Back to reality... sort of

I have been blogging less this month because I have been home and most times I am **gasp** away from my computer. Sadly, my month off is coming to a close. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to go back to NYC and school, but I will definitely miss my family, the gym, my car, and just chilling all day.
I'm filling my schedule before I get back. I've been doing a LOT of Spinning, I've been running (of course), going to Body Pump, and also going to Boot Camp. I love boot camp. It's basically a one hour, intense cardio workout that also incorporates weights, but mostly body weight. We do crunches, push ups, dips, lunges, squats, and then some kick boxing-ish stuff in between to keep the heart rate up.

Oh yeah, I got these babies over the weekend! SO JAZZED! I was skeptical CWX when they first came out, but after trying them on and then actually working out in them, I'm converted. I got the knee support type and since everyone knows I have the most messed-up knees, this has been awesome. Has anyone here noticed that my love of the gym is probably the same as my love of workout gear? Oh well, at least it's a healthy addiction.

I'm also reading this book- The Cure for Everything by Timothy Caufield. I will probably be talking about it for a while. In his book, Caufield tries to untangle the myths behind fitness and health. So far the most important topics he's discussed include-

-You can't lose weight just by working out, you need to diet as well
-It's practically impossible to get the abs that celebrities show on the cover of magazines. The industry is selling sex and easy ways out, not being healthy
A good diet comes from eating less, knowing portions, counting calories, and cutting out processed foods
-The best workout is one that is really difficult, moderate exercise is okay, but it won't do much.

I was pretty much aware of most of this but it's nice to here that "hey! don't feel bad if you don't have washboard abs." Just saying. Also, the book has inspired me to do more HARD strength training and more interval workouts. The book actually says that it's better to get in a shorter, harder workout, then a long, easy one. Obviously any kind of workout is good, but you shouldn't go on an easy 40 minute run everyday. When I'm at school, this gets challenging for me so using my Garmin, I'm going to try to do intervals and also hit the gym more at school to do some sort of circuit.
So that's the workout plan. In other news, OHMYGODTOOMUCHTVWHATAMIGOINGTODOWITHMYSELF?!?!
#firstworldproblems

No but really, T-minus 3 days until Fringe Finale. I will most likely cry. In fact, no one plan on calling me after 8pm on Friday. Girls started this week and it was really good. I already like where this season is going. Shameless has also started up again. Next week, almost all of my regular shows are back on, as well. One might ask, "where does this girl find the time to watch so much television and also go to college and train? Well I'm not 100% sure. I would guess I just sleep less and procrastinate more.
How are everyone's workouts going/ Am I the only person in the world that watches this much tv?