Day 23 of 35

The past few days have been rough but I'm back and ready to get going again.  Although, I am still pretty tired, I think getting my body moving will help me!!  :)

Today's goals were:
1.  Call for doc appt in morning.  No.
2.  Canx GYN appt.  No.
3.  Take Ethan to school (no matter how bad I feel; it's temporary).  SUCCESS
4.  Get some groceries (if feeling up to it).  No.
5.  Eat all meals at home.  No.

One thing I have learned over the past couple of days is that there ARE going to be some speed bumps along the way and that's OKAY!!  I tell ya, I was SOOOO extremely bummed out Sunday night, knowing that I wasn't going to be able to train with my trainer.  :(  But she told me that it's ok to be sick and to not work out b/c it wouldn't be beneficial to my success.  So I accepted it all and moved on.  And now I am going to get back into the gym and have a kick-butt session!  :)  I can honestly say that I felt like my days had been all off by not going to the gym...  I think my body (finally) needs it... DAILY!  :)  How awesome is that?!?!

And another thing I realized tonight is that I am down to a number that I haven't seen in over TWO YEARS!  How sad is that?!  To me, that is very sad and it shouldn't have happened.  But it did and now I'm over a hurdle that I have been trying to jump for a VERY long time!  And I will not be back-peddling, that's for sure.  I will NOT ever go back to where I was.  And another thing I realized is that I can do this!  What seemed like an insurmountable task is now becoming my reality.  I have lost 14 lbs in four weeks (still unbelievable) and I plan on continuing this loss.  Man, I can't seem to put into words what I realized tonight; I am trying to explain something and the words aren't coming out right.  I made a goal in January to lose 10 lbs every month and I will hit my goal by Nov/Dec 2011!!!  And so far, I've lost 10 lbs in March and (still) working on losing 10 lbs in April...  and so on and so on.  I didn't think I could really do it and I know that there are people out there that didn't believe it as well.  BUT I AM DOING IT!!  And as long as I break this HUGE goal of losing 130 lbs down and into smaller, attainable goals, it's gonna work!  And ANYONE can do this!  Just make the decision and don't let anything stop you!!!!  It's just like what everyone that has lost weight says, "IF I CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT!"  And it is so true.

Tomorrow's goals are:
1.  Be to the gym by 0950 (I'm back baby!).
2.  Go grocery shopping.
3.  Fold the clothes that I washed tonight.
4.  Empty the dishwasher (BLAH!).
5.  Eat ALL meals @ home (YOU HAVE TO GET BACK INTO THE GROOVE!!!).

I am feeling more hopeful now.  My goal for April, from this day forward, until the last day of April is to lose 10 lbs.  And I have already lost four of that 10.  I can do this!!  I just have to go grocery shopping to stay on the clean eating wagon!  The past few days we have been eating out and I feel sluggish and gross.  It really takes a toll.  When I was eating (good things) at home, I felt lighter and like I had more energy.  :)

Have a great day!  If you are sitting on your couch or in your recliner and you think "Man, I should really go for a walk."  Or "I should get up and go to the gym."  DO IT!!!  Make the decision and don't stop!  Once you get the momentum going, don't let anyone (including yourself) stop you!!!!  Each day gets a little easier than the first and before you know it, it will become like second nature (just like brushing your teeth; you don't even think about it, you just do it)!  And then comment here or on my FB page or send me a text and let me know how your walk or the gym or your workout, in general, went!  I would love to hear about it!

Love to all.  G'nite!