WORKOUT:
7 mile run - hills
50 min weight training - upper body
Yesterday I was having a total "I need a vacation from my life" day. (Please tell me you have had one of those before.) I know it sounds silly, especially since I currently don't have a full time job and I have been doing fun summer things, so I should probably explain. Yes I have been on vacations but the things I feel worn out about and tired of dealing with are the things that follow me wherever I go.
I am so over having to make special meals for myself all the time separate from what everyone else is eating for my specific dietary needs right now. I have to bring food and snacks with me EVERYWHERE! Ah! For once I would like to go stay somewhere overnight and not have to bring a fridge full of food along with me or a million tupperwares of pre-made meals. Heaven forbid I should just go somewhere and plan to stop and eat something along the way. That is basically impossible. Summer is all about being on the go and doing fun things, but they easily become stressful for me when I am always worrying about when/where/how I will eat. Totally lame.
I am tired of going to the doctor and them telling me to keep doing the same thing AGAIN for another month. Hello! It has been like 3 1/2 months of this! I need results. Not to mention I am starting to lose my mind with the enormous list of foods I haven't been able to eat. And I am not even being picky about it! I would just really love to eat an egg right now or maybe a piece of bread. It is hard to stay motivated when progress happens on such a slow schedule.
I think I get stressed easily too. When I know other people are depending on me and looking to me for support on a daily basis (like family members I am working on fitness and nutrition with), I get wrapped up in "to-do" lists in my head. I realize I am just making myself stressed and that it isn't necessary but it is basically impossible to just tell yourself not to be stressed.
So you can see, sometimes you just need a break... from yourself.
Alas, all my complaining and rambling leads me to the real topic of this post. That last night was a PERFECT summer night. It was exactly what I needed.
Ben suggested we go and fly kites in the park. It was so fun!
(Sorry, no photos. Please enjoy this OTHER photo of us flying kites on another occasion. I forgot to put the memory card back in my camera.)
We watched the sun go down and it was super picturesque. Seriously, where was my camera...
Then we went and got treats at Coldstone! (Keep in mind we never do this anymore either since my no fun eating habits, so this was a big deal.) I had mojito sorbet with raspberries mixed in and a dollop of strawberry banana sorbet on the side.
Those 2 Oreos wedged in the sides were totally worth it. So random, but I have been craving those for the past few days. They were worth the splurge, even though those are a big no no on my restricted diet right now. Yum!
I probably should have just asked for about 6 Oreos and scraped the sorbet all together. Ha!
We sat outside and ate our treats and saw all the stars coming out. It was such a clear night!
Then we headed over with fam to watch a movie and visit. Ben was thrilled we were watching Rocky I and I was just excited I got to play with the baby.
Rocky who? Baby Kennedy totally digs me. ;)
I need to squeeze in about 100 more nights like this before summer is over. Maybe I am not so good at math, but I think that is totally possible. ;)
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What is YOUR idea of a fabulous summer night???
I need to go star gazing before it is too late!
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