise...this chick might as well not even get on the treadmill.  Not even to walk!  So...I give you my workout play list: 

~Bad Girlfriend - Theory of a Deadman
~Boom Boom Pow - BEP **Love, love, love this song.  I could hit repeat and run to nothing else!!
~I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick
~Fergalicious - Fergie
~Poker Face - Lady GaGa
~Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO
~Hypnotized - Notorious BIG ** LOVE the beginning of this song...it's just one of those mood changer songs.
~Footloose - Kenny Loggins **Another mood changing, can't sit still song =)
~3 - Britney Spears
~Toxic - Britney Spears

I realize it's not very long and needs some TLC.  That's where you fabulous people of the interwebs come in...Yay!!  I would LOOOOOOVE to expand my list and find out what everyone listens to.  Got any great "get up and move your booty" songs?  Send them my way!! =)

{Whatcha' Eatin' Wednesday :: 2nd Edition}

It's Wednesday!!  Whew!...Half way through the work week.  Thank goodness!! Anybody else with me??

Hope everyone enjoyed my post last Wednesday.  I didn't have any negative feedback so I thought I would push forward and make this a weekly topic.  Any thoughts/ideas/comments as to what I could add/retract on this topic?  Please let me know!!

My Breakfast:

Chobani was on the menu again today...but strawberry this morning.  Still packed full of protein (14g) and has 0g of fat.  I try to switch it up between the peach and strawberry 0%.  Sam's Club carries a flat of 12 for around $11 and some change.  (The flat includes a mixture of peach, strawberry, and blueberry flavors.)  That's less than $1 a day for breakfast.  I used to spend $3-$4 at the fast food places.  Now you aren't getting near as much food, but you aren't consuming near the amount of calories either.  And this is much healthier for you.  I added a sliced apple and filled my water glass.  Only 3 points+ for breakfast.  23 left for the day

My Lunch:  

For lunch I had an Ole' Wrap topped with spicy brown mustard, smoked turkey, a low calorie string cheese, and some diced tomatoes.  Plated with veggie chips and a sliced orange for a total of 6 points+.  I have 17 points+ left to "spend" for the day.

My Dinner:

I'm not completely sure what I will grab for dinner.  I have a few errands to run and then stopping by the hospital to check on my uncle.  He was unexpectantly admitted to the hospital this morning, so please keep him and my family in your prayers.

I'd really love to fit C25K in somewhere today.  High hopes I make this happen and return home at a decent hour. {Fingers crossed}

My recipe pick of the week is another Weight Watchers recipe, Shrimp & Zucchini with Tomatoes, this is quite yummy paired with a whole wheat angel hair/spaghetti or whatever you have on hand in your cabinets.  It's also very easy on your points+ bank coming in at 4 points+ for 1 & 1/4 cups serving.  Enjoy!!

{Accountability}

I. Did. It!! Woohoo! I intended on running yesterday afternoon and I stuck to it. I know this sounds so small, but really, it's huge for me. After working all day and feeling like 5:00PM is nowhere in sight, the last thing I normally want to do is go out of my way to the gym, crawl out of my warm car just to get hot and sweaty from running on a treadmill. But not yesterday...I was excited to go!! (Granted, my muscles are cussing me out today, but that's OK! That means I worked SOMETHING.)

So I downloaded the Couch 2 5K app on my phone and got to it!! 
Running for me is such a cleansing activity. Bad day?...bad week?...bad month? Let it go and RUN!!

I plan to alternate Wii Zumba on my days off from C25K in hopes of toning some other muscles on this body blob :-) I'm also trying to incorporate my Weight Watchers points/eating back into this lifestyle as well.

I know I have a long road ahead, and realize I will not be skinny next week (oh how I wish it were that easy). But I plan to blog each day with my accomplishments, my not so accomplishments (I'm not real fond of the word 'failures'), and my every day life. Hope you'll stick around...this should turn out to be a fun ride!!

Anyone else out there being accountable??