WORKOUT: 4.66 miles/39:05 in 80+ weather. 

When TN says it's the 1st day of spring, I think it means the 1st day of summer. Oh, my gosh. I dressed more appropriate though. I wore a "special" shirt (forgive me for lacking the correct term for it) for heat & shorts. Yes, I busted out the shorts. I hate wearing shorts, especially when running...but I'd rather conquer my insecurity than over-heat. Any day.

Two things: I am now an official user & fan of the endomondo app. It is SO cool & so far, I have had no issues with it like I did the smartrunner app. Yay! Thanks, Misty. :) 

Also, I joined the Self magazine fitness challenge...lose 10 together!  I have a group called "Summer12bodies" that you should find & join. I'm drinking more water & eating more salads/fruits/veggies. I just had company here for a week & feel like I could roll around from eating so much food & desserts. Joining a fitness challenge was more than appealing this AM. Haha. 

Lunch today:

Yes, this is sideways. So delicious.

Carrie Underwood is such a beautiful singer & has such an amazing body. Ahh. She is on the cover of Self magazine for the April issue, I'm so excited to read it. Here is a couple things from her interview that I loved:

On how she has fun at the gym: "I have a game I love for when I'm working out on my own, without a trainer. I take a deck of cards and assign each suit a body area -- say, diamonds for arms, hearts for legs, spades for core and clubs for cardio. I split the deck in half and write down exercises for each suit, a different one for each half. So, if I flip over the six of hearts, I'll do six squats. If the next card is ace of diamonds, that's 14 push-ups. Sometimes I'll make spades boxing and beat the crap out of the bag for however many punches the number on the card says."
On her pre-event diet and workout routine: "I lay off starches. I'm not a fan of the no-carb thing; you're going to get yourself in trouble that way. So I have lots of veggies and fruit but no other starches or bread ... I do more cardio and fewer weights than usual. Although strength training is important, I don't want to look too muscular on the red carpet."