Well, I've been doing the workouts for the past month but this last
week was the first week I tried really hard to add in a good healthy
diet. As of this morning I lost 5 lbs since last week. So I am feeling
pretty good. It continues to motivate me. I think overall I remembered
what I was working for when those little temptations came my way of
going out for ice cream, going out for dinner, or just munching on
unhealthy treats.
I just started a job that has crazy hours
and gets me working a lot. It has been hard for me to choose to work
out. But one morning I was so tired I felt like I was just going to pass
out. When my sisters helped me to decide to go for a run. After the run
I seriously felt like I had so much more energy and I didn't feel so
tired after. I tried really hard to make time for my workouts after
that. Even though by the end of the week I felt so beat with working
and upping my working out I have never felt better physically or about
myself. I have NEVER ever been able to run a mile straight in my life.
And I am able to do that now. There was never a time you would see my
sprinting point on the treadmill be at a 6.0 but I can do that now. Just
seeing my results and how far I have come in just a few weeks it amazes
me!
Emotionally I have tried really hard to keep encouraging
thoughts by telling myself I am beautiful and that I can do hard things.
I really feel like this week I have gotten quite a few compliments and
even though it is so hard for me to believe that I can actually be
beautiful, I can see the sincerity in their eyes and know they are
telling me the truth. I know that this is going to be a hard journey
and my first week of making good healthy decisions is over. And even if I
make mistakes I know that its "not the bowl of ice cream that makes me
fat its the bowl of ice cream day after day" as the 3 sisters always put
it!
I look forward to week 2's failures and triumphs and
seeing my growth by the end of that week! WE CAN DO HARD THINGS, if we
allow ourselves to!
That's so awesome Staci! Keep up the good work! I am the worst about giving into temptations when people bring all sorts of goodies to my work. I just tell myself to wait a little bit and see if I still really want it. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. lol
ReplyDeleteStaci you are beautiful inside and out never forget that!!! You are an amazing person that can do anything she sets her mind to!! So happy for you and all you've accomplished so far and will in the coming weeks!!! Love ya :) Paula
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