Loving on a Saturday!

I slept in until almost ten today! Now am having a refreshing grilled chicken salad with homeade light ranch dressing. And in a few minutes a friend will pick me up for a morning of burning calories by fighting the waves!

Everything about being at the beach is such a great workout! I think that is part of why I got so fit when I first moved to Corpus Christi!

I would go to the beach almost everyday! But, I had a working car and nothing else to do- which is not exactly the case these days.

My fav. easy marinade for grilled chicken for eating with salads:

2 parts olive oil
1 part redwine vinegar
1 part balsamic vinegar
A few good shakes of Cavender's Greek Seasoning
some cracked black pepper

I pour this directly on the chicken in a tupperware container with a lid and then shake to mix and coat. I think this is best if it marinades for a day, but it tastes good in just thirty minutes! Then, grill it up! I am sure you could bake them also, but here in south Texas we have about 360 days of grilling weather a year, so we make good use of them!

I like to make a few of these at a time and keep them in the fridge. I slice them against the grain for salads by need, so they don't dry out. The flavor of the marinade is so mild, that you can use them with any type of salad or dressing and it doesn't conflict.

Opps... the beach calls, gotta go!
:)

Fessin' up!

Well, I may as well admit it, I am so out of shape! I have probably never been so covered in flab in my entire life! The problem stems from something healthy- for the first time in my life I truly believe that my self worth isn't equal to how attractive people find me. I have lots of friends who like me exactly as I am- fat or thin... and this can become a problem when you are a busy person who loves food and alcohol!

I don't like feeling flabby, but I find I lack the insane motivation I have always had before. I wanna be back at my goal weight, but I know no one else cares if I get there.

My whole life I have been so insecure and insecurity is such a great motivator.... where do you find it when you are secure? I wanna be fit and look great! I do, but I am a full-time student with like four jobs and no car.... How do I find motivation and fit it into my hectic life?

Well, trying to is the first step, and I have been, but in a kinda half-assed way. So, tomorrow I am publically starting to motivate myself back to my strong, toned body of yester-year!

I don't know exactly how or when I will make myself workout, but it has to happen more than twice a week- it just has to! I wanna wear my shorts from two years ago!

Well, here I go! One last cocktail, for a while anyway, a good nights sleep and then back to running in the AM.

I am sure between running, abstaining from alcohol and surfing this girl'll be buff by August! :)

Slacking

That is what I did until yesterday, I hadn't hit the gym since Spring Break!

It is so crazy how you can get so busy and then before you realize you haven't worked out in months and all your hard work has melted back into flab.

What can you do but get up, dust off those running shoes and get back in the game? I am taking a road trip to Maine in about three weeks and I intend to look good in the pictures!!

Feelin' private

Having an enormous change in the very foundation of who you are makes it hard to commnicate yourself to others. I mean, when you hardly know who you are, how do you pontificate on your self?

This last year brought huge changes into my life which I have adjusted to rather well, I believe, and I now find myself in a happy place.

The conundrum now, is whether I truly feel comfortable opening up my new life to the world.

Coming to terms with a new life has been interesting; ups and downs, self-discovery, time alone, time with friends, and time with new and interesting people. My life is about 100 percent different this May than last May and I feel... ok with it.

Naw, I feel great about where I am, who I am and where I am headed. Little secret here, I will say I feel pretty good about who I am headed there with ;)

Life remains good and I feel so positive about the future!