Good news to report today! I woke up without a sore back or a sore foot! It seems that wearing my wrap, the custom insoles, and my good tennis shoes all day yesterday did the trick! Even when I push on my arch really hard I can't get it to hurt. So, because I'm the crazy I am, I'm going to attempt some Tae Bo today. I don't want anything too intense or with too many kicks because my hamstrings are triceps are incredibly sore from yesterday's weight training! I'd opt for just my "yoga for scoliosis" dvd but my back is getting achy from just sitting around for the past two days due to the ice/snow.

And even more good news: school got canceled today! Yay! That means not having to struggle though 85 minutes of Econ this afternoon and 2 hours and 40 minutes of accounting tonight! Last week those last few hours in accounting really did me in. I kept pushing off taking a pain pill because I was doing so well with no pain for the two weeks prior to starting classes. But even since last Wednesday I've been sore sore sore!

Meals were on yesterday but I did have any extra last meal. I was up late again and got hungry so I settled for the same sandwich/soy crisps as the night before. And despite the past few days being a little higher than planned (and with some higher days last week), my pants are fitting better! I noticed last night when I put on my Juicy terry pants that the hip area was looser! Woo hoo!

Nothing big on today's agenda. Just Tae Bo, yoga, helping mom prepare some games for my brother's Valentine's Day party at school, and cooking dinner for her and I. I've been trying to cook healthy dinners every night since the new year. She's liked everything I've made so far--which is shocking because she lives on processed foods and diet soda so her taste buds are all outta whack. She thinks everything needs 10x more sauce, cheese, flavor,etc. I've also been cooking dinner every Tuesday and Thursday when Jeff comes over. His family never cooks so I like to feed him a home cooked meal every so often ;o)

Here's the recipe I'm making tonight:
24 Hour Fitness Chicken Lo Mein Recipe

Serves 4

9oz boneless, skinless chix breasts
8oz snow peas
4.3oz carrots, cut julienne style
3.5oz uncooked spaghetti noodles (I use Annie Chun's soba noodles)
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp water
1/3 cup fat free, reduced sodium chix broth
1 TB soy sauce
4 cloves (4 tsp) garlic
2 tsp fresh ginger

• Cut chix into small strips. Heat a large saucepan filled with water to boiling. Add snow peas, carrots, and pasta. Boil 5-7 minutes or until pasta is al dente.
• Remove from heat and drain.
• Mix cornstarch, sugar, and water. Mix remaining ingredients and stir together with the cornstarch mixture.
• Spray skillet or wok with PAM and heat over medium heat. Add chix and stir-fry about 2 minutes or until chix is white.
• Stir in broth mixture, add veggies and pasta and continue to cook another 2 minutes.

Per Serving:
203.8 Calories
1.5g Fat
29.5g Carbs
18.9g PR

I haven't planned out meals today but I know the format I need to follow for low, cardio days. So far this is what I've had:

Pre-Cardio: Thomas Light Eng Muffin, EW, ff slice Kraft cheese; Bethany Frankle's Low Fat Fudge muffin (I'll have to post this recipe too--they're amazing!); Glutamine
CARDIO, YOGA
Post-Cardio: Essential Nutri. whey, stevia, WF choc. syrup, coffee; banana
M1: EW, ff shredded cheese, corn thins, cinnamon raisin pb
M2: Chix Lo mein, 3 homemade butterscotch cookies my neighbor made for us because my dad helped dig car out of the snow today so she could go to physical therapy for her MS. SO GOOD! This is going to take some serious will power to to hold back from more!
M3: EW, BSN LD, almonds