Things I Learned Today

Today was not a good day.

I had planned on running late in the evening, as I had things to do today.

At 7:30 this morning, I changed my mind, and decided to try to squeeze in my workout.

I half-assed the whole thing. I pressed skip ahead 3 or 4 times during jogging portions. I would get to about the 30 second mark and just not be able to keep going. But the whole time in my head, I was thinking "I'm going to run out of time and I'm going to be late". Could I have kept going? Probably. Would it have felt like my lungs were trying to escape from my chest? Probably. But I half-assed it for the sake of getting to run in the morning.

I decided to go in the morning because there are no other PEOPLE there that early. It's quiet. There's wildlife. But most importantly, there's no one there to laugh and point at the poor exhausted fat chick.

(Are other runners and bikers ACTUALLY laughing and pointing at the poor exhausted fat chick? Probably not. They most likely pay the tiniest bit of attention to anyone else on the paths. At least, that's what I do. I stare straight at the ground in front of me.)

And I realized today, you know what? If there IS anyone laughing and pointing at the PEFC?

THEY'RE AN ASSHOLE!    

You've gotta be a special brand of douche to see someone who is obviously trying to get healthy, and laugh at them. 

(Really, if you're out running, or biking, or what-have-you, and you see a PEFC? Get that bitch some water, because she's probably dying. Trust me.)

The first day I went out, a man biked past me, and gave me the head nod of acknowledgment. It felt good. 

So the first thing I learned today, don't sacrifice your workout for your own comfort. And from now on, when someone passes me on the track, I'm making eye-contact, and I'm giving them the head nod. 'Cause I'm one of you too, damnit!

Second thing I learned today? I need two days between workouts. Where Tuesday was fantastic, and I felt great, today was awful. I had two days before my workout Tuesday, and only one day between then and today. It's just not enough rest right now. 

The third thing I learned today is that, to my surprise, the protein mix I bought is kind of pretty damned tasty! It's not chalky, or grainy, or anything. I actually enjoyed drinking it. 

(But not as much as I enjoyed shaking it in my new blender bottle. Weeeeee fun!)