Tired tired oh so tired... it sounds like a country song, but it's real life this morning.
The cat's in heat, and she's kept us awake every night all week. I just wanna choke her little neck, but she'd probably just squeal in ecstasy. So Wife and I are just ghosts of our normal selves today. I try to sleep with ear plugs, and they help, but not nearly enough. I woke up SO many times.
Yesterday we had "
Stegt flæsk med persillesovs", which is basically lean bacon in thick slices, with potatoes and a parsley gravy. Super yummy food and a favorite of the family. It's a traditional Danish dish, and one that Wife (who is American) has really picked up on.
Trouble is, it has a lot of salt, and I am sure this is what added 2 lbs to my weight this morning. I had an almost 2000 calorie deficit yesterday (morning exercise and gym really makes this count fast) so I know it's not fat. That's okay. I'll make it. I'll drink TONS of water today to flush it all out. Trouble is, of course, that I'll have the same dish for lunch. More salt. Oh, well. I'll survive. If nothing else, I'll learn from it! :)
So this morning, at 5 AM, I just sit here, doing the best zombie impression I have ever done. I simply did NOT have the energy to do my morning exercise. I will do them later, when I come home from work. I will make it a priority to get them done. Just not now.
EDIT: it's now 7:36 AM. I felt so bad for not doing my exercise, that I reached deep into my soul and found the motivation. At 7 AM I am a lot more awake than I was at 5 AM without sleep. So there. It's done. I can not go to work happy with myself. END OF EDIT.
On a more positive note, my thighs are not hurting any longer. I went to the gym yesterday, and did a little tester of whether I could do the jogging again. I am kinda hooked on being able to do this, but my legs asked me kindly to not do so. So instead I went back to a good pace walking, with the sprints in between. I upped the speed on the sprints, and made them 75 seconds instead of 60, to up my game regardless. I am hoping that this over time will help me to eventually be running all the way. I can tell I'm getting exhausted from the sprints, and I want to do them longer. I'm wondering if it's smarter to run a little bit slower and then go longer. I'll experiment more. Main thing is that I do something, and I have set myself a goal that I will not stop exercising unless I have done at least one hour, and burnt at least 500 calories. When I go to the gym, I want it to pay of. I don't want to start something and not finish it.
I have started a nice little thing here in the mornings. I go through all my music DVDs, and watch concerts. I have a TON of music on DVD and blu-ray, and there are so many enjoyable moments. This moning, my choice fell on a Danish band called Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. They were a HUGE name in Denmark in the early 90's, actually the band selling most copies of their debut album EVER in Denmark, and everyone loved them. Last year, they went on a one-off reunion tour, and did a DVD of the last show. It's GREAT rock music, and I wanted to share some of it with you guys.
This is the "chick-song", the one all the girls liked (and still like) but it's a great song for the guys too - just a great rock song. I hope you like it.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_-4NF8J3MzY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Great - so now the kitty cat is here next to me sleeping. Maybe I should simply stay home and poke her all day as payback? lol...
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xkU3rnfl0BY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I better be good. I hope this made you smile!
Anyways, it's Thursday and I have a long work day ahead of me. I am glad it's full of easy meetings and a "Thanks for your efforts through 2011" gathering from our bosses, so I think it's gonna go pretty swift.
I am more or less done with work for 2011, there is almost nothing left to do except what is being generated today. I just have to stay on top of this, and I am good. Then I need to clean my office and my desk to make it a comfortable place to come back to on Jan. 2nd 2012. It's a good day to do this.
This morning I am thankful for:
- NOT the cat.
- COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE!
- Last day at work before the holidays
- the option to push my exercise to later in the day. Yes, I WILL do them. They HAVE to be done!
- Stegt flæsk med persillesovs.
- The kitty cat. You know I love her. It's not her fault that nature is being a meanie to her.
- The prospect of added water weight coming off ASAP.
Happy Thursday, friends! I know it'll be a good one!