better brain and body

So, anyone like this idea? Or am I just being ridiculous?

Thank you thank you thank you!!! 

I’m so nervous, but super excited! 

I know some people think work out videos are lame, but Queen Jillian Michaels will kick your ass on this one. The only thing I don't like is the "lose up to 5 lbs a week" line on the video because it may give people unrealistic weight loss expectations. (Although the calorie counter is a bit of a lie because I added some additional workouts at the end to get to 700 calories, but just with the video I was 683 so it's not far off!)

I made a vegan pizza that I'll be eating for days. It's 348 cal of pure deliciousness (minus the sauce) and ughhhh I'm ready to have this again for lunch. It's got sauce, red onion, red and yellow bell peppers, soy chorizo, spinach, jalapeños, and broccoli.

Bonus requirement: someone who’s good at workout-related puns. 

The app is called Polar Beat, which I pair up with my Polar H7 heart rate monitor.  I love it!

So, I totally, 100% kicked ass this week workout wise. I wanted to burn 2000 calories through exercise this week, and I beat that goal by 491 because of a crazy workout I did tonight (Jillian Michaels Fat Blasting Metabolism Booster workout...seriously, it's hard). It's good to know that even when I'm stuck inside due to super cold weather (I won't run on <20F days) and can't go to the gym due to lack of time I can still get a good workout in. Plus I managed to jump right back into veganism after my US trip, and my body and general mood is already so happy about it. Now I think I just need to find an iPhone-owning fitness buddy to iMessage day-by-day fitness updates too. A vegan/vegetarian one would be amazing. You down?

If all goes according to plan I could be doing research in Nicaragua in 2016, either on an island in Lake Nicaragua or on the proposed canal project. I’m so excited/nervous/terrified!