Alicia - 5.14.06
Happy Mother's Day to you all!
Well, I have good news and bad news. Let's do the bad news first. Today, I didn't eat very well. I had a BIG cheesy breakfast out at a family restaurant. Two cookies for an afternoon snack, and then a steak dinner (I guess that meal wasn't so bad). I have been more liberal lately with my eating and snacking habits. A friend of mine had a cookout yesterday and I ate more than I should have. I have mentally been taking a break because I had been seeing such great results and thought I deserved a little splurging. NOT!
As of Tuesday, my scale was down to 140! That's a full 4 pounds less than 2 weeks ago!!!! I was jogging every other day, doing 100 crunches and leg lifts every night. But then, the rain and cold weather hit and every day brought more bad-for-jogging-weather. It has been 4 days since I did my jogging routine. I could have gone yesterday, but didn't make time for it.
So, today is mother's day. I thought to myself, "Today is mother's day, why would I torture myself and go jogging on mother's day? It's the one day of the year where I'm licensed to relax and eat good food." My husband kept after me, reminding me jokingly that I haven't been jogging in a while. And then it dawned on me, "Today is mother's day, why WOULDN'T I take care of my health and NOT go jogging today?!?"
Begrudgingly, I forced myself to jog. And boy was it difficult! It is amazing what 4 days of mostly-inactivity will do to a 28 year old body. I felt my bum jiggling like crazy (please don't picture that) and what I was able to do easily last week, was today stinkin' hard. By the end of my first jogging stint (I jog/walk/jog/etc.) I was pretty ticked off at myself for huffing and puffing. I forced my body to jog what I normally do and I even sprinted at the final 1/4 block. I looked like a tomato face when I got home! I felt like dying. But God pushed me to do it! Thanks be to God for His spirit to do anything good!
As you can tell, I'm in a narrative mood. :)
I've got to finish packing our belongings for our big trip tomorrow. Please pray for me as I'm at my mom's house. She ALWAYS buys special food for me that she knows I'll enjoy. (Nutella and extra sharp white cheddar cheese are the most dangerous). Pray that I'll indulge in moderation and I won't pig out. Also pray that I'll continue with my jogging routine.
Thanks for listening and praying, ladies! Let's go get 'em this week!
Well, I have good news and bad news. Let's do the bad news first. Today, I didn't eat very well. I had a BIG cheesy breakfast out at a family restaurant. Two cookies for an afternoon snack, and then a steak dinner (I guess that meal wasn't so bad). I have been more liberal lately with my eating and snacking habits. A friend of mine had a cookout yesterday and I ate more than I should have. I have mentally been taking a break because I had been seeing such great results and thought I deserved a little splurging. NOT!
As of Tuesday, my scale was down to 140! That's a full 4 pounds less than 2 weeks ago!!!! I was jogging every other day, doing 100 crunches and leg lifts every night. But then, the rain and cold weather hit and every day brought more bad-for-jogging-weather. It has been 4 days since I did my jogging routine. I could have gone yesterday, but didn't make time for it.
So, today is mother's day. I thought to myself, "Today is mother's day, why would I torture myself and go jogging on mother's day? It's the one day of the year where I'm licensed to relax and eat good food." My husband kept after me, reminding me jokingly that I haven't been jogging in a while. And then it dawned on me, "Today is mother's day, why WOULDN'T I take care of my health and NOT go jogging today?!?"
Begrudgingly, I forced myself to jog. And boy was it difficult! It is amazing what 4 days of mostly-inactivity will do to a 28 year old body. I felt my bum jiggling like crazy (please don't picture that) and what I was able to do easily last week, was today stinkin' hard. By the end of my first jogging stint (I jog/walk/jog/etc.) I was pretty ticked off at myself for huffing and puffing. I forced my body to jog what I normally do and I even sprinted at the final 1/4 block. I looked like a tomato face when I got home! I felt like dying. But God pushed me to do it! Thanks be to God for His spirit to do anything good!
As you can tell, I'm in a narrative mood. :)
I've got to finish packing our belongings for our big trip tomorrow. Please pray for me as I'm at my mom's house. She ALWAYS buys special food for me that she knows I'll enjoy. (Nutella and extra sharp white cheddar cheese are the most dangerous). Pray that I'll indulge in moderation and I won't pig out. Also pray that I'll continue with my jogging routine.
Thanks for listening and praying, ladies! Let's go get 'em this week!
posted by Unknown at 8:33 PM
1 Comments:
I'm trying not to picturing you jiggling. :) That made me LOL. Great work, Alicia. :)
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