No Energy Whatsoever

Today was kind of a lazy day.  I just wasn't feeling motivated.  Ben woke up around 3:00am so I fed him a 4 ounce bottle and he went back to sleep.  I didn't.  I tossed and turned until about 4:30am before zonking out again.  Then I heard Preston and the boys get up around 6:20am and I got up and helped get the boys off to school.  Okay, actually I sat on the couch and barked orders - Brandon tried to go to school with his shirt wrong side out and Kaiden ended up going to school with his pants on backwards.  *sigh*  Mother of the Year Award, right here.  Anyway, for some reason, I just couldn't get up.  My back was stiff and my body was still kind of sore and I just felt sluggish.

I laid on the couch with the laptop until I had to leave to pick Kaiden up from preschool.  After we got home, I made lunch for him and Ben and then laid on the couch some more.  Around 1:30pm I got up long enough to toss some clothes in the washer and wash a sink full of dishes .  I wanted to do other stuff.  I have two days off in a row and all kinds of things I could be getting done, but I just didn't have any energy!  I hate that feeling.  :(

After dinner, I decided to go for a run.  As unmotivated as I'd felt all day, I was still looking forward to a nice run.  Ugh.  Nice run?  Right.  My second outside run was so hard.  It had cooled down quite a bit by 6:30, but I decided to do it anyway.  About a quarter mile in, I started sweating and the cool air felt great.  The first mile was tough, but it was nothing like the second mile coming back.  I ran into the wind most of the way, so it was hard on me.  But I learned a few things on this run:

• after 31 years, I learned how to spit without wearing it  :)
• no matter how many times you practice, if you spit into the wind - you wear it
• snot rockets are gross, but sometimes you gotta do something with the snot build up
• running on a full stomach makes me sluggish
• google maps is not always accurate when mapping a course
• my determination is greater than ever - I don't like cutting my run short when I've set a goal

I only did a two mile run tonight but it was enough.  I didn't figure I'd go much further than that, so when I started I had my sights set on two miles.  I really considered quitting at a mile and a half, but I willed myself to finish.  My chest hurt and my legs hurt.  And I think my headbands are too tight.  My head has a dull ache and it felt the same way yesterday after my workout.

I was actually surprised to see that my pace was faster than last time (barely, but it was).  I felt so slow, especially running into the wind.  But the last quarter of a mile I ran I stepped up my pace because I was sooooo ready to be done.

This was my second time using the Garmin and I just love it so much!  I really need to figure out all the different modes though.  I'd like to see my splits, but I can't figure it out.  I haven't really tried, though.

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Food Log:

• lunch - turkey and cheese sandwich (215)
• dinner - ramen noodles with peas and corn (550)
• snacks - cottage cheese and peas (230), special k vanilla almonds and silk (238)
• energy/recovery - 5 hour energy (4), gatorade recovery (130)

total calories: 1367

Fitness Log:

• run outside - 2 miles/13:42 min pace, 27.22 minutes total/208 calories burned