So I’m sitting at work with less than an hour to go until I’m off and I don’t really want to start on a new project. If I do, I will just be tempted to stay later and finish it or leave it halfway done which I will end up regretting in the morning. What am I going to do then for my last 30 minutes? Well blog of course!
So over the weekend I went to Teavana in the mall because I am currently on this tea kick. And when I get on kicks like these they tend to be obsessions. I’m talking can’t leave the store without buying a different kind of tea. Soooo… coincidentally, I went to buy more tea. Being new to this whole tea thing and never having shopped there before I was a little overwhelmed. I know, I know, how overwhelmed can you get shopping for tea? Well lemme tell ya how the trip went down.
I walked in and told the salesperson I wanted to try some tea. He was very nice and had me try all their sample teas. I absolutely loved two of them and really struggled deciding what I wanted to get. So while I was contemplating he passed me off to another sales person who would be the one who checked me out. I explained to her I had never been there (huge mistake because then she proceeded to try and sell me everything!) and asked what the rate was on their tea. She told me that it was sold by the pound and I thought to myself “OK, a pound of tea will last me quite a while.” I told her the flavor I wanted and that I would take a pound, thinking it was the bare minimum. Boy was I wrong. When she told me my total was $110 I about flipped. I was not expecting to spend $100 on tea, which I proceeded to tell her. She then told me that I would at least have to get a 2 oz. minimum and that the rates were based on ounces, (wouldn’t that have been nice to know from the beginning, especially because one was $12/2oz.). So I told her that I would take the 2 oz minimum to begin with and went on my way. Still spending more than I had expected ($36 to be exact). Since this tea is “high quality,” it of course is loose leaf meaning no bag. I had planned on buying a tea infuser while at the mall but never got around to it since that day seemed to drag on forever. But, while I was on the computer the next day I ordered one off amazon for real cheap. AND it should be waiting for me on my door step when I get home!! WOOT WOOT! I am super excited to finally get to have a glass of this expensive ass tea I bought this weekend. I am hoping that it is just as good as it was in the store.
Since this is probably the most exciting thing that will be happening for me today, I am going to use it to reward myself after completing my workout because today is PURE CARDIO and CARDIO ABS on insanity! I really have started to slack off because I’m not seeing results as quickly as I want (like overnight, HA!). But I am starting to think it’s not my workouts that is killing me and that it is my diet. I eat really healthy but I don’t think its what my body needs. Rarely do I get enough protein in a day because I never stray from fruits and veggies with the occasional turkey sandwich. When I think back to last years weight loss journey I was constantly eating high protein foods (peanut butter, eggs, chicken, etc.) and it was helping my body rebuild.
Something I also did differently last year was working out early in the morning. I used to not have a problem getting up at 6am to go for a run. Now it almost kills me to, but it’s something I want to work on. I always felt refreshed throughout the day because I kickstarted my day and I know it just is a habit I need to start back up but it’s tough! Especially when sleep in your Best Friend. I am hoping that by making these minor changes I’ll start to see a difference in how I feel and my body!