The hunger monster is in rare form tonight! I want to eat everything in sight but have limited myself to this delicious glass of homemade granola, peanut butter, and yogurt instead since dinner is still in the oven.

I hold today’s workout schedule responsible for my hunger level! This morning Bo and I enjoyed another Dave M spin class which was an absolute sweat fest. By the time he blasted a Girl Talk mash up of Ludacris around the 40 minute point I was sweating, sore, and exhausted. Luckily, I was able to find today’s Girl Talk song and have already downloaded them to my computer. They will definitely make their way into my National Half Marathon playlist.

After a long Monday of work, I enjoyed an amazing Core Fusion class at Exhale on Madison.

It had been ages since I’ve taken a class with Fred. He spent the entire time adjusting students, making everyone feel like they were in a personal class. I felt like his class was more demanding than a few of the other ones I took in December but I loved every minute of it- even when my legs were burning and quivering.

Tonight’s class reinforced the benefits of strength training and cross training. The arm section was much easier today than it was in December, after the marathon. Due to the arm work I’ve been doing the past six weeks, I was able to do the arm portion of the class with 4 pound weights. My c-curl form has also improved greatly since my last class in December. I’m looking forward to working with Fred to develop a cross training, stretching, and restorative plan I can use to balance the running and spinning. I’m very curious to see what he recommends to keep my hip flexors, ITband, and glute muscles in check.

What is the best food to silence your hunger pains when nothing else seems to help?