No Diet Coke for me

I haven't had diet coke since sometime in earlier August! I decided to stop drinking diet coke after reading about the shaky FDA evaluation of aspartame, and after my own realization that I think it's very addictive. I was drinking 4-5 diet cokes a day, sometimes much more. Since going cold turkey, it hasn't been much of a problem. I drink a lot more tea and water, I focus on getting more sleep, and occasionally I'll have a regular coke when I'm at a gathering etc. It hasn't been too bad. I was so trained to pop a diet coke when I began studying, the hardest part was getting out of the routine. No more diet coke for me!

Monterrey Mushrooms

On Sunday I went to Monterrey Mushrooms, the largest mushroom company in the world, and helped vaccinate their workers. We got a wonderful tour of the farm and free mushrooms to boot!

I ran a 10k

Last Friday night, the Palo Alto Weekly held the annual Moonlight Run around the Baylands Preserve. What fun! It was my first time running a 10k, under a clear sky, beautiful moon and on a nice trail. I averaged under 8 minute pace for the run, so I was happy! A bunch of friends from med school also ran, and Abs finished her first ever 5k, such a blast!

Blogging bug

I've got to catch the blogging bug again...

Something that moved me: Seeing a beautiful stellar jay flying low with the view of Bay behind it...On my Dish run this morning

Something that inspired me: Abs running a sub 8:30 mile around Lake Lagunita. Go Abs!

Something that surprised me:  A delicious home-cooked Indian dinner with lentils, zucchini, squash, and eggplant...YUM.

Something exhilarating: Running a sub-7:30 mile on the last mile of my 6 mile run.