happiness

And it’s hump day:

I had a pretty lousy run last night, but I will make up for it with a 4 miler tonight. I am running with my friend who is going to run the Cleveland Marathon with me, which always helps make a run better. After that, I am heading to the gym for some strength training.

Life has been good though, other than getting over being sick (yet again). I have officially started studying for the GRE, work is going well, and things in general are just good. I feel great about my decision to return to veganism, and have had a great time doing some experimenting in the kitchen, and I will post any fun recipes I find.

I can’t help but stop and think sometimes, “is life supposed to be this fun?”…. OF COURSE IT IS! I am so blessed because I go to bed every night laughing and smiling with Paul, and we just ALWAYS have fun. I know it won’t always be perfect, and we have our bumps, but dear lord I am lucky. It feels good to find happiness. I still have an uphill battle with my weight and my fitness, but I feel like I’m in a better mindset about it. I have fewer days where I hate myself, and it is more about acceptance. As long as I feel good about the steps I am taking, I feel like that is not a bad place to be.

Happy Wednesday, and I hope you are all in a good place too 🙂

Paul and me making dinner. Vegan burgers (which are not a very tasty brand) loaded with caramelized onions, spinach, and guac with b. sprouts on the side.

I was going to start the ten day master cleanse today, but then I got thinking: 1. It’s flu season, I need all the nutrition earth can give me to stay healthy. 2. I’m officially training now, I can’t make it through a 7 mile run on just cayenne pepper and lemon juice. And 3. It is way too easy for me to slide back into old bad habits of getting excited about not eating for days on end. It just isn’t a healthy mindset to put myself in.

So, clean eating it is 🙂

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!