Goal Weight: 195
Small victories.
Sometimes we need a small victory. Not “the huge rush of crossing your goal’s finish line” type of victory. No, I’m talking about a little carrot that helps you get past a rough patch. As you might have guessed from yesterday’s post, I hit a very rough patch. Hard. My crazy schedule plus some work stress caught up with me and smacked me around like Mike Tyson. So it should be no surprise to you that when I woke up at 3:40 a.m. that my mood was as gloomy as the dark, rainy morning outside. A little devil was sitting on my shoulder whispering, “Go back to bed. You’re tired. You need some sleep.” And then it had to nerve to question why I was doing this to myself in the first place.
I needed a small victory.
I guess getting out of bed was one. But that wasn’t a big enough one. I was still down. So I kept looking.
I’m now in the intense group — which considering I was totally inactive three weeks ago is nothing short of a miracle. That in itself is a small victory. But it still wasn’t enough. I made it through the treadmill and survived running at 10 mph for 1:41 sec. (kind of.) That was another small victory. My attitude started picking up. But I still needed something more.
Tonight I will be one of the roasters on the dais at the MPA roast of Lt. Governor Tate Reeves. So I have to wear my suit — which I haven’t been able to fit into for six months.
I’m wearing it.
That was the small victory I was looking for. Getting up tomorrow at 3:40 a.m. will be a little bit easier now.
Small victories. Find them where you can and seize onto them with all your strength.
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Diet tip: I need to get more protein into my diet. I looked at the powders last night at Sam’s but since I have food allergy, I didn’t want to go down that route. Paul suggested trying little pieces of chicken wrapped in spinach leaves like a fruit wrap. I bought a rotisserie chicken at Sam’s last night and some spinach. Every two hours when I eat my piece of fruit, I’ll eat one of those, too.
That is a tremendous victory. Congratulations! My victory will come this morning, if I can make myself get off my duff and wipe the smug look off my elliptical machine. Wish me luck.
Oh, I like that tip! I’ll have to try that.
Welcome to the 10.0 club — we’re making it! Congrats on coming this far already
Marshall – look into Arbonne protein powder – it’s rice / pea protein. It has soy lethicin but that is not the soy that causes allergies. I have gluten, soy, and other allergies (including egg yolks) – so I use it. It comes in Vanilla and Chocolate flavors. I prefer the Vanilla because I mix it with frozen fruit, almond milk and almond butter. I use the chocolate because I make some really good Protein snack bars that take both flavors. LEt me know if you’re interested and I can get you some more information.
Do you have milk type allergies? some of the greek yogurts are quite high in protein.
The 6 ounce serving of a “Chobani” greek yogut had 18 grams of protein.
Congrats on getting outof bedthis am and being able to get into your suit!
I saw you walking out of the Walter Payton Center this morning, in your suit. Looking good!
Small victories — people you don’t know notice the products of your hard work.
I have felt better when I go closet shopping finding that smaller pant size with a cute top means a lot for me.