Smart Points – Sweat & Sparkle

I went over my daily Weight Watchers points yesterday by 5 points, but I am not concerned about it, for several reasons. One, I get 35 weekly points that I hadn’t tapped into yet before yesterday. Two, I have my settings set to not add in fitness points. I don’t want to get overconfident and overeat just because I worked out.

But yesterday I not only walked 2 miles during my lunch, I went running after work. It was such a beautiful day, I decided to take my run from the boring old gym treadmill and head outside. I’m glad I did. It’s a much better workout to run outside (and my sore legs are reminding me of that today), and I don’t get bored quite as quickly as I do on the treadmill. I covered 5 miles! I couldn’t believe it. My goal had been 3 miles, but when I hit 3 and felt like I still had gas in the tank, I decided to keep going. It felt rough at some points, and I definitely felt every single ounce of the weight I have gained since the wedding, but hey, that’s why I am out there in the first place, right? The pounds aren’t going to lost themselves.

So I am pretty sure that my run covered me for those 5 extra points. I won’t make a habit of relying on my fitness points, though, and my goal is to stay under my daily points, whether I work out or not.

A hot, steamy shower felt so good after that run in the cool evening air. I am feeling that run today, but I am actually not as sore as I thought I would be. It was my first run outside in quite a while.

I’ve been so busy at work today that I am well under my points (still have 15 out of 30). I have barely had time to breathe, let alone snack. I only had time for one mile during my lunch, since I wanted to leave enough time to check out campsites and reserve a spot for my husband and I to finally go camping again! I’m so excited.

His tent was so old it practically disintegrated into dust the last time we went camping, and we could admire stars through its roof, ha ha. I bought a new one this summer, and we’ve been dying to get away. I love making a fire, eating food cooked on the fire, going for walks in the woods, and snuggling up in the tent together on a chilly night. I can’t wait!

Day #2 (yesterday) of Weight Watchers went well, and I finished the day under points again. I’m surprised my body hasn’t gone into shock from me actually eating fruits and vegetables! Most fruit and vegetables are zero points, so when I went grocery shopping over the weekend, I stocked up for my snacks. I’ll be honest, I would still prefer soda and a candy bar, but Weight Watchers frowns upon those and assigns them a ton of points, the sadistic bastards.

Yesterday was the first day in a loooooong time that I didn’t have so much as a single drop of soda. Soda is just too many points, and it’s not worth it.

The nitwit who questioned my miles in the wellness challenge at work has no idea that he or she lit a fire under my ass like they wouldn’t believe. Last night’s workout was weights, but after I finished that, I decided to tack on two miles of Leslie Sansone walking workout, purely for spite. Then I walked two miles during my lunch today. If they want something to complain about, I am more than willing to give it to them!

My husband was angry as well. In fact, I think he was cursing about it even more than I was last night. He sees me pack my gym bag so I can hit Spinning class after work, and he sees me come home sweaty and stinky. He sees me drag myself off the couch when I’m tired but still need to get a workout in. He wakes up when the alarm goes off in the pitch black when I have no choice but to work out in the morning. (I would say he suffers silently, but anyone who knows him already knows that is most definitely not the case!) Even hinting that I have not fully earned each and every one of the miles I have reported for this challenge did far more than just irritate him. He is offended by it, as am I.

But if it can serve a positive purpose, then so be it. All I keep thinking is, “They shouldn’t have pissed me off.” Before, they were just going to lose. Now I am going to see to it that they are absolutely, positively buried!