Let it sleet, let it sleet, let it sleet!

I know I said I'd get back to working out this week but attempting to write a book and reading some other amazing books kinda became more important. It might be bad to some other people but not to me, since I've said before that I'd rather read than workout hahaha.

On another note, an awesome one too, the National Weather Service had forecasted snow for us here in the south which we didn't get and made me sad. However, we did get sleet! I had fun with it by building a tiny sleet man and having an ice fight with my family. I was pretty excited since I've never seen snow in my life! That might be lame to other people but not to me, I enjoyed it very much. 

Emotional distress

I know I haven't made any posts in almost a week and I have a good excuse. First it was Mother Nature and then I got sucked into the last 2 books in the Divergent series and let me tell you, I have never cried as much as I cried with Allegiant (the last book in the trilogy). I'm still heartbroken over how it ended and it makes me want to hurt Veronica Roth for doing that to me but at the same time I love her for writing such a brilliant story. I'm more excited for the movies to come out after reading the trilogy. 

I'll get back to working out next week, why? Because the huge nerd in me wants to write a book so that's what I've been doing. I already have the first chapter done. I'm not sure what the exact plot is since I'm writing as I go but hopefully it turns out pretty amazing. Wish me luck. 

Mother Nature

I'm making this post earlier than I usually would because I know I won't workout today, Mother Nature hit me the only way she knows how to hit a woman, and boy did she hit me but you don't need to know the details. So I'm spending the afternoon/night reading Insurgent, which is very good and I'm only on page 108 of 525. I'm hoping the action and revelation of secrets continue. 

The Divergent series is looking up.

Review

I finished reading Divergent and although the first 300+ pages seemed uneventful, filled with too much unnecessary information and interaction with somewhat irrelevant characters; the last 100 pages made up for it. Yes the place was way too slow in the beginning but I'd say it was worth the read. It was so worth it that I jumped right into Insurgent as soon as I finished which means I'm more than likely not going to workout because I'm too busy reading. I love reading so I don't feel guilty at all.

The quick 5 minute break I took to write this post is up so back to my book. 

2 in 1ish

I skipped another workout yesterday and for a good reason. I went out to eat with my sister, brother-in-law, nephew, and niece. And the food was totally worth it. I tried to double up my walking time today but I ended up just doing 16 minutes, which I am proud of since I was pretty sweaty when I got done. 

On a different note, I started reading Divergent yesterday and I'm halfway through it. It seems like more organized version of The Hunger Games without the arena and focusing solely on the "career" tributes, but I could be wrong. I'll talk more about it when I finish the book. 

Back at it

When I first decided to start working out, last year, I made Sundays my "Mondays" so I start my workout week that day. After an extremely inconsistent week last week due to illness and laziness, I jumped back to it today and although it was only a 10 minute walk on the treadmill, it was enough for me since I also managed to down 1L of water. Not a bad start of the week. 

In a totally unrelated subject, the Golden Globes only added to my Jennifer Lawrence obsession. She's amazingly gorgeous, funny, and talented. She's also my role model and inspiration. 

Brains over brawn

Totally didn't workout again today because I spent the rainy afternoon we had here laying in bed reading a book and you know what? I don't feel bad. That's the thing about me, if I miss a workout or eat "horribly" (aka tons of junk) I don't ever feel bad because what's the point? It's not the end of the world and overworking out or eating less the next day to compensate is not the answer, it's only going to make things worse. 

Sometimes is better to exercise your mind than your body. 

Not a failure

I totally skipped the workout all together today and I don't feel bad either. I ate almost a bag of some kick ass jalapeño and cheese chips followed by (something my sister made up when she was pregnant with my nephew) tostitos chips with sour cream, cheese, and green salsa. I honestly don't regret any of it and wouldn't even if I hadn't drank 1.5L of water. 

At least I have my water intake to be proud of today. 

Slowly getting back into it

I decided not to let this cold keep me from working out so I got back into it. Unfortunately I only managed to get 5 minutes on the treadmill because I start coughing pretty hard and couldn't breathe. It really sucks but as they say "a small workout is better than no workout." I haven't made it back to my 2L of water a day just yet since I keep craving orange juice.

We'll see what tomorrow brings. 

My worst enemy

I've heard many people say that "you are your own worst enemy" and in my case it is 100% true. It's not my attitude or mentality that makes it true, it's my immune system. Yup, my own body decides to get me sick every time I start working out. It never fails. It doesn't matter if it's spring, summer, fall, or winter; the second I become active, I get sick. Honestly it angers me because I can never make it past the first week without getting sick, which makes me start my workout routine all over again and I get discourage in the process. Thankfully, I don't have a set routine yet so I'm not too upset about it. I did spend the day laying around and eating junk but I still managed to drink 1L of water in between countless glasses of orange juice.

Hopefully tomorrow I feel better and can get to "attempting" to workout haha. 

The beginning

Today was my first "workout" of the year. I had this whole routine or whatever you call it planned out but just as I started my warm up on the treadmill I realized just how out of shape I am so I decided to only walk for 20 minutes. As I was walking I noticed that my step counting app wasn't working properly so I got frustrated after messing with it for awhile which resulted on a 10 minute walk.

I'm a bit disappointed with myself but tomorrow is a new day and hopefully the app cooperates!