I did it!

I'm a runner! I ran 20 minutes. Actually in a row, no breaks:) It was tough the first 7 or 8 minutes, I didn't think I was gonna make it. I just had the thought of feeling like a huge failure if I didn't get it done. And that just would not work. Next week is 25 minutes. Oh sh*t.

My son went to the doc today. They ordered a strep test and we'll find out Wednesday if it's positive. They did the normal test in the office, but it came back negative, and they said their test in-office is only 70-75% accurate. He's sleeping right now. Poor thing. He was negative for the flu too.

Today's menu: cantaloupe, a romaine and mushroom salad, a grilled cheese on whole grain bread, a banana-raspberry smoothie, and a bean and kale minestra (soup) from one of my Moosewood cookbooks. I know the grilled cheese isn't all that healthy, but I'm craving it. And the CRON-o-meter says I can have one! Hurray for C-o-meter....I'm just doing what it tells me.

Tonight's goal: NO NIGHTTIME SNACKING! This means you, Dawn. I have been so bad about this lately. Not hugely unhealthy snacks either, but still. I need to cut it out.

I saw on PBS this doctor Daniel Amen and his program, Change Your Brain, Change Your Body. Hmmmm. My interest is piqued. A lot of what he said spoke to me. I struggle with a lot of the symptoms that lead to being overweight. Depression, bipolar, anxiety, hormone imbalances, and disordered sleep. I'm a mess. He had a lot to say about supplements like fish oil and vitamin D and various others. I'm not so sure about all the brain stuff, but what he was doing would definitely be considered healthy. It wasn't so far 'out there', you know? So anyway, Mark is buying me the book today. He's a good man:)