Last week I blogged about what a rough week it was and this week I had an amazing week. I made myself proud a couple times, I didn't cry once, I pushed myself harder than I have and I really enjoyed my time this week.
My daughter and I say prayers every night and every night one of the things we pray for is that I have the endurance and strength to make it through the next days workout and then she says "and that Mommy can resist any temptations in food that she may have." :) The food temptations aren't the problem, but I realized what I need to be praying for in addition to the endurance and strength is the knowledge and attitude it takes to go with it, this week was great but I realize it was great because of my attitude. Does losing 6 pounds have anything to do with that, well of course it does and I don't like that. My main mental journey on this has been to not depend on the number for the mentality I need to make it through and yet, it always seems to come back to that. I am challenging myself that no matter what the number says I will still keep the attitude of being proud of my accomplishments, know that I'm worth it (thank you Dick for that reminder) and remembering where I was when this all began. Even the bad days are better than the best days prior to starting this program because I'm working towards something so much bigger than a number, a day, a week or even 12. I'm working towards living, truly living and I hope I can remember that on the days I feel like I'm dying from a crazy workout.
I love this! It's so inspiring. I am going to remember this for when I get down about the "numbers", too.
ReplyDeleteHave you considered that perhaps the food temptations aren't the problem they could be because your daughter has been specifically praying for that? Turn her loose on praying for you to have the proper knowledge/attitude (like you mentioned)!
ReplyDelete...finishing Frank's thought...while your daughter is at it, praying for you...have her pray for you to hit your minimum calorie intake too!
ReplyDeleteI sure hope you were proud of yourself more often than a couple of times!
ReplyDeleteI was proud of your yesterday for stopping to catch your breath yesterday without Tina at the stairs to tell you to do so!
I was proud of you working hard on the stair stepper today, and stopping to catch breath and get back on!
I am proud of you for this blog post! ...."even the bad days are better than the best days prior to the program because.." I LOVE THIS!
You are so right that attitude is huge! That's why you want to celebrate every step, progress, PR, hard thing you do!
You have been coming off like a powerhouse lately. I think you are finally seeing that you are stronger than you thought. Your accomplishments are continuing to increase. Make sure to mark down somewhere each accomplishment you make so if you start feeling down you can look at all the milestones you have achieved and motivate yourself to go forward. Also keep setting up challenges for you to work on achieving to keep your focus forward and positive.
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