I had yesterday off from work, and a regret not taking better advantage of it. I caught up on some laundry and crossed off a few other tasks from my to-do list, but I didn’t do anything very fun or exciting. I hate to think that was my last holiday until Memorial Day. Doh!
When I finally got to the gym, I wanted to skip cardio, but I told myself to just do 20 easy minutes on the elliptical. I ended up talking myself into 30 minutes of speed/hill intervals on the treadmill. Funny how that happens once you just get yourself going!
I foolishly wore a long-sleeve shirt and my thicker capris to the gym, which meant I got pretty warm. 10 minutes into my run, I pulled of the shirt. I’m not sure what I hated more, that naked feeling or the looks from the creepy old men.
mah schweaty self
I don’t know how some ladies do it. I quickly pulled it back on before beginning my cool down and moving on to weights.
Later in the day, I cooked up a lunch for Kevin to take to work , bacon and caramelized onion risotto. Yup… pretty jealous of that one!
it’s baaaaconnnnn
did someone say bacon
Not long after, I cooked up some dinner. Kevin also got a side of sweet potato “fries.” (Side note: I dislike both asparagus and salmon, but I know they’re good for me. Even big kids don’t always want to eat their vegetables.)
rosemary wild salmon
- Got any get-it-done tricks to get yourself to the gym?
- Did you have the day off too?
February 19, 2013 at 7:42 am
Isn’t awesome when you find your groove at the gym…especially when you weren’t feeling it at first?!? I love that. I’m way too self conscious to workout in a sports bra. I love that other women can rock them, but I prefer the longer tanks.
February 19, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Yup, it’s so great when you can pleasantly surprise yourself.
February 19, 2013 at 8:23 am
Getting the motivation to start is always the hardest thing. I usually tell myself that I only have to do an easy 10 or 15 minutes and if I’m not feeling it, I can stop. Most of the time, though, by the time I get going, I start feeling a lot better and have no problem going for longer. I definitely DO have a problem with that naked feeling, though. I have no idea how some women can only work out in a sports bra either
February 19, 2013 at 9:09 am
Awesome work on knocking out the workout! Usually half the battle for me is getting out of the house & to the gym, once I’m there it’s usually fairly easy. Telling myself only 10-15mins. helps & then I end up doing more! Oh mind games
February 19, 2013 at 9:41 am
That’s awesome that you can still manage to eat salmon in spite of not liking it. I don’t like it either and will only eat it in sushi, so I miss out on a lot of the nutritional benefits.
I didn’t have the day off, but it was a fairly easy day traffic/work load wise.
I mainly do classes at the gym (boot camp, pilates, yoga, spin, Body Pump, circuit training) so I never have to worry about pushing myself, some super in shape person yells at me until I get going, haha.
February 19, 2013 at 12:43 pm
Good call. I said I don’t like salmon, but I forgot that I really really do like salmon sushi!
February 19, 2013 at 9:50 am
uh give me the recipe for the risotto please
February 19, 2013 at 10:08 am
ooohhh post the risotto recipe…my hubby would love it!
xoxo from Trinidad
February 19, 2013 at 6:02 pm
Yum! That risotto looks delicious! Bacon makes everything better.
February 19, 2013 at 7:46 pm
I don’t like asparagus either! Love salmon though.
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