I guess since my birthday was coming, I used it as a bit of an excuse to be pretty indulgent all week. I've also been pretty busy with work and other things, so it's an extra excuse to slack on the food choices. For example ... Monday night when Josh announced he was going to make himself a PB&J for "dessert", I thought I might as well join along by making myself a fluffernutter. After all, I had the vegan marshmallows from s'mores making anyway ...
I microwaved two marshmallows on a slice of toast until they got fantastically giant and puffy in the microwave (marshmallow monsters!). The gooey marshmallows spread just like the fluff from the jar - maybe even better.
And once I added on the peanut butter, it was a truly indulgent mess. And really, it was way more dessert than I needed. For future reference: an entire sandwich for dessert is a bad idea. Half-sandwich next time!
But fortunately I counterbalanced all the goodies by continuing to work hard at pushups all week to be ready for today! My goal was to do 30 "real" pushups on my 30th birthday (today!). Technically, the goal was to do 30 in a row, which I didn't manage to accomplish, but instead I did 18 pushups, 1 minute break, and another 12 pushups.
I won't claim they were the most perfect, nose-to-ground pushups ever ... but they were up off my knees and with at least a significant bend in my elbow. And though I couldn't do 30 straight, 18 at once is still a huge improvement from where I started. And doing another 12 without much of a break isn't half bad either. Plus I've definitely seen an improvement in the muscle definition in my arms since I started. Which means the challenge doesn't end today. I plan to keep going, trying to do as many pushups as possible (maybe not every night, but on a regular basis). And if I keep going, maybe I'll do 31 straight next year!
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