DAY 23 OF 365: WORKING HARD FOR THE BODY

So last night was the first time since I began this challenge that I actually had trouble sleeping because of how sore I was. My entire body ached and it wasn’t any better when I woke up. I felt tight in my shoulders and legs and my back felt as if someone was punching me constantly. JC said that this was probably going to happen and I guess it was about time I felt this pain. At least now I know that I am working hard. I guess that saying is true. “ No pain no gain”.
Nothing exciting happened at the office today. Just a normal day of casting extras and prepping the next episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. I will say though that I am over the winter. Don’t get me wrong, I love the snow but enough is enough. It snowed again today. Not much, but enough to give us a dusting. They are calling for snow and ice tomorrow and then more snow this weekend. How I long for the days of shorts and t-shirt weather. My buddy Diane moved out to California and I felt myself daydreaming about lounging by her pool as I sip I nice cold glass of fresh brewed ice tea. Then of course I am awoken from this daydream by the sound of my phone ringing; knowing that on the other end is an extra looking for their information for the next day.
Today I enjoyed a nice Mesculin salad with grilled chicken and fat free lemon vinaigrette and some low fat blueberry yogurt. Quite tasty. I also made myself an afternoon smoothie as a snack that I enjoyed with a nice pear. As I type this I realize that this might sound boring, but it is a way for me to track what I eat in the day. Almost like a food journal. It is funny how some of my co-workers are getting on the healthy bandwagon. It’s not the entire office, but hey, even if it is just one person that I have motivated, that is still great. My hope is that this blog will spread and people will start to check it out on a daily basis and it will motivate them as well to join the challenge.
Well, time to get ready for bed. I have a crazy busy day tomorrow. I have to get up early to get to a Law and Order: Special Victims Unit production meeting for the next episode and I also have a training session with JC tomorrow night. I am praying that when I wake up tomorrow morning that I am not as sore as I was today. One can hope! Oh, and tonight for dinner a tried another version of the Broccoli Rabe recipe that I posted yesterday. So I prepared it pretty much the same way but instead of roasted red peppers I added sun dried tomatoes and substituted the water for lemon juice. I also added fresh shrimp to the broccoli rabe. It was great. I am sure that if you don’t like shrimp you could add grilled chicken and it would taste just as good. I am looking forward to meeting with Jessica on Saturday and filling her in on all my progress since we last spoke. Well, time for bed. Have a great day tomorrow and remember; if you are willing to invest so much in your careers and monetary things, why not invest the same in your body! Till tomorrow.