Googling My Ass

So another week begins...I hope you guys had a great weekend. I managed to get a few things done. I studied for my bio class, got my hairdid, went out to eat, and watched a few movies. It rained all weekend so there really wasn't much else to do.

My teeth were finally feeling a little bit better last night. I've been craving something with crunch for a long time now and thought my teeth were ready to handle something more than mush. I decided to eat the last Lean Cuisine Spinach & Mushroom Pizza that was in my freezer. It wasn't gluten free, but one pizza isn't going to make a difference and I hate wasting food.



Oh, this guy was delicious! I think I enjoyed it so much because it's the first time in weeks that I haven't been in complete agony when trying to eat something of substance. Yay! I think the dry sockets are almost gone. I have an appointment this afternoon to get them checked (I just went on Friday too). Hopefully, I won't have to go back and I can keep on enjoying normal meals like this. Well, a gluten free version next time of course.

I started today off on a healthy note with a 30 minute torture session with the elliptical and I'm going to do Core Fusion Pure Arms & Abs after work. Remember how I was concerned about how the elliptical makes my butt bigger while running seems to lean my lower body out? I was curious to see if I was the only person this happened to. I consulted my Bible...Google. I Googled "elliptical gives me a big ass" and it turns out, I wasn't the only one with this issue. There were a ton of workout forums filled with people asking the same question. Some answers said yes and some said no, of course no one had any research to back up their info. However, I did find this article written by a personal trainer, Jillian Horton, answering the question. Jillian says that people might think they're getting a bigger butt because the fast twitch muscle fibers are recruited and they have potential to increase in size. Just because they have potential to increase, doesn't mean they will. She says that if that were the case, anyone who engages in physical movement that requires short bursts of energy would be bulked up. I believe Jillian since she's a pro, but I also believe that everyone responds differently to different exercises. I think my booty will be okay. Exercise isn't going to make it grow, eating too many calories will.

Have a great day everyone and if you're in the market for a heart rate monitor, I'm still selling mine!