Running on empty

My work-outs this week have been completely lacklustre and it's my own fault because I haven't been eating properly - and by not eating properly I mean I haven't been snacking in the afternoons to give myself enough energy.

Without fail, K will ask me what I ate during the day and I've disappointed him, and frankly, myself this week. It's no fun training when you feel like a weakling and that's what I've felt like this week. :(

You see those apple slices and that dollop of cottage cheese? That would be an ideal snack, but I hate cottage cheese. Like, ewww. But I could replace that cottage cheese with a handful of almonds...which I could have done today because I had not 1 but 2(!) apples at the office and keep in my drawer a container of almonds.

What did I do instead? I had a coffee in the afternoon around 3:30 because I had a fancy 3 course lunch at Frank with my team to celebrate the Fall planning sessions and wasn't feeling hungry in the afternoon.

Lesson learned here? Regardless of whether or not I feel hungry, I will have to eat to fuel up. No more whimpy-ass, frustrating work-outs. They suck and I don't want to suck anymore.

Prisoner in my own home

So you know how I'd written earlier about the change in the security system in my building which would require a new key fob? Well, after submitting all my paperwork and being told that everything would be ready come the change, I was locked out yesterday and had to follow someone in. I spoke to my super who said he'd fix it right away but I wasn't convinced (he's not very competent) and checked on the way out this morning. And guess what? It didn't work. So I called again and he said he'd fix it again...but when I got home today it STILL DIDN'T WORK. So again, I had to follow someone in, who, technically, shouldn't have let me into the building. My super's conveniently off-duty this weekend so I called the after-hours answer service who told me that someone would get in touch with me. That was almost an hour ago.

I left a voicemail for my building manager (another winner), posted a message on my building's facebook page to see if anyone else had problems (though it seems not) and emailed my Board. And now I wait. I had plans to go out for a final run before the 10K on Sunday but now I can't leave. So I'm pissed. To say the least.