02/20/2009 21:06
Guilty
So yesterday I had every intention of going to the gym and working out.........but after my initial run on wednesday my whole body hurt, especially my hips and I didn't think I would be able to handle running two days back to back this soon in the game.
I gave myself the day off and decided to run friday after work. We'll see if that happens. What I did do was meet up with a couple of friends at a local brewery.
Little background on me, I belong to a social group that gets together every thursday night to share a few pints. It's basically a Thursday night rotating beer excursion. A bunch of beer snobs, to put it lightly lol. But they are good people, friendly and dedicated to respecting a well crafted beer. We go to many festivals together and plan several special outings throughout the year.
More background on me, my husband and I are both avid homebrewers. Yes, we make our own beer. We have two fridges in our backyard dedicated solely to beer and wine. How does this fit into my journey?
Well it's been tough. I've had two beers in the past six weeks since I started working out. One was last weekend after our bike ride in Palm Springs while we were out to dinner. I felt after a couple of hours on a bike, I was entitled to a treat.
Last night, "Thursday" the usual suspects were at Rock Bottom Brewery celebrating the release of their Fire Chief Ale, a nice hoppy amber beer with a clean citrus finish. I had just one pint! I knew that this was going to add about 200 calories to my daily total but I figured I could get away with just one.
A part of the proceeds from every pint sold benefits our local fire departments and related charities. Drinking for charity - doing good never tasted so good.
Even though I still feel a bit guilty, I know I'm not going to be a monk forever. Wait, monks make some of the best beer in the world. Maybe I can be a monk. I guess I'm just trying to be accountable for my choices. I'm gonna have to be especially good this weekend.