Skinny jerk

I didn't go to work today. It was lovely. Although the reason wasn't lovely (a death in the family of my home care for Natey), we had a nice day as a family. We went to breakfast and then decided that, to reward me for all of my hard work in the gym, I could get a few new things! The whole point of the trip to the outlet mall {danger alert} was to get a couple new pairs of jeans. After an hour in the Banana Republic outlet I managed to walk away with 7 new shirts, 3 camisoles and, oops, no jeans. Oh well. I'll put up with my too big for me jeans until I fit back into the 6 pairs I have in the next size down. Oh, you thought I was going to tell you that the next size is an 8, huh? I'm not falling for that.

I have been so good at keeping my commitment to the gym. I do 45 minutes of cardio (run or elliptical) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, boot camp class on Thursday and then Tuesday and Saturday I go to the gym with my friendJoelle for weights. I rest on Sunday. Hey, even God rested on the 7th day. I am making progress but it still isn't going as fast as I'd like. Why is is so easy to gain 10 pounds and so painstakingly hard to loose it??

Well, since I didn't get to my work gym today, I coerced Joelle into going tonight for cardio. She hates cardio and, when I told her we had 45 minutes of it in our immediate future, I thought she might cancel on me. Luckily she is a trooper and we went, we perspired and we conquered the elliptical. I managed 5.13 miles and was feeling so good on my way home. I called the hubbs to see what he was up to and he had the cajones to ask me to stop at Newport Creamery and pick him up a hot fudge sundae!! Hey skinny guy that has never worked out one day in the 5+ years we have been together, don't ya know it is down right rude to ask your sweaty, workout attired, just busted out 5.13 miles wife to stop and pick you up a sundae????

Just to show myself what wonderful willpower I can have (sometimes), I got him his sundae and even said no when he offered me a bite. Why can he eat whatever he wants while I have to work out 6 times a week just to fit back into my clothes? Skinny jerk!

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