daily recap.

The accomplishments today...

*Did 30 minutes on the elliptical in an attempt to calm my nerves...sort of worked, but I was still pretty edgy for the rest of the day.

*Grunted through 100 sit ups.

*Drank lots of water.

*Only half a giant cup of coffee today -- I'm slowly loosening that monkey's grip on my neck... I'll still give him a piggyback ride on a regular basis, but I just need his hold on me to release a little bit.

*Spent the afternoon trying to distract myself from my anxiety by running errands and shopping for a more sporty bathing suit that I can comfortably swim laps in... no luck yet.

*Recognized that hunger is not an emergency while I was shopping, and didn't cave and buy something off-plan while I was out. Instead, I did a quick stop at Trader Joe's and picked up my favorite healthy go-to items, which I know how to portion and track easily. For instance...

• goat cheese
• zucchini (to bulk up pasta sauces)
• high fiber wheat bread
• British muffins
• 0% Greek yogurt
• nonfat cottage cheese
• organic wild blueberries
• wild salmon (frozen)
• 96/4 ground beef
• TJ's low fat chicken soup

I also picked up a flat of organic apricots, which were singing to me. And I decided to try the TJ's Italian Style Turkey Breast cold cuts (because I was feeling the need to freebase some protein) and it was deeelicious.

*Tracked my food

• B'fast: the habitual oatmeal/flax/blueberry
  
• Lunch: whole wheat grilled cheese and a fiber one bar for lunch
• Snack: turkey cold cuts
  
• Dinner: 96/4 burger on a TJ's British muffin and a heaping bowl of zucchini with an eensy bit of goat cheese
• Snack: 2 apricots
  

Total Calories: 1362

*Here's hoping I'm so pooped tonight I pass out nice and early -- I have another interview tomorrow morning and I need to look all fresh and corporate for this one!