batskeets | 30DC Day 17

Eating Well - at last, I'm back in the groove. Awesome stir-fry for dinner, veggies, flax seeds, meat-free all day. Wooyea!

Keeping Active - did my gym session, and actually did the cardio portion on the treadmill, for once. Guh, running is still such pain, but I didn't get a lot of sleep the night before, so eh, it'll pass.

Emotional Health - Journaled and let myself have a relaxed-and-groovy evening, to make up for running around a lot and staying up too late the night before.

Other - Hrm. I guess I didn't do a lot that was super-productive, but that's okay. I made dinner, and that felt like an achievement with how tired I was yesterday. ;p

On a related note, thanks in large part to

phrassie, I've recently gained a certain interest in Jillian Michaels, a.k.a. the ass-kicking trainer on The Biggest Loser. I was meh towards the Tough Chick persona they give her on that show, but then I learned that she A) used to be fat, and B) found health through martial arts and dropped 50 lbs. I was all, "hey, I did that, too!" and decided to do a bit more digging. I've since found her talk radio podcasts, where they actually let her be a normal human being, and I liked them quite a bit.

So, I ordered her 30 Day Shred DVD, after reading a bunch of reviews about what a tough and time-efficient workout it was, and once it arrives, I'll give it 6 days a week for 30 days. I *love* a workout that can kick my butt in a short amount of time, so I figure I can commit for a month. If there's anything that will whip me into shape, it's 20 minutes a day of beatings, beatings, and more beatings. ;)