Weekend of Shame

I get the difference. But sometimes setbacks still make you feel like a failure. This past weekend was a setback. I had Popeyes for lunch on Friday. And not just a piece of chicken - 2 pieces of dark meat, fries, a biscuit and a Coke. It was so gloriously delicious. That night the hubs and I went to the gym around 10:30 because we stayed home to catch up on Fringe (great show btw) and didn't get home until after midnight. YAY for 24-hour gyms! We lifted weights - did the P90x shoulders and arms series - then ran on the treadmill. I did Day 2 of Week 4 of the Couch-to-5K training guide. I decided that I would try to do 3.1 miles - following the guide for the first two miles and then letting my body/lungs decided on how to handle the last 1.1 miles. My goal was to run it in 40 mins. I missed it by 15 seconds. Took me 40 mins and 15 seconds to run 3.1 miles. Kind of sad but glad I stuck to it instead of walking when my brain told me I couldn't run anymore. 

On Saturday we celebrated the hubs' and bro-in-law's bdays by playing poker at Charles Town, WV. I didn't do too bad - not great either. But because I had a Lasik consultation in the morning and then we headed to WV right after, I wasn't able to fit in a workout. By the time we had gotten home, around 11, I was to tired to hit the gym. And we had Wendy's for dinner! Delicious but certainly not nutritious.

Sunday wasn't any better. My fitness assessment was canceled on Thursday by the trainer and was rescheduled for Sunday. Jay and I were both supposed to do it. But he woke up with major ankle pain and the pain in my leg from running came back with a vengeance. We were both in a lot of pain on Sunday so we took it easy - "running" errands and I caught up on housework - vacuumed and did all the laundry. I even cooked so we'd have dinner for Monday night. I'm such a good wife. That night we went to Carrabba's for dinner with my fam to celebrate Jay's birthday. I got the seafood cannelloni - which is to DIE for. And I think I ate my weight in bread...AND had a cupcake! T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E!!! But I weighed myself this morning, scared of what the number would be, and it was pretty much the same as before the "weekend of shame".

Yesterday, we went to the gym and did the P90x chest and back series. I told Jay that I was afraid of bulking up so we picked 6 workouts and I had to do 4 sets of 15 reps of a lesser weight. I don't feel sore today but it was really tough to get through the 6 workouts. Then I tried the last day of Week 4 of the 5K training. I did ok...but I had to take a couple of pauses because of the pain in my leg / my tendinitis. Jay said I should probably stop running before I cause some damage but my fear is that as soon as I stop, I won't be able to pick it back up once I'm all better. Now that week 4 is done, I think I'll do the elliptical for the rest of the week until I feel good enough to start week 5. 

Centreville Lifetime is closed this week for renovations so we've been going to Gold's since we have our membership until the end of the month. Which means our two-a-days will be put on pause until next week. We were supposed to go to the gym today but Jay needs to renew his license (today is his birthday!!!) so I think we'll end up going straight to dinner once he's done. I'm not looking at it as a setback. I'm looking at it as a great way to relax with the hubby. I'll be back to the grind tomorrow and won't take any more "rest" days this week unless I break something. *Fingers crossed that doesn't happen!*