I had this amazingly horrible sob story of how I had all these obstacles yesterday trying to derail me from going to the gym, and yet I prevailed and went anyways….and I am here to tell you that all that changed after after I left the gym. It was such an awesome feeling of accomplishment that I forgot all about the crappy work shift that I had, the family issues that I took to work with me, etc. I just felt on top of the world, and forgot about what was below.
I obviously am not one of those people that can make you wait all the way until the very end for the fun stuff! Maybe some days, but not today! Anyways, I started running outside this past summer and was doing a Couch to 5K program that I downloaded from iTunes. I was doing pretty good, but I got Achilles tendonitis after like a month or so, and totally depressed, I took it easy for awhile. So on Monday when I went to the gym for my 30 minutes of cardio, I started that all over again. It was super boring and I don’t like the music at all, so waiting for the beep for the next interchange where I begin running was torture. So today, I decided that I would just run as I felt and listen to my body. For the first song, I felt a burning pain up my front shin and ankle, then by the end of the first song (maybe 4 minutes or so) the pain went away and I just felt like I should keep going until I couldn’t. But folks….I ran for 2 MORE SONGS without stopping to walk!!!! I know that may not be very long for some people, but for me, it was amazing. AND please keep in mind that I am totally jogging, not going at Olympic break neck speed (5.0 at 1% incline). I was just pretty darn proud of myself at that point. Then, my 30 minutes obviously was not still up. I remembered some stuff I watched from the Biggest Loser, but thought for several LONG moments as I reminded myself that Jillian was NOT here egging me on and screaming in my face, nor were my fellow BFFS running along side me as a 10 man medical crew waited in the rafters in case I busted my you know what. But I did want to push myself, so I ended up doing sprints at the end. Guys…I got up to one minute 6.0 SPEED sprints (that’s sprints with an s) at 0.5% incline!!!!! I have NEVER seen a 6 on the treadmill with me on it before in my life. I am so SUPER happy right now, that I could care less about the crappy work night that I had. Or the family drama that is going on. It just doesn’t matter right now. I just wanted to share that!
Yesterday was also my midweek produce run to the grocery store. I try to make a small trip midweek to get more fruits and veggies so that the ones we may buy on the weekend do not have to make it through to the next weekend and go bad. Especially since it is 14 degrees outside here in the Midwest, Farmer Joe is not down the block plucking fresh strawberries for me.
I LOVE how cheap this store is! Look at all I got for about $15!!!! I love budgets! 
We cannot afford organic at this time in our life together, surely someday, but we definitely do what we can, when we can. We always have to make sure to wash well! Being cheap, not organic and all…a couple times we had a stowaway!!!
Food for my shift…
Don’t forget the spoon!
Another yummy breakfast!
I hope you guys had an amazing day like I did (at least one that ended well erasing all the crappiness from throughout). If not, hope today is better!
Thanks SO MUCH for reading,
Monique
All that food looks so good. YUM.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the 6.o and great run. I'm not a runner or on any kind of program, but have been doing short running bursts lately when I walk my dog and know what you mean about how mentally freeing it is. Thanks for sharing because it makes me want to do more now.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I volunteer at an organic farm in exchange for veggies and there are usually more stowaways because they don't use pesticides!
That's awesome! I love new accomplishments! Keep up the great work. And thanks for your input on my journey. It is greatly appreciated.
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