This is such a slow process. Probably because I'm an avid Biggest Loser watcher (hate Hannah's hair, want her or Olivia to win) and amazed weekly at the rapid success each contestant has. Then I am quick to remind myself that they don't go to work for eight or nine hours a day - their weight loss is their full time job. So no wonder!
It's been over a month since my last blog and a lot has happened, including a dislocated rib (did you know we had "floating" ribs? me neither.) that kept me away from the gym and in a fair amount of pain for a couple of weeks. As of last week, I'm back on track and in much less pain. Still, I look back over the calendar and see that in terms of progress - three weeks have been absolutely lost. For a while, I really let that fact get to me and play with my emotions. Then I realized that life is full of setbacks that aren't the result of laziness or failure, but rather the evidence of living a real life. That energizes me, because I want my life to be full, rich and real.
So here we are at the start of a new week. Today I'm preparing menus for the week, working out, cleaning a little bit, waiting for the bug guy to come and kill our bugs and being just generally psyched for a new opportunity to make progress on my goals. AND, I'm planning an extreme makeover of my own...short, sassy hair and all...happening later this month. Stay tuned.
