Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The Day Katy Perry Sped Me Up & Slowed Me Down

I. LOVE. KATY PERRY. 



True Story. 

I listen to her music every time I run. It makes me feel empowered and run faster and I feel stronger and more attractive and girly all at once.

As a matter of fact, I listened to several of her songs on my 45 minute run today.

I got home from the gym and had just enough time to shower and change before meeting my mentor for dinner and a much needed chat. Then I had to volunteer.

This is where Katy Perry slowed me down. It took me 45 minutes to drive 3 miles. Because Katy Perry was having a concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Which is dab-smack in between me and my destination.

I missed dinner with my mentor and had to go straight to volunteering. There was also some sort of premier happening on Hollywood Blvd and it was rush hour.  I knew I had two choices.

A) Choose Anxiety. Get Mad. Cry. Etc. 


B) Push those feelings deep deep down and breathe and CALM DOWN





Now the bright side is - they feed us. A lot of very talented people serve at my church. And tonight's meal was made by a chef.




 It was grilled cheese and tomato soup. 




I have a feeling that bread and cheese are probably at the top of the "foods-to-generally-avoid" list. But it was fancy. The soup was made from scratch and had lots of veggies. One of the volunteers also owned a bakery and brought a bajillion cupcakes and another volunteer brought peanut M&M's. I stayed strong and avoided the sweets by noshing on the baby carrots I brought with me and sipped on my chai tea.

Volunteering was good. I normally lead the group, but due to my random intense bout with anxiety this past week/weekend I requested to just be a regular volunteer.

The Food

2 pills with water
2 egg whites with 1/3 cup red bell peppers
2 slices turkey bacon
1/2 cup greek yogurt, sprinkled granola
5 raspberries

12pm
1 slice rye bread
All natural PB

The WorkOut

Abs
3 sets 25 reps
Toe Touches
Bicycles

45 min cardio on the treadmill

Post Work Out
Banana
Water

2 pills with water

1 cup baby carrots
Chai tea

Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Tomato Soup


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