Time to get motivated!

Goals for this week:

1. Finish my action research thesis which I've only just discovered is due on Thursday...as in, THIS Thursday. I really should pay more attention to these things...
2. Start working on a diet/fitness plan. Does anyone want a doctor who's overweight, gets winded going up stairs, and has abs of flab? Probably not. (That's something like having a governor who claims to be concerned about children's health but is very obviously obese himself - and when he concentrates hard on something, his nose suddenly turns into a pig snout.)

So I've re-joined SparkPeople, which I think is a fantastic way of re-disciplining myself. This may have had something to do with the fact that my husband (loving as he may be most of the time) sacrificed his own desire for Ikea's Swedish meatballs because he knew if he got them, I was going back up for another little brekky. Yes, folks, it was his way of saying, "If I can do this, so can you!" True, I spent the rest of the day being a little ticked at him for so obviously pointing out my flawed view of food as the heavenly savior. But in the end, I realized it wasn't so much about him saying, "I don't want to be married to a fatty" as much as him saying, "I'm really tired of you complaining about your weight."

It's spring, the weather is mild and quite nice for exercising, and I have no excuses for not getting back on track with my health. Besides, I have to be in shape for med school, right? A flabby body = a flabby mind and I'm going to need all the neuro-muscles I can muster.

Because I'm a little competitive, I also joined the 8-week Women's Fitness Challenge, which doesn't officially start until May 9, the first day of National Women's Health Week. By then, I certainly should be in shape enough to compete. Anyone interested in forming a team with me?

In other news, I'm still waiting (with somewhat baited breath) to hear back about my pre-med program applications and whether or not everything has been received. This process has by no means been as difficult as the process of applying to graduate programs (didn't really need recommendation letters and official GRE scores for this round), so I'm hoping to know soon.

t.