day five: summer bodies are made during the winter

Yesterday was probably the hardest day for me to get motivated to go to the gym so far.  Just a case of general fatigue, combined with sore muscles, and a +0.1 lb gain on the scale.  I drove Mike to work, and then over to Planet Fitness.  Did two of the "12-minute" abs, 15 minutes on the treadmill, the 30-minute express workout, another 10 on the treadmill, and then my back and chest on the machines.  

My whole life I have been a bad runner.  There was a brief stint where I tried incorporating it every day when I signed up for a 5k run (that I wound up running about 1k of, and walking the rest), but I can never really get into it.  Mike told me to try the treadmill, and I actually really enjoyed it!  It's a lot nicer than running outside, and I can't run for very long, but I was surprised at how long I could run!

I knew our ladies' night hangout was going to be a challenge, and I'd say that part was probably the toughest of my day.  She had a delicious looking spread with chips and salsa, crackers and two kinds of cheese plus boursin (amazing), and a plate with TURTLES, so I knew I was in trouble.  I tried chewing gum as long as possible ("Why aren't you eating?") and then I just ate snacks one at a time, and ate as slowly as possible, haha.  It definitely could have been a lot worse.

Oh yeah!  And one thing I'd really like to get into more is meal planning and prepping.  So easy to have things ready-to-eat instead of staring blankly in the fridge for 5 minutes figuring out what to make.  Bought a big set of Tupperware for $10 today to help with that!