Busy week at work. Long hard days with cramped hands and neck--computer work. So tired I took a nap at lunch yesterday and actually slept for 20 minutes. Some great and healthy meals and some just average this week. A couple of lapses in to eating out . One emotional snacky binge afternoon. I know clearly why it happened, I managed to get a grip on it and work through it and stop. I have to remind myself that it isn't the end of the world and it doesn't mean I'm a hopeless and total failure. One small glitch.
And other things. A Go Go's outdoor concert under a magical moon. As in the 1980's Go Go's. Something weird about 50+ to 60+ aged women wearing mini skirts, pigtails, and leather outfits. From where we sat, they could have been teenagers. Probably not so much on the front few rows. But, omigosh, they can rock and the music was awesome....their "non hits" are so much better than the pop hits. A little bit of tension on stage between the ladies--hard to imagine it's been 30+ years.
I, on the other hand, at 48 have been having knee / joint problems and after what little bit of dancing I HAD to do and climbing stairs to the parking lot, I could barely walk by the time we got home. Extra aleive, ice packs, and aspercreme and soaks in epsom salts. My knees gave out about halfway through Zumba Friday too. I'm going to baby them and wait to call the ortho doc as a last resort. I have to remind myself it's not the " the end of the world and it doesn't mean I'm hopeless and a total failure. One small glitch." Kinda hard to burn calories when you can barely walk.
So in other words trying not to get too bogged down in the failures and not worry that I'll never Zumba again. Plenty of good getting done most of the time. The Go Go's kinda inspired me, though they rendered me immobile for short time.
The dogs get flea baths and nails done on thursday. I'm just a wee bit closer to the blessed weekend. I think the movie The HELP starts this weekend. I come from a part of Alabama that is probably identical to the setting for this movie, so I'll probably see it. I've held out on reading the book until after I see the movie. I always have less disappointment that way.
Happy almost the end of the week
Interesting approach. I like to read the book first. I did read a review that says this is one movie that actually, unusually, is better than the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree with seeing the movie first . If I have read the book first, I am always disappointed in the movie. But sometimes I have trouble reading the book if I've already seen the movie.
ReplyDeleteCrummy about your knees. You can still lose weight though PJ. Sometimes I think its easier when you're not exercising as hard.
Sorry to hear about your knees! What are your thoughts on swimming?
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