Feels good to be home

I guess that really has a dual meaning. I am happy to be in my home and back to my routine and schedule and way of life....but I thrilled to be home in the sense of feet hitting the pavement (or treadmill, in my case). Even though I made the promise to myself to start fresh on Monday, I actually was itching to get out and do something. On Sunday afternoon, I tried my feet and breathing at a 2 mile run outdoors. I ran 1 full mile. I was whipped though! A month of laziness took over and the 90+ heat and crazy humidity left me breathless and exhausted. I walked/ran mile 2 back to the house and even Ben took notice of the shade of red my face had turned. I was under the impression than running, or any kind of physical exercise, was supposed to give you an energy boost and adrenaline high....not this girl! I went straight to bed and slept for the next hour.

Monday, I had my diet reversal and ate so well all day long. Drank a ton of water, had healthy snacks and fought the urges for in-between junk snacking. I ran, almost, 3 miles on Monday morning. I did 5x1 minute intervals and was almost at my 2 mile mark when Sasha from childcare came in because there was an issue with Connor's wipes. Apparently there weren't enough for a dirty diaper change and they can't use anything on a child except wipes....so I had to go in there to wipe Connor's behind with wet paper towels....poor baby. Mommy totally dropped the ball on that one!! Anyway, I went back to the treadmill but felt like I was completely thrown off so I did another .5 miles and called it a day. For being out of the loop for so long, I was going to take what I could get.

I am so thankful that I still have the motivation and determination to stick to this. It can be so hard to go back to that lifestyle when you have "given" up on it for such a long period of time. Tonight, as long as it works with Ben's schedule, I am going to the gym for a short stint on the bike and a strength training workout. I am looking forward to working some different muscles and have the ben-gay out and ready to be used.

On another note, since this is ultimately a healthy living blog, I went to the dermatologist this morning for my annual skin check and left with an A+!