Yesterday was a better day

Yesterday was a much better day for me.  Both mentally and emotionally.  Maybe it was because I blogged first thing in the morning or maybe I was just ready for a good day.

I was able to avoid processed foods throughout the day.  No easy feat since a co-worker offered me a doughnut in the morning and I'm surrounded by guys who love to snack throughout the day... and are very generous with their treats.  

Getting my walks in helped a lot.  Not only to get me to my 10K step goal (ended the day with nearly 13K - yea me!), but also to relieve some of the stress that my job seems to create throughout the day.  The walks kept me energized so I was able to be more productive at work and at home.  

I tend to become a couch potato when I get home from work so the fact I got a few little chores done is amazing.  Even took a short walk with Hubby after dinner (okay, confession time, I downloaded Pokemon Go to see what all the fuss was about... not sure if I was doing something wrong or what, but nothing really happened other than a short walk with Hubby... think I'll stick with Zombies, Run and Geocaching for outdoor apps on my phone).  I also did the daily ROMWOD (stretching), something I haven't done in a week.

Overall, just a good day.  Maybe it was the start of getting back on track (god, how many times have I said that in the last three years?!?) or maybe it was just a fluke.  I'm going to keep those good feelings I had yesterday to get me through another good day.  

I thought about getting up and running this morning.  Thinking about it was as far as I got.  I haven't run in weeks.  I did a 7 mile run the end of June, then nothing since then.  I really need to do some short runs during the week so I will be able to complete the Endurance Run (the 14 mile hike I mentioned yesterday) in a few weeks.  My training partner and I have been going out and doing parts of the trail on Sundays.  We've done a 9 mile loop several times and had planned on doing the 12 mile loop last Sunday but rain (with the possibility of lightening) kept us out of the mountains.  The plan is the to the 12 mile loop at least twice before the race.  If we (okay, if I) can do that part in under 6 hours, then there's hope that I will be able to finish the entire race in under 7 hours.  

I have to say, training on the hills/mountains is actually going pretty well.  It's a tough course.  There's a section that is five miles of mainly uphill climb and I've done that part twice now.  I whined and wheezed my way through it the first time, but the second time was much easier with little to no whining from me.  The frustrating part is knowing that doing these hikes would be much easier if I wasn't carrying around an extra 50 pounds.

Oh, on that note... I'm down nearly five pounds from yesterday.  How is that possible, you ask?  Well, I weighed in my jammies this morning and not my going-to-work clothes like I did yesterday, so that was probably 2 or 3 pounds of it.  Plus I drank a lot of water yesterday... over 90 oz!  I drank water whenever I had the urge to snack.  Guessing the water helped clear out my system... and the trips to the bathroom added to my step count!  :-)

Maybe today will be another good day and I will be able to salvage this week for a decent weigh in at Weight Watchers tomorrow.  Hey, it could happen...