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Today I'm going to start the couch to 5k plan.  I started the plan earlier this summer, but I was taking 7 hours of classes over a short session, so it got placed in the back seat, as did all exercise.  Something about only having 4 1/2 weeks to complete genetics and environmental science makes exercising seem like a little less than a priority.

http://cnycap.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Couch-to-5k.pdf

This isn't the exact plan I found originally, but its close and I like it so I'm going for it.  I've always preferred running outside, so if the temperature doesn't kill me today I'm going for a trail run.  If its too hot to breathe I suppose I'll use the gym. 

On another note:  I was debating if I wanted to use this as a food journal but decided against it.  I'm notoriously bad at keeping food journals and I think that would be painfully boring for most people.  Instead, I'll only posts interesting or extremely delicious recipes.  Or perhaps when I slip up and eat something really bad for me and super delicious, such as the butterfinger blizzard or chilli cheese fries from dairy queen.  I <3 chilli cheese fries.  so much.

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