Days 4 & 5

I didn’t post yesterday with it being a holiday, so today I’ll double up:

Wednesday I did pretty good at keeping within my calorie range, but I kind of “slipped” a little bit for two reasons: 1. I didn’t get in a workout, because 2. Instead, I went to my bff’s house and drank 2 glasses of wine while sitting on her porch swing, talking and laughing and watching the rain. But that’s ok, because while I was there, we had a really uplifting conversation about being fabulous. I was so worried about the calories in the wine she was FORCING down my throat (really! She twisted my arm HARD!!!) and she pointed out to me three years ago, I was completely fabulous: pretty, confident, funny, and the thinnest I had been since high school…and I drank wine ALL. THE. TIME. Sometimes being fabulous isn’t just about how you look but also about how you feel. Those 2 glasses relaxed me and I was able to talk and laugh and just enjoy the moment. And that, my friends, is fabulous.

Yesterday was the 4^th and I had the day off work. I slept in really late…9:30, which is crazy for me since I usually get up at 5:30! I got up and found that Jason had been up since 7:30, gotten the baby up and fed, cleaned the kitchen, and made coffee! This is huge! I then realized that he was probably letting me take it easy because when I came home the night before, being all relaxed and happy from the wine, I gave him the most awesome back massage and he was returning the favor. I asked him if that was the case and he said yes. I said “so that means, if I’m nice to you and do nice things for you, you’ll be nice to me and do nice things for me in return?!?!” He replied “it’s amazing, isn’t it?”  So I’ve decided to try to be a little bit nicer to him from now on because yesterday morning was a real treat of me, and it was awesome.

With it being the holiday, I splurged a little bit by having a strawberry short cake with dinner. I was still within my calorie range, though, so I wasn’t really worried. In the evening, I went for my 45 minute power walk at the park and it kicked my butt! I really thought I wasn’t going to make it through but I just kept going, knowing I would thank myself later. And I did, because after the little guy went to bed last night, Jason made us each a second strawberry shortcake. I was able to enjoy it since I had burnt extra calories from my walk, which allowed me to stay within my calorie range for the day even though I had a second late night snack. J