Eat Dance Live

Going to bed early tonight for much needed sleep (yay, that means midnight). We were out at my cousin's place again tonight for dinner (best salads EVER) and our weekly viewing of Lost. Wow. However, I can't leave you with nothing to drool over. I finally got around to making Katie's Fudge Babies from over at CCV . It being me, I couldn't just leave all them plain, so I rolled some in coconut shreds, some in mesquite, and some in hemp seeds (you know I would have done spirulina if I had any left). Because I had left over date paste, I also made my guesstimated version of Ani Phyo 's Monkey Bars. I made them with dates, brazil nuts, a little sea salt, vanilla, and carob powder. The results were all fabulous, tasty and awfully pretty! Goodnight!

I know some people find it distracting or sub-optimal to listen to music or read magazines while working out because it takes your attention away from your body and your workout. For the most part, I can understand that, one should be focused on their workout not watching a TV screen, reading about the new shoes they want to buy, or cramming for an exam. However, I also kind of disagree with music part of it mainly because I use music as a trigger to get my workout going. Music has always really helped me get in the mood for a good run or a good weight lifting session. In this case, it's positive reinforcement, not a distraction or a negative contributor. I do want to stress though that by creating distractions for themselves in the gym, a lot of people are actually choosing to surround themselves with negativity, and by that I basically mean by reading trashy tabloid and/or lifestyle magazines, which you see more than half of women do at the gym. Not only does this make you lose f...