Oh, lovely surprise workout, how I adore thee!

So I was woken up this morning at around 5:15 by the local train, thanks a lot. And by "thanks a lot", I mean "WTF, dude?!". I opened the slider and got back into bed, the sound of the rain and the fresh air somehow *not* lulling me back to sleep. Grrr! So I decided to walk to the Y and workout instead, given my lack of exercise this past week or so. I did chest/arms and then walked/jogged back home to get my daughter up for school. It felt great!

I've been listening to the eating obsessions CD for two nights now. My bf helped me get it onto my mp3 player so that I could listen to it while I was in bed and then just go right to sleep afterwards instead of trying to find a comfortable space in the living room w/o disturbing the house with the noise. I did fall asleep Monday night, but last night I was able to stay awake through it (probably because I was winding down from school. Did I mention that I'm in SCHOOL and I LOVE it and I only have 259 more days at work? Hmm?). It's very helpful in terms of good reminders around eating.

I made some miso soup w/veggies, which is something I discovered (for breakfast, mind you) at kripalu. I'm amazed at how satisfying it is and continues to be for a good few hours. I had it for breakfast this morning. I have the chickpea stew w/spinach for lunch, and more of my greek veggie salad (cukes/tomatoes/feta w/spices). A tangerine, some blueberries, a granola bar for SCHOOL which I have TONIGHT, ya-frickin-hoo! Cheese wheel, soy yogurt.

On the way home last night (from SCHOOL) I was listening to a tape series on relationships etc. and it brought up stuff from my childhood/current relationship that had me in tears. Feeling those feelings, I guess. I was going to dive into my trail mix stash in the car, but then realized I wasn't hungry (thank you, weight loss CD!), and had a nice little cry. Very healing.

It feels good to be eating well, to have a clean house, and to be in SCHOOL. I was home by 10:45 last night, and didn't feel too tired. This is the effect that I was hoping/waiting for. More energy, moving forward, chasing my dreams. I love it!