Once upon a time, someone told me that I should take my "off" days (ie, the days that I don't work out) very seriously. Today - I must say, I have taken it to a whole nutha level! But hey, I deserve it, right??? I think so. I have lounged around most of the day...ignoring some of the chores in the house that need to be completed (that is what my wonderful husband is for, right?). Well, most of the time, yes. But today, he is snoozing right beside me. He certainly earned his snooze though. He started off the day with a workout that lasted close to 3 hours. Apparently, he is not too thrilled with his standing in the "Biggest Loser" challenge at the office. :-) He has now taken up the hobby of "journaling" and is keeping an eye on his daily caloric intake. In the end, this will probably make things a little easier for me....I am pretty sure there will be less "temptations" if both of us are working towards similar goals.
I do think my body needs to rest though. I am still fighting this illness somewhat so my throat is a little sore. Even still, I did make it to the gym yesterday. I did a steady jog for 11 min 32 sec...and ended up going a distance of 3/4 mile. Next I went to the 9 AM hydro class...which is really my favorite part of the week (except, of course, my off days). If you've never taken a hydro class, I think you would be surprised at the workout involved. I think the instructor, Alexis, got a little bored this week. She actually had us tossing our little styrofoam weights up in the air and catching them - almost like one would do with a baton. Now...I am not the most coordinated person....I'm probably not even in the top 80%. It couldn't have been more comical...everytime I tossed that weight in the air...I had to whisper a prayer that it wasn't going to hit another student right in the head. It was fun though...sort of freeing in a way. I left right away and ran to get showered, dressed, and head to the spa for my facial. I had been looking forward to it for so long...and realized that I had double booked myself with appointments. Ouch - I had wanted to do the gym & facial...but one of my very dearest friends...who I don't get to see very often...was scheduled to be on my side of town for a meeting that I needed to attend. So...I did my workout...shortened the facial to an "express" version..and tore out of the gym to meet my friend. The facial was FABULOUS. I really love rewarding myself with things like facials and massages. I think as long as I am doing those kinds of rewards...I should be able to make it through the grueling workouts. (I hope). Working out is still a challenge..not so much doing it...I can go...I can get in a workout without too much complaining. The problem sets in when I receive feedback from my own little Jillian Junior that I'm not pushing hard enough or I need to step it up. While I do appreciate her help...more than she will EVER know...sometimes I am barely able to keep up. I do understand what the BL participants mean when they announce on TV they are about to throw up. I have felt it...and shared the feeling with my JJ. She just smiles and says..."good". Yikes - sometimes I just don't know about all this.
Foodwise - I did pretty good yesterday. We went out for lunch to a local Italian place and I forfeited the pasta (not too difficult for me) and went with a 4oz petite filet topped with a grilled shrimp. You read right...A grilled shrimp...not plural. Sorta just enough to tease you. It came with seasonal veggies including broccoli, snow peas, carrots. Not a bad lunch. Dinner we did fast food...but Chick-Fil-A is always a reasonably good choice for me since I can get the Chargrilled Chicken Sandwich and substitute fruit or soup for fries. They also carry Coke Zero which I love.
Today is not going quite as good...since I'm being lazy. Fast food this AM and nothing really for lunch. We are supposed to go out with Bryan, one of our "sons"...not biologically...but he lived with us during his high school years and first semester of college. He now works for Anheuser-Busch and recently got a promotion. I think he wants to share the details of the promotion and his plans to move into a house....which is all info I got from my son, Cody...I think it is supposed to be a surprise...so I will certainly be "surprised". Bryan has been trying to get some time with us for about a week..but last weekend, we had to go out of town to take Cody his car...so last weekend didn't work. During the week is so hard...especially when I need to be at work before 6 AM. I'm not sure where we will go tonight, but I will make a reasonably good choice wherever we end up.
I need to put together a "newsletter" for the Biggest Loser challenge at my office. It will be simple...but I've been putting it off long enough...so I think I will get started on that.
Peace, love & health!
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