2 "Off Days"

Thursday and Friday have not been the best days for me. I was super excited about working out at the beginning of the week, and managed to go three days in a row. Which, may have burned me out quick.

I knew that Thursday would be my day off, but I had a meeting cancelled, and some extra time, so I could have gone to the gym. I know I could have squeezed it in, but I didn't. I should have.

I started to get down in the dumps Thursday evening. To be honest, I'm overwhelmed. I like to be busy; just ask my husband. He'll tell you that I cannot sit down in the evenings and just relax. My mind constantly swirls with everything else that I should be doing instead. And Thursday night was no exception, but I was exhausted and much of it did not get done. (Which I know is ok.)

I woke up today (Friday), and had my mind set that today would be better, but I think my mind was still exhausted, and after I was dressed, I just wasn't motivated. I took MC to daycare, saw my three speech kiddos (as G calls them) and went home. That was my plan all along; go home, eat lunch, and then head to the gym, before picking up MC. But, after I got home, I was still not motivated. However, I went anyway. I forced myself to go, and I reminded myself of something I saw on Pinterest. "The hardest step of a runner, is the first step out the door." I kept telling myself that and repeating it to myself. Once I arrived at the gym, I completed Week 2 Day 3 of Couch to 5K, and I almost convinced myself to lift some weights when I was done with that, but at the end, I changed my mind.

I'm glad that I went to the gym, but it sucked. This was probably the hardest day so far, because I was just exhausted.

I won't be able to go on Saturday, because DJ is gone this weekend. I'm not even sure if I'll get to go on Sunday, because he'll be at work in the afternoon. But, i'm okay with that. I've told myself that i'll try to do some ab work here at home, and maybe attempt a few weights. (I have a dumbbell- yes, just one.)

Here's what I've had to eat the last two days (which isn't very good either)

Thursday:

breakfast- a bowl of Cascadian Farms cinnamon crunch cereal w/ skim milk

lunch- we had lunch with G at school to celebrate Thanksgiving. I will say the portion sizes were child size. Turkey, roll, peach cobbler, dressing, mashed potatoes, salad.

snack- apple chips, grapes

dinner- Pizza rolls w/ dipping sauce, a few handfuls of chocolate chips

snack- 4 oreo cookies and milk (I know, I gave into weakness)

Friday:

breakfast- a bowl of Cascadian Farms cinnamon crunch cereal w/ skim milk

snack- banana

lunch- 1/2 whole grain pita w/ 1 slice turkey, 3 cucumbers, 2 bell pepper strips, 1 slice swiss cheese, pita chips, grapes (In retrospect, I should not have eaten so much before working out) and 2 handfuls of chocolate chips (oops!)

snack- apple chips

dinner- pb & j sandwich, potato chips, 4 oreo cookies

I hope I can pick myself up and do a little better eating this weekend. I think that because I've been a bit down in the dumps, my eating has reflected that.

If you have 'off' days, what helps you to get back on track?