it's been 1 year and this is what i have done:

got certified as a personal trainer! also seeing a trainer 2x/week for RT and i have to get in cardio at least 2x on my own the rest of the week. this works for me, and soon i'll sign up for semperviva yoga in vancouver with my friend danica, who is considering becoming a certified yoga instructor.

my eating habits are better. not much better, but, better.

1. food: following a meal plan my trainer designed from me has helped curb my mcdonald's bingeing. it has eliminated all dairy (gas issues) and decreased my sugar intake to something more reasonable. can't follow it strictly but must say that it really helps, especially in that w/food in the fridge, there is no need to have the delicious, beautiful mcdonald's from across the street.

2. fitness: got a heart rate monitor and it's fantastic. i recommend one for everyone. also, i attended my weight training course and now have to do my 20 hours practicum, and i'll call them tomorrow to figure out a schedule.

1. fitness: wrote resume & cover letter to apply for a job at a gym

2. food: breakfast burrito, tea w/4 sugars, negitoro roll, chopped scallop cone, huge milk chocolate-covered strawberry, coke. dinner will be unagi don, corn niblets w/butter, and more milk chocolate-covered fruit. whatever it is delicious.

3. school & social: read articles and then off to vst to get more books to read tonight after survivor.

1. fitness: uh oh, this week doesn't look very good for cardio. i skipped cardio at the gym yesterday and won't be back at the gym until friday for personal training, after which i will probably have lunch w/rika instead of doing cardio. oh well, i'll pick it up next week, or go after school on wednesday.

2. food: breakfast burrito! and tea w/cream and 4 sugars. lunch in the afternoon will be fish, carrot/apple juice, and ice cream, and i'll heat the frozen chili for dinner.

3. school: oops, my paper must be circulated to the students on monday! i haven't started writing it, so today i have to finish 2 books on my subject.

1. food: eggs benedict w/hash browns and fruit, tea w/milk & 5 cubes of sugar! gotta go grocery shopping later, and pick up some breakfast wraps from m&m meats, eggs, and whatever for dinner.

2. fitness: today's not a workout day, but the Self Challenge fitness component is coming along pretty well. i think this summer i'll take the weight training and personal training courses after all.

3. school: maybe today i can finish the books that i have for my paper.

1. food & social: ok so i have food issues. i'm going to talk to a couple trainers about that. anyway for breakfast i had cereal w/2 strawberries, and for lunch i went to dim sum w/jen and then later i'm going to see 300 w/her brother and a couple other friends.

update: for dinner we had mongolian bbq and i had meat and rice, a coke, and a rich piece of cake for dessert.

2. if there is time i'd like to start another judas book, but i doubt it, so hopefully i will just at least find some more sources. crap there is less than 2 weeks left of school and i have 2 essays to write. i was g

my time management skills are terrible. it's 11:24 and i am still on breakfast, and my 2nd cup of fatty/sweet tea.

1. food: 2 fried eggs w/diced tomatoes, 2 cups fatty/sweet tea. lunch and dinner are up in the air but i suspect instant noodles and strawberries for breakfast, and roast chicken w/rice for dinner (i will do my best to not make dinner mcdonald's).

update: and dinner was mcdonald's

2. fitness: yoga at the gym today, and 30 min. of cardio following. that means tomorrow i can just strength train for 45 min. hey that's more than the Self Challenge goal this month! yay me! well now i feel like a star, and slightly more motivated. also i am currently adding more songs to my gym playlist.

1. fitness: my muscles are sore from my workout yesterday, so should i skip yoga? already i decided that if i go to yoga, i'm going to try out the one at the yoga studio, b/c it starts an hour and 15 min. later, which gives me extra time to finish my books, which i totally have not finished at all.

update: i have decided to "reschedule" yoga for 9:30am on saturday or sunday at the yoga studio. we'll see how i feel those mornings.

2. school: i really have to finish at least 2 books today.

3. social: i was going to go to some independent film thing at school by myself, but we'll see.

1. food: ok fine i had a mcdonald's bacon and egg mcmuffin. they are sinfully delicious and no one should be ashamed of eating such a beautiful creation. for lunch i had chili, added corn, and then ate some more canned mandarin oranges. so far today i have consumed 591 ml of water. later i am going to make a caesar salad w/bbq chicken & penne, and then some more canned mandarin oranges.

2. fitness: great workout and, following the suggestion from the Self Challenge, made sure to include 30 min. cardio (i have not been doing too much cardio in the past couple months). the Self Challenge goal is 3x30min. of cardio/week, and 2x25min. strength training. great start to monday!

1. food & social: brunch w/suzanne and troy, 2 pieces of buttered toast, 2 eggs over easy, 2 pieces of bacon, 1 piece of sausage, apple juice, coffee w/18% milk (there was no cream! what a travesty! i should have just had it black, which is what i usually do if there's no cream!), a couple pieces of orange. later i will go to suzanne's and watch tv.

update: sad dinner of crappy lipton noodles i ended up throwing out, creamed corn, and canned mandarin oranges. later i had a can of coke at suzanne's. healthier eating can start the next day!

2. school: finish my translation of claudius, and start reading j.d. crossan's book.