It's 8.30am and I haven't done my jog yet. I am so damn tired and am trying to get myself motivated to get on the treadmill and do it. It's too late to do it outside at this point. I didn't get to sleep last night until like 2am, which had nothing to do with caffeine or anything, a personal family problem had me tossing and turning. But can't let that get in the way of my training! Getting off this chair right now and going to eat some toast and then get on it. Here I go. Right now. OK.

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Just completed my run. So glad I did it. I haven't done yoga in a few days because I have company here and I usually just do it in the living room, but I'm really feeling like I need it. I think I'll try to do it quickly before company wakes up.  

Food:
8.45am - 1 piece pumpernickel toast w/ butter
11am - Eggs benedict. 2 poached eggs, 2 slices ham, 1 white roll, 1 handful raw spinach, hollandaise sauce (made with olive oil instead of butter)
6pm - 3 bites of potato salad
8pm - cup of earl grey tea
8.30pm - Roast chicken breast and part leg, brussel sprouts with olive oil, salt n pepper, pumpkin and squash soup made with onion, chicken stock, salt n pepper, truffle oil and parmesan cheese 
11pm - cup of green tea
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Exercise:
9am - 2 mile "short run" on treadmil**
10am - Post-run yoga
1pm - 4pm - swam for at least 2 hours
5pm - walked dog

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Christ on a crutch, today was jam-packed. I am wiped. After my jog and yoga this morning, I went snorkeling with my aunt in two different spots, took Ditmars on a walk, cooked breakfast and a huge dinner and did all the cleanup. It never stopped today. Going to try and bribe Stuart into a quick shoulder massage.

I am feeling great though. It's weird really; I feel sore and tired from all the exercise and stuff, but mentally I feel so proud of myself, as gay as that sounds. The fact that I have stuck with this regime and have committed fully to completing it feels great. Plus, I am keeping the house clean and keeping up with all of the shit I need to be doing, like this blog, business plans, etc etc.

I also feel like exercising has made me handle certain stresses better. More tomorrow. Here's the sunset in Barbados today.

Not too shabby.

**see http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/marathon-training-schedule.html  for details on types of runs and my full 6-month marathon training plan