I knew this weekend was going to be crazy busy and that I'd have to squeeze in my long run somewhere. I was planning on going over to the gym after our Christmas Play practice Saturday afternoon, but was very happy to learn that I didn't have to stay the whole time. That allowed for an extra hour I wasn't anticipating on having. I went over to the gym, got dressed, got on the treadmill, and was feeling good. I brought with me the Jelly Belly Sport Beans to try out while I ran.
I started running and really felt very good! I started using the sport beans at about the 30 min mark, since that's when I started feeling really tired and ready to give up. Then my energy started to pick up again and I felt like I would complete the 5 mile run. I was up to about 4 miles, when I got a call from my husband. He informed me that while he was showering, our daughter decided it would be a good idea to take red food coloring (I had it on the counter for making Christmas cookies) and squeeze it all over herself and our new sofa chair. Needless to say, I got off the treadmill, went over to Shaw's to pick up some upholstry cleaner, and went home to try and help my husband. The good news is that after 2 hours of trying to take care of the stains on the couch, we got it ALL out! The bad news is I had to stop my run and didn't get to my 5 mile goal on Saturday.
I will be attempting to run outside on Tuesday and Thursday over lunch - its in the low 40's on Tuesday and I want to see if I can handle running outside. I would really like to run outside rather than on the treadmill because it is such a different workout, but I don't want to be freezing either. I'll let you know how it goes for me. =)
HOLIDAY WEIGHT LOSS TIP: At Christmas parties, do not mingle anywhere near the food table. Its a lot harder to pick at the food if you're far away from it. I know for me it's hard to not gravitate toward the food. I had to stop myself a couple of times at a party yesterday and still somehow managed to eat more food than I wanted to.
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