Fixing something broken: the gym soundtrack.

I mentioned earlier in the week I needed a new gym mix. I worked on that tonight. I was inspired after hearing a cool tune in the movie I saw tonight (500 days of summer) and thought it would be great for my mix, and then the rest fell into place. It's all rather eclectic, but I hope it will be energizing. I made a 45 minute mix... aspirational that my 30 minutes will grow soon enough:

1. Forever, by Chris Brown (yep - the soundtrack from the great wedding party dance video sweeping the interwebs. I know he's a yukky guy. I can't help that I like the song).
2. Don't Stop Believin', from the Glee cast soundtrack. Maybe sacrilege to veer from the classic, but I'm diggin' the show since the pilot, and I have high hopes.
3. Boom Boom Pow, by Black Eyed Peas. Fun and funky.
4. Any Little Town, by the Push Stars. I love anything they do, and I find this one fun and energizing.
5. Us, by Regina Spektor, from the 500 days soundtrack. She's a funky bird, and I'm not normally into her, but this one did it for me.
6. Bizarre Love Triangle, by New Order. A staple, but we'll see if it has staying power, or if it's just to reminiscent of college for me.
7. So Lonely, by the Police. I'm hopeful this one isn't too slow (speeds up a bit). Maybe it stays on, but goes to a slow-down section. We'll see.
8. Jump, by Van Halen, Live version. VH always kicks it.
9. Paper Planes, by M.I.A., from the Slumdog soundtrack. Cuz I got swagger.
10. Single Ladies, by Beyonce. I know everyone's over it, but I'm going to give it a shot in the rotation for a bit.
11. Child of the Wild Blue Yonder, by John Hiatt. A staple since mix tapes in the early 90's.

I'm very hopeful this ends up being just what I need to stay energized and focused while doing cardio at the gym.

On to my eating from yesterday. I did better with the points (almost got to 20).

Breakfast: cottage cheese and pineapple, medium dunks with skim milk
Lunch: sandwich thins, honey roasted ultra thin turkey, reduced fat colby jack, stonyfield fat-free blueberry yogurt
Dinner: Healthy Choice Fire Tomato and Chicken meal. This was fantastic! The best of the frozen meals yet.
Snacks/Dessert: 24 Special K tomato and herb crackers, 2 cups cut watermelon, 100 cal pack of mini cakesters,

Total points: 19.5

I'll give a highlight to the weekend post: I definitely went over my daily points Friday and used some of my weekly points, with a decent day plan, and some splurges at the movies (popcorn and some candy). Finished off with a very sensible meal at a restaurant, and all in all, happy with it. But more on that when I post over the weekend.

Thanks for reading!