Week 3: Hard as can be...

After taking a long 3 day weekend off from the gym, it was HARD to get back into the routine! The easy way is to just say you can't do it, or don't have time or make up a ton of excuses about needing a few days off---the reality is if you take more than 1 day off from the gym, it is even harder to get back into it!! At least for the fat girl it is! You get back into your comfort zone...whatever that may be...TV shows, books, computer time, sleep....or laundry and house cleaning. That's when you DRAG yourself to the gym and say I'm not giving up and I will get back in there because I'm different. That's right, something has changed and you can't back out now you have to move FORWARD. Scary as it may seem, this mantra actually works!

I hit the gym today and did my weight training first then hit the cardio and got a pleasant cramp about 25 minutes in to my cardio work out! I slowed down and finished at 35 minutes but that is 10 minutes short of my daily goal and I only walked 1.5 miles. And that's not even the most depressing part...I'm only down 4 lbs---2 weeks and only 4 lbs??? Okay I admit over the long weekend I had ice cream and then made a sugar cookie crust fruit pizza (not on the same day mind you), but come on....I've been working my butt off in the gym and really trying to watch my carbs and calories. So now I'm facing another hurdle---depression. I got back into the gym only to get knocked back down again---this sucks! I want to eat a cheeseburger now please...make it a double! There's that comfort zone again. So what's next? Text someone....I can always count on my BFF to lift me up when I'm feeling down! And she came through as usual, with flying colors! She told me how proud she was of me for getting back in there and sticking with it anyway, regardless of what the scale shows. And she told me once again to buy new tennis shoes that will support my feet, which obviously I haven't done yet--DOH! The numbness and tingling after 25 minutes of cardio is still there then today add to that the cramp in my calf probably from doing too many calf raises or too much weight. I need to slow down and take a deep breath and realize I can't sprint my way to a new body or healthy me. I need to think of life like a marathon--an event of great length requiring exceptional endurance. Slow and steady wins the race, right? Thanks Sarah! I love you man!