I'm back for real...

After getting lost on the road to weight loss I finally found my way back. I gained back 17 pounds which is super frustrating but I had some issues I had to work out in order to get back on the path. 

This weekend we spent with my amazing sister-in-law Nicole who looks amazing and helped inspire me to get going again. I am back and hope to stay on track, but even if I get lost it is not the end of the world and I can always find my way back. 

This Saturday I am running a 5k with an amazing friend and Emma. It is a night run and will be a lot of fun! I love these races and the feeling of accomplishment. 

I haven't posted on here since I ran my half marathon two weeks ago. I had hurt my ankle and not run for a couple of weeks prior. I ran all but the last half mile. I hit a wall on the last hill and just couldn't run another step. I feel like a rock star since I have never run that far at one time before and took a half hour off of my time from the last time I ran this race. I continue to amaze even myself with what I can accomplish. I need to go downstairs and run my three miles, I was hoping the rain would stop but we need it so I won't complain. Life is good and only gettingn better so I will continue to chug along.

Today, I decided that the toughest part for me is coming up with what to eat and then fixing it. It is so much more convenient to grab something at a fast food place unless you decide to cook for four hours and get everything prepared. Here is what I have been doing. I have the top shelf full of proteins the next shelf has fresh veggies cut up for easy treats as well as roasted veggies for meals. Under that there are waters, then hummus which I am going to like;-), eggs followed by apples and other misc veggies! One week of food in one afternoon.

Sometimes things are hard

The last couple of weeks I have detoured. I am back on the right road again and can't wait to see where this journey continues taking me. 

Sometimes you will see you have to go down a little but each step leads you in the right direction. I'm gone down the hill a few times over the past couple of weeks. I don't know what happened to me and I am sure it won't figure it out bit one misstep doesn't mean that I have to fail. It is just an opportunity to grow into the person I want to become. Becoming stronger each time you make a mistake because you realize you can move forward and don't have to continue to move backwards. I am strong and confident I just needed to remind myself of these things again. I love me and though I am a little disappointed in myself I am also proud of myself for climbing back on the correct path. 

Happy Sunday

As I sit here enjoying making a yummy meal that is healthy for the family I realize how good my life is. Things are turning around for the good in our home. We are achieving things that we have been working on forever and I am finally turning into the me I have wanted to be for years. I'm no longer scared of reaching my goals. Why are we scared of such dumb things? My fear was of failure but unless you try you will never prove to yourself you can succeed. 

Today I am wearing a pair of jeans I bought a couple of years ago. I really liked them and decided that I would get I to them some how. When I started on this journey I could not get them passed my calves. Today I was able to button them up and wear them! 

The coloring isn't good since the blinds were open but they fit!!! I am now down 48 pounds and feeling so good! 

Failure is a choice to not try. The person who comes in last at the end of the race beat every person who was not willing to get off of the couch! Remember you will only fail if you refuse to try. One step at a time is all that it will take. Baby steps lead to huge accomplishments.

We all have those moments...

After being so good for three months I failed miserably the last few days. It's sad that I can work so hard and do so well and slip up for four days and put on twelve pounds.... Twelve pounds that took weeks to take off. I don't know what happened and today is a new day with 100% chance of success and I will succeed. Life happens, we make mistakes and fail but do we really fail? I think if we are willing to jump back in the saddle and head out to achieve great things than we really aren't failures. We had a few bad days that we gain strength from. We learn we can overcome anything. Successful people don't give up when the going gets tough they pave a new path. My path is a bit steep and rocky right now but I will continue to trudge through to the end. 

I have had so many non-scale victories to count so just because the scale may not be my friend today doesn't mean it can't be again in a week. I am much stronger than I ever realized before. Being human we aren't always perfect we have to continue moving forward one day at a time. Taking the baby steps and stumbling along the way. Remember when we were learning to walk we fell down over and over again, but every single one of us walks talk everyday which means we were willing to get back up every single time to gain the independence of walking on our own.

Let's just hold ourselves accountable!

Craving

For some reason I have had crazy cravings the last few days and I caved. This being said I decided I was better off caving a little rather than going on a complete binge. I also realized today was a good day since tomorrow I will be running 11 miles which means I will burn these calories anyway. In doing this I realized I am perfectly capable of having these crazy days because I am not going back to the way I use to be. I am going to continue on this journey with a slip up here and there but with all intentions of reaching the finish line. If it means once a month I slip up then I'll spend an extra hour working out the rest of that week. I am strong and have come so far and will continue to walk through the tunnel until the light shines bright!

Our challenges change but as long as we can continue to work toward conquering them then we will continue to develop the amazing person that comes through on the other side.

Remember we are each capable of making huge changes and becoming the best we can be. Love yourself for what you have accomplished and don't worry about making a mistake once in a while. When we work through these mistakes we come out stronger than when we started!

Sometimes we do make mistakes we eat chocolate, we drink a soda. Don't let that ruin your hard work just start anew tomorrow and remember.....

Project 180.2

Project 180 will be held April 3, 10, 17, 24 @ 6 pm in Centerville. 316 West Chase Lane, (1000 North)

Must reserve your spot and the cost is $40 for the class. 

Either contact me at 801-414-6205 and I will get you on the list or Chalyce at 801-444-5165.

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When life hands you lemons make lemonade

Of the sugar free variety😘 jk

I decided that since my ankle is swollen I had better be careful for the next couple of days. This being said my new awesome New Balance running shoes I won for being the biggest loser in Project 180 came in the mail today. Well, believe it or not the first thing I wanted to do was go try them out. Well, since yesterday I got my Isagenix order and once again had a cleanse I decided I would make lemonade out of this situation. During the cleanse you limit your activity so I started it this morning and will finish it tomorrow and then hopefully by Thursday my ankle will be ready for my 5 mile run.🍋🍋🍋

We don't always have days turn out like we chose. I am finally loving my daily dose of exercise and now I am injured. When these things happen to us we need to remember that these things will pass. (I am scared to go have my ankle checked out since I don't want to be told that I have to stop for a while.)

Look for the positives and this will help you find the positives in yourself!