March already?!?

I looked at the calendar and, yup, it says March. Where did Jan. and Feb. go? Not that I am complaining since we are that much closer to spring but that time has gone so quickly in 2005. I am actually very much looking forward to Spring. Maybe I can go outside and *gasp* get some exercise while breathing fresh air. And I do expect to have the real estate license and be affiliated with a broker before Spring is over so I hope to hit the ground running so to speak.

I have found it really hard to avoid getting on the scale everyday. I need to convince myself that it really is better that I not see the daily fluctuations and therefore make myself unnecessarily depressed on a daily basis. But I just need validation. I think that it is my anal retentive or OCD side kicking in. But I haven't caved yet this week. I hope I can make it until next Sunday.

I did well with my eating today: lowfat yogurt for breakfast, baked crackers, lite applesauce and a green salad for lunch, and a healthy steak salad for dinner with a glass of 1% milk. I am planning on working out tonight too but my knee is hurting a bit. This is the first pain (other than just being sore) that I have experienced since starting this exercise regime almost 2 months ago. I think that I will take it easy on the inclined bursts of running and maybe that will help to not exacerbate things.

Generally my cardio workout is about 45 minutes of intervals on the treadmill. I vary them a lot but it is usually 3 minutes of fast walking, 3 minutes of running, while constantly changing the incline. I also do a couple of all out sprints to shake things up. That is a killer. It is really hard to make my 213 pound body do these things but I have noticed that each day I can add either time/distance/calories/incline. Not every week, but every single workout I make small increases. That makes me feel pretty damn good.