It’s all up to me

I had planned on today being my rest day from exercise but my son decided to take an early nap so I was able to get one in!  I was considering skipping it b/c I’m afraid I’m becoming compulsive with exercise and I wanted to prove to myself that I could take a day off and then I realized how stupid that was.  An opportunity was given to me and I would be foolish to watch it slip away.  So I did the 4 mile WATP but to make it harder I threw on my 15 pound weighted vest and the weighted gloves from the TJ workouts.  I’ll have to remember to do this b/c for the first time I really felt like I got a good workout w/WATP.  My calves were burning and I really worked up a sweat.

Dinner last night went well.  Both my hubby and I ordered grilled shrimp and a small portion of grilled filet mignon.  He ate my rice and I ate his steamed veggies.  We’re like that V8 commercial where the wife keeps thumping the guy in the head!  Anyway, afterward I convinced him to go to the acute care clinic to see why he’s so achy and the doctor said she thought it was Fifth’s Disease.  She prescribed some painkillers but the bad news is the pain can last for weeks or months.  Poor guy, he’s miserable and right now he’s at baseball practice with our older son, it’s a program where Dads and kids play together.  I offered to go but then he’d have to stay home with the baby and he’s afraid that he couldn’t lift him if he woke up.  He really is a great guy.

I did sneak a quick peak on the scale this morning and it read 256, which is a 3 pound loss from Sunday.  I’ll weigh in officially tomorrow but I’m pleased.  Of course I wish it was more, especially considering that I have worked out between 90 minutes and 2 hours every day this week (except for today when it was only 60) but I’ll take it. 

My goal for the rest of today is to stick with the eating plan and drink tons of water so the report on the scale is favorable.

Progress toward exercise goal:  9/250