Day 97

So today was a wonderful day, and it came just in time to make me feel like this fall semester is going to be an awesome semester!

Today was filled with worship, romance, relaxation, and exercise. The whole day has been filled with amazing conversation between my boyfriend and I. It's like we really re-connected again. I'm not saying that we have been having problems, but every relationship experiences the ebb of true intimacy. We talked about everything and it felt really amazing.

Because of the church BBQ (which we forgot about until the service) we decided to scrap our original dinner plans in exchange for sandwiches in the park a few miles away from our apartment. We've only been to this park once before and that was almost exactly one year ago when we first moved to Denton. It was beautiful. The weather was flawless and we ate our dinner in the shade overlooking a cute lake. It was definitely relaxing and the evening gave me that reassuring sense of security. The rest of this year is going to be really great!

I've been realizing the importance my open relationship plays in my ability to go full force with weight loss. I feel like because he knows that I am doing this, he will help keep me accountable and being healthier is something we can both do together! My boyfriend has no weight issues and he is a relatively healthy eater, but there are certainly things he could do to improve his health. Together, we have learned to make healthy decisions in recipes, grocery shopping, and activities. I cannot tell you how much my wonderful relationship has done for me over the past ninety-seven days! It has truly made all of the difference!

As far as exercise goes, I will give you an update. I have been really kicking butt this week. Today's workout consisted of 1 hour on the Elliptical (-610 calories), another exhaustion test for the 100 Push Up Challenge for week 3 (28 consecutive), and a "Push It" Run*. I feel amazing. Sweaty, yes, but amazing!!!

I can't wait for weigh in on Tuesday!

xo Megan

PS. *What I have come to call a "Push It" Run consists of walking 1/8 mile (one lap), running for as long as I can, and then walking again until I feel cooled down. This weeks "Push It" Run resulted in 5 laps and actually running about 2 1/4 of those laps. :)