Real Pushups

Just for fun I decided to see whether I could do "real" pushups tonight. You know, the way they're supposed to be. No knees, or anything. I don't know when the last time I did a real pushup was. I do them with my knees a fair amount - I try to do 15-20 at a time three times a week. But probably the last time I did one with no knees was in college. Well, I did five of them tonight. Five. Real. Pushups. I'm so giddy. I had to run out and tell the hubby, who was down in the driveway shoveling snow. Hooray for getting stronger!

I also shoveled another hour and a half today. I wrote on my twitter (follow me!) that I indulged in chicken strips for lunch. Weeeelll. I know I'm not supposed to think of eating crappy food as a treat to reward myself with after shoveling. I should think of bubblebaths to do that (which I did as well, thank you). But you know what? I've been snowed in for a week and haven't had any fast food during that time, and today we were able to get the car out and into town, and my hubby got these chicken strips at the hot deli of the grocery store, and they smelled so good and greasy, and so sue me, I thought of it as a reward.

Bad thinking, I guess, but whatever. Rome wasn't built in a day. Someday I will think of strawberries as a treat/reward but not yet. Chicken strips. Sorry.