Day one

Today was my birthday, though the celebration started last night, so needless to say it was a rough morning. Luckily, my workout schedule calls for "stretching & strengthening" today, which I finally got to at around 8 p.m.—after starting the day with Mighty-O Donuts (the best doughnuts in Seattle also happen to be vegan!) and ending it with vegan cheesecake (recipe in this book) as part of dinner.

Five-pound weights, some chair dips, an exercise band and a yoga mat and I feel stronger and longer. Or at least like I did something other than sit on the couch all day.

As a side note, I finally watched Food, Inc. today. If you haven't watched it yet, please do. It makes you think about your food choices, and how backward the system is in America.