Hi guys! So, remember Operation: Floral? My goal to wear my favorite floral shorts while on vacation in Tennessee, even if I had to wear a pair of leggings underneath??? ;)
Welllll... I'll be honest. I didn't forget about Operation Floral. But I also didn't even try on the shorts before leaving or bringing them with me. Partly because I don't have a pair of leggings to match them and I didn't feel like going out and buying a pair that I'd probably only wear once. And while the first day in Tennessee it was in the mid-60s, the last day we were there (we ended up leaving early for various reasons - the whole vacation in general was a huge bummer) it snowed 2-3 inches. It was beautiful, but bitterly cold. I wish I had thought to even attempt to put them on, but I didn't.
I am pleased to say though, that a few days before leaving, I got on the scale and was at the lowest weight I've been since returning home. I probably screwed that up though with a bit of emotional snacking (it's been really hard getting back in the groove again - it's just been one of those weeks where I've needed to just veg out) and reunification with my favorite coconut rum. Tomorrow some people are coming to work on the house some more and that always throws me off my routine. I think it's partly because I'm so afraid that I will oversleep for some reason and therefore wake up to strange people in my house? Or something weird like that. I'm pretty sure I had a dream about it and never forgot, and that's why on nights like tonight I always struggle to sleep and roll over looking at the clock to see what time it is. So we'll see how it goes, but I'm getting anxious to get back on the routine. My ankles and knees are not tolerating the cold weather right now and that makes me nervous.
Hmm, so what else can I mention in here? I had one week after finishing Body Shred and before my trip and I remember mentioning that I wasn't sure what workout I was going to do - Lift and Shred or One Week Shred? I ended up doing Lift and Shred. I bought heavier weights from Amazon, too, and BOY did I feel it with the heavier weights. I haven't felt that sore in a long, long time! It was great! (And also a little bit miserable. Haha) I only did Level 1 though, but I'm feeling confident that doing this program will make some big changed. I will say though that I am very intrigued by LIIFT 4 and really do want to give that a try. I like that it is four days, which gives me three other days to try new programs. I'm looking at you PiYo, Core De Force, Country Heat, and Turbo Fire! (Why are all these programs Beachbody???) I also bought the Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch, and although I haven't tried it yet, I've been looking SUPER FORWARD to playing that. I'll be sure to share my feelings on that as soon as I try it a few times. I'm trying to talk my dad and brother into playing that with me. ;)
In other news, I've got my eyes out for an elliptical (I had one that got lost in the fire, and I feel like the elliptical may be my saving grace in the winter when my pain is way more prevalent) and hoping I can find something during Black Friday. The other night, I was reading another blog written by a friend who is a long distance runner - she doesn't just run marathons and ultras, but she ran the Georgia Death Race, and different 100 mile races. Her blog was so inspiring, it started awakening my, "get out of this funk" senses. :) A few days ago, I was finding it difficult to find a point to exercising with Thanksgiving coming up. (I almost said Halloween. Duh, Jules, that's already passed. But I kept saying Thanksgiving during Halloween so there's that!) I remember a quote last year though though that I'd see in my facebook feeds: "Everyone is worried about what they're going to eat between Thanksgiving and Christmas when they really should be concerned what they eat between Christmas and Thanksgiving." Meaning don't stress about the holidays. Stress in the 10-11 odd months when the holidays aren't here. And by stress, I mean, eat sensibly, exercise sensibly, and love yourself a lot.
It's all a work in progress. <3
Thanks to anyone who's reading!
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