Eventually

2 weeks, 4 days till Nightwish!
-OP: yes
-activity: yes

I did well today in light of how unmotivated I was to do anything other than just breathe. I've been really tired all day. I couldn't seem to get going at all, but I did get my three meals in, and I also got the activity in. The problem is, it took hours longer to do the activity than it usually does, because I really didn't want to be exercising and I kept taking time-outs. It might not have been as good as a workout done in a more time efficient manner, but I am very happy that I got through it all despite how much I didn't want to do it. I'd wanted to go for a river walk, but I knew if I went before the exercise, I would use tired legs as an excuse not to work out when I got back, and it was too late by the time I was done because it took so long. I did get a brief walk in when I went to the grocery, however, and I enjoyed that. I'll get a river walk in tomorrow before I go to work, hopefully the weather cooperates. I noticed when I walked yesterday that I didn't get the pain between my shoulders, so I'm hoping that tomorrow will be the same. I tried to stay loose, but I have no idea whether it was something I did that helped, because the other times I was trying to stay loose too, but I still hurt. The scale is showing me down, but that is not surprising after yesterday's shenannigans. I don't know how much of it will stick for Friday tho, because I'll probably be eating a late supper tomorrow night since I'm working the closing shift. I'm not so preoccupied by what the scale will say as I am by other things right now, particularly starting the Couch to 5K program soon. As little as I wanted to lift today, I did feel compelled to run, and I almost decided to start it today, but I'd likely be doing the program on my off days, which means if I started today I wouldn't be able to get in 3 days before the end of the week. I'm thinking strongly that I will start it next week. I actually get nervous thinking about it. I also upped the intensity of some of the exercises in my workout today. I've been getting some advice and have been thinking about working out at a higher intensity to try and build more muscle more quickly. I don't have a lot of options since I have to work with what resources I have, but there are still some things I can do. There's a long way I can go with it, but it's nice feeling like there's so much room for improvement, it's motivating for me, oddly. I'm enjoying this very much, and I like knowing that it will take time to get there. I started the day out in a wretched mood, but I feel a lot better tonight, and I know it was the exercise that did it. I can't imagine not being active now, it's too much a part of my life.

Earned 11 APs today: 30 min walk aerobics (2-mile), 20 min core, 15 min lower body, 50 min shoulders, 35 min biceps/triceps, 15 min chest