Weekends are NOT my Friend

I've decided weekends are NOT my friend! All week I work hard, Swimming Biking and Running. When the weekend comes its down time! Time to sleep in (if you can call 7:00 sleeping in), relax, and spend time with the family.

 

This weekend was even better! We had a family reunion and had hamburgers, chips, salads, pancakes and sausage! Then on Sunday we had a baby blessing and had pancakes with all the toppings, bacon, and eggs! It was heaven and I didn't once think about calories or running!

 

 

 

Big mistake! My smooth, perfect swim technique turned into treading water in between gasps of breath! I can usually hold my breath for 3 strokes with plenty left over but I was struggling. I blame the soda! (I know! I know! Soda is horrible for you! It will kill you! I KNOW! But it TASTES SO GOOD!!) I usually only have 1 with dinner but I think I had 5 this weekend!! Ahhh! All the extra calories didn't help either! I felt like I was carrying an extra 10 lbs during my run! Seriously! If my "freedom" is going to make me feel like this when Lockdown (Mon-Fri) hits then I'm do with it!...Alas that will never happen! But a girl can hope right? 

 (Story of my Life)

Mentally Tough

Today was a LONG day (I'm writing this post on Friday but not posting until Monday just because I can! Ha Ha!)! My sister is blessing her baby on Sunday, we had Big Man's family reunion tonight (he and Mr Man are still there camping out while I type), there has been child tantrums, and mommy break downs. When I finally get home and put Little Man to bed (2 hours late), I pull up Meredith at SwimBikeMom's blog and read today's post. Its about a post she read about 7 habits of mentally strong people.

HA! Mentally Strong! I didn't even want to read it! I DO NOT feel mentally strong today! I feel beat and broken and weak! We all have day like I've had today where you have 100,000 things to do and at a specific time to do them and no enough energy or patience to get them all done. If I wasn't so tired I'd be drowning in the tub of freezer burned Cookie Dough Ice Cream that is sitting in the back of my fridge. But despite my poor picked on me attitude, I read Meredith's post and I even click on the original post that she read.

The things that I learned today, even Bad A, Ironman completing, Rock Stars crash and say choice swear words as they pick themselves up. And that being Mentally Strong is a journey and we all crash along the way and say choice swear words as we pick our selves up. I'm not ready to pick myself up. I ready to sleep and hopefully in the morning I will be my happy chipper self.  A few things that I'm taking away from the Business Insider post that will help me in the morning (the last most of all):

-"Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you"

-Focus only on Impressing Yourself

-Count your blessings

I am truly blessed and I thank the Lord everyday for my wonderful family, my physical health, for my mental ability, and for the Love of my Savior. I hope you all have a wonder night! I'm going to bed to rejuvenate and replenish my pep!