Endorphins are Better than Alcohol

I had a pretty busy weekend.  I did my weigh-in on Saturday since I knew it would be a "party" weekend, and I have lost 2 more pounds!  That's 7 pounds since I started this blog and 12 since I had Wyatt!  My birthday is tomorrow, and my parents are in town, so we celebrated on Saturday.  Too much wine was had.  The neighbors all came over and we had a bonfire, but I definitely had too much.  Then, my sister's graduation was on Sunday, and my whole family went out to a pub.  The deep fried pickles were calling my name.  I didn't feel well on Sunday due to the wine from Saturday.  Funny how that happens.  Something that isn't good for you makes you feel like complete crap the next day.  Punishment maybe???  The chocolate truffle cake was really good too though.

Anyway, I had to make up for my weekend somehow, and I knew I had to run today.  I'm not 19 anymore, so hangovers last for like 2 days now.  I knew I was working the night shift tonight so I had to have a nap during the day.  I got up with Wyatt and then went back to bed at 9, fell asleep by 10, and slept until almost 2.  After that glorious nap, I felt much better, but I really really really didn't want to run.  I have never not want to run so bad in my life.  Because I pushed so hard on my last run (oh yeah, on Friday I took 2 minutes off my 4 km run and I ran for 1km without stopping at the beginning and 750 meters without stopping at the end, running for 2 minutes and walking for 1 the rest of the time), I knew that my stupid calves would be killing me and I knew I was going to fail at this run and it was going to be horrible and miserable.  Awesome attitude to have, I know.  So I told my sister, "Bek, you need to tell me that I have to run.  I don't have a choice."  and she said "Well, that's true, you do have to run.  You're going to regret it if you don't."  Then I remembered this photo:

.....and I knew this would be sooooo true after my run.  I also remembered this photo:

....and I knew this is how I would feel if I didn't run.

Then I knew I needed some extra motivation so I went on pinterest in the "Fitness" section to see if I could find some motivational quotes, and I found this one:

....and I knew that it was so true, because that's what I told myself on Sunday when I felt like crap and knew there was no way I could run after my "birthday party."  So, this gave me the motivation, even though I knew I would still feel like a failure.

WELL!  I friggin rocked it again!  I upgraded from run 2-walk 1 to run 3-walk 1, and I did that the whole 4k.  Oh wait, no I didn't, because at the end I did 5 minutes.  So, even though I set myself up to fail with my self deprecating attitude, I surprised myself and took another minute off my 4k.  So, I feel awesome.

Things I learned:

-Endorphins feel awesome, hangovers don't, therefore, endorphins are better than alcohol.  Also, endorphins don't make you act stupid and embarrass yourself, just a side note.

-Stop treating myself like I'm always going to fail

-Becoming a runner and a fit person is awesome.

-Losing weight is awesome.

-I have the most awesome neighbors!

YAY! The end.