Plugging away

hello. It is a chilly Wednesday morning here in Northern Michigan. It is 10:00 AM and only 63 degrees. Nice and sunny though!

Being up here and eating well has been a struggle. We don't have a lot of junk in the house, with the exception of the kids snacks. Even they aren't really junk - rice krispie treat and goldfish. I have been chewing gum to try and stay away from the food! I have been drinking alcohol up here. margarita's and strawberry daiquiri's. Not every day. In fact only twice since I have been here.

Since my last post I have been working out. I worked out on July 4th, but not the 5th, and have worked out the past three days. I am hoping to get a work out in today but I have my final project due for the class I am taking. I have waited until the last possible moment to get it done, and will be spending the bulk of today working on it. It is due Friday but I want it done today. Most people in my class have turned it in. The class average for the project right now is a 98.7. I am hoping for a 95.

Anyway, my aunt can't go to the gym today and I don't find myself as motivated when it is just me. Not going first thing in the morning is a challenge. My aunt works out for a solid hour so when I am with her the challenge is on to keep going. She has the treadmill at 3.8 for forty minutes and then up to 4.0 for the last twenty minutes. So I need to keep going. When she is NOT with me, well, I don't feel as pressured. Although right now I do have a goal in mind. I am going to be in 5K in less than two weeks. I haven't been in a race in four years. I don't enter to win...I will never be that fast. I just do it for fun. Anyway - I don't want to come in last so I need to keep my endurance up. I will lay out my work out clothes and hope for the best today. Did I mention I have a nasty blister on my left foot? I don't know why - I have worn these shoes for two months, and have had the socks I had on for a while. It's weird.

til tomorrow -
Mummy Qua