So I realized I left a teaser in my post about standing in line at the grocery store FOR TWO HOURS... about how my legs were sore when I got there and BEYOND sore when I was done... and I never got back to explaining WHY they were sore to begin with.
Well, before these damn three feet of snow fell on my life, I *WAS* going to the gym on almost a daily basis and RUNNING.
Yes. Me. Running.
I haven't run anywhere since high school P.E. Except to chase sprinting toddlers.
Our neighborhood hosts a 5K every spring as a fundraiser for the local elementary school. And someone challenged me to run it.
I hate running, but I hate backing down from a challenge even more.
So I printed out the Couch to 5K Program(in 9 weeks program). I had just enough time to get through the 9 weeks and practice on the actual course.
Until the 3 feet of snow. Where I didn't make it to the gym, or ANYWHERE for 13 days. The only running I did was to the cookie jar. And unfortunately, since my house is small, in the dash to the cookie jar (and subsequent ingestion of cookies) I apparently GAINED 4 WHOLE POUNDS. (Yet another reason to hate that fluffy white stuff.)
I'm hoping to get back on track, but the big kids have a 2 hour delayed start to school all this week which means I have exactly 1 hour and 45 minutes to run all the errands I didn't run for 13 days, clean up, study (more on that in a minute) and get to the gym. Guess which of those things I haven't gotten to yet?
Speaking of studying and food and exercise, my nutrition class started this week. It's an online class. I've never done one of those before. As soon as it was posted, I got on and printed out the syllabus.
It's long. Really long. And, I dunno, just kind of... BOSSY.
Read this. Take this quiz. Turn in this assignment. Do that or you lose 10 points. Do it this way or you get no credit. Geez.
I'll get used to it, I guess. It's been a long time since I've been in school.
But I'm learning good stuff. Did you know that most people make over 50% of their food decisions based on convenience and not nutrition?
Now stop buying prepared food and get back to the farm fresh stuff. You're welcome.
4 comments:
I think more than half of my food decisions are based on convenience. Sometimes Whole Foods is more convenient; sometimes take-out is. Convenience is underrated by all those except parents.
Congrats on your exercise routine. You'll get back into the swing. Nothing motivates like making someone else look bad.
From someone who is currently in college: Every syllabus is bossy, but they MUST be obeyed, or bad things happen. It's an easy system to get used to, really....
Good for you for exercising! I am working on getting back to it myself.
I know more than half of my food intake is convenience food. You made the effort and then there was a set back, the story of my life!!!! Hopefully you can get back to it soon as your schedule returns to normal.
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