March 29

Movement

Lots of rain today so I went to the gym to lift weights (arms) and do some cardio. A friend mentioned that she walks on the treadmill while watching tv and challenges herself by running/jogging during commercials. I tried it out today and was able to jog through 3 commercials! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks ;) I weighed 200 pounds this morning. Scary number but at least it is no longer increasing (I've managed to maintain this weight for a few weeks now - for the longest time all I did was gain!).

Nutrition

I made my favorite quinoa and edamame salad for dinner along with organic pork chops and mashed potatoes. Lunch was hummus on a ww tortilla with ham, carrots, peppers, and walnuts. Now if I could just make it through the day with only one serving of chocolate ...

Dissertation

I am helping a colleague with her dissertation on argumentative writing by scoring papers. This is a great help in looking at older students' writing and to get me thinking more about what I will need to do when it comes time to train others to help me score. Luckily my papers will be written by first graders who will not write nearly as much as college students! I am sending my advisor the next section of writing at the end of the day tomorrow. It is going to be a long day of writing!