cathey9338
A non-eventful path to a new life...
Sep 04, 2012
So last week was fairly non-eventful... No big physical challenges accomplished. "Only" lost four pounds ('only', right?!?) Nothing dramatic to share.In the shadows, I was struggling with a less than graceful transition to the world of 'normal'. I had a hard time staying hydrated. I had a hard time finding the right foods to get my protein and nutritional content I needed. I started having trouble not getting sick - again!
The crazy thing is watching how these seemingly little things can dog pile and all of a sudden I was lost, and feeling overwhelmed by failures. Why do I have to be so difficult? Why can’t water just be water? Why do I set so many ‘rules’ for what the ‘right’ water is? Why didn’t I go back to the gym? How long was I going to ‘milk’ my 5k soreness for?!
So folks… this is a journey. It’s not something where I am transformed overnight. Most of the time I get that.
So in the interest of reframing negative self-talk, let me try again. I LOST four more pounds!! If I keep that rate up I’ll lose another 60 lbs by my six month mark!! That would be a total of 140 – now WHO can complain about that?!?! Of course that’s not necessarily a reasonable expectation but let’s go back to staying excited about the four pound loss!
Stephanie took (forced) me shopping this weekend. Thanks to her nurturing arm twisting I have some fabulous new workout clothes – for the first time in maybe six or seven years!! They fit so well and I feel so strong! How crazy is it that a new shirt and pants can make such a big difference? And can I tell you – I can’t wait to go workout tomorrow!!! I will now actually look like I belong in the gym, in the middle of all those strong military folks. So stinkin’ excited!
We went out for ice cream as a family – did you know I used to ‘choose’ to ONLY have ice cream some days – I love ice cream! But Sunday I ‘choose’ to enjoy my bottle of water and have a little sample spoon size of Jerry’s ice cream. And you know what? I only felt thrilled to be living in the moment – didn’t miss a thing I tell ya!
Some things are just me and will always be me (I really, really like a LOT of ice and I will drink more water if I have a LOT of ice…) but other things are up for reevaluation… Sure I will drink more water if it has lots of ice, but I will still practice drinking whatever kind of water I have if it’s my only option to stay hydrated.
For being non-eventful, last week sure had a fabulous, positive impact on the new me. Even (or especially) in the little things... So much to be thankful for... so much!
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Woodbridge, VA
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35.3
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Surgery
06/19/2012
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Surgeon
May 17, 2012
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