Exercise Sucks. No Really, It Does

Here we are, two weeks since I have started working out. And I don't like it any better now than I did two weeks ago.  I do like how I feel afterwards, but during, no way Jose.  And yes, I am keeping with the program, though I do admit I didn't exercise yesterday. Though I have an excuse....sort of.....I didn't get home till 5:30 and then had to start dinner (which was homemade tomato basil bisque) and didn't eat until around 6:15.  By the time I was done with it and cleaning up the kitchen (though, I'm wondering why I had to do that since both Hector and Sean Michael were home all day and doing nothing) it was 7.  So then I really didn't feel much like doing anything except sitting down and stare at the tv.  Except that I had to fold a load of laundry while doing that because apparently I am the only one in my house who seems to know how to fold.  I think folding lessons are in order, don't you?

Anyway, because I actually felt guilty for not exercising (how can one feel guilty about not doing something they don't like to do in the first place???) I decided I would get up early this morning and do it.  I even wore clean exercise clothes to bed, like I read somewhere to make it easier to just hop up and do it. Let me be the first to tell you it doesn't work.  I woke up a couple of minutes before the alarm even went off and I changed it back to my original get up time and rolled over and went back to sleep.  So much for guilt, huh?  Of course that does mean I am going to have to work my butt off tonight when I get home and no excuses as the boys will be at TKD and won't be home till 7, which gives me a lot of time.  And I'm making fish for dinner which only takes a couple of minutes, so treadmill here I come. (yuck)

Other than that though, I did take off from exercising on Friday, because of having to take Sean Michael to a party and then dinner with Hector (we went to Salad Creations and had a salad and a red pepper bisque, both of which were really good) and then Hector went on to a concert and I went to Kohls.  So I decided that Friday would be my free day instead of Sunday for exercising,  not counting on today. Ah well.

Saturday I did cheat food wise, but I knew I would so I did exercise pretty hard that morning to make up for it.  We went to a Peruvian restaurant and I had the Jumpy Steak and this appetizer that had an avocado with crabmeat in the middle and boy was that yummy!!  Unfortunately they had creme brulee, naturally I HAD to have that because creme brulee is a weakness for me.  If they hadn't had that on the menu I could have gone without dessert because nothing else looked good.  On the bright side of my brulee, it had quinoa in it, which is a really healthy grain to eat.  So all was not lost.  :>)

Sunday was barbequed chicken for Fathers Day, and I made pilaf and had a big salad with it, so that wasn't too bad.  Not to mention I did exercise pretty hard that morning too, to work off that brulee.  In the back of my mind I think I should work out twice a day on weekends sometimes, but then the front of my mind is like, naw......so I listen to the front of my mind.

And there you have it. I am still exercising and eating pretty okay.   I know I could do better but at least this is a start.  I'm really hoping going to California isn't my downfall;  I need to stay strong and walk every day and I was thinking I might go buy some weights at Walmart or something because I don't want to stop that either.  A good thing is I don't usually feel too  hungry when I'm there, but I do need to eat breakfast in the morning. That's still a downfall fo rme, not to do that, but I'm not giving up. Though after all, my motto is:

I'd give up chocolate but I'm not quitter.  :>)