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**NOTE** I wrote this post earlier in the week and never published it because I fell asleep writing it! LOL! This was written on Thursday. :) Sorry, I didn't elaborate at the end. Oops!

I find that during these cold windy winter days, my motivation is completely lacking! I talk to my friend Leah every morning before work and this week she started her fitness and healthy eating program. She has the motivation that I need right now. I know I will get there, but right now I am just Blah about exercise. The thought of going outside in the cold when I don't have to is just not appealing to me. Anyway, way to go Leah. Keep up the good work. Now to just give myself a kick in the butt. Hopefully boot camp tomorrow will give me some momentum.

Fitness:
If you read above, you can see that this is an area where I am lacking these days. I usually manage to get a few days of exercise in, which I guess is better than nothing, but I want to do better than that! I will say that my one positive thing is that I will continue to try and I will continue to move forward despite my backsliding. I just want to be better about my running schedule so that I can perform better for my half-marathon in March. Thankfully, on the weekends John kicks my butt and makes me run (except this past weekend). Missing workouts can be a slippery slope. My excuse for missing boot camp this morning was that I was trying to finish up some work for my job. While work is technically a "good excuse" I really must hold myself accountable and say that I should have gotten my work done sooner so that I wasn't scrambling at the last minute. Winter is such a hard time to stay motivated!

Finances:
Not really too much to report in this area today. I did not spend money on anything today. I did pack my lunch and my gas tank was filled yesterday.

Food:
I did pack my lunch, but of course I didn't do it until this morning so I was scrambling as usual to pack it up. But, I packed it! That's the important thing right? I made a salad with mushrooms, walnuts, tomatoes, and of course lettuce. Later on, at lunch time, I found a bag of dried cranberries to use for some sweetness. I didn't plan very well again and simply had a banana with a little bit of peanut butter. At lunch time I had some almond butter. I felt very hungry at times today but managed not to cheat! :)