I need a Pintervention.........

Yes, both of these pins came from Pinterest.  Yes, I pin a lot. Yes, I probably need a "Pintervention". (don't we all??) But, I do use a lot of the pins- especially now with "healthapocalypse" 2013 and I'm on day 7 of my cleanse.  This past weekend I turned my kitchen into a "test kitchen".  I made:

*http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/cranberry-pistachio-energy-bites/  - Healthy Energy Bites
*http://www.fitandglutenfree.com/2012/12/gluten-free-crock-pot-chicken-piccata.html- Crock Pot Chicken Piccata
(both are delish and give em 2 double chins up!)

And now I'm going to try this thang call Quinoa.  Buckle up, Fredly.  We are going rogue with food!!

With the madness of pinning, it was also a distraction to my workout on Sunday.  Maybe I was just procrastinating. I made the decision that I would restart the "couch to 5k" workouts on my cleanse.  If you recall, I did run my first ever 5K last June.  I survived, but man, I won't lie, it was tough. Yes, I won my age group, yes, I ran a PR, but that's just it: I am too competitive with myself. So much that I didn't jog again until I forced myself to get on a treadmill this past Fall. I kept waiting for the running bug to bite me in the ass, but the little bitch never showed up.  The only thing that bit me was the pizza, wings and beer bug.  And let me tell you, that bug is AWESOME to hang with!

So back to Sunday.  I had every excuse in the book not to get out and get my running workout in. If it wasn't my obsession with pinning, it was the weather wasn't warm enough outside.  Then it was the decision of what outfit to wear.  Now THAT, my friends was really the issue; how was I going to fit my ass into my running tights?  Well, the temp got above 50, so I got myself off the cozy couch, pulled my workout gear out of my cedar chest and BAM! the ass fit into the tights! Mission accomplished! So I put the rest of the gear on and of course, the final test....the husband comments.  "Fred, do I look fat in these tights?"  "Will I scare little kids that are driving by in minivans?" "Will I scare other joggers off the course?"  I love that he just rolls his eyes.  It didn't matter how I looked, I know that he wouldn't let me out of the house if I looked hideous.  (hell, maybe he was scoping out my backside on the way out of the house; if he was, I gave it a little shake just in case when I headed out to the garage).

Off to Bay Creek Middle School.  The great thing is that we live by a school where there is a long, straight and flat road (to be nameless for those in Grayson, GA area- don't want you catching a glimpse of greatness going down the road- HA- not!) with good sidewalks that is about a 5K distance.  So for workouts building up to a 5K, it's great!  Well, I completed the workout with success! Holla!  But, back to the first picture above.  That's totally how I felt.  When I was out there jogging, I felt like I was Super Jogger Mel out there; but really, I probably looked like the second picture.  But hey, I got out there and I'm going to stick to it.   Off to Zumba tonight- and you know how my mad dancing skills are.  (smile)  So watch out to all the ladies, young and old tonight. This gal is ready to get her groove on.  Until the next blog.........