Happy September!  So sad that the summer is technically over.  I remember sitting at the pool last October, so hopefully we still have a few summer-like days in the near future! 

We started September off with a bang and had egg & cheese sandwiches this morning rather than just cereal.

I used 2 egg whites, and two slices of pepper jack cheese.

I folded over the right half of the eggs on top of the cheese to melt it.

I added a bit of ketchup and tabaso as well.

I used to use mounds of ketchup when I ate eggs, but I have since cut back a bit :)

I also sprinkled some S & P and garlic powder on top of the eggs.

A bagel egg & cheese is one of my favorite breakfast items.

Especially when the cheese oozes out!

The only thing missing from breakfast this morning was fruit, so I brought a bunch of grapes with me to snack on this morning.

So –  because today is a new month, I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to develop new fitness goals.  You’ve seen that I try to squeeze in some upper body strength training here and there, but I have yet to do any lower body strength training, right?

I used to do lunges and squats and whatnot, but my IT bands are very finicky, and sometimes lunges & squats will irritate them.  If you are a new reader, I mentioned a couple weeks ago that IT band problems prevented me from running for almost a year.  Boo.  So I am very careful to make sure I stretch and roll on the foam roller.

I decided I want to get back into a strength training routine that involves my lower body as well, so that is one of my new goals.

My goal is to dedicate 15-20 minutes of  both lower & upper body strength training 2 days a week.  Mostly likely I will multitask and perform moves that work both my upper and lower body at the same time.  For example, squats with a bicep curl, lunges with lateral arm raises, etc.

What are some of your fitness goals?