today i started the jillian michaels 30 day shred. OMFG! whoo hoo! she drove me to tears. that workout IS a workout. i had to modify a lot of it for my leg. it’s circuit style so seems like as soon as you’re ready to die from what you are doing you move on to the next thing. jumping jacks is one thing that i can not do, but i did the arm movements and i just kinda ran in place. i did the same for the ‘jump rope’ part, doing the arm movements and running in place, sorta hopping back and forth. i can deal with that, but jumping is something that i can not do. the push up portion i also did the modified push up on the knees. it is SO hard not to get fixated on the things that i can’t do….if you are looking for a workout that will kick your ass, this is one.

for breakfast i have been eating 2 tablespoons of natural peanut butter with carrots on the days i don’t have protein shake. dinner was hummus with whole wheat pita and mujadara. i love middle eastern food. its easy to stay vegan with them. i had 2 rice cakes for a snack tonight. rice cakes have come a long way since the 80s. the package says that you can not heat them in the toaster or the microwave. be warned.

i really hate that everyone keeps asking me to buy girl scout cookies…