(Almost) Back To Normal

This is the last flu-photograph of Flo & me, I promise.

After two weeks spent sick on the couch, it's time to get back to normal. I'll be back to work tomorrow. I'm glad routine will be back to my life because I didn't like spending so much time doing nothing but sleeping, coughing, and feeling miserable.

I didn't care about eating healthily during the last two weeks. But now it's about time to resume eating with more thought. The one thing I did very well these past days was drinking lots of water and tea. But I asked D twice to get a bottle of coke for me, one for each week, for me to drink whenever I had the impression I needed sugar and caffeine to boost my blood pressure. I'm sure these two minor sins can be forgiven. :)

I think I won't be working out for another day or two because I still have coughing and breathing issues. I'll resume doing the Fab Abs challenge on Wednesday. It's supposed to get warmer, too, so I'm looking forward to re-start running as soon as all the snow and ice have melted away.

Runnin' Flo

Flo surprised me with a short sprint tonight. She started running the moment we left the house. Wow! I think the 45-minute-walk we did earlier revived her spirits. What fun!

I have been feeling headache-y and tired since yesterday morning. I'm wondering if I'm developing a migraine or if I've caught a head cold.

Fab Abs: Days 7 & 8

I did it! I did 12 push-ups yesterday, all in a row. Will have to repeat that today.

Chicken Noodle Soup. Yuck!

I went to McDonald's for lunch. I love their triple choc cookie and I can't resist a white hot chocolate. Unfortunately, that leaves me with chicken noodle soup for dinner. Boooring. But at least I'm staying within my calories range.

Fab Abs: Day 6 & 7

I forgot to do my 7 push-ups yesterday. D and I had started watching RED with Bruce Willis and I couldn't miss a second.

So, later today, there's 12 push-ups to do. I don't think I can do 12 push-ups in a row yet, but I'll try. And treat myself a bubble bath afterwards.

Bat Fit

Professor Z introduced jars of good things and gratitude to us Bat Fitters. I find those very cute, but am not the kind of person to commit to things like that.

However, I love the idea of recalling the good things that have happened to me every once in a while.

Here's some of the good stuff that has happened to me in 2013 so far:

• Flo's health has improved.
• I found enough motivation to stick to the Fab Abs challenge for a week now.
• There are people who like spending time with me.

Okay, that doesn't sound like much, I know. But for a depressive person that's A LOT to have come up with. Really.

Fab Abs

Did you celebrate last night? Or did you prefer to stay at home and watch tv like D & I did?

Yesterday, I stumbled across Sisterhood Of The Shrinking Jeans' Monthly Workout Calender for January, Fab Abs January, and decided to give it a try. It seems to be easy enough so that even beginners can follow through.

Fab Abs: Day 1

I gave it a try earlier today and did the requested 10 sit-ups, 5 push-ups, and 10 sec plank. The only thing I found hard to do were the sit-ups, because Flo kept sneaking up on me and tried to lick my face the whole time (her breath doesn't exactly smell like spring flowers).

Last year, I think it was in October, when I realized how much weight I had gained, I tried doing push-ups, too. Then, I found it so hard to do only 3 and I quit doing them after only a week. Today, I was afraid that I would fail doing 5 push-ups, but I managed to do them. Man, I'm glad about that! ;)

Years ago, when I still was actively practicing taekwondo, doing 30-35 push-ups were hardly an issue. I just did them and never thought about it. Hopefully, I'll be able to do that many once again at the end of January.