Above: Sure the Pussycat Dolls look like trashy skanks, but aren't you inspired to work out after looking at this photo?9:00 a.m. My whole body is extremely sore from my workout yesterday. Call me crazy, but I like it. I walk downstairs for breakfast and am utterly ecstatic to see Bob, one of our main chefs, manning the kitchen instead of Bridgette. He makes me a huge, perfectly cooked egg white omelet stuffed with spinach, mushrooms, and tomatoes. It totally hits the spot. I predict that this will be a fantabulous day.
12 noon. Lunch proves to be another huge improvement from yesterday. I make a big spinach salad with broccoli topped off with a drizzle of olive oil and a flavorful salmon cake and drink a cup of Earl Grey. I leave for class full, but not heavy.
5:45 p.m. The sorority chefs make chicken cacciatore for dinner. It looks scrumptious, but I have to peel off the skin, and consequently, all the sauce and flavor. I scrape off the sauce and use it as dip so it isn’t too bland. I also polish off a generous helping of the steamed broccoli, snow pea and mushroom medley and a couple of almonds for good measure.
9:00 p.m. After I come home from a piano recital, I get comfy in pajamas and snuggle up to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, until I realize that I haven’t worked out at all today. Blast.
9:45 p.m. I brave the cold and hit the gym. I use the elliptical for a half hour, followed by twenty minutes of stretching and some core exercises.
Haute Hoosier Tip... If you’re like me and feel like quitting on any workout machine after only a couple of minutes, steal my foolproof motivational tactic: Download a few upbeat music videos starring enviably toned, hot artists and watch the videos on your Ipod while you work out. You’ll feel so chubby in comparison to the sexy singers that you will not get off the machine until you’re wholly worn out. Some of my top picks:
Pussycat Dolls - "When I Grow Up," Fergie - "Fergalicious," Shakira "Whenever, Wherever," Britney Spears - "Womanizer"
10:30 p.m. I discover my new obsession – Passion Tazo tea, an exotic blend of hibiscus flowers, citrus, rose hips, and tropical fruit. The hot magenta drink is a perfect way to wind down at the end of my night.
