I got back today from a really long day of work. My feet felt like I was walking on stones and I just wasn’t in the mood when I pulled up into the garage. I opened the door and met hubby sticking his tongue out, eyes closed with a goofy expression on his face. He held it for about 3 seconds then burst out laughing. I couldn’t help but laugh too. I sat on the arm rest next to him and we chatted about how our days went. At some point he got up and made us some noodles for dinner. Such a sweetheart 😉
Still exhausted, I had dinner then went into the room to follow up on some emails. I felt stuffed. I hadn’t eaten that much all day. I mean I had eaten every bit of my 1290 calories which isn’t in any way excessive, but still I was a little uncomfortable. I considered hoping in the shower but didn’t think I would feel much better then I considered working out. Option A was run outside, but my phone was dead and I need my music when I am outside (ok I confess, I get scared that something’s going to get me if I am not distracted by my music. Lol) so that was out, then option B was to head to the gym but I had been out all day and I didn’t feel like driving… So I went with option C
I changed into some workout clothes and started my workout. I started with 8 reps of running up and down the stairs. Hey, if you can’t go to the stair master, make the stair master come to you. Lol. That got my heart rate up then I dropped to the floor, did some strength training exercises and started it all over again.
By the time I was done, I was impressed and my spirits were up. Our human nature is so amazing; we experience the same thing over and over again and are still surprised by it. How many times, have I been down, worked out then felt better? Yet it gets me every time! I am usually not in the mood when I start and I have to psych myself to get up. I remind myself of the times it had happened in the past but my body is never convinced until it experiences it again and has that extraordinary feeling.
So here I am, writing a blog post when I could barely write up an email an hour ago. Trust me, if you treat your body right, it will surely treat you right. That extraordinary feeling is not a myth, you can get it when you want it… you just have to do something! Lifestyle change, not crash diet. Let’s do this!
