Healthy Living Journal - Day 6

Last night, despite my ambivalence, I got on the treadmill, avoided the potato/corn/chicken yummy dinner that I fed my son, and instead had a spinach salad.  Admittedly, I did enjoy some of those chocolate malted milk balls that I picked up on my grocery-run yesterday. I have a hard time avoiding from the candy section of Target.  However, considering everything, I was really very proud of myself.

This morning, I lazed in bed reading.  Since my back is still hurting, I stayed in this flat (supine?) position with pillows tucked everywhere, so reading wasn't exactly the luxury that I would have liked, but, still, it did feel quite decadent.  Then, I get up and get on the scale, expecting an all-time-low weight and!!!  No!!!  Back up 2 pounds??  That damn scale!  How dare it tease me this way!  I had fully intended to skip this morning's run.  After all, I've run 4 days in a row now despite uncooperative weather!

But it is not raining this morning (it is colder than I'd like, but I run all year round, so I guess I can take an August cold spell).  I called my neighbor, Bonnie, my usual weekend running buddy, and I'm meeting her in 5 minutes for another run.  Though my motivation is dwindling, I'm sure I'll be glad once I've done it.