Today was my first day back to Planet Fitness in three years in my attempts to lead a healthy lifestyle. After my workout, I was reminded of a post I had once written regarding that iconic scene in Flash Dance where Jennifer Beals is dancing, sits down on
a chair, arches her back and pulls on a cord that dumps water all over her body. I experienced the same thing after my workout except I was in a chair, hunched over with sweat pouring down me as though I was at the threshold of hell.
As I continued my journey into the abyss, I came home from my workout and threw a whole chicken in the Instant Pot and a second one was in line to be cooked, shredded and frozen. Once the Instant Pot finished its ‘natural release’ with the first chicken, I pulled that baby right out of the pot and the meat was falling off the bone. I began to slice into the chicken and then noticed that it wasn’t completely cooked all the way through. Perhaps the issue is that I usually cook with wine, but this time I hadn’t poured a glass….
Situation rectified. Happy National Wine Day!
~Cheers
That was my first encounter with the reality survival series Naked and Afraid. My first thought was, “Whoa! What is happening?!” If you haven’t seen or heard about this series, these contestants are dropped off in the wilderness butt naked and have to fend for themselves. There I am trying to workout and keep my focus but with my music playing Timberlake’s Carry Out on my ear buds and somebody’s bare behind on the screen, it seemed like a banned MTV video. So here I am almost three years later from my Naked and Afraid moment. This weekend will begin with planning healthy meals for the coming week using my Instant Pot, grocery shopping and heading to the gym. I have packed the weight back on and might be ready for another episode of Naked and Afraid now that I am afraid of being naked.
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