Breakfast (10:00 a.m. Not pictured): Had two pieces of Raisin Pecan Crisps that I got yesterday from Corner Bakery. I’m kind of addicted to this dried bread, sprinkled in sugar.

Lunch (11:30 a.m.): Had lunch at Corner Bakery with Roxanne and Nicole (yep, two days in a row). I had Trio (three side dishes), with Green Salad, Asian Edamame Salad, Southwestern Avocado Wedge, and Caprese Tomato Salad … mmm.

Pre-Workout Meal (4:30 p.m. Not pictured): I was so hungry when I got home from work that I had a bowl of rice, shredded cabbage, and five slices of shabu shabu pork, with goma sauce. I felt like I ate a little too much but this got me through a tough Kangoo workout with Saori.  Oh, and I ate a handful of Pucca.

Workout: One of the action items for 2012 (aka New Year’s Resolutions) is to work out every day for an entire month, for at least 30 minutes. It doesn’t matter what I do, as long as I’m moving, sweating, and getting my heart rate up!

Shannon (who decided to join me) and I selected this month to do this because February is the shortest month of the year, with only 29 days! (Yes, this is how we roll.)

Day 1 was a success. Roxanne and I walked up 12 flights of stairs at the office today after lunch. We actually did this yesterday as well. I really struggled with it yesterday (and stopped a few times, from floors six to about nine), but I was able to climb up steadily, without any stops today! It felt great but the downside was that I sweat profusely for at least 10 minutes when I got back to my desk. Thank goodness I didn’t have any meetings in the afternoon.

Saori came over and trained me tonight. We “hopped” to the nearby park and did an hour of intense but fun workout using Kangoo Jumps. I can’t believe how much I’m enjoying this workout! I’m seriously in love with it.

Dinner (8:30 p.m.): After the workout, I prepared this nameless dish.  I pretty much tossed everything I had in the refrigerator, not really caring what it would taste like, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was pretty darn good. It’s an udon dish, with shredded cabbage, shabu shabu pork slices, natto, tororo, squid kimchi, green onion, with goma sauce and ponzu.

Day 2, here we come!