While I was off

This weekend my boyfriend and I had planned to stay in the city and take the weekend off since we were off parent duty. Because we worked out 4 days in a row we decided to chill all weekend and worry about working out on Monday.

Our weekend was filled with down time and yummy food that was not the healthiest, but I guess you can do that once in a while, specially when your eating healthy and working out.

On Friday we went to Kumas Corner, which is known for having the best burgers in Chicago. This is a metal/tattoo bar that is everything but conventional. Because I am more of a hot dog person my favorite burger so far is the "Goblin Cock", a 10 oz. burger topped with Bacon, Cheddar Cheese, ¼lb. Vienna Hot Dog, Tomatoes, Onion, Neon Green Relish, Sport Peppers, Pickles and Celery Salt Mustard served on a pretzel roll.

While on our way back we drove by Bleeding Heart, a cupcake bakery that had the most amazing red velvet cupcake I've ever tasted. Let me just say, in my defense, I only ate half my burger and maybe half of my cupcakes with probably less than half of the frosting (not a frosting person).

 We also went to Quartino and had the most amazing duck prosciutto with awesome Italian food and of course some great wine. Saturday night was perfect, we headed to the "it" place in the city... Sunda, new Asian cuisine restaurant with contemporary interpretation of traditional Asian dishes. The food was amazing, hot dishes were a lot more impressive than the sushi and the presentation was just amazing. My advice, if you want to hit this hot spot make sure to make your reservation well in advance. I was able to get in Saturday at 10:30 p.m. and that because I knew the manager.

Needless to say, after a weekend of down time and great food I am back to my workout routine and healthy eating. I just can't wait to hit the gym and do some serious cardio to burn all the calories that I put in my body during the weekend.

XOXO!

CM

Back on track!

So I am very excited to say that I feel I am getting back on track, I have joined the gym with my awesome boyfriend and we are loving it. Last week I worked out 3 days, not all running but I did exercise. Tuesday and Thursday I did Hot Vinyasa which I used to do very often a few years ago and let me tell you, boy I was sore! I lost track of the amount of Downward Dogs and Chaturanga Dandasanas that I did and all this at 105 degrees, oh the cleansing! And Saturday I just ran in the treadmill on my new gym. Can I tell you how much I enjoy going to the gym? I don't know at what point I forgot how awesome I feel after I run or finish a workout and head to the lockers to get in the steam room, 10 min of peace and quiet, breathing hot steam and getting rid of toxins can do wonders!

And as far as this week goes, I have gone to the gym every day so far, but I guess its only Wednesday. Yesterday I actually hit the pool which was interesting, after a 30 minute run I jumped in the pool for a 30 minute swim and let me say it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I was so afraid of looking like a fool next to all those experienced swimmers, but I guess once you get into it you really don't care and its you, the water and your lonely self.

Now I am going to start working more on the food so the pounds can start shedding away, I can't wait to get on the scale in a few weeks and see the difference. I just feel an instant relief after working out, it completely switches my mindset and some how cuts my cravings and makes me want to eat healthier and care more about what I put into my body. I am so happy I am craving the gym and craving a healthier lifestyle, all of the sudden all this work just feels easy and instead of "work" it just feels like the highlight of my day.

Can't wait to tell you more tomorrow =)

CM!