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It's Saturday and, after I ate breakfast and showered this morning, I had more energy and motivation than I remember having in a long time, so I went to the gym for the first time since before I got sick a few weeks ago and it felt great.It's amazing what simply being in a good mood or a positive mind frame can do. Personally, it makes me more focused, makes me feel stronger, and makes whatever I'm doing seem easier...I kind of get a feeling of invincibility, if that makes sense.
On top of not having exercised much lately, I haven't been eating very well either and I've been drinking more than I should. So, still on the motivation high, I came home from the gym and decided it's time to do something about that, too. With that, I went to the store and bought stuff for healthy or healthy-ish meals for the upcoming week. And, when I got home from the store, I poured about a fifth of whiskey down the kitchen sink. Sure, it might be a waste, but I'm much better off not having the temptation there.
This kind of thing happens to me from time to time, and it's always when I get myself into a do or die situation of some sort. I get determined to do whatever I have to in order to get one thing under control and it spreads to everything else. It doesn't usually happen in the fall or winter though -- here's hoping it lasts.
So anyway, I ate lunch, threw the football around with a friend for a little while (partly sunny and just under 50 degrees fahrenheit -- perfect fall day), played a couple games of pool in said friend's basement (where I turned down an alcoholic beverage!), stopped to visit the parents on the way home and found the nieces were there as well, finally came home and am calling it a night because I've pretty much been going nonstop since 8:00 am and I'm exhausted. 11:30 on a Saturday night and I'm in for the night? I am getting old. Plus, I'm broke and can't afford to do much of anything fun -- minor detail.
And that's it. A very dull, glorified status update of sorts. I leave you with the song that's currently stuck in my head.
On top of not having exercised much lately, I haven't been eating very well either and I've been drinking more than I should. So, still on the motivation high, I came home from the gym and decided it's time to do something about that, too. With that, I went to the store and bought stuff for healthy or healthy-ish meals for the upcoming week. And, when I got home from the store, I poured about a fifth of whiskey down the kitchen sink. Sure, it might be a waste, but I'm much better off not having the temptation there.
This kind of thing happens to me from time to time, and it's always when I get myself into a do or die situation of some sort. I get determined to do whatever I have to in order to get one thing under control and it spreads to everything else. It doesn't usually happen in the fall or winter though -- here's hoping it lasts.
So anyway, I ate lunch, threw the football around with a friend for a little while (partly sunny and just under 50 degrees fahrenheit -- perfect fall day), played a couple games of pool in said friend's basement (where I turned down an alcoholic beverage!), stopped to visit the parents on the way home and found the nieces were there as well, finally came home and am calling it a night because I've pretty much been going nonstop since 8:00 am and I'm exhausted. 11:30 on a Saturday night and I'm in for the night? I am getting old. Plus, I'm broke and can't afford to do much of anything fun -- minor detail.
And that's it. A very dull, glorified status update of sorts. I leave you with the song that's currently stuck in my head.