Day Off

Today was the only day I'm not scheduled to work this week, so I wanted to make the most of it by having a productive, yet also fun day! And I did just that. I started my day by going to the gym. I rode the bike and did the elliptical. I got home and did some situps and resistance training with my free weights, as well.

My plan for this whole exercise thing is start small and work my way up. I think that weights and abs will be something I try to do daily. My goal for cardio is to get to it five days a week, rotating between the bike, the elliptical, and the treadmill. I'm going to start out on level 1 for all the machines, and work my way up as the weeks go by, adding more resistance, longer amounts of running vs. walking on the treadmill, etc. I'm thinking slow and steady is the best way to make sure that this new plan sticks. If I start out with too much too quickly, I will get tired and cranky and I won't follow through with it.

Anyway, on to the more exciting stuff - food! For dinner, Clay and I christened the 2D kitchen by making a delicious and healthy meal! We ate Clay's own "Jammin' Salmon" with Forbidden Rice we got from the new Whole Foods today and green beans. It was delicious.

And yes, the rice is purple! It was a cool find, and we definitely plan to go back to Whole Foods and try other different fun rices - they have an extensive collection! It was a great first dinner. I'm hoping to cook all week!