In for a penny, down for a pound

I started using SparkPeople. Figured I should be tracking my nutrition as well as taking up this exercise shtuff. The biggest thing it's made me realize so far is that I still really stink at drinking water. I like water. I sip it throughout the day, sometimes. But my overall daily intake is usually ... about 3 glasses. Or even just one. Even with trying to boost my intake, I'm closer to 6 than to 8, but after only a week of trying really hard I'll take it.

Tonight's run was 8 minutes jogging, 5 minutes walking, 8 minutes jogging. First 8 minute jogs, and I just killed them! I am still a loser walking on the treadmill, but I do have it on an incline. 8 minutes was a breeze while watching trashy TV- I have a secret love for The Girls Next Door, that show about the Playboy Bunnies. I did one of their workouts on FitTV through my cable box, and it was surprisingly hardcore. Didn't hurt to do it, but the next day I felt like my thighs were exploding. Interesting.

But never fear, this isn't a fitness blog. Just hard not to think about it when I am still sweaty and headed for the shower. To tide you over until I have some more knitting content, since today was library day and I spent a good part of the evening reading a third of a book on a bench outside... I have a few pictures from the Fourth of July in my parents' neighborhood in Raleigh. The little local parade was adorable. Nothing says independence like babies on parade.