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Hi Team! It's been almost a week since I put anything up here. Don't worry, I've been working hard. Here's a recap:

My meal plans got thrown off this week by going out to dinner on Monday night. I had seared Ahi Tuna at Maxie's Southern Comfort, and it was awesome! Plus a piece of cornbread, and a few bites of key lime pie. After days and days of spinach and egg whites and nonfat yogurt, it tasted so good, and I didn't regret one bite!

I went to step class for the 3rd time, and it's getting a little easier. I am learning the routine, so then I can actually focus on my muscles instead of worrying about falling.

I tried to make a 3-minute breakfast cookie, like I saw on the Carrots N Cake site. A little egg substitute, a few oats, a little sugar, microwave it and it turns into a big fluffy cookie. Wrong! Mine burned, and my whole apartment still smells. Fail.

Last night we went to the Admirals hockey game with another couple, and had dinner at Turner Hall beforehand. They are supposed to have one of the best fish fries in town, but I didn't have one! I knew I would feel gross, so I had a chicken schnitzel sandwich with a salad.

This morning I went to a new exercise class, BodyPUMP. I think they capitalize it to make it look scary. It was definitely hard, but I didn't want to die. It's focused on strength training, and is pretty complicated, with a step bench, barbell, different weights, hand weights and a mat. I got most of the moves, but will have to experiment a little with how much weight to use for the different muscle groups. Then I did 45 minutes on the elliptical machine, and came home and made a big, protein-y breakfast sandwich. I feel pretty good! The only disappointing part was that Bodypump only counts as 3 exercise points. I think strength training is almost as important as cardio, and should count for more. Alas, I will follow the rules and count it as 3, and try not to have too many beers at the birthday party tonight!

I'm off to Whole Foods to stock up on some veggies and yogurt (the Oikos in the 4-pack, they ONLY sell it there!). Then maybe I'll take a nap! Whew!

Have a great weekend!