Great weekend

Mar 16, 2014

Rainy Monday morning here in Florida.  The weekend went by too fast but I had a really good time.  Friday night, as soon as I got off work, I ran to meet my friends downtown for a drink. However, I was firm that I was not going to have any alcohol... and I stuck with that! I got there around 6 and it was happy hour and they have free pizza! Could they tempt me anymore?!?! But I ordered a diet coke with lime and stayed far away from the pizza.  My husband and a few of his friends came down to meet us also and he had a few drinks.  It was good that I wasn't drinking because he had a few too many and I was the DD. :-)  After staying at the bar for a few hours, we went to a Mexican place nearby and while everyone else had burritos and tacos, I had a grilled shrimp salad and no chips.  I consider that a successful night and I still had a lot of fun. I don't need alcohol or food to have fun; I need to remember that!

I had a massage appointment Saturday and then went to the movies with my stepson's girlfriend and her mom.  Then I came home and cleaned the house and met my husband and his friend for dinner.  Sunday was a lazy day and we had some people over for dinner.  I don't entertain much because we don't have a lot of space for it but we still had a good time.

It was 80 degrees yesterday so it's starting to warm up a bit down here.  I tried on a bathing suit I bought last year and it fits... doesn't look great on me though.  I guess no bathing suit really will but it's fine.  My hips and thighs just look horrible in pretty much any bikini bottom. I like myself from my hipbones up but I've never had good legs. They are my biggest part and the thighs are always gonna be outrageous.  Even if I got down to 150 lbs, they would never look good.  Oh well, emphasize the positive and cover up the negative! 

On the running front, I've been doing pretty good.  I ran yesterday but I didn't have near enough to eat before I ran and so I got tired very quickly. It was around 2 pm and I had a small breakfast and coffee and that was it. I did as good as I could but it was rough. Plus it was super windy and warm out so I was struggling.  I don't think it's ever going to be easy for me.  I am definitely not an athlete and I don't think I ever will be.  The first minute after I start running, it's a struggle.  I then start to hit my stride and I'm ok for a bit. But then, after a few more minutes, I am struggling again.  I have to concentrate hard on my music and think about something else rather than my footsteps hitting the pavement.  I can push myself to make it through a mile or two but its not gotten to the point where I am completely comfortable. I'm not a runner but I'm gonna pretend to be as long as I can! I really want to run a full 5k but I feel it's gonna take me longer than normal to get there.  I did 2 1/2 miles once but that's as far as I've gotten. I'll just keep trying!

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