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AK is so gorgeous!
Sometimes it's hard to believe I actually live here
This might have been the first week in months that I did not post consistently. I think it is mostly because I was busy Monday and Tuesday, and then after that, I just could not think of anything to write about. I'm still struggling a little with that.

This month has been all about challenges: for the month of April I am cutting out all desserts and sugary coffee drinks. I thought it would be hard to go off sugar (well, mostly, I don't nit-pick and not eat something if there is sugar in the ingredients of say, ketchup) but it has been surprisingly easy. I have said no to sugar a lot in the past two weeks, and it has felt really good. My plan is to re-introduce sugar, but in smaller amounts, in May.

I feel like in some ways I am trying to 'reinvent' myself--less sugar, more exercise--overall, I want to live healthier and establish better habits while I have all this extra time. Kind of like I wanted to establish a good writing habit. Now that I know how easy it is to sit down and write, even if it is just a paragraph, I cannot make excuses and put it off like I used to. The same goes for diet and exercise.

I have discovered I like the elliptical machine for exercise. It's most effective when paired with an intense TV show or movie, because I go faster and work longer when I have something intense playing (I'm only half-kidding. I watched an action movie the other day and ended up on the elliptical for an hour).

My other new favorite is weights. My old stand-by was crunches and push ups, but one of my wrists has given me trouble since high school volleyball and they are literally a pain to do, in more ways than one. Weights are easier on my wrists and I can work out the same muscle groups.

Now that you know all that useless information about me, I hope I have inspired you to do something active or life changing, it is worth a little sacrifice!

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