Slacking

Yeah, I know. It's been a couple of days. In my defense, I have been busy. Well, not terribly busy. Monday we chilled at the house. Yesterday, we went grocery shopping, which I DESPISE. It's not the stores or the shopping, it's the people, especially Wal-Mart. I don't know if it's because I am getting older, or the kids are wearing my patience down to nothingness, or maybe I'm just crabby, but the people in Wal-Mart are what Rick Warren refers to us "EGR" people. Extra grace required. I pray the whole time in that place that I don't lose it on someone.

Anyway, I haven't walked since Friday. Sunday, I played pretty hard. Monday, nothing, Tuesday, basketball at lunch. So this morning, I decided to go ahead and walk. I got out, put the ipod on and started walking. The shuffle picked a pretty upbeat song right away, so I began at a pretty hard pace. It was miserable. I could feel every muscle, every joint, every tendon scream in protest. I was really worried. I thought that I wasn't going to make it. As I made my way around to the gym, I was breathing heavy and was really considering slowing down a bit. I couldn't believe how bad I was hurting from not walking just 4 days. I was beginning to wonder if my new shoes were the culprit. I decided to walk through it and hopefully make my mile and be done with it. I was ticked off. I was up to two miles in a walk, and then my body turned on me because i took a break from walking.

I hit lap 2 and started feeling better. The pain in the legs left and I got my breathing under control. I finished lap 3 and Mountain was looking at me waiting on the cue to wrap it up. I kept going. My ipod stopped playing music, and I freaked out a little. My playlist finished, so I started it back up and kept going. Lap 4 went by quickly, Mountain was looking at me again. I didn't say anything to him, I noticed it out of the corner of my eye. I kept going. Lap 5 felt really good. If I had more time, I could do 5 more. That would be 5k. I can do 5k. I know it. Time wasn't going to allow for it today, but I felt it. I knew I could make it. Lap 6 started, and I slowed down the pace a bit. Mountain tried to talk me into running, and as much as I want to, I need to focus on my endurance for the 5k. I finished the 6th lap strong, making it 2 miles in 35 minutes.

Calories were bad yesterday. I came back today wanting to do well, and I did. Feeling pretty good about weigh day which is 2 days away. Actually, I'm not. I am terrified. Anything is better than I was, I know, but man, I am trying hard. I really want to do well.

Saturday is the big day. I have an appointment with casting people at noon. If you have time to think about it, pray around noon on Saturday that I don't totally mess it up. My father-in-law told Pam the other day that his mom's church is praying for me to get on there. That felt pretty good. I'm just gonna be myself and hope that cuts it. Well, time for another blog on the other site and bed, sooooooooo, later!