Non-Productive Day?

March 30

I am tired.

I havent exercised at all in weeks. I dont think I could even run a mile anymore. Lack of exercise shows in how I feel and in how I look.

I have not been paying attention to what I am eating. I dont eat crap...ok...well, maybe once a day at Starbucks...and I have graduated back up to Venti drinks...ugh...but I havent been counting or paying much attention to how much or what I am really eating. I eat steel cut oats with Barney Butter, fruit spread and peanuts every morning. I eat a an almond butter and fruit spread sandwich almost every day...and for sure everyday that I am in class...because its fast and easy. I eat an apple and a banana every day. And usually some pretzels or something like that. Then I either have a salad or half of a tofu and veggie burrito. At the end of a long day I typically want a snack, too....so I am eating later than normal. I would guess I am averaging 1700-2000 calories a day. I have to reel it in...because my weight is subtly going up.

I know I need to pay better attention and try harder to get a better variety of foods. I actually got mildly sick with a cold for a day or two. Nothing big, lime I never had to stay in bed or modify my actives at all...I just felt a little crappy. But I think I could have fought it off even better or avoided it all together if I was exercising and eating better.

I have been sitting in bed reading since 7pm.

I started home about 6pm thinking I must be a wuss because I didnt get much done today....and then I thought about it...this was my day....

I headed to campus early, parked and walked a mile to the city building where I visited the advising office to check on my GPA and ask some questions about a summer course. I emailed all of my summer professors - requested meetings, syllubus' (syllubi?), and the titles of the required texts, so I can get a head start. I attended a scheduled meeting with an activities advisor regarding my positive psychology club. This meeting was fun and productive. I sat in the very nicest library I have ever been in and studied biology for two hours by coloring and labeling cell diagrams, drawing a diagram, and making flash cards. I went to my Positive Psychology class, participated in the lecture and took notes. I chatted with the Prof after class and then left campus for the 1 mile walk back to the garage. I went to Whole Food Market and grabbed a salad, a greek yogurt, and water, and walked to Starbucks and added a Venti Iced Cappuccino and a rice crispy bar to my lunch. This was too much sugar and I crashed. I finished some more diagrams and flash cards for biology and then reviewed the material in a Schaums outline book and an MCAT guide.

I read a couple of blogs. Consulted a few online forums related to my fields of study and took some notes. I summarized my morning meeting and sent it to my psych prof (he is my academic advisor for the Pos Psych club).

I was so tired, I decide to just go home instead of going back over to the library.

I drove home, opened three more boxes of text books. Looked over them all. Got pissed because the one that fits in my pocket doesnt look like it should have cost me $60. I changed my sheets, put away my books and sat down with my son to review cell structure (he's doing it too in 7th grade). I received my Biology Coloring book in the shipment from today so I looked at it and colored the animal cell with my son. It really helped me to understand the concepts better when i reviewed them with him. I helped my 9yr old with her math homework.

I got a snack-egg and cheese sandwich with some black berries.

I finally surrendered and got in bed with Med School Confidential, which I read cover to cover while my oldest brought me a cup of decaf and repeatedly asked me if her dog was going to die because she let the 15pound mini-mutt, eat an entire, frosted, mini bunt cake and a bowl if icecream - because today was the dog's birthday. Ugh. Ugh. The dog seems fine to me but I never would have let her eat that. I answered a few emails and set up an early morning meeting for tomorrow.

It is now 10pm and I am listening to piano solos on Pandora and pulling out my largest midwifery book to look at for an hour before bed.

So, I didnt get much done today....

Night.


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