Yesterday was a fail. I didn't do my six miler. I did go from writing my blog post to watching Paula Deen (WTF - she really is trying to kill us. I mean I think she put butter on her mayonnaise on top of her cream, all deep fried and puff-pastried in one dish… even in my fattest days, I had more sense…) and then after the food porn, peeled myself off of the couch to go eat too much at a BBQ.
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Shit happens. At first I felt mildly guilty. Why sit when I could be running? But you know what? I needed a little TV time. I just did.
So, I'm OK with it. I needed a mental break. I've been "running" non-stop with running, blogging, the fifty little odd jobs I do to pay bills, building a media company, raising Ben, trying to navigate my new food sensitivities and diet and making a freakin' documentary film. So yeah. I decided to cut my four mile run on Saturday to two and decided to sit on my effing ass yesterday rather than run.
And you know what? Good.
It made me enjoy my 6 mile run today. Today which was supposed to be my rest day, turned into my 6 mile day since I skipped yesterday.
What else helped?
This little FB poster courtesy of Runner's World:
Oh Yeaaaaah. I had somehow forgotten that for a second. I decided not to "ugh" have to run 6 miles on a treadmill today - I decided to "yippee" get to run 6 miles on a treadmill today. That little brain game made a little difference.
And so did running the first 3 miles slightly slower than I could have. I tend to try to run faster on the treadmill for several reasons. Mainly because the faster I run, the faster I can get off the thing but on runs of more than 3 or 4 miles I start to get super burned out and the last mile or two sucks. So today i slowed my roll. It wasn't super slow but it felt good and steady. Miles 3 & 4 I picked it up and mile 6, I finished strong with a speedy 9'00 min mile.
A sweaty, red-faced, frizzy, dizzy mess, version of myself stumbled from the gym feeling great about my run and recharged.
And then I hear from a distance, "Hey baby." I keep walking to my car, minding my business, "Baby, in the green shirt." I look up. Me? "Yo, baby, looking good. Good workout?"
I do believe this 20-something-full-of-swag leaning against his tinted-window car and definitely from the wrong side of the track guy was flirting with me.
I just gave him a smile and a thumbs up and stumbled to my car. He was kinda gangsta but at my age, I'll take any catcall I can get. ;-) hahaha.
Do you watch the Food Network?
How do you turn runs that you are dreading into ones you are looking forward to?
Do you feel guilty when you take mental health breaks from working out?
XO
Jen
LMAO! He got GAME! Not! He couldn't come up with something a little more flattering? Something that wouldn't have swept you off your feet so quickly as "Yo baby. Good workout?" did? Something like Megan from 'Bridesmaids' might say? Like, "I'll give you something to workout" or, while leaning on his car, "Want to see my undercarriage?" But, just like the guy at Checkers asking me if I used to have curly hair, it STILL makes your day!! And isn't it funny that John just made your Meme all about being sexy!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, and the LMAO was about Paula Deen and her plot to kill off mankind one stick of butter at a time! Today her guest chef made deep-fried chicken tenders on a stick, then dipped them in waffle batter, RE-deep-fried them, then dipped them in butter and syrup!!! I felt my arteries hardening just watching that!
ReplyDeleteHAHA, I love it when I get hit on... After being Married nearly 5 years and having a kid I'll take all forms of "compliments" I get. I love watching Paula Deen, she is a hoot! I like that she recently lost 30lbs, that shows that if a butter and cream lovin southern gal can do it I can too LOL. And mental health breaks are necessary, but I still feel guilty about them.
ReplyDeleteI second what Linda said about the pickup line! I can definitely picture Megan from Bridesmaids saying that LOL!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Food Network, and the Cooking Channel. Unwrapped, Diners Drive-Ins & Dives, and Next Food Network are among my favorites.
I feel guilty when I take any kind of break from working out. Even if it's well deserved, which is usually is. I worry that one day off will lead to another and I'll end up right back where I started, unhealthy!
Hey baby? Really? Is that what kids say these days? I am so happy to be married.
ReplyDeleteAnd this: Mainly because the faster I run, the faster I can get off the thing
I can't stand the treadmill either and no matter what speed they all feel the same and they all suck.
Way to get 'er done buttercup.
LOL! Love the pickup line! YES! I always feel guilty for mental health days! But then I do as you do and rationalize that sometimes we just need a break! Good for you for knowing that you did!
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