ready set go

Here's the deal. I need to get more fit and healthy.

So... today was Day One of my new exercise regime. I am going to try to commit to doing 4 basic exercises 5 nights a week for the next two weeks. My 4 basic exercises are a sort of modified push-up (from the knees but bring one leg toward your upper body with each push-up... works the abs more apparently), sit-ups, squats, and hula hooping (mostly for fun but also feels like it's working my core). We'll see how it goes... but I'm trying to get Chris in on it too so maybe I'll be more likely to do it with a partner.

I'm also going to work on creating more healthy eating habits. This will most likely be more challenging than sticking to my exercises. Healthy eating is a real drag for me. Eating in general, really. But, nonetheless, I'll give er a hook. Any suggestions on how to make this easier for myself? Or some foods/recipes that taste junky but are actually good for you???

Exercise & Talents (The two are not related...)

Good god... now I remember why getting in shape is so daunting. I went for a lovely long bike ride yesterday (with an ice cream stop about half-way) and felt super! I'm so fit and active! Go me, hurrah! ...Fast forward to about five hours later... pure agony. Couldn't walk... or sit... or even lay down, really. But, do not depair loyal blog readers! I plan to get back out sometime this week and do it all again. I am really going to try to commit this time... no, seriously, I am.

Enough about exercise though, I'm getting tired just thinking about it. Let's talk about talents for a few minutes here. My mother and I had a discussion about this a few days ago while I was demonstrating one of my talents for her. Do I have a lot of them? No. Sadly, I was not granted the musical, athletic, or genius genes. I think I got some extra "shortie" genes and not enough of the others. Bummer for me. Alas, I do have a few talents in which I take some pride. Are they useful or money-making in any way? Not so much. My main talents are: Baking, reading, spelling, and hula-hooping. I'm also pretty OCD which gives me good organizational skills. Now, try not to get too down because you don't have these superior talents yourself. I'm sure that you as an individual have many of your own talents... and I would love to hear about them! We as humans often tend to sell ourselves short on our true abilities (after all, I didn't even mention wiggling my ears as one of my talents). I wonder if this is connected to the fact that people are often sparse with their compliments towards others? Seems like a potential cycle... people do not realize they have real talent because others do not acknowledge it... then the green eyed monster prevents us from acknowledging others achievements, because we as individuals feel that we have few talents ourselves. Just some thoughts from Jessica-land...

How old is too old...?