So yesterday was Labor Day...yeah, people say don't start any sort of new lifestyle/diet thing on a holiday...but I figured I can always find an excuse to put it off, so I just decided on Sunday to start...I'd say I did pretty good for the most part.
I decided Sunday afternoon I would run on Monday morning. Now have I ever mentioned how much I hate running? Maybe hate isn't strong enough...despise, loathe, hmm I'll have to think about a better word. Now don't get me wrong, you have to run for some things...tennis, football, basketball, baseball, if a T-Rex is chasing you..then it makes sense. But running just to run? (I'm sure my running friends are ready to beat me now, but c'mon guys, you know me!) So on to the adventure...and let me tell you if people were to read this they'd be busting up by the time I'm done so here goes. I got up at 7:30 (a horrible hour for anyone to have to be up), and got ready for my run. Then my wonderful husband offered to run with me. I said okay, but warned him that since I've put off exercising for the last 2 weeks, that I was going to start out slow and aim for a couple blocks. He's so wonderful he didn't laugh, he just got ready and we went for our run. Yeah...I made it a block and was tired, feeling crappy, and realizing I'm probably the slowest runner in the history of runners. At this point, I'm thinking all I really need to do if a T-Rex is chasing me is just make sure I stay near someone else that I can throw behind me while I go hide under a bush.
But after I did that, I decided to exercise with Wii Fit (who says a little exercise can't be fun), and later when we went to my grandma's I swam laps for about 30 minutes. Dinner was even pretty healthy since we had shish-ka-bobs. (Is that how you spell it?) Yeah, I felt pretty good...decent breakfast, decent lunch, cleaning grandma's house to earn a few extra exercise bonuses for my calorie app, a kabobs for dinner.
Then Jeff and Emily came over for games and I tanked a little. 2 pieces of a Totino's pizza (and I mean two pieces that equaled 1/4 of it...not two pizzas...yay me!) and 5 Oreos later...not feeling too hot about myself. But I thought...forget it! I did okay and didn't eat the bag of Oreos and didn't go nuts today so good for me!!!
The best part is I've found a new mantra for this little adventure for myself...(okay, it was on Pinterest and I totally stole the picture for my phone, but whatever! Don't judge me!) It's a Nike swoosh that says "Just Do It Even if you suck!"
Totally going to work for me!!! Day 1 down...153 to go!
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