Well, I have a whole lotta random things to share on here. It’s been a few days since I’ve posted, so bear with me.
First off, I felt terrible on Friday. I had been a slacker sleeper and was really dragging all day. I worried I was getting sick or coming down with a cold or something. It was a bummer. So, I decided to forgo my run and just chill :-(.
That night I was a little concerned because I really really wanted to go to my cardio class at the gym Saturday morning, but didn’t know if I could hack it. Soooooo, I took a Melatonin and decided to go to bed early.
When my alarm went off at 6:15 AM (early for me!), I felt GREAT! I had so much energy and felt so refreshed! Just another reminder to me that I NEED SLEEP!!! It’s amazing how much more productive, happy and energized I feel when I get adequate sleep!
Before I left for the gym, I ate two of my little Peanut Butter Protein Balls.
They were awesome (tastes kind of like “legal” peanut butter cups!) and they gave me just the energy I needed!
When I got home, I made the kids pancakes with all the fixin’s and I made Kev and I some Protein Pancakes (love them!)
I topped mine with a little fruit, agave and almond butter. YUM! The fruity one reminded me of Strawberry Shortcake. It was the bomb.
After I cleaned up breakfast and things, I decided to go on a run (since I missed my run on Friday). It felt so good! The weather was perfect, although it was a little windy. In fact, I started out wearing my hooded running jacket (hood on) and halfway through, I took it off and finished my run wearing a tank top!!! In January! Crazy. It felt great though.
Also, since I’m not training for a race or anything, I just let myself run as fast or as slow as I wanted to. It was nice. I ended up running 4.2 miles (8:25 pace) and felt great! Yay!
I gotta tell ya, one of my favorite things about running is listening to music!! Love it! I’m a huge music lover and it is so motivating to me when I exercise. I like songs that have a good beat, but I LOVE songs that have a great, motivational message as well.
While I was running, the song “It’s My Life” by Bon Jovi (love him!) came on my iPod. I actually started to belt it out and sing along (yes, I tend to do that sometimes and forget I have headphones on!) Anyway, I love the message of that song and it really made me think. Here’s the lyrics from the chorus….
It’s my life
It’s now or never
I ain’t gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I’m alive
It’s my life
And here’s the video if you care to listen….
LOVE IT! It just made me want to take control of my life and make it what I want it to be! It made me want to work harder, love more, be more disciplined and stop making excuses! Oh, and it made me run faster too! 😉 I love music and am so grateful for the affect it has on me.
Anyway, it was a perfect Saturday morning, but it went a little downhill from there (starting with my post-run slice of Little Caesar’s Pizza!) Hey, I needed the carbs after 2 workouts, right??? I didn’t eat terribly the rest of the day, I just lacked discipline! Lame.
Anyway, on Sunday we went up to my parents house to have dinner with the fam. It was nice. My mom asked if I would bring dessert for everyone!!! Really!!?? Mooooom!!??? So, I “took one for the team” and agreed to do it. She actually asked me to make 2 desserts so we would have enough!
So, I first thought, “Fine, I’ll just make something I don’t really like.” So I thought and thought…..and thought, and couldn’t come up with anything! Very sad, I know.
My family’s a big fan of chocolate, so if it doesn’t have chocolate in it, it’s not dessert! And, I love everything with chocolate, so I realized I had a problem. I ended up making chocolate chip cookies and a yellow cake with chocolate chips and chocolate frosting. Yum!
Here I am stressing…. (Oh, and the cake wasn’t frosted yet so it looks a little funky.)
I’m sorry to say that I had to do some “taste testing” just to make sure it wasn’t “poisoned” and things. Quality control, ya know. 😉
Yes, I was a slacker.
I really just can’t have it in my house. My willpower goes to zero.
It was a fun night though and it was fun to hang out with my lovely family.
I’m back “on” today and going strong. I went to the gym tonight with my sister and it just about killed me. I loved it!
Well, that my friends is my very random “Weekend Recap.”
Crazy.
I hope you are all healthy and happy!!! xoxo
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