View from the top of hill #13
Goal Weight: 195 lbs.
Yesterday’s Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog was me paying homage to my frustration. And to be honest, it bordered on whiney. Today’s will be about me going out and punching that frustration right between the eyes. Because it takes as much energy to go out and conquer a problem as it does to worry about it.
I woke up thirty minutes early, picked the hardest five-mile route I could find and attacked it with everything I had. That route, through my neighborhood and into the one next to us, is nothing but one hill after another. Thirteen hills to be exact — including the hardest one for the last quarter mile.
Call it metaphor Monday. Each of those hills represented a one of those challenges I face. And as I huffed up them as fast as I could, I visualized myself achieving those challenges. At the top of the hill, I mentally checked off yet another goal.
I kicked the hills’ butts — one at a time.
It was so humid this morning. I was soaked by the time I finished my run. But I had a sense of satisfaction that is hard to explain. Maybe it was fatigue. Maybe it was the endorphins. But I feel like I can take on any goal I set. Just like I conquered the 13 hills this morning.
Have a strong week. Keep moving forward and climbing. Conquer your hills. And relish in the satisfaction of your progress.