I’m finally feeling better, after last week’s nebulous sickness. Something between a flu and a cold. Whatever it was, it sapped me of my energy and made working out improbable if not impossible.
So I was really looking forward meeting Jimmy for our 6pm training session today, because all day I felt great – light, energetic, and so happy about life in general. When I got home I got a text from him telling me that now HE was sick and he thought it was the flu. So… back to the drawing board.
I *could’ve* gone to the gym, but I also needed to go to the grocery store, grade some essays, and get dinner going.
Instead of skipping a workout, as I might have done in the past, I decided to dust off my Wii Fit and EA Sports Active and give those a whirl. I think I got out of the daily habit of jumping on my Wii for a little Fit/EA Sports Active right about the time that I started with the personal training sessions. Not sure how they’re correlated, exactly, except to say that I have been expending so much energy at the gym that I don’t have the time/wherewithal left most of the time.
It felt good to get back on the Wii. I really enjoyed my morning routine in the early part of the summer when I’d start making the coffee and then play the Wii Fit for 20 minutes or so before I started reading the paper/having breakfast/drinking coffee. It wasn’t that I burned a lot of calories, but it was a good way to get active first thing and it helped me feel like I was doing something to get my blood pumping right off the bat.
Now that I have a 1st period prep every other day, I am going to start that habit back up. This way, I can keep waking up at the same time each day, but I can fit in this type of workout 2-3 times a week. In fact, since I wake up at the ungodly hour of 5:20am, I should be able to fit in both the Wii Fit and the EA Sports Active before I get ready on those late mornings.
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After the workout, I headed to the grocery store to pick up a bunch of produce and a few other items. Things like bok choy, edamame, whole wheat pasta, granny smith apples, nectarines, strawberries, Oikos honey-flavored Greek yogurt, Yoplait yogurt (I’m a sucker for the breast cancer pink lids), and a HUMONGOUS container of organic spinach.
As I was in the checkout line, I noticed the woman ahead of me looking at the items as I placed them onto the belt. She said, “wow, you’re buying so much healthy stuff! It all looks so good and so fresh. That’s wonderful!” I told her I was on WW and really enjoyed eating this way. She said that she had been thinking of joining, but wasn’t sure about it, but after seeing my groceries and being impressed, she was going to look into finding a meeting.
I can’t tell you how good this made me feel! First of all that someone noticed my healthy choices, but also the fact that my simple shopping trip at Safeway inspired someone to possibly join WW. So cool!
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When I got home, I made one of the best dinners I’ve had in a long, long time, which you can find below this post. It was so hearty, satisfying, and delicious. I hope you try it out.
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