I am honestly having a hard time believing that the humidity was only 48% yesterday, but Siri says it’s so.
Sure felt like 100* to me! Suck it mother nature. I feel groggy, bloated, tired, and generally just disgusting when it’s hot and humid. I’ve been going to bed earlier and sleeping past my alarm. And yet, I did the almost unthinkable and forced myself to run after work yesterday. I only had 2 miles on the books, but I was dreading 2 miles in the muggy misery. To really dig it in to myself, I opted for a 2 mile trek that included several hills. Honestly, it was forecasted to be hotter on Wednesday (today) than Tuesday, so I knew if I didn’t get the miles in they would be there waiting for me. But they would be hotter.
This arrow in the picture below points to the spot where “Yay! I get to run down hill!” became “Oh…we are going back up hill again.” I forgot to bring my Garmin with me today to check the actual steepness, but I will make sure to include it in my weekly recap. There wasn’t anything special about this run – it was probably pretty slow considering I walked a lot because DUH. It’s really super friggin’ hot.
You’re lucky I love your curves, Pittsburgh. That’s all I’ve got to say.
When I got home, I was sans energy. Sans spirit. Sans vitality. I knew dinner needed to be mindless and needed to drag out into lunch for the next day. So, I grabbed one of my most recent Patak’s Simmer Sauces (swear, they do not even know who I am – I’m really just enjoying trying all the different flavors!) which was Mango Curry and some chicken breasts. Very yummy and I’m not worried about a little extra sugar after a long, hot run. I got 3 servings out of the jar, here is the nutrition facts per serving:
Mango Curry Chicken w/ Coconut Rice:
Yes, I know there was a startling lack of veg on my plate. I was too hot and tired to even care. There was more than enough chicken for lunch today and now I have to figure out how to use the extra coconut rice! It would make a fantastic rice pudding. So anyway, there was really no point in today’s post other than I am really proud of myself for getting uncomfortable!!!
SOLE for the Soul 